Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02


/ time I was much moro dollrious and
was crying out
/ saw faces about me. but ! asa not
soc tho faces which were actually out
by our hail door Wa Fang and Long
sin had waited patiently FOR their 70
venge Now that they thought suiii-
Client time had elapsed they had sto-
len silently 10 the apartment door
While Ling SIN watched. Wa listened.
"rho white devil has u. whispered
wa Fang. as be- roiolned Bis fellow
conrpirutor.
How long ! should have remained
IN this state. and In fact how long
did remain. don't know Vaguely. !
recall that our acquaintance johnson.
vino had the apartment across the
hail. at last heard my cries and came
IA.
somehow or other ! knew the state
was In I knew u was Johnson. yet
n all seemed unreal 90 mo with a
great effort { gathered all my scat
tered Wits and managed 90 shout out,
Telegraph Kennedy Rocklodge"
AZ about tho Same time. up az Rock
ledge Kennedy and Elaine. with hoi
cousin, Mary Brown. were starting out
Tor a horseback ride through the hills
They were chatting gayly. but Ken
needy was forcing himself 20 dc so
IN fact fhcy had scarcely gone hall
a milo when Kennedy. who was rid
ing between the two and fighting On
by sheer nerve the Illness he felt. aud
denly fcll over In half faint on the
horses neck Elaine ana Mary reined
up their horses.
why Craig. cried Elaine. startled.
what's the mattorf"
The sound of her voice seemed to
arouse him. lie bracod up. "Oh. moth
INK guess be naid with forced
smile TIN all right"
Il was no use. however They had
Go cut short the ride. and Kennedy re-
turned TO the house glad to drop down
va AN easy chair on the porch while
Elaine lowered about him solicltously
They summoned the country doctor.
but it took him some time to get out
10 the house Suddenly a messenger
boy rode up on his bicycle and mount.
cd the porch steps Telegram for
Mr Kennedy" no announced. looking
about and picking out Craig naturally
az the person he wanted
Kennedy nodded and took the vel.
low envelope while Elaine signed Tor
it i-istlessly he tore It open. Il
read
Craig Kennedy,
Care wellington Brown,
Roekledoc, N. Y.
Jameson very Ill Wants you. Better
come. Johnson.
Tho message seemed 20 rouse Ken,
needy in spite OF his fever Ills face
showed koen alarm which he cndeay
orded 60 conceal from Elaine HUT her
quick eye had caught the look.
Il must see Walter" he exclaimed
rising rather weakly and golng into
the house
/ How he ever did Il In stlll. think, d
mystery TO him. but he managed Ia
pack up ane. In spite 81 the alternating
foyer and ehills, make the iGarnoy
back 70 the city
When at last Craig arrived nc our
apartment Il must have seemed tc
him that he found mo almost NJ
: deaths door
An ht,ua.fF E.,.,..t., -, ,,t..-t ..
down Cor a momeat. exhausted When
did this thing come on, Waltcrt" h.
asked OF johnson
Yesterday | think as nearly as
can hnd cut, replied our irtond.
CtalE was decidedly worried
There's only one person In New Yori
10 call on ne murmurcd. pulling him
self cut OF bed and getting into thu
living room As hcst he could.
Us that YOU. GodoWEKif be asked
over the telephone Wet. doctor
this Is Kennedy, Come over 10 ms
apartment quick. I've case tive
cases. for you.
Godowski was a world famous sclen
list IN his bnc and had specialized IN
baoterioiogy, mainly In tropical Dis
eases.
A Kennedy huns up the receive,
he made his way hack again 90 the
bedroom. scratching his car TIE no.
tieed that was doing the same in
any dellrinm.
Has Walter been scratching his
carr he asked OF Johnson.
Johnoscn nodded That's strange. '
considered Gratis thoushsfally. 1--WE
been doing the same"
He turned back into the living room
and for a moment looked about ~.
nAlly HE eye happened to fan on thu
telephone and an idea seemed 10 o..
Z cur 60 him.
lie went over 70 the Instrument ana
anssFe~ed lee reeesver Carefully he