The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-31

one by one.
An attic is always a place that calls
up memories of the past, and Elaine
soon began to think OF things that
were suggested by one after another
of the discarded dresses. Besides.
some of them were scarcely worth
sending. anyway. She sat down, alb
sently, in the chair to think 1t over.
Suddenly secret spring released
set Of bands that automatically and
swiftly clamped over Elaine's arms
and about her body and neck, holding
her in grip of steel. At the same
time a vapor bulb in the back OF the
chair shot out its smothering fumes,
rendering her unconscious.
Elaine was caught In a trap.
Inez in silent exultation opened the
attic door just trifie. Then her
slender hand reached In and took the
key from the inside, shut the door and
locked 1t from the outside.
Stealthily Inez crept downstairs
from the attic and into Elaine's room.
There. taking care that neither Marie
nor Aunt Josephine was about, she
opened the closet and took out the
dress, coat and hat which Elaine had
worn when she was kidnapped by WI
and stuffed them into suitcase. Inez
closed the suitcase quickly, threw on
her own hat and coat and left the
house unobserved.
Half an hour later she entered the
opium joint on Mott street
There were both WI and Long Sin
carefully examining blonde wig made
up as closely as possible to resemble
the golden masses that we're the
crown of Elaine's beauty. Four or
five other Cinnamon sat and stood
about at respectful distance.
Have you the clothes?" asked WI,
greeting Inez.
Yes she returned. "All has been
done exactly as you ordered"
Good" complimented WI. Then
you may prepare yourself immediate
ly."
In the meantime a second trap was
being prepared for Kennedy. The
note Of warning regarding Elaine was
merely first step in the entangle-
ment,
We were in the laboratory and
Craig was at work testing some chem
icals, about to pour liquid from q
beaker into test tube. He paused,
posing both in his hands, listening.
Outside we could hear what sounded
like scratching at the door.
BE quiet just minute, Walter,
whispered Craig, moving on tiptoe
toward the door.
The fact was that a young China
man had crept up cautiously and was
crouching there In a position like
that of runner about to start in a
race. Actually he was merely wait
ing for Kennedy to open the door,
but it looked as though he were listen
ing.
AS Craig threw open the door he
started of like racer, apparently
dropping piece of paper in his hurry.
/ darted out after him, while Craig
stopped and picked up the paper, then
stood gazing after US.
Down the hall the young Chinaman
dashed until he came to the back en-
trance to the laboratory. There he
turned and crouched again in the
darkness.
A moment later / came after him.
AS / passed the door he seemed to
rise up Unexpectedly and / stumbled
headlong over him, almost stunned
as ! hit the floor He rose again
and criss-crossed around the corner
of the building before could pick my.
self up. 1t was of no use now to
chase him further, and limped back
into the laboratory.
He got away In spite of me-"
managed to blurt out as l rejoined
Kennedy in the hall. What's that?'
ga note of some kind that he
dropped" replied Craig, passing over
to me the paper he had picked up.
read in English:
Gee WHAT ne VI ooin9 anu rcpoTt 10
me In the basement below f16 Mott
street"
Beneath the few words. evidently
orders, was that mystic sign of the
serpent-.the mark OF the arch-crim.
inal, WI Fang.
IT'S clue, Craig!" exclaimed.
7 For moment Craig said nothing
as he turned to go back into the
laboratory. For some time he con
tinued to study the note, as though
revolving something in his mind.
Whatever 1t is." he remarked al
length, I'm going to look into it
ANYHOW. While I'm gone, Walter,