Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

Aenneuy was reaulng scientific
treatise one morning, while | was
banging on the typewriter, when 9
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
us.
By some intuition Craig seemed Ia
know who it was. He sprang to open
the door. and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer, Perry Bennett
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaine's face tina,
something dreadful had happened.
why - what's the matter?" he
asked, solicitously.
"A-another letter-from the Clutch.
ing Hand" she exclaimed breath.
lessly
Craig took the letter and we both
read, with Amusement:
Are you an enemy OF society? II not
order Craig Kennedy to leave the country
by nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
erwise q pedestrian will drop dead outside
his laboratory every hour until he leaves.
The note was signed By the now ia.
miliar sinister hand, and had added
to it a postscript which read:
place a vase of flowers in his laboratory
window today.
What shall we do?" queried Ben
nett. evidently very much alarmed
at the letter
'Do?" replied Kennedy. laughing
CONTEMPORARY at the apparently fu-
tile threat, why, nothing. Just
wait"
We got up as usual the next day
and quite early went over to the labo
ratory. Kennedy. as was his custom
plunged straightway into his work
and appeared absorbed by it, while
wrote.
There is something queer going
on, Walter" he remarked. This
thing registers some kind of wireless
rays-infra-red, think-somethlne
like those that they say that Italian
scientist, Ulivi, claims he has discov'
cred and called the 'F-rays,'".
How do you know" | asked. look
ing up from my work. Whats that
instrument you are using?"
"A bolometer, invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied, his
attention riveted on it.
Some time previously Kennedy had
had installed on the window ledge one
of those mirrorlike arrangements
known as "busybody," which show
those In room what is going on In
the street.
AS / moved over to look at the
bolometer / happened to glance into
the "busybody" and saw that a crowd
was rapidly collecting on the side
walk.
Look, Craig" called hastily.
He hurried over to me and looked
We could both see in the busybody
mirror a group of excited passers-by
bending over a man lying PROSTATE on
the sidewalk.
The excited crowd lifted him up and
bore him away, and | turned in sur
prise to Craig. He was looking at his
watch
1t was now only few moments past
nine o'clock!
Some time later our door was ex
citedly flung open and Elaine and
Perry Bennett arrived.
'T've just heard of the accident
she cried, fearfully. Isn't it terrible'
What had we better do?"
For a few moments no one said a
word. Then Kennedy began carefully
examining the bolometer and some
other recording instruments he had,
while the rest of us watched, fasci'
mated
Somehow that "busybody' seemed
to attract me. | could not resist iooh'
ing into it from time to time as zen
nedy worked.
was scarcely able to control my
excitement when again / saw the same
scene enacted on the sidewalk before
the laboratory. HurTiedly looked al
my watch. 1t was ten o'clock!
"Craig," | cried. Another"
Instantly he was at my side, gazing
eagerly. There was a second innocent
pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while
a crowd, almost panic-stricken' gain
cred about lin.
Its no USE" he muttered as we
gathered about him. We're beaten
| can't stand this sort of thing. VIII
leave tomorrow fo- South America
thought Elaine Dodge would fain'
1t The shock of his words coming SC
soon after the terrible occurrence OUT
side. She looked at him speechless'