Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-17

there came a knock M the door and !
opened 1t hurricdly Ther. was a mes
senEcr boy who handed ,.,r a note 4.
tore IL open II wan from Kennedy
and read IL shall probably D. away
for two or three DAYS. Call NJ Elaine
and tell her a. beware nf a certain
Madame Savctrly =
was rtlll puxzlinr over the note
aud was just about to call up Elaine
when the speaking tube Was blown
aud e. my surprise found that II was
Aunt Josephine who had called.
Where IL Mr. Kennedy ." she asked.
great, aritutrd
-. haH gun. away for a few DAYS.
! replied %blanEly. is there anything
can do"
She was very excited and hastily re-
lated what had happened al the parlOr
of the medium.
What was her name" ! cried anx-
iouslv.
Madame Ssvetsky." she replied. to
my surprise.
Astounded. ] picked up Craig's note
from the desk and handed Il 10 her
without a word. She read IL with
breathless eAgerness.
Come back there with me. please"
she begged. almost frantic with fear
now. Something terrible may have
happened"
Aunt Josephine had hardly left Sal
vetsky when the trance Was resumed
Suddenly. from the mysterious shad
ows Of the cabinet. theirs appeared the
apirit ~ Long Sin. whose death
Elaine still believed she had caused
when Adventures Mary had lured her
20 the apartment.
Elaine was trembling with fear at
the apparition.
As before. a strange voice sounded
In the depths OF the cabinet and again
a message was heard. tn low. solemn
tones
II am Keka, and have with me
Long Sin. His blood cries for ven.
geance
Elaine was overcome with horror Al
the words.
Then a dim. ghostly figure. appar-
emily that Of Long Sin. appeared
With arms outstretChed. the figure
gllded from the cabinet and approached
Elaine. She shrank back farther
In fright. too Mortified even to sC~aam
At the same moment. the medium
drew a vapor pistol from her dress.
and. as the ghost % Long Sin leaped
az Elaine. Savetsky darted forward
and shot a stream OF vapor ftll IN
BENEFITS face
Bennett dropped unconscious. the
lights In the darkened room flashed
M. and several OF the men OF the
Clutching Hand rushed In
Quickly the fireplace was turned on
is cleverly constructed hinges. re-
yealing the hidden passage.
Before any effective resistance could
be made. Elaine and Bennett were
hustled through the passage securely
bound. and placed on a divan in a
curtained chamber back of the altar
OF the devil ~worshipers
II was al that moment that I. little
dreaming OF what had been taking
place. arrived with Aunt Josephine al
the house ~ the medium
She answered my ring and admitted
u To our surprise. the seance
was empty.
Where l. the young lady who was
here" I asked.
Miss Dodge and the gentleman Just
left a few minutes ago the medium
explained a. We locked ab0uI
happened 10 notice a torn handker-
over me that perhaps II might afford
4 clue
As ! passed II. 7 purposely dropped
my soft hat over n and picked UP the
hat. securing the h~a.1dkerchief with
out attracting Savetsky's attention.
Aunt Josephine was keen now for
returning home 70 find out whether
Elaine was there or not. No sooner
had she entered the car and driven or.
thar | examined the handkerchief IN
was torn. as IL n had been crushed I'm
the hand during a struggle and
wrenched away ! looked closer In
the corner was the initial e"
That was enough. without losing
another precious moment ! hurried
around 70 the nearest police station.
The sergeant detailed several
roundsmen and a man in plsin clothes.
IND together W. returned "a the house.
laying a careful plan 70 surround Il
secretly. while the ~plainclothes man
and I obtained a~dmittance
Meanwhile. the Chinese devil wor-
shippers had again gathered IN their
cursed temple and Long Sin. IN his
priestly robe. appeared IN the dais
The worshipers kotowed rever-
emily 70 him. while az the back again
stood the aged Chinaman patiently
turning hts prayer wheel
Two braziers. or smoke pots. had
been placed on the dais. n az which
Long Sin touched with a stick Aus
ing Il 20 burst out into dense fumes
Standing before them. n chanted
IN nasal tones The white consort ~
the great Ksing Chau has been found
II l. his will that she now b. made