The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
81 ARTHUR B. REEVE

was opened by a col0red maid had
not; expected TO get In at all. but this
seemed easy.
The maid brought me chair. and II
took It. / did not notice, however.
that she was careful to place 1t in q
particular spot wfth the back to the
wall.
I laid my hat ana gloves on the
table. Ass I did so. one glove must
have dropped on the floor In an tncon-
spicuous place by the leg of the table,
/ sat down while the maid left me
for a moment to call her mistress. In
my best detective manner gazed
about the room, endeavoring to ex-
tract some clue. 7 was about to ex-
anime the room more closely when I
heard someone coming and restrained
my interest in the surroundings. Inez
entered, and rose.
won't you sit downe" she asked.
with exaggerated polfteness. For
what am indebted to you for this
visit?"
We'll" I replied, perhaps you re-
call the last time we met"
Inez stood by the table, listening
to me, I thought a. bit mocking1y. AS
I spoke her hand moved to the edge
Of the table. Suddenly, before I knew
It; the room swan before my eyes and
all was blachness.
Inez had moved her hand over and
had pressed a. secret knob: A bar in
the wall Just beside my head had
sprung out, striking me terrific blow
and knocking me out.
The maid, who had run in, and Inez
lifted me up, unconscious, and car
ried me into the back room.
It was scarcely I'VE minutes after
that Kennedy came to the entrance to-
the apartment There he noted the
mark which + had made. He had just
decided to go in, when he heard q,
noise It was Cissy, arrayed in all her
glory, going out, with a parting word
of instruction from Inez. He drew
back into the angle of the hall.
4 was still unconscious. and Inez
was standing over me when she heard
the tinkIe' Of the bell
Craig unconsciously took the very
chair In which I had been sitting and;
sat down nonchalantly. A she saw
him, she had given little gasp.
AS Craig watched her keenly, how
ever, he was able to discover that,
underneath her calm exterior, she was
very nervous and excited
..Well?n demanded Kennedy with an
enigmatical smile. you didn't expect
to see me again-so soon. did you?"
Inez seemed to be overcome for the
moment. She rose and moved over
to the table.
Walt a minute" Interrupted Ken
nedy. Come back and sit down. !,
have something to say to you"
Nervously her hand grfpped the
table and moved along toward the
secret knob.
Kennedy notice it, but he had not
moved his chair fem the position In
which it had been placed for me. At
that moment. though, his eye fell on
my glove, which I had inadvertently
dropped. on the floor. He reached down,
and picked It up. AS he did so the
bar in the wall. few out. just missing
his head as he bent over.
Seeing that her scheme had failed.
Inez made dash for the door. Ken
nedy sprang to his feet and seized her.
Elaine, on her return from the lab
oratory. had gone to the conservatory
of the Dodge house, and there was
busying herself pruning the rose
bushes
Once she happened to glance up at
the end nearest the street. She could
see q stroliing gypsy going by. and.
the gypsy. apparently. had spied her
through the open window.
sGood AFTERNOON, mistress" greeted.
the gypsy coming UP to the fence.
'Wouldn't you like to have me read
your fortune?'
Elaine was lonesome. She looked
the gypsy over and the picturesque
ness OF the woman appealed to her.
Laughingly, she consented and the
gypsy entered.
The gypsy took E1aine's hand and
looked at it carefully. You are in
danger from powerful Oriental Grim
mall announced the gypsy at last.
Elaine was. to say the least, Inn
pressed.
HE is very dangerous man." went
on the gypsy.
'.And that is not all,'' the gypsy hint
ed. "in darkness I could make YOU
see the vision Of your prosecutor and
HIS dem
she nodded knowingly at Elaine. and
AT the same time from a fold of her
dress drew out the lead case. managed
to open it and took out the handker-
chief. Above the table she twisted IT
into fat band
"Let me show you she raid. hand
Ing the handkerchief to Elaine. "Tie
that over your eyes"
Elaine was sitting with her own,
handkerchief in her hand. but she,
turned quickly. When she faced the
gypsy again she had . bandage fat.
over her eyes.
Now, mistress, try-let yourself
co." urged the gypsy Let me guide
your mind. VIII show you"