Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-01

We're Getting up this movement 20
helm the Bclgiars and we haze rplen-
did bac',ing. Just let me show YOU
some Of the names on our commit
tee"
She handed Elaine list.
I've Just been sent to see II I can
rot persuade you to join the commit
tee and attend a meeting at Mrs. Riv-
ertons s." she went on.
"Why-er," considered Elaine,
thoughtfully. "er-ycs. 1t must be
all right with such people IN it."
Can you 20 down with me now?"
lust as we'll as later" agreed
Elaine.
They went out together, and as
tho we're lea, y the house man
who had been !y.tering outside looked
at Elaine. then fXcdly at her compan-
ion.
No sooner lad thoy gone than he
sped eff to a car waiting around the
corner. In the DARK depths was sin
lister figure, the master criminal him
self. The watcher had been an en-
issary Of the Clutching Hand.
Chief" he whispered eagerly. won
know tIrcrturous Mary? We'll, she's
got Elaine Dodge in tow"
The deuce cried ClutChing Hand.
Then we must teach Nary Carson,
or whoever she is working for. q los
son. No ore shall interfere with our
/ affairs Follow them!"
Elaine and Mary had gone down
town, talking animatedly-walking
/ down the avenue toward Mrs. Riying-
/ tons apartment.
Meanwhile. Wong Sin, still in his
Chinese costume, was explaining to
another male servant just what he
wished done, pointing out the dagger
on the wall and placing the bladder
under his jacket a box of opium
was on the table, and he was Civ
ing most explicit directions. II was
into such n web that Elaine was be-
ing unwittinly led by Mary.
Entering the hallway Of the apart
ment, Mary rang the bell.
The servant opened the door and
Elaine and Nary entered. He closed
the door and almost before they knew
it was gone into the back room.
Elaine gazed about it in trepdiation.
But before she could say anything,
Mary. with a great show of surprise,
exclaimed why, must have made
/. mistake. This isn't Mrs. Rivirg
tons apartment. How stupid Of me-
They looked at each other a mo
ment. Then each laughed nervousiy
IS together they started to so out Of
the door. 1t was locked!
Quickly they ran to another door
1t vas locked also.
Just then the Chinaman entered ant
stood a moment gazing at them. They
turned and Elaine recoiled from him
Wong bowed.
, ooh. SIR cried Mary, we've made
mistake. Can't you tell us how Il
? get oUt?"
, NO speke Englis," he said, Slid
ing out again from the room ant
closing TIE door.
d, Elaine and Mary looked about il
! despair.
= What shall we do?" asked Elaine
= Mary said nothing, but with hast
, glance discovered on the wall tt
knife which Wong had already tol
= her about. She took it from its seal
= bard. As she did so the Chinaman r.
turned with a tray OF which were quee
/ drinks and glasses.
;, At the sight of Mary with the knit
he scowled blackly, laid down til
I tray. and took q few steps in her q
rection. She brandished the knit
threateningly; then, as if her ner'
failed her, tainted, letting the kni
fall carefully on the floor so that
struck on the handle, and not on TT
blade
Wong quickly caught her as 81
tainted and carrying her out OF Il
room, banged shut the door. Elaii
followed in a moment, Loyalty to ~
tect her supposed friend, but -four
that the door had a snap lock on Il
other side.
She locked about wildly, and in
2 moment Wong reappeared. AS he
q vanced slowly and insinuatinSly, s
drew back, pleading. But her wor
81 fell On seemingly deaf ears.
She had picked up the knife viii
al Mary had dropped, and when at la
vi Wong maneuvered to get her corner
81 and was about to seize her, she nerv
herself up and stabbed at him re:
81 lutely.
a Wong staggered back-and fell.
III AS he did so, he pressed
81 bladder which he had already plac
81 under his coat. A dark red flu
s.6I like blood, oozed out all over him
ran in a pool on the floor.
81 Elaine, too horror-stricken at vi
$ had happened even to scream, dropI
~ the knife and bent over him. He
not move. She rose quickly and
y! through the now open door. AS
-. did so. Wong seemed suddenly to co
IFS to life. lie raised himself and lool
nc after her. then with a subtle sn