The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
NINTH nj EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

Kennedy was reading scientific
treatise one morning, while was
banging on the typewriter. when a
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
us.
BY some intuition Craig seemed to
know who 1t was. He sprang to open
the door. and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer, Perry Bennett.
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaine's face that
something dreadful had happened.
Why what's the matter?" he
asked, solicitously
"A-another letter-from the Clutch.
ing Hand!" she exclaimed breath
1essly.
Craig took the letter and we both
read, with amazement:
order. Craig Kennedy to leave the country
by nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
his laboratory every hour upt ne he G ieayes'
The note was signed bs- the now IA
miliar sinister hand, and had added
to 1t a postscript which read:
place taasn of Is s sf N RE aBss @
window today.
What shall we dog" queried Ben.
nett, evidently very much alarmed
at the letter.
"Do?" replied Kennedy. laughing
contemptuously at the apparently fu..
tile. threat, why, nothing. Just
wait
We got up rs usual the next day.
nd 70 Tryr - %tx1 Ill
ratory. Kennedy. as was his custom.
and appeared absorbed by 1t. while I
wrote.
There is something queer going
on. Walter" he remarked. This
thing registers some kind OF wireless
rays-infra.red. think-aomethins
like those that they say that italian
scientist, Ulivi, claims he has discov,
cred and called the Trays
How do yoI know2" ] asked. look
ing UP from my work. What's that
instrument you are using %
"a bo1ometer, invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied, his
attention riveted on It.
Some time previously Kennedy had
had installed on the window ledge one
of those mirrorlike arrangements
known as a "busybody." which show
those in q room what Is going on in
the street.
As / moved over to look at the.
holometer i happened to glance into
the .busy body" and saw that a crowd
was rapidly collecting on the side
walk
II Look. CRAIG" ] called hastily
Is He hurried over to me and looked.
I'VE could both see In the busybody
mirror group of excited passers-by
bending over a man lying PROSTATE on
the sidewalk.
The excited crowd lifted him Up and
z bore him away. and turned in sur
prise to Craig. He Was looking at his
watch
It was nov; only 4 few moments past
nine o'clock.
Some time later our door was cx-
citedly flung open and Elaine and
Perry Bennett arrived.
Eve just heard OF the accident"
& she cried. fearfuliy isn't It terrible!
What had we better dog
For i few moments no one said a
word. Then Kennedy began carefully.
examining the l,olometer and some
other recording instruments he had,
while the rest OF liz watched. fasci-
mated.
Somehow that busybody seemed
to attract me. i could not resist look.
Ing into It from time to time az Ken
snedy worked.
was scarcely able to control my
excitement when again 4 saw the same
scene enacted on the sidewalk before
the laboratory, Hurriedly looked at
my watch. It was ten clock!
Craig. cried. ..Another!!''
Instantly he was at my side. gazing
eagerly. There was second innocent
pedestrian lying on the sidnwalk while
q crowd, almost panic-stricken. gath
cred about i'm.
TITS no use" he muttered, az we
gathered about him. We're beaten.
Il cant stand this sort of thing. will
leave tomorrow 70! South America.
I thought elaine Dodge would faint
at he Jhock OF his 'Fords coming SO
soon after the terrible occurrence OUT
side. She looked at Elm speechl6gs,