Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-04

sa'pF'se' when rang the ben the door
Was OPENED BY a colorea maid 49,
net expected 90 ssi To a. AN ms tsi-
seemed easy
The maid brought ne . chair ana I
TOOK 80 dld uci hotties. hsa..,-
mat she vas careful 20 place h In I,
particular SPOT wiih the hack % 49,
NaM Wv
! laid my bat aud gloves On III,
table As : did 90. one glove wu.,
nave dropped un tbe aoor In AZ loeoo.
ap.cuous place by ,he les Of the tssie
ear down while the maid len me-
TOR momeat to cali Der nistrtsr BAL
my bcst detective manner 1 cared
about mo fnom. en1savorlns 10 en-.
tract SOME clue eas about 4. 80
anime the room more closely uhen
heard Someone coming end restrained
my Interest Boz the surr1gadines Ines
entered. ard rose
Won't you sit down b" she asked
Niih exaggerated roiiienoss. nror
what arm ! Indebted 90 you Tor thls
yifto"
Wen replied. perhaps you 10
call the lari limo We met
liner stood hy tho Table. usirnirr
% me J Thought biz mocklnriy. a.
: spoke her hand moved o. the eare
of thr table suddenly before knew
-. Che room SWAIN before my ewes ana
AN WAS hlactucsa.
lnef hai moved her hand over ana
had pressed secret boob A bar in
4sIB1lAAsarSzSs-ss, = .hee3 haf
sprung ont striking noe terrific blow
ani knocking me out
The ma.d who bad run M and liner
lifted me n1 unconscious. ana cas-.
r.ed me into the back room
lt was scarcely Eve minutes after
that Kennedy came 90 the entrance Co.
the apartment There he noted che
mark which had made BIC had Just
decided 90 go in when he heard
noise 10 was Ciasy arrayes On On her
glory going ont With a rartirg word
ot instruction from IneT he drew
back into tho ANGLE of ~ hall
was stu unconscious. and ine1
was standing over nae when nhe heard
the t'nkle of the ben
Cralg unconsciously took the very
chair la which had been sitting and
SAT down nonchanutly A she saw
him, she had g.rea Halle gasp
As Craig watched her toonly how.
ever De was able 20 discover that,
underneath her calm exterior. she was
very nervous and excited
"Wrli7" demanded Kennedy With an
culrmat'cal smile "You didn't expect
Co see mo again ao room. dil you'"
lncz seemed 90 Dee overcome Tor tho
moment sho rose and moved over
Co The table
Wait o. minute Interrupted Ken.
mods "Como back and $40 down. !
have something 10 say 80 you"
Ncryously her hand grnped tho
table and moved along toward tho
secret knob
Kennedy notice a. but be had not
moved DTS chair from the position ln
which d. had been placed FOR me a.
that moment though bis csc fell on
my glove. which ] had Inadvertently
dropped ON The floor He reached down
and picked ~ up As h. did so tho
bar iu tho sail feW out just missing
his head as Dog bent over
Seeing that her scheme had failed
Ineg made a dash for the door Ken
needy sprang 90 his feet and seized her
Elaine. ON her return from the lab
oratory. had gone to the conservatory
of the Dodge house. and there vas
buaylng herself pruning the rose
bushes
once she happened "a glance up e.
the end nearest the street she could
soc n sfrolling gypsy going by ana
enc gypsy, apparently had spied her
through the open wlndow.
Good afternoon. mistress greeted
the ryrsy coming up 90 the fence.
Wouldn't you like 20 have me read
your foriunei'
Elaine was lonesome she loose1
tho gypsy over. and the picturesque
ness 81 the woman appealed 90 her
I.aurhinriy. she consented. and inc
gypsy entered
Tho gypsy took Eiaine's hand and
looked ~ u carefully, You arr IN
danger from a powerful Oriental erin
inalr announced the gypay AZ last
Elaine was. 20 say the least IN
pressed
"lIe h very dangerous man. Went
on the gypsy.
"And that is not al. the gypsy hint
cd. In darkness ] could make You
see tho vision Of your peFsecutor ana
hts den"
she nodded knowingly al Elaine ana
az the same time from a fold OF her
dress drew out the lead case, MANAGED
20 open q and took out the handk1r-
chief Above the table she tpisied u
into a Cat band
let me SHOW you" she said. hand
ing the handkerchief TO Elaine. TIE
thar over your eyes.
Elaine vas sitting with her own
handkerchief In her hand. but tne
turned quickly when she faced the
gypsy again she had a bandase hAi
over her eyes. =,
~Now. mistress. try-iet yours Y
go urged the gypsy Let me- sna's
your mind. I piil show yoa.