Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
SEVENTH EPISODE
The Double Trap,

Mindful of the sage advice that a
time of peace is best employed in pre-
pairing for war, l was busily engaged
in cleaning my automatic gun one
morning as Kennedy and were seat
ed in our living room.
! Our door buzzer sounded and Ken
nedy always alert, jumped up, push
ing aside great pile of papers which
had accumulated in the Dodge case.
Two steps took him to the hall,
where the day before he had installed
peculiar box about four by six inches,
connected in some way with a lens
like box of similar size above our bell
and speaking tube in the hallway be-
low it. He opened it, disclosing an OBJ
long plate of ground glass.
81 thought the seismograph ar
rangement was not quite enough after
that spring-gun affair." he remarked,
so | have put in sort of televieW
of my own invention-so that can &c
down into the vestibule downstairs.
. Well-just look who's here!"
Some new-fangled periscopc ar
rangement, I suppose?' queried, nov
ing slowly over toward it.
However, one look was enough to
interest me- l can express it only
in slang. There framed in the little
thing. was a vision of as swell a
chicken" as l have ever seen.
7 Whistled Under nv breath
UNI" | exclaimed shamelessly, "a
peach! Who's your friend?"
had never said a. truer word than
in my description of her, though l did
not know it at the time. She was in.
deed known as "Gertie the Peach" in
the select circle where she belonged.
Kennedy had opened the lower
door and our fair visitor was coming
upstairs.
go in there, Walter" he said. seiz-
ing me quickly and pushing me into
my room. 81 want you to wait there
and watch her carefully"
Kennedy opened the door, disclos-
ing very excited young woman
"Oh, Professor Kennedy" she cried,
all in one breath, with much emotion,
I'm so glad l found you in. | can't
tell you. Oh-my jewels They have
been stolen-and my husband must
not know of it, Help me to recover
them-please!"
Just a moment, my dear young
lady" interrupted Craig, finding at
last chance to get word in edge
ways. DO you see that table-and all
those papers? Really, can't take your
case. am too busy, as it is, even
to take the cases of many of my own
clients"
But please, Professor Kennedy
pleased" she begged. Help me. 1t
means-oh. can't tell you how much
it means to mel"
She had come close to him and had
laid her warm, little soft hand on his,
in ardent entreaty.
From my hiding place in my ROOM
/ could not help seeing that she was
using every charm of her sex and per
sonality to lure him on. as she chung
confdingly to him.
Gertie had thrown her arms about
Kennedy, as if in widest devotion.
wondered what Elaine would have
thought if she had picture of that
oh" she begged him, please
please help mel"
Still Kennedy seemed utterly unaf
fected by her passionate embrace
Carefully he loosened her fingers from
about his neck and removed thu
plump, enticing arms.
Gertie sank into chair, weeping
while Kennedy stood before her me
ment in deep abstraction.
Finally he seemed to make up hi
mind TO something. His name
toward her changed. He took ste
to her side.
81 will help you" he said, laying hi
hand on her shoulder. "If it is pc!
sible will recover your Jewels. Wher
do you Iive?"
AT, Hazlehurst," she replied. CRATE
fully. 'Oh, Mr.. Kennedy, now can
ever thank your"
She seemed overcome with graf
tude, and took his hand, pressed !
even kissed it.
Just minute" he added, CAREFUL
extricating his hand. 'T'll be ready
iust a minute"
Kennedy entered the room where
was listening
Whats it all about, Craig?" / viii
pered, mystified.
For a moment he stood thinking, al
parently reconsidering what he ha