The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-09-14

about Chinatown searching for clewS
to the Serpent.
He donned the toughest of his old
| suits and turned his coat collar up,
while an old SLOUGH hat was pulled
over his eyes. But it was not so far
| over as to dim his sight
He paused once by an electric light
pole to watch a gangster saunter past.
Twice the fellow had walked up and
down the street
AS the gangster slouched by, he
lurched over to the electric light pole,
and Kennedy felt his hand touched by
that of the gangster He was more
than surprised to feel something like
piece of cardboard surreptitiously
showed into his hand, and he clutched
it. The gangster passed, and, as he
did so, Kennedy looked at him, then
bent over and read:
Capt. John Bralnard,
U. S. Secret Service.
Written underneath the engraved
name was Follow"
Slowly Craig followed Brainard en-
tered saloon by side door and seat
ed himself in back room. A mo-
rnent later Kennedy slouched in and
sat down at the same table. Brainard
nodded and Craig extended his hand
quietly. He looked about. They were
alone.
What brings you down here?" asked
Kennedy in low tone
"A big shipment of opium is going
to be landed tonight and I'm trying to
locate the Chinese gang back of it.
Think you can help me?"
Anything to do with that hop joint
up the street,"
Brainard nodded. Would it prove a
clue possibly to WI Fang?
I'll help you" agreed Kennedy.
For several minutes they talked. lay
ing out plan. Finally they paid the
! check and rose to go out AS they
reached the side door a Chinaman
passed. Kennedy drew Brainard back.
What's the matters" whispered the
secret service man.
did you see that Chinaman?" re-
turned Kennedy That's Hop Ling.
He runs the opium joint think he
is worth shadowing."
Keeping discreetly IN the rear Of the
Chinaman, Kennedy and Brainard fol-
lowed until Hop paused before a ram
shackle tenement. No sooner had he
disappeared inside than Craig and
Brainard advanced. careful that they
in turn were not followed.
They entered and went upstairs. At
last they came to door outside which
they paused to listen
Can you make out what they are
| saying?" asked Brainard.
Something about BIRDS returned
Craig. We've got them There are
only two. Let's rush the door,"
Together they catapulted them
selves at the door and it flew open
Instantly. before the Cinnamon could
recover from their surprise at the sud-
den attack. Craig and Brainard were
on them. One rushed for window,
smashing 1t with chair and trying to
get out. Craig seized him and helped
corner the other. who turned out
to be Hop Ling. 1t was the work
of only moment to snap the brace
lets on the two and cover them with a
gun.
What's that?" demanded Brainard,
looking at the box in the window, as
Kennedy moved over toward It,
"A pigeon trap. suspect" Craig re-
piled. Let's wait"
They sat there for several minutes.
Evidently the Chinese had been wait
ing for something. Craig felt that
waiting might pay.
At last he was rewarded by the
sound Of flutter outside. A click fol-
lowed as the little door shut, trapping
the pigeon. The signal flag in the
room moved
Kennedy loked at 1t a moment, then
carefully opened the door in the back
of the trap and seized the bird From
! the quill on its leg he took a tightly
rolled note and read
viii be off Van bort ietty in two
hours. GREGOR.
What did 1t mean? Threats, impre-
cations. nothing could extract word
from the two impassive prisoners.
Come" ordered Kennedy sharply of
Hop Ling, not for moment letting his
vexation show In his face. Walk
ahead Of me-"
Two Of the gang had been captured,
but WI seemed as far away as ever.
He marched Hop along sullenly, while
Brainard kicked the other Chinaman
to his feet and followed.
They did not have far to go. Scarce
ly a block away stood a policeman. and
I Craig waved to him
Quickly Craig produced cards of
Identification and they left their hand
cuffed prisoners with the understand
ing that they we're to be held until full
charges could be made against them.
At the first telephone pay station
Craig turned in and called up the lab
oratory, to which l had returned.
81 think I've got the best clue yet,
Walter" he called. You remember
Brainard? Well, / want you to meet
me at the Battery, where revenue
cutter will be waiting. Bring along
that wireless telephone, too. Don't
forget"
/ l hung up the receiver excitedly and
tucked the little black box under my
arm as hurried out
Elaine had decided to motor down
to the country home of one of her
| friends who lived on the shore of New
Jersey, and accordingly. late in the
afternoon, called the garage and or
dered Johnson to have the car ready.
/ As Elaine was whirled downtown
and over the ferry from New York she
was deeply engrossed in her own
thoughts
! How far they had gone she did not
pay much attention. but she knew the
roads well. They had come to fork,
and Johnson veered off to the left. In
stinctively Elaine knew that the right
hand road was the more direct, and
she touched little signal that sum-
moned the driver.
You're taking the wrong road" she
called. go to the right"