The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
TWENTIETH EPISODE

Benefits side just after he has lost con-
ectopSncSs.
TWENTIETH EPISODE
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
WI Fang sat at table in his apart
ment, hidden behind the sQualfd and
tenement. Before him were a glass
dish and bottle. which contained sew
eral sticks Of phosphorus Immersed In
water. and a small capillary glass
tube.
For moment, however. he had laid
aside the strange paraphernalta and
was writing note. AS he finished he
tapped a bell and silently Chinese
servant appeared IN answer.
Take this letter to that white won-
an, Inez." directed WI, adding. "Give
it to her yourself-and IL she is there
return with her
The servant bowed and WI returned
to work on the curious machine he
was devising-
He had completed his 1abors when
his trusted lieutenant. Long Sin. en-
tered.
FOR what did the master summon
me?" asked Long Sin. deterentia1ly-
Come here" beckoned WI. Behold
this"
with pair of tweezers he seized a
small stick of the phosphorus under
water and slowly brought it to the sur
face. Almost Instantly the dangerous
element burst into flame. giving on a
dense white smoke
Here have capillary tube, as the
white devils call It In their science,
went on WI. pointing out the glass
tube. by carefully bending It and ar
ranging the outlet OF the water can
set fire anywhere at any time /
choose"
Even while he was showing the
devilish invention to Long Sin. his SER
want had sought the deliberately fur
nished apartment OF the white woman
to whom the note had been addressed
She was an attractive young wom-
an, known as Innocent Inez- Except
for a certain coarseness, she strongly
resembled Elaine, both In features and
figure.
Inez turned langutd1y as her co1ored
maid ushered in the servant OF WI,
took the note and read It with inter
est
Watt she said with sudden &C
cession OF energy, nodding at the same
time to her negro maid to bring her
hat and coat Il win go with you"
Thus few minutes later Inez en-
tered the secret den Of WI Fang
-.Ah-this is the young woman" In
troduced WI to Long Sin.
Carefully planning each detail down
to the smallest possibility OF error, WI
Fang and Long Sin completed their
arrangements and. finally, with Inez
left the apartment On the street an
automobile was waiting at the curb.
while not far away two toughs from
the nefshborhood- stood.
AS the Cinnamon and the woman
came out W. beckoned to the waiting
roughnecks "Come-get in-ltyely,
he ordered.
They climbed into the car and the
five criminals whtrled rapidly uptown.
Kennedy had often been amused ut
my never having a match when
needed it, and it had occurred to him
to devise very novel cigarette light
er for my benefit
It was simple enough. consisting OF
a small battery connected by small
wires to one OF pair Of cuh links.
One Ink had In its face q very hne
wire. only fraction of an inch long,
To the link Craig had so1dered the
wires from the battery and arranged
them sa>that they ran up under his
coat sleeve through the armhoIe OF the
vest to the battery, which he carried.
IN his vest pocket
He had just completed his work
when he heard me coming and hastily
drew on his coat
-weu, what's new" greeted
Nothing in particular" he replied
"Have cigarette?
He handed his cigarette case to me
and took one Then, unsuspecdng,
/ began to search my pockets for
match, but, as usual. could not ind
At last. half mockingly, he lighted
his cigarette apparently on his Gun
link
what new.1angled sort Of thing tsi
that2- I asked In surprise.
Il thought 1t might amuse you. he
smiled. explaining the arrangement as
he opened his vest and showed me-
how he made the electric connection,