The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-01
SEVENTH EPISODE
The Double Trap.

Mindful of the sage advice that a
time of peace is best employed in pre-
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
nedy, always alert. jumped up, push
ing aside a 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
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 / have put in a sort of teleview
Of my own invention-so that can Sc
down into the vestibule downstairs.
Well-just look who's here!"
Some new-fangled periscope ar
rangement. suppose ?" queried, nov
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 a vision Of as swell a
Chicken" as | have ever seen.
l whistled under my breath.
UNI" l exclaimed shamelessly. "a
peach Who's your friend?"
/ had never said truer word than
In my description of her, though did
not know 1t 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. II want you to wait there
and watch her carefully"
Kennedy opened the door, disclos-
ing very excited young woman.
"Oh, Professor Kennedy" she cried,
all in one breath, with much emotion,
I'm SO glad found you in. l can't
tell you. Oh-my jewels! They have
been stolen-and my husband must
not know of It. Help me to recover
them-piease!"
Just a moment, my dear young
lady" interrupted Craig, finding at
last chance to get word in edge
ways. do you see that table-and all
those papers? Really, l can't take your
case. 1 am too busy, as it is. even
to take the cases of many of my own
clients
But please, Professor Kennedy
pleased" she begged Help me. II
means-oh, l can't tell you how much
it means to mel"
She had come close to him and had
laid her warm. little soft hand on his
In ardent -ntreaty
From my hiding place in my room
could not help SEER g that she was
using every charm of her sex and per
sonality to lure him on. as she chung
confidingly to him.
Gertie had thrown her arms about
Kennedy, as If in widest devotion.
wondered what Elaine would have
thought If she had picture of that
oh" she begged him. please
please help mel"
Still Kennedy seemed utterly unaf
fected by her passionate embrace
Carefully he loosened her fingers from
about his neck and removed th'
plump, enticing arms.
Gertie sank into chair. weeping
while Kennedy stood before her mo
ment in deep abstraction.
Finally he seemed to make up hi
mind to something. His manne
toward her changed. He took stel
to her side.
81 will help you," he said, laying hi
hand on her shoulder. "If 1t is pos
sible will recover your Jewels Wher
do you liver"
"At Hazlehurst," she replied. CRATE
fully "Oh. Mr.. Kennedy. now can
ever thank you?"
| She seemed overcome with graf
tude. and took his hand. pressed II
even kissed it.
Just minute" he added. CAREFUL
extricating his hand. I'll be ready il
just a minute"
Kennedy entered the room where
was listening.
whats it all about. Craig?" whil
pered, mystif1ed.
For moment he stood thinking, al
parently reconsidering what he ha
Just done. Then his second though
seemed to approve 1t.
This is a trap of the Clutchint
Hand. Walter" he whispered. adding
tensely, land we're going to walk RICH
into it."
But, Craig" l demurred. that
foolhardy. Have her trailed-any
thing-but-"
! He shook his bead, and with mer'
motion of his hand brushed aside m.
objections as he went to cabine
across the room.
From one shelf he took out small
metal box and from another ties
tube. placing the test tube in hi
waistcoat pocket and the small box il
his coat pocket with excessive care
Then he turned and motioned to m
to follow him out into the other room
did so. stuffing my gait" into m,
pocket.
Let me introduce my friend, MI
Jameson" said Craig, presenting m
to the pretty crook.
The introduction quickly over, W
three went out to get Craig's cal
which he kept at nearby garage.
=
That forenoon Perry Bennett wa
reading up case. In the outer o
fee Milton Schofield, his office DO.
was industriously chewing gum an
admiring his feet, cooked up on tn
desk before him.
The door to the waiting ROOF
opened and an attractive woman {
perhaps thirty, dressed in extrem
mourning, entered with boy.
Milton cast q glance Of scorn at tn
little dude" He was in reality abou
fourteen years old. but was dressed
look much younger.
did you wish to see Mr.. Bennett
asked the precocious Milton. politel