Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06


know the address"
Not knowing about tho dastardiy design
OF Wa. I followed hts messenger. never
theieBs
On uptown he went untfl he came 10
rather ordinary looking apartment house.
He went in without discovering that 1
was following.
| l glanced about. No one was watching
ma. Then to be sure that would reeog-
nize the house, I noted Il by marking
small cross with q pencil en- the stone
work Of tho steps.
did not know at the time, but found
out later that, upstairs the messenger
raped at door which was answered
by maid. mulatto with a marked
gypsy caste Of features.
Let him come In. then" returned Inez.
| The maid opened the door into the hall
way and admitted the MESSENGER Inez
took the note and thu lead case, waving
to the maid to leave her. Then she tore
open the note and read:
Have her bind the enclosed over her
eyes. II In place three minutes. blind
ness VIII result In a few days"
Tell the master shall have n done
as he Directs" she said to the chlnaman
to the door.
Inez turned and went into the back
room. her boudoir. where the maid was
waiting.
Here. Cissy." she said. opening a
closet. Il have your gypsy costume all
ready"
Now. ! want you to put this on she
continued. giving the maid instructions.
4 Here in this box have handkerchief
which ] want YOU to use. Tie II over her
eyes. and keep II there-three minutes at
least longer. II you can"
As l looked at the house outside. Il Inn
mediately occurred TO me to let Craig
know what had happened and / sought
the nearest telephone booth and called
the laboratory.
Elaine had just gone when called I'D
and told my story OF having seen and
trailed the messenger and marking the
house.
Good for you. Walter" congratulated
Craig. Get inside and see who Is there
I'm glad you marked the house. I'll be
there right away" U.s.
"All right" I replied. as hung up the
receiver TN get In. Good bye"
lnez had been In her boudeir examin-
Ing the gypsy costume and telling Cissy
now to put II on when rang the bell.
See who Il Is, cissy." she ordered.
As the maid went out into the next
room Inez moved over to the portieres
and stood there where she could see and
hear without being seen. She CARED
through into the living room, There, 10
her utter surprise. she must have seen
cissy usherlng me in.
The maid brought me a chair ana /
} took It. ] did not notice. however, that
} she was careful 20 place II IN a partic-
) ular spot, with the back to the wall in
fact, II seemed very safe to me for from
the chair could see the whole room.
: / laid my hat and gloves on the Ia
. bic. AZ did 30 one glove mist have
dropped on the floor in an inconspfcuous
lplaee by the leg of the table.
sat down. while the maid left me
for moment to call her mistress.
lnez entered and I arose.
: Wont you SIT downf' SHE asked
; with exaggerated politeness. ''For what
/ am indebted to YOU for this vislt9"
Well I replied. perhaps you recall
the last time we met"
Inez stood by the table. listening tc
, me- l thought bit moclSingly. As ]
!, spoks her hand moved TO the edge Of
4 the table.
Suddenly. before I knew u, the room
swan before my eyes and all was black
ness.
Inez had moves her hand over and
Ihad pressed q secret knob IN the deeora,
|. tioEs OF the table top. A bar In the wal
: Just beside my head had sprung out
4. lstriking mo terrific blow and knock
!, ling me out.
: The maid. who had run In. and Inei
! llifted mo UP. unconscious. and carried
4 me. into the back room There thel
i dropped mo down In a heap IN a corner
while the maid finished dressing in tn
;. lgypsy costume.
II was scarcely five minutes after tina
that Kennedy came 60 tho entrance 4
!. 1.-The apartment. There he noted the mari
which I iaa3 made and told him 10 loci
; for.
IN He had Just decided TO 80 &c. when h
y heard a noise. II was Cissy arrays
q m: all her glory, going out, with part
q ing word OF instruction from Inez II
y drew back into a convenient hidin
o. place IN an angie OF the hall.
3 As he watched he saw what was appai
entity a gypsy woman come out OF N
a apartment He looked after her a ms
D. ment. then made up his mind TO so q
Va and rang the bell
I was stiil unconscious and Inez wa
In standing over we when she heard n
In noise outside and the tinkle OF the bel
e Hastily. she seized up the nearest cove
m a blanket. and thrvV II over me The
she went boldly into the living room an
st opened the door.
Il Craig unconcernediy took the yer
chair IN which / had been sitting an
en- sat down nonchaiantiy, as Ines motions
re % II.
or IA Craig watched her keeniy. howeve
te he was able to discover that underneat
m her calm exterior. she was very nervos
a and excited.
er ~Weiir' demanded Kennedy with q
enigmaticAl smile. you didn't expect
I'D sec me again-so soon. ala your"
he Ines seemed 90 be overcome for tho m
Il ment. She rose and moved over 20 a
ne table
n. wait a minute interrupted Kennel
iin Come hack and cit down. ] have som
on thing 10 say 70 you