The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-19


Elaine was reading to Aunt Jose
phine in the library when, not long
after Wu's car slid out of the maze OF
streets of Chinatown. it stopped a few
blocks below the Dodge house With
Long Sin WI get out and assisted
Inez cut.
Walk up the avenue you know the
house he directed Inez then, turn
ing to the roughs inside the ear, add
ed. You Will calculate t. catch UP
with her directly in front Of the house
After that meet US just below, around
the corner.
WI and Long Sin quickly walked
downtown again. while lnez went on
up. followed shortly by the car with
the two toughs.
Elaine had Just finished the book
and laid it down
Suddenly. almost underneath the IL
brary window. she heard agonzihg
screams of Help Help"
An instant later jennings came
rushing into the library from the hall
and threw open the window to look
out.
Inez had been Just about to pass the
house when WIS car drove up and
stopped. Without warning. apparent
ly, two toughs had leaped out and
seized her.
oh. they're trying to kidnap that
poor girl" cried Elaine. remember
ing her own terrible experience.
Jennings was out of the door in a
moment followed by Elaine and Aunt
Josephine in a great state Of excite
ment
But the moment the toughs saw aid
coming from the Dodge house they
ran to the car as If thoroughly fright
ened and drove away as swiftly as
they had come. while lnez sank down
on the sidewalk. seemingly overcome.
Take her into the house. Jennings
directed Elaine. soothing lnez. who
by this time had faxed a perfectly
convincing case Of Mysteries.
In the library. where she was placed
in an easy chair. Elaine. her aunt,
Marie and jennings gathered about
while between smelling salts and cold
water lnez weeping and trembling
like the good actress that she was,
managed to tell a pitiful story OF heW
she was just a poor lady's maid who
had lost her position and now was
pursued on the streets by white
slavcrs.
oh. please, miss. may l stay here
Il while TN feel better" she pleaded
"Oh--if could only work for YOU aud
the kind lady Who is like mother
She sobbed. turning from Elaine to
he- aunt
1t was a touching story, and it
reached the hearts it was intended
for
Don't worry: I'll see YOU through
this affair nodded Elaine. wiping
away the girls tears aud smiling
brayely at her Take her upstairs.
Marie She can find plenty to do in
this big house, I'm sure
Even while Inez was looking her
thanks from her swollen teary eyes
already the car containing the touEhs
had drawn up around the lower cor
ner, and Wa and Long Sin had taken
the places of the thugs.
Everything worked fine. master
reported the gunner.
had gone over 10 the apartment
after Kennedy had perpetratcd his
little joke with the now cigarette
lighter, and there / found several let
tiers waiting for him.
Having nothing better 10 do, decjd-
ed to go back to the laboratory. where
| left him at work. and take along the
mail In case there might be something
important in it for him
He opened one or two letters. then
came to one which I had laid on his
desk in plain envelope. addressed
evidently In a disguised hand. He
tore it open and read IT with a scowl.
We'll. Walter, what do you think
OF that" he remarked. tossing it over
to me
/ read 1t in establishment.
announcer dblCHpk 10 dDOIt 10 DC
made to kidnap Elaine Dodge.
A FRIEND.
looked at him and shook my head
blankly, while Craig took up the tele-
phone and called the Dodge house.
NO one answers" he muttered,
working the telephone hook up and
down. but I'm sure someone took
off that receiver over there and lis
tened in Operator-will you ring
that number again."
Unable to get any reply over the
Dodge telephone, Kennedy thought n
moment. then scrawled in his familiar
hand on the bottom of the anonymous
note, sealed it in another envelope d.
rected to Elaine, and called a messen-
ger.
Irez. meanwhile. had transformed
herself into a full-1edged maid, look
ing very pretty in her neat cap and
apron. and making herself useful in
hundred ways about the Dodge house
Without being obtrusive she was