The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-05-13

IN t0c COT0'T. us W Wy u u''"S'Si N""'"
a deep. loud voice.
Help! Help! Murder! Police!
They are s%trangllng mel
rhe effect was terrific.
Clutching Hand and Dan, hardened
In crime as they were, fell back.
dazed. overcome for the moment at
the startling effect.
They looked about. Not n soul.
Then. to their utter CONSERVATION.
from the helmet again came the deep,
vibrant warning.
Help, Murder! Police"
Kennedy and | had been listening
over the %vocaphone, for he moment
nonplused at the fellows daring.
Then we heard from the uncanny
instrument: For Heavens sake,
Chief. hurry. The Falsers have fallen
down. The girl herself Is coming"
What It meant we did not know. But
Craig was almost beside himself, as
he ordered me TO get the police by tel
ephone, II there was any way to block
them. Only instant action would count,
however. What TO do?
We could hear the master Grim.
inal plainly fumbling now.
Yes. that's the Clutching hand" he
repeated.
Wait" I cautioned, someone else
Is coming!"
by n sort OF instinct he seemed TO
recognize the sounds.
"Elaine!" he exclaimed. paling.
Instantly followed, in less than ]
can tell it. the sounds OF a suppressed
shuttle.
HE has seized her-gagged her."
! cried In an agony OF suspense.
We could nov hear everything that
was going on in the library. Craig
was wildly excited. AS for me. I was
speeches.. Here was the vocaphone
we had installed. II had warned us.
But what could we do?
looked blankly at Kennedy. He
was equal TO the emergency.
He calmly turned the switch.
Then, at the top Of his lungs he
shouted: Help, Help, Police. They
are ~struneling me-"
looked AT him In amazement. What
did he think he could do-blocks
away?
1T works both ways" ne mutered.
Help! Murder Police"
We could hear the astonished ours.
ing Of the two men. Also, down the
hall, now, We could hear footsteps an.
preaching in answer to his call for
help-Aunt Josephine. Jennings. Marie
and others all shouting out that there
were cries in the library.
The deuce, What Is it," muttered
a rruN voice.
The man in armcr'" Kissed Clutch
ing Hand.
Here they come. too. Chief"
There was a parting scufle.
"~There-take that"
"A loud metallic ringing came from
the v%ocaphone.
Then silence!
What had happened?
In the library, recovering from their
crock OF surprise, Dan cried out 10
the Clutching Hand. The deuce!
What is ~"
Then looking about, Clutchine
Hand quickly took in the situation.
The mar in armor," he pointed
out.
Dan was almost dead with fright
at the weird thing.
Here they come. too. Chief" he
gasped, as, down the hall he could
hear the family shouting out tha,
someone was in the library.
with a parting thrust. Clutchlnr
Hand sent Elaine reeling.
She held on TO only n corner nj tho
papers, lie had the greater mar, 10
them. They were torn and DESTROYED.
anyway.
Finally. with ell the v~enomousnes.
OF which he was capable. Clutchjnr
mana rushed at the armor suit. drew
back his glovcd fist. and let Il shoot
out squarely In a vicious solar plexu.
blow.
"There-take that" he roared,
h suit ratified f~uriously. Out OF
IL spilled the vocaphone, with n bang
on the floor.
An instant later those IN the hall
In. Put the Clutching Hand
ana Dan were gone out OF the win.
dow, the criminal carrying the greater
part OF the precious papers.
Some ran TO Elaine, others TO the
window. The ladder had been kicked
away, and the criminals were gone
L"ap!ng into the waiting car, they had
been Whlsked aWay.
Hello! Hello Hello" called q
voice, apparently from nowhere.
What Is that?" cried Elaine.
She had risen by this time, and was
gazing about, wondering at the strange
voice Suddenly her eye fell on the
hrinor scattered all over the floor.
She spied the little oak box.
Elaine"
Apparently the voice came from
mat BESIDES II had n familiar ring
TO her ears.
"Yes-Craig!" she cried.
That is my vocoubnpa A. n..,