Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-11

The whole Roof OF tho Secret
II on her. take this--keep Il near you {;
/ The noises ceased at length, as
strangely as they had begun.
Half an hour later they had all gone
back TO bed and were asleep But Elaine's
sleep now was fitful. constant process
sion Of faces fitted before her closed
eyes
Suddenly she woke with start and
stared into the semi-darkness. Was that
face real. or a dream face? Was II the
hideous helmeted face that had dragged
her down into the sewer onceg That man
/ was dead. who was this?
She gazcd at The bedroom window. hold
ing the hrge revolver tightly There,
vague in the night light, appeared fig
ure. Surely that was no dream face OF
the oxygen helmet. Besides, It was not
the same helmet.
She sat bolt upright and fired. point
blank at the window shlvering the glass
A second later she had leaped from the
bed, switched on the light and was run
ming to the sill
Downstairs Aunt Tabby and Uncle
Joshua had heard the shot Joshua was
, now vide awake. He seized his old shet-
gun and ran out into the living room
Followed by Aunt Tabhy he hurried to
Elaine
''wh1-whai was it?p he asked. putting
: at the eXertion OF running upstairs.
! II saw-a face-at the wlndow-with
some kind OF thing over itl'' gasped
Elaine 1T was like one I saw once be-
I FORE tE
4 ff,,ct. vest.,,. ata - -. a. 49, -.
more. With the gun pointed ahead OF
!. him, ready for instant action. he ran out
o OF the room and into the garden, beneath
Elaines window.
q He happened to look down at the
T. ground Before him was small box.
* He picked It up. Here's something,
though" be said.
,e Joshua went back into the house
" What Ia it?'' asked Elaine. as he re-
= joined the women.
4 She took tho curious little box and UNI
A fastened the cover. As she opened II she
4 drew back. There In the box was a little
4, ivory figure OF a man. all hunched up and
\. shrunken. 8 hideous figure. She recolied
Il from it--it reminded her too much OF tho
Chinese devil-god she had seen-and shs
dropped the box.
For a moment ali stood looking at II IN
norfllied amoIement.
4, II was the afternoon following the ia,
M Of our strange discovery OF the fireplace
!. done 70 sympathetic ink on the apparently
I, blank sheet Of paper in Benefits effects
when the speaking tube sounded and ]
answered IL.
y 'why-it's Elaine!" exclaimed
- Kennedy's face showed the keenes
a. pleasure at the unexpected visit. '"rel
- !. her to come right up" he said quickly.
- I opened the door for her.
J, Why Iaine--Im awfully glad to ne.
" YOU" he greeted, hut thought you wer
rusticating."
II was; but, Craig. II seems 10 ms tina
., wherever ! go something happens, sh
a. returned. you know. Aunt Tabby sal
III there we're haunts I thought II was a
old woman's fear-but last night hear,
"A the strangest noises out there, and
thought saw q face at the window
a. face in a helmet And when Joshua wen
We out. this Is what he found on the groun
,is under the window"
She handed Kennedy box. a peeulia
az affair. which she touched gingeriy an
only with signs Of the greatest aversion
AZ Kennedy opened it. There, in the bot
@ tom Of the box, was a little ivory devil
TO god. He looked at II curiously moment
Let me see" he ruminated, stilI M
as garding the sign, "The house you bougt
for Aunt Tabby once belonged to Bennett
q. didn't itT'
he Elaine nodded her head Yes, but
don't see what that can have to do wit
I'd H." she agreed, adding with a shudde
- Bennett Is dead
ed Kennedy had taken a piece Of pane
ms from the desk where he had put Il ava
carefully. Have you ever seen anythin
II that looks like thisg' he asked. handin
le- her the paper.
H. Elaine looked at the plan carefully. Z
Kennedy and ! scanned her face. 81
glanced up. her expression shown
GA plainly the wonder she felt.
o. Why. yes" she answered. THAT lool
d. like Aunt Tabby's fireplace in the nvir
-. room"
w Kennedy said nothing for a moIner
-. Then he seized his hat and coat
- 'If you don't mind.' he said. wen
hack there with you
40 ''Mindf' she repeated. Just what
81 had hoped you would do"
New York did not knew of the arriv
OF WI Fang, the mysterious. yet b
me down in the secret reoesaes OF Chinatow
ere I'm the ways that are devious and dar
ON the Oriental crooks knew-and tremhle
ali Thus Il happened that Long Sin W
the not permitted TO enjoy even the foretas
Of Benefits spells. which he had fore
by. from him after his weird transformati
,ow into his real self, the clutching Har
when the Cinnamon had given him I
wer poisoned draught that had put him In
Iur- his long sleep
lie had obtained the paper showi
ing where the treasure emassed BY