The Ordway new era., 1915-08-27

outside. Then. as the cripple entered, !,
spryly enough now, he added: "Oh--it
Is you. Well-anything to report?"
RED roses" was all that the ex-
beggar in his awe at the fierce China
man could find words to blurt out.
WI nodded. at is we'll. l will cali
you again when I need you. You may
60" he instructed.
No sooner had he gone than the
others reappeared from behind their
screens and other hiding places as 81.
lently as they had gone.
"You will all follow me-" directed
WI. gathering together the parapher-
MALTA and shutting the box. Here,
Tom Ling. carry that box for me
carefully. too"
A moment later WI left the secret
apartment. followed by his henchmen.
splitting up inconspicuously as they
made their way uptown.
had come into the laboratory and,
not finding Kennedy, had decided to
wait there for him.
Perhaps half an hour later he came
rushing in, his face clouded with
thought and beads of perspiration
standing out on his forehead.
whats the trouble?" ! asked anx-
iously.
Trouble enough" he replied. fling
ing OF his hat and coat and throwing
on his smock, as he related disjointed-
ly between whiles what had happened.
"And now I'm going to prepare for
the attack. whatever 1t may be-" he
went on, going over briskly to the lab
oratory table. where's that nitrate
oh, here 1t is"
For the next few minutes he was
busily mixing several chemicals while
1 watched him curiously In silent ad-
miration.
When he had finished he poured one
liquid from q tube into an atomizer.
then another of the liquids which he
had made. into a nesk.
Walter" he asked. getting ready
to go out and indicating to me to do
the same. II wish you'd bring along
that rug over there by my sink"
placed the rug before our door and
he emptied almost half Of the contents
Of the flask on it., Then he entered
the laboratory again. taking care not
to step on the rug. but over 1t.
Meanwhile WI Fang and his lieu
tenants had proceeded to the base
ment of our apartment house.
First WI entered the dark cellar
cautiously and beckoned to Long Sin
and the other Cinnamon to follow.
One of his followers carried the Big
Six detectaphone. which he placed on
an old rickety table which the janitor,
Jensen, sometimes used.
We opened the oak case and began
to look about for place to install the
little listening ear by wires that would
run up from this cellar hiding place
to our apartment above.
UGH! Look" cried one Of the
Cinnamon. pointing toward q corner
Of the cellar wall.
WI turned. There was a rat which
had run out Of hole, had seen them
and scampered quickly across the
floor and away safely.
1t interested WI and he walked over
to the rathole and examined It.
wait here" he ordered quickly.
leaving his men on guard in the cellar.
1t was not very many minutes later
that WI returned to the cellar with a
large cardboard box under his arm.
"No one has gone in. MASTER" re-
ported one of the Cinnamon.
WI nodded and turned to another
who had been engaged in enlarging the
rathole in the wall.
Does 1t run upstairs?" he asked.
"Yes, MASTER" returned the other.
"Then wait here" ordered WI. TAX
ing up the detectaphone transmitter.
the spool Of wire and the box.
He left the cellar stealthily and a
few minutes later reached the upper
hall, which at the time happened to be
deserted. Somehow he had obtained a
skeleton key which fitted our lock. and
with It's aid he entered our apartment.
Quickly he looked about the room.
Finally his keen judgment told him
that the corner by the bookcase was
that nearest over the compartment in
the cellar in which he had left his
lieutenants with the detectaphone.
WI Fang had . method Of wiring
in the detectaphone that was all his
own. He went over to the corner and
drew from his capacious blouse
shisel with which he ripped back q
section Of the baseboard. After he
had removed 1t he made . little hole
in the plaster and Iaths on the wall.
Next he drew on pair Of thick
gloves and carefully reached into the
pasteboard box. From It he drew a
ferret.
b Q This ferret wore small leather har-
ness around his shoulders. To this
harness WI attached one end Of the
wire from the spool. and made sure
that the spool would unwind readily.
Then he reached into his pocket and
drew out a rat. As he held them. one
in each hand, he let the ferret get
1aat, nNd ANAL of tho rat II