The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-12
SEVENTH EPISODE
The Double Trap.


pairing for war, was busily engaged
in cleaning my automatic gun one
morning as Kennedy and / were seat
ed in our living room.
Our door buzzer sounded, and Ken
NEEDY, always alert, jumped up, push
ing aside great pile of papers which
had accumulated in the Dodge case.
Two steps took him TO the hall,
where the day before he had installed
a peculiar box about four by six inches,
connected in some way with lens
like box of similar size above our bell
and speaking tube in the hallway be-
low it. He opened it, disclosing an OBJ
long plate of ground glass.
81 thought the seismograph ar
rangement was not quite enough after
that spring-gun affair" he remarked.
so l have put in sort OF teleview
of my own invention-so that can sc
down into the vestibule downstairs.
Well--just look who's hereW
Some new-fangled periscopc ar
TduS6HeHLS ouppuoS! quClASu, NV
ing slowly over toward it.
However, one look was enough to
interest me. can express it only
in slang. There, framed in the little
thing, was vision of as swell a
chicken" as l have ever seen.
whistled under my breath.
UNI" I exclaimed shamelessly, "A
peach! Who's your friend?"
had never said truer word than
in my description of her, though l did
not know it at the time. She was in.
deed known as "Gertie the Peach" in
the select circle where she belonged
Kennedy had opened the lower
door and our fair visitor was coming
upstairs.
go in there, Walter" he said, seiz
ing me quickly and pushing me into
my room. 81 want you to wait there
and watch her carefully"
Kennedy opened the door, dlsclos
ing very excited young woman.
"oh, Professor Kennedy" she cried
all in one breath, with much emotion
I'm SO glad | found you in. cant
tell you. Oh-my jewels! They have
been stolen-and my husband mus
not know of it. Help me to recover
them-please!"
Just a moment, my dear yount
lady," interrupted Craig, finding al
last a chance to get word in edge
ways. do you see that table-and al
those papers? Really, can't take you
case. / am too busy, as it is, ever
to take the cases of many of my owl
clients"
But please, Professor Kennedy
pleased" she begged Help me. I
means-oh, can't tell you how mucf
1t means to mel"
She had come close to him and hat
laid her warm, little soft hand on his
in ardent entreaty.
From my hiding place in my room
could not help seeing that she wa
using every charm Of her sex and per
sonality to lure him on. as she cluni
confidingly to him.
Gertie had thrown her arms abou
Kennedy, as If in widest devotion.
wondered what Elaine would hav
thought if she had picture of that
"Oh," she begged him, please
please help mel"
Still Kennedy seemed utterly unai
fected by her passionate embrace
Carefully he loosened her fingers fror
about his neck and removed tn
plump, enticing arms.
Gertie sank into chair, weeping
while Kennedy stood before her a me
ment in deep abstraction.
Finally he seemed to make up hi
mind to something. His name
toward her changed. He took ste
to her side.
Il will help you," he said, laying hi
hand On her shoulder. "If it Is po!
sible will recover your jewels. Wher
do you live?"
"At Hazlehurst," she replied, graft
fully. "Oh, Mr. Kennedy. how can
ever thank your"
She seemed overcome with graf
tude. and took his hand, pressed
even kissed it.
Just a minute" he added, CAREFUL
extricating his hand. "I'll be ready
just minute"
Kennedy entered the room where
was listening.
What's It all about, Craig?" / viii
pered. mystified.
For moment he stood thinking, al
parently reconsidering what he ha