The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-16
From nte hiding place kennsuy

FlOH nte HlulRg plsCs NehhSuy
crept stealthily He had scarcely got
within reach of WI when the alert
Chinaman seemed to sense his pres
ence. He rose swiftly and swung
around
The two arch-enemies gazed at each
other a moment silently Each knew
it was the final. fatal encounter
Slowly WI drew a long knife and
leaped at Kennedy. who grappled with
him. They struggled mereilessly.
In the struggle Craig managed to
tear the torpedo out OF Wu's hands.
just as they rolled over 1t fell on a
rock. Instantly an explosion tore a
hole in the sand. scattering the gravel
all about.
Relentlessly the combat ragged Out
on the wharf itself they went. right up
to the edge
Then both went over into the water.
locked in each others viselike grip.
Even in the water they struggled
frantiCall,y
My search for the escaped crook
VAS unsuccessful
somehow. however. it led me across
country to a road As approached |
heard car and looked up There
We're the secret service men. | called
them and stepped out of the bushes.
They stepped and jumped out of the
car and ran to them.
Come back with me-" urged. I'VE
found two of them One is dead
Craig sent me to trace the other. rye
lost the trail Perhaps you can find 1t
fer me"
We crashed through the brush
quickly Suddenly heard something
that caused me to start. 1t sounded
Ike an explosion
There's the plaee-over there
pointed, pausing and indicating the
direction Of the wharf whence had
come the explosion
y hat was it We did not stop a
moment, but hurried in that direction.
W. reached the shore. where we
saw marks Of the explosion and of a
fight. Ont on the pier | ran breath
}essiy rushed To the very edge and
razed over. then climbed down the
slippery pillng and peered into the
black water beneath
few hubDles seemed to ooze up
from below Was that al?
Ne. as gazed down saw that some
dark object WIS there. Slowly WI
Faue's body 1oated to tn40Q " = and
fts#'{'s rocked by the wavo-
in his brca4- ~uck his own knife wlu.
its handle OF tue sign e he serpent!
reached down and sei2.u him, as |
peered about for Kennedy.
There was nothing more there.
Craig" called desperately.
Craig
There was no answer The silence.
the echo of the tapping water under
the wharf was appalling, mocking.
1 managed To cali the secret service
men. and they got WI Fang's body v2
on the wharf
But could not leave the spot.
Where vas Craig There was no
sign of him | could not realize It,
even when the men brought graphing
irons and began TO search the black
water
II was all a hideous dream. | saw
ana heard, in a da2e
1t was not until late that night that
I returned to the Dodge house
l had delayed my return as long al
l could. but knew that | must s~c
Elaine some time.
As | entered even Jennings muEt
have seen that something was wrong.
Elaine, who was sitting in the library
with Aunt Josephine rose as she saw
me
Did you get them?" Elaine asked
eagerly.
could not speak. She seemed 70
read the tragic look on my haggatd
face. and stopped
Why" she gasped clutching at the
desk what is the matter?"
As gently as | could / told her OF
the chase. OF leaving Craig. Of the ex-
plosion, of the marks of the struggle
and OF the finding of WI Fang.
AS l finished / thought she would
faint.
And you-you went over everr-
thing about the wharf?"
Everything. The men even dragged
for the"
l checked myself over the fatefM
word
Elaine looked at me wildly. | thought
that she would lose her reason. Sfs
did not cry. The shock was too great
for that
Suddenly l remembered the note
Before | left him-the last time" ]
blurted out, he wrote note-to you"
pulled the crumpled paper from
my pocket and Elaine almost tore II
from me-the last word from him
and read:
Dearest may not return until the
case is settled and have found tbs
stolen torpedo. Matters involving nit
lions of lives and billions of dollars
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