The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-23
DO you see anything7" she asked.


Not yet" returned Elaine.
"Try-let yourself go-forget this
room. forget time" urged the gypsy
Craig looked from my glove to the
face of Inez.
Where is Mr.. Jameson?" he de-
manded sternly
Il don't know she replied, facing
him defantly.
You do know" contradicted Craig.
forcing her to accompany him and
| leading her into her back room.
As they entered her boudoir. Ken
nedy saw my foot protruding from the
blanket she had thrown over me. He
| pulled it on
"Well," he exclaimed, starting back.
| ''I1l be-"
His exclamation was cut short by
the ringing of the telephone bell.
Inez took a step toward 1t.
None of that" interrupted Ken
nedy. stopping her. You keep quiet.
| I'll answer 1t. Hello!"
1t seemed that, perhaps half an hour
after he had dispatched the messenger
to lnez, WI decided to call her up to
| see whether everything was going as
he had planned. He had asked for her
number AS the operator gave him
the call. he heard a mans voice an
swering.
Instantly he was all suspicion. He
waited to hear no more, but quickly
hung up the receiver. So 1t happened
that Kennedy got no answer.
i n a ra IN 10 70
nedy remarked at length. Your com
posure is wonderful. But. young lady.
| believe that was your Chinese friend,
WI Fang. At any rate 1 am going to
try to find out. Do you think you can
locate that call?" he asked when he
finally got the operator.
mo, / can't locate 1t exactly" came
back the reply minute later from the
girl at the telephone exchange. But
it came from Chinatown-somewhe
on Pell street. think"
Kennedy thanked her, hung up the
receiver and faced Inez. He was Just
in time to prevent her destroying Wu's
message. There was the crumpled
note. He took 1t and read it.
Kennedy looked up quickly from the
ominous message to the inscrutable
face OF Inez. AS he considered the
note, his mind worked rapidly Quite
apparently 1t was Elaine against whom
the new peril was directed But what
was 1t that could blind her? He
thought a moment. Could 1t be ra-
dium?
Craig seized the telephone and
called the Dodge house.
Some minutes passed after Elaine
had bound the handkerchief over her
eyes. She sat opposite the gypsy, but,
try as she would. she could see no
vision that she did not herself conjure
up.
"Mr. Kennedy on the telephone" an.
nounced Jennings.
will you answer 1t, auntie?" asked
Elaine. Tell him I'll call him up in
a few minutes"
Aunt Josephine followed Jenning.
out and went down the hall to the Ii
brary, where she picked up the re
ceiver which jennings had left
"Oh. Mrs. Dodge. is that you?" Craii
asked anxiously. Where is Elaine p
She's in the conservatory. There,
gypsy here. They're sitting ther,
like couple of ninnies waiting for {
vision Of
Good heavens" interrupted Craig
mot with a handkerchief over hel
eyes. is she? Yes? Quick-tell her tc
rip it off yourself-quick-q
Aunt Josephine knew Craig too wei
to stop to ask why. In great excite
ment she dropped the telephone anc
almost ran from the library. AS she
entered the conservatory she coult
hear the low droning voice of the gyp
sy. She had pulled the bandage from
her own eyes and was watching Elaine
keenly.
The gypsy was on her feet in an in
slant with an air of sneering triumph
"You-you criminal" cried Aunt
Joshephine. "Helpl Jennings. helpr
In the apartment of Inez, Kennedy
was now endeavoring to get Aunt Jo
sephine on the telephone again. But
neither he nor the central could seem
to get any answer from the Dodge
house.
Meanwhile / was slowly recovering
consciousness and had managed to get
on my feet. Dazed though / still was
| could see that Kennedy had discov
cred something terrible. in order to
have had to neglect me SO long.
He was working the receiver up and
down frantically now. Finally he hung
1t up. By the expression on his face
| gathered that. whatever it was. he
feared the worst His face wrinkled
in thought, he gazed, perplexed. first
at Inez. cold and defiant. then toward