Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-24

was opened by colored maid. I ha
not expected to get in at all, but thi
seemed easy.
The maid brought me a chair. and
took it. did not notice, however
that she was careful to place it in
particular spot with the back to tn
wall
l laid my hat and gloves on tn,
table. AS did SO, one glove mus
have dropped on the floor in an incon
spicuous place by the leg of the table
i sat down while the maid left m.
for moment to call her mistress. II
my best detective manner / gazet
about the room, endeavoring to ex
tract some clue. / was about to ex
anime the room more closely when
heard someone coming and restrained
my interest in the surroundings. Inez
entered, and / rose.
Won't you sit DOWN." she asked,
with exaggerated politeness. For
what am / indebted to you for this
visit?"
Well" I replied. perhaps you re.
call the last time we met"
Inez stood by the table, listening
to me, thought a bit mockingly. As
I spoke her hand moved to the edge
of the table. Suddenly, before l knew
it. the room swan before my eyes and
all was blackness.
Inez had moved her hand over and
had pressed 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.
1t was scarcely five minutes after
that Kennedy came to the entrance to
the apartment. There he noted the
mark which / had made. He had just
decided to 60 in. when he heard a
noise. 1t 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.
/ was still unconscious, and Inez
was standing over me when she heard
the tinkle of the bell.
Craig unconsciously took the very
chair in which had been sitting and
sat down nonchalantiy. A she saw
him, she had given a 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?" demanded Kennedy with an
enigmatical smile. you didn't expect
to see me again-so soon, did your"
Inez seemed to be overcome for the
moment. She rose and moved over
to the table.
Wait a minute" interrupted Ken.
nedy. Come back and sit down. /
have something to say to you"
Nervously her hand gripped the
table and moved along toward the
secret knob.
Kennedy notice it. but he had not
moved his chair from the position in
which it had been placed for me. At
that moment. though, his eye fell on
my glove. which / had inadvertently
dropped on the floor. He reached down
and picked 1t up. AS he did SO the
bar in the wall flew out, just missing
his head as he bent over.
Seeing that her scheme had failed,
[nez made a dash for the door. Ken
nedy sprang to his feet and seized her.
Elaine. on her return from the lab
'ratory. had gone to the conservatory
VI the Dodge house, and there was
'usying herself pruning the rose
pushes.
Once she happened to glance up at
he end nearest the street. She could
zee a strolling gypsy going by, and
he gypsy. apparently, had spied her
through the open window.
Good afternoon, mistress" greeted
he gypsy coming up to the fence.
Wouldn't you like to have me read
our fortune?"
Elaine was lonesome. She looked
he gypsy over, and the picturesque
ess Of the woman appealed to her.
she consented, and the
ypsy entered
The gypsy took Elaine's hand and
'oked at it carefully. you are in
anger from powerful Oriental GRIM
'al,' announced the gypsy at last.
Elaine was. to say the least, i'm
ressed.
He is a very dangerous man." went
n the gypsy.
And that is not ALL" the gypsy hint
q. In darkness l could make YOU
ee the vision Of your prosecutor and
is den."
She nodded knowingly at Elaine. and 9
the same time from a fold of her
ress drew out the lead case, managed |
open 1t and took out the handker- q
lief. Above the table she twisted II I
Ito fiat band.
Let me show you," she said. hand.
g the handkerchief to Elaine. "Tie
lat over your eyes," a
Elaine was sitting with her own 4
andkerchief in her hand, but she b
rned quickly. When she faced the 4
'psy again she had a bandage fat
Ter her eyes. III
NOW, mistress, try-let yourself I
, urged the gypsy. Let me guide c
'ur mind. / will show you" q
Elaine did try to put herself in the v
anne OF mind the gypsy wanted. a
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