Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

Experience With the Chinaman.
finger prints, so to speak. Of his blood
crystals. The hemoglobln. or red coloring
matter, forms crystals. and tho varia-
items Of these crystals, both in form and
molecular construction, are such tRts
they set apart each species OF animal
from every other. and even the races OF
msn-perhaps may even set apart. indi-
viduals. Here Walter. we have a sample
Of human blood crystals"
/ looked through the microscope as he
directed. There could see the crystals
sharply defined.
And here" he added ARE the crys-
tails Of the blood on Elaine's handler
chief"
! l looked again as he changed the slides
There was a marked difference, and !
looked up at him quicly
1T is dogs blood-not human blood,
he said simply.
1 looked again at the two sets of slides
There could be no doubt that there was a
plain difference.
Wonderful" I exclaimed.
Yes wonderful" he agreed. but what
is the game back of all this-that's the
main question now
Long after C1utchlng Hand had left,
Wong was giving instructions TO his
servant and Adventures Mary just how
he had had 20 change his plans as a re-
suit OF the unexpected visit.
Very WELL" nodded Mary, as she left
him. II will do as you say-trust me-"
| II was not much later, then, that
/ Elaine received second visit from Mary
Show her in, jennings" she said TO
the butler, nervously.
Indeed. she felt sorry that every eve
must be upon her. Even Jennings would
know of her guilt soon.
Anxiously. therefore. Elaine looked at
her visitor.
do you know why the servant allowed
us TO leave the apartment whispered
Mary with a glance about fearfully. as IL
the walls had ears.
"No-why2" inquired Elaine anxiously.
'Hes a tong man who has been chosen
10 do away with the Prince. He followed
me. and says you have done his work
for him. II you will give him $4,000 for
expenses he will attend to hiding the
body"
Here, at least. was a way out.
But do you think that is all right?
Can he do it?' asked Elaine eagerly.
do it, Why those tong men can do
anything for money. Only one must be
| careful not to offend them"
Mary was very convincing.
Yes. l suppose you are right" agreed
Elaine. finally. Il had better do as you
say 1t is the safest way out OF the
trouble. Yes. I'll do It. I'll stop at the
| aptx he
They rose and Mary preceded her
eager to get away from the house. At
tho door. however. Elaine asked her to
wait while she ran back on some pre-
text.
In the library she took off the receiver
of the telephone and quickly called a
number.
Our telephone rang in the middle OF
our conversation on blood crystals. and
Kennedy himself answered It."
II was Elaine asking craig's advice.
They have offered 10 hush the thing
up for ten thousand dollars" she said in
a muffled voice.
She seemed bent on doing II. and no
amount OF argument from him could
stop her She simply refused TO accept
the evidence of the blood crystals as
better than what her own eyes told her
she had seen and done.
Then wait for half an hour" he
answered. without arguing further. You
can do that without exciting suspicion.
Then so with her TO her hotel and hand
her over the money
"Au rlght-I'n do II" she agreed.
What is the hotel?''
Craig wrote on q slip Of paper what
she told him-'Room 500, Hotel La Coste.
Come on-hurry!' he urged
We must have made record time In
getting to the Coste. 1t was an ornate
place. where merely to breathe was eN-
pensive. We entered. and by some ex-
cuse Kennedy contrived TO get past the
vigliant bell-hops. We passed the tele-
phone switchboard and entered the
elevator getting Off At the fifth floor.
With a hasty glance up and down the
corridor. To make sure no one was about,
Kennedy came TO Room zoe. then passed
TO the next, 5ll, opening the door with a
skeleton key. We entered and Craig
locked the door behind us. II was an
ordinary hotel room. but well furnished.
Fortunately IL was unoccupied.
Quietly Craig went TO the door which
led TO the next room. II was. OF course.
locked also. He listened moment care
fully, Not a sound. Quickly. with an OK
clamation OF satisfaction, he opened that
door also and went into 500.
Watch here, Walter" he directed
Let me know At the slightest alarm"
Craig had already taken the brace and
bit from the bag and started TO bore
through the wall in room ST., selecting a
spot behind a picture Of a spanish dancer
a spot directly back Of her snspping