Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-02

rear the lhmaman intm0tcd that he !
had no place iu which Bennett could
be concealed with amy degree az safety
For a moment Bennett elared saw
ageU at Long Sin
VI possess hidden plumber worth
seven million dollars. 81 pleadei
quickly and Dr. by your aid can make
getaway. a seventh is Yours
The Chinamans cupdity was clear
ly excited by Benefits offer while the
bare mention OF the amount at staa,
was sufficient 90 overcome am DIS
scruples
After exchanging a few words De-
finally agreed 90 aid the Ciutobne
Hand Opening a tran door To tbc
floor OF the room u which they were
standing, ho led Heuuett down step 4
ladder into the subttrraugau chamber
10 which Tong Wah had So recently \
been preparing hts mysterious potion !
AS Bennett sank into a chair and /
passed his hands over Iris brow m
utter WEAKNESS. Long sin poured into .
a cup some of the liquor off death .
( which Tong Wah had mixed. ue hand .
. ed ii 20 Bennett who drank &c eagerly .
How do you propose to help me 90 .
oseape2f asked Bennett husNly
z Without word Long Sin went Do
b, the wall. and graspine one OF tbeI
stones. pressed it back opening o
large receptacle In which there were
/ two glass collins apparently contain
ing two dead Cinnamon Pulling out
the collins. he pushed them before
| Bennett who rose % his feet and
gazed upon them with wonder
Long Sin broke the silence These
men. he said, ARE not dead but they
have been in this condition for many
months 10 is what is called in your
language suspended animation"
is that what you intend 10 DO with
me9" asked Bennett shrinking back I'm
terror.
The Chinaman nodded In affirmation
as he pushed back the collins
Overcome by the horror of the idea
Bennett, with a groan. sank back into
the chair shaking his head as II to in.
dicate that the plan was far too ter.
rible 10 carry out
with a sinister smile and q shrug of
his shoulders Long Sin pointed 10 the
cup from which Bennett had drank
But. dear master" he remarked
Huavely, you have already drank a
full dose of the potion which causes
insensibility, and it is overcoming you.
Even now" he added, you are too
! weak to rise"
with a malicious chuckle Long Sin
moved closer to his victim and spoke
again.
"Divulge where your seven million
dollars are hidden" he suggested
craftily, and | viii give you an anti
dote."
BY this time Bennett, who was be-
Z coming more rigid each moment was
unable TO speak
; Slowly, and after n desperate strug
gle, he managed to raise one hand
and pointed to his breast pocket
The Chinaman instantly thrust in hii
= hand and drew out a map
2 For some moments Long Sin exam
p ined the map intently, and. with gri
e of satisfaction. he placed II In his owl
pocket Then he mixed what he dc
clared was a sure antidote. and. pour
3 Ing some Of the liquor into q cup, h,
2 held Il to BENEFITS lips.
AS Bennett opened his mouth {,
Q drink 1t, Long Sin with laugh SLOWLY
pulled the cup away and poured ~
contents on the floor.
r BY this time | was slowly recovering
p my senses in the secretarys office
: where Bennett had left me in the dis
: guise Of the Clutchng Hand Elaine
d the secretary and the clerks were
gathered around me, doing all the,
/ could TO revive me.
Meanwhile Kennedy had enlisted
Z the aid of two detectives and wa.
T. securing the city for trace Of Ben
nett or the taxlcab IN which he ma,
. fled.
Somehow, Kennedy suspected. M
! stinctiyely that Long Sin might civ,
clue to Benefits whereabouts, anC
3 few moments later we were all or
d our way In car 10 Long SINS house
b Though we did not know It. Ions
Sin. at the moment when Kennedy
r knocked ut his door, was feeling in his
inside pocket TO see that the map he
2 had taken from Bennett was perfectly
= safe Finding that he had it, he smiled
with his peculiar oriental guile Then
l. he opened the door and stood for a
moment silent
"Where is Bennett?" demanded Ken
e nedy.
Long Sin eyed US all, then with a
placid smile said Follow me viii
e show you"
There was Bennett seated rigdly in
the chair beside the table, from which
the Walls and cups, about which we
, knew nothing, had been renoyed
How did 1t happen?" asked Ken
] needy
He came here replied Long Sin.
= with a wave of his hand, and before !
could stop him he did away with him.
self
Wen. we've got him" unused Ken.
nedy shaking his head sadly, adding
after a pause but he Is dead
Elaine who had fOllowod ma down