The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

Kennedy was reading scientific
ereatise one morning. while / was
banging on the typewriter, when q
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
us.
BY some intuition Craig seemed to
know who 1t was. He sprang to open
tie door, and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer, Perry Bennett
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaine's face that
something dreadful had happened.
Why what's the matter?" he
ssked, solicitously.
"A-another letter-from the Clutch.
eng Hahd!" she exclaimed breath
1essly.
Craig took the letter and we both
reed, with amazement:
Arc you an enemy of society? If not.
order Craig Kennedy to leave the country
by nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
eiwise pedestrian will drop dead outside
his laboratory every hour until he leaves.
The note was signed By the now IA
1niliar sinister hand, and had added
20 1t a postscript which read:
As a token Of his leaving, have him
place a vase OF flowers in his laboratory
window today.
What shall we do?" queried Ben
nett, evidently very much alarmed
mt the letter.
'Do?" replied Kennedy. laughing
contemptuously at the apparently flu
Tile threat, "Why, nothing. Just
wait"
We got up as usual the next day,
and quite early went over to the labo-
rHtory. Kennedy. as was his custom,
plunged straightway into his work
and appeared absorbed by #. while I
wrote
There Is something queer going
on, Walter" he remarked. "This
shing registers some kind Of wireless
rays-infra-red, I think-something
alike those that they say that Italian
scientist, UliW. claims he has discov-
ered and called the Trays"
How do you tnow?" asked, look.
fng up from my work What's that
instrument you are uS1ngI
"A bolometer, invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied, his
attention riveted on 1t.
Some time previously Kennedy had
had installed on the window ledge one
of those mirrorlike arrangements,
Anown as "busybody." which show
those In a room what is going on in
The street.
AS ] moved over to look at the
lboiometer ! happened to glance into
the 'busybody" and saw that crowd
was rapidly collecting on the side
walk.
Look, Craig" / called hastily.
He hurried over to me and looked.
we could both see In the busybody
Imtrror group of excited passers-by
bending over man lying prostrate on
the sidewalk.
The excited crowd lifted him up and
bore him away, and I turned in sur
prise to Craig. He was looking at his
watch.
It was now only few moments past
nine O'Clock!
Some time later our door was ex-
citedly flung open and Elaine and
Perry Bennett arrived.
I've just heard of the accident"
she cried, fearfully. isn't 1t terrible!
What had we better do?"
For a few moments no one said a
word. Then Kennedy began carefully
examining the bolometer and some
other recording instruments he had,
while the rest of US watched, fasci-
mated.
Somehow that "busybody" seemed
to attract me. l could not resist look
ing into It from time to time as Ken
nedy worked.
was scarcely able to control my
excitement when again saw the same
scene enacted on the sidewalk before
the laboratory. Hurriedly looked at
my watch. 1t was ten o'clock!
"Craigi" ] cried. "Another!"
Instantly he was at my side, gazing
eagerly. There was a second innocent
pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while
. crowd, almost panic-stricken. gath
cred about lin.
Its no use," he muttered, as we
gathered about him. Were beaten.
I can't stand this sort of thing. will
leave tomorrow fo- South America"
thought Elaine Dodge would faint
at The shock Of his words coming so
Soon after the terrible occurrence out
kide- She looked at him speechless.