Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-04-03

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IE.t ne 5tranEliuc nc!
~ 'iieCi was crrihc
p Clui'hH" 'iand and Dan. arrGpr.4
% ".lu. ~ they were t.u nac,
q. rd oEcr"ome for the mom,u, ~
;h' Startling effect
ih"} looked about. No 4 soui
lh.u 20 their utter Consideration.
rom tnc helmet again came the deep.
vibrant warning.
Help Murder, Police"
kennedy and had been listening
''.r d.. yocaphone. for the moment
-.H..u-rd n the fellows daring
i''H "e heard from The uncauny
,'.'rum.ut. For Heavens sakc.
t"l.f hurry The Fa'sers have fallen
down 'hC girl herself IS coming
What i, meant We did not know But
Grail Wa7 almost beside himself as
he ordered mo to get The police by tel
'rh"'" If thcre was any way to block
th'm Ouly instant action would count.
N'a"'cr. What TO do
", c.U'd hear the master Grim.
iLal ,la;nly fumhIng now.
go. t.a's the Clutching hand" ne
repeated
Wa' { cautioned. someone else
is .1'tu~'"
;; o s'r' "f instinct he seemed TO
rCCorri." tho sounds
p r"'" h. exclaimed. palng
Instantly followed. in less than
can ten II. he sounds of suppressed
shunrc
He has seized her-gagged her"
! cried in an agony of suspense.
We could now hear everything that
"ae rolng on IN the library. Craig
was wildly excited As for me I was
sneCchless Here was the vocaphone
"" had installed II had warned us.
Eut what could We do?
| looIcd blankly at Kennedy. He
was equal 30 the emergency.
He calmly turned the switch.
Then. al the top of his lungs he
shouted: Help, Help, Police, They
are stransling me-"
looked NJ him in amazement. What
did h think he could do-blocks
away?
II works both ways" ne muttered.
help, Murder Police"
We coG. hear the astonished ours
Ing OF be two mon Also. down the
halt now We could hear footsteps ap-
proach!nr IN answer to his call for
hcir-Aunt josephine. Jennings. Marie
ard others all shouting out that there
were cries m the library.
The deuce, What is it," muttercd
4 erun voice
'"Tho man IN armor," missed Clutch
ing nand
Here they come. too Chief,-
There was n parting scudle.
'Therc-take that"
. loud metallic ringing came from
the vCcdphOne
hen silence,
WIZ hai happened?
IN the library. recovering from their
crook Of surprise. Dan cried ont to
~" ClutChinS Hand. The deuce,
Nhat is 't?'
l'aH1 quickly took in the situation.
The man in armor." he pointed
oct
l''n was almost dead with fright
at the weird thing.
Here they come too. CHIEF" ne
roslcd. as down the hall he could
near the family shouting out that
someone was in the library.
With a parting thrust. Clutching
Hand sent Elaine reeling.
She held on to only corner OF the
papers. He had the greater part of
them They were torn and destroyed.
anyway.
Finally, with all the venomousness
Of which he was capable. Clutching
Hand rushed ut the armor suit, drew
back his gloyol fist. and let it shoot
out squareiy in a vicious solar pIexus
blow.
Therc-taie that" he roared
The suit ratified furiously. Out of
t spilled tie vocaphone, with a bang
IN the floor.
An instant later those In the hall
ushed in. But the Clutching Hand
md Dan were gone out OF the win.
low the criminal carrying the greater
art OF the precious papers.
Some ran to Elaine. others to the
window. The ladder had been kicked
way. and the criminals were gone.
Gaping into the waiting car, they had
zen whisked away.
Hello, Hello, Hello" called
Dice, apparently from nowhere.
What is that" cried Elaine.
She had risen by this time, and was
asing about. wondering at the strange
oicc. Suddenly her eve fell on the
rmor scattered all over the floor.
he spied the little oak box.
Elaine"
Apparently the voice came from
hat. Besides il had a familiar ring
, her ears
"fes-Craig," she cried.
That is my vOcaphone-the little
Ok that hears and talks" came back