Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
order to get another. I'll have to go.
I'll get this story from you, Craig"


talking to two of his emissaries, an at
tractive young woman and man.
They were Flirty Florrie and Dan
the Dude.
"Now, want you to get Kennedy,
he said. "The way to do it is to sep
arate Kennedy and Elaine-see?'
"All right, Chief, we'll do it," they
replied.
Clutching Hand had scarcely left
when Flirty Florrie began by getting
published in the papers the story
which l had seen.
The next day she called me up from
the suburban house. Having got me
to promise to see her, she had scarce
ly turned from the telephone wheI
Dan the Dude walked in from the mex
room.
He's coming" she said.
Dan was carrying huge stag heat
with a beautifully branched pair O.
antlers. Under his arm was coil O.
wire which he had connected to the
inside of the head.
"Fine" he exclaimed. Then, point
ing to the head he added, ITS al
ready See how / fixed it? That ough
to please the Chief
Dan moved quickly to the mantle
and mounted a stepladder there b!
which he had taken down the head
and started to replace the head above
the mantel.
He hooked the head on nail.
There" he said, unscrewing one o
the beautiful brown glass eyes of thu
stag.
Back of it could be seen a Gamer;
shutter.
zone of those new quick shuttle
cameras" he explained,
Then he ran couple of wires alon,
the molding around the room and int
closet, where he made the conneC
ton with a sort of switchboard OF
which a button was marked, SHUT
TER" and the switch, WIND FILM.
"Now Flirty," he said, coming GU
of the closet and pulling up the shad
which let flood of sunlight into tn
room, you see, I want you to stan'
here-then, do your little trick"
Just then the bell rang.
"That must be Jameson" she cried
"Now-get to your corner"
With last look Dan went into tn
closet and shut the door.
Perhaps half an hour later Clutchin
Hand himself called me up on tn
telephone. 1t was he-not the Star
as l learned only too late.
had scarcely got out of the house
as Craig told me afterwards, whe
Flirty Florrie told all over again tn
embroidered tale that had caught m
ear.
Kennedy said nothing, but listene
intently, perhaps betraying in his fac
the skepticism he felt.
"You see," she said, still voluble an
eager to convince him, II was onl
walking on the street. Here-let m
show you. 1t was just like this"
She took his arm and, before h
knew, it, led him to the spot on tn
floor near the window which Dan ha
indicated Meanwhile Dan was lii
tening attentively in his closet.
Newsstand there. You are jus
as l was-only didn't expect an!
thing"
She was pantomiming some one a.
preaching stealthily while Kennel
watched her with interest, tinged wit
doubt. Behind Craig in his close
Dan was reaching for the switchboar
button.
you see," she said advancin
quickly and acting her words, "h
placed his hands on my shoulders
so-then threw his arms about m
neck-so!"
She said no more, but imprinted
deep, passionate kiss on Kennedy
mouth, clinging closely to him. B
fore Kennedy could draw away, Da
in the closet, had pressed the bu
JOu anu Jl6 SWlICH SSNeIdl lluucS
rapid succession.
"Th-that's very realistic" gaspe
/ Craig, good deal taken aback by tt
| sudden osculatory assault.
He frowned.
{ It'll look into the case" he sal
backing away. "There-there may
some scientific xplanation-but-
err
l He was plainly embarrassed Al
5 FASTENED to make his adieux.
How little impression the THU
4 made on Kennedy can be easily SCI
: from the fact that ON the way dow
| town that afternoon he stopped
Martins, on Fifth avenue, and bong
: ring-a very handsome solitaire, Il
2 finest Martin had in the shop.
1t must have been about the tin
that he decided to stop at Martin
t that the Dodge butler, Jennings, a
mitted a young lady who presented
|. card on which was engraved L
: name
Miss Florence Leigh,
Y 20 Prospect Avenue.
k AS he handed Elaine the card, g