Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-03
TWENTIETH EPISODE

OWN ANGOO0 SOMoOo tONs
WI Fang sat at table in his apart
ment. hidden behind the squalid and
balconied exterior of q Chinatown
tenement. Before him were a glass
dish and q bottle, which contained sew.
eral sticks Of phosphorus immersed in
water, and . small capillary glass
tube.
For Q moment, however. he had laid
aside the strange paraphernalia and
was writing note. As he finished he
tapped . bell and silently q Chinese
servant appeared in answer.
Take this letter to that white wom-
IN, Inex." directed WI. adding, "Give
Il to her yourself-and II she il there.
return with her"
The servant bowed and WI returned
to work on the curious machine he
was devising.
He had completed his labors when
his trusted lieutenant. Long Sin, en-
tered.
For what did the master summon
NET" asked Long Sin, deferentially.
Come here. beckoned WI. Behold
this"
With . pair Of tweezers he seized q
small stick Of the phosphorus under
water and slowly brought 1t to the sur
face. Almost instantly the dangerous
element burst into flame. giving OF a
dense white smoke.
Here / have q capillary tube. as the
white devils call 1t in their science"
went on WI, pointing out the glass
tube. by carefully bending 1t and ar
ranging the outlet of the water can
set q IRE anywhere at any time
choose"
Even while he was showing the
devilish invention to Long Sin, his SER
want had sought the deliberately fur
nished apartment Of the white woman
to whom the note had been addressed.
She was an attractive young wom-
an, known a. Innocent Inez. Except
for . certain coarseness. she strongly
resembled Elaine. both in features and
figure.
Ines turned languidly as her colored
maid ushered in the servant Of WI.
took the note and read 1t with inter.
est.
wait" she said with q sudden &C.
cession Of energy, nodding at the same
time to her negro maid to bring her
hat and coat Il will 90 with you"
Thus . few minutes later Inez en-
tered the secret den Of WI Fang.
"Ah-this il the young woman" in
troduced WI to Long Sin.
Carefully planning each detail down
to the smallest possibility of error, WI
Fang and Long Sin completed their
arrangements and. finally. with Inez
left the apartment. On the street an
automobile. was waiting at the curb,
while not far away two toughs from
the neighborhood stood.
Al the Cinnamon and the woman
came out WI beckoned to the waiting
roughnecks. "Come-get in-lively,"
he ordered.
They climbed into the car and the
nve criminals whirled rapidly uptown.
my never having q match when
needed II. and 1t had occurred to him
to devise very novel cigarette light
sr for my benefit.
Il was simple enough, consisting Of
. small battery connected by small
wires to one Of pair of cuff links.
One link had In its face q very fine
wire, only . fraction Of an inch long
To the link Craig had soldered the
wires from the battery and arranged
them 20 that they ran up under his
coat sleeve through the armhole of the
vest to the battery. which he carried
In his vest pocket.
He had Just completed his work
when he heard me coming and hastily
drew on his coat.
We'll. what's newy" l greeted.
Nothing in particular" he replied.
''Have Q cigarette!"
He handed his cigarette case to me
and took one. Then. unsuspecting.
I began to search my pockets for p
match. but. as usual. could not find
one.
At last. half mockingly, he lighted
his cigarette apparently on his cuff
link.
What new-fangled sort OF thing is
that?" asked In surprise.
Il thought It might amuse you." he
smiled. explaining the arrangement as
he opened his vest and showed me
how he made the electric connection
STERlLlZED THE SACRED FEE