The Dermott news., 1915-08-26

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servant announced that visitor was
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 1T is we'll will call
you again when | need you. You nay
60" he instructed.
No sooner had he gone than the
others reappeared from behind their
screens and other hiding places as ST
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 inconspieuously as they
made their way Uptown.
had come into the laboratory and
not finding Kennedy. had decided 10
wait there for him.
Perhaps half an hour later he came
rushing in. his face elouded With
thought and beads of perspration
standing out on his forehead.
What's the trouble?" asked anx-
iously.
Trouble enough he replied fling
ing off his hat and coat and throwing
on his smock. as he related disjonted
ly between whites what had happened
And now I'm going to prepare for
the attack. whatever it may BE-. he
went on. going over briskly to the lab
oratory table Where's that nitrate
oh. here IL is "
For the next few minutes he was
] busily mixing several chemicals while
miratien.
When he had finished he poured one
liquid from tube into an atomizer,
then another Of the liquids which he
had made into Il nesk
Walter he asked. getting ready
to go cut aud indicating to me to do
tho same. I wish you'd bring along
that rug over there BY my sink.
placed the rug before our door and
, he cmptied almost hall of the contents
OF the flask on IT. Then he entered
the laboratory again, taking care not
To step on the rug. but over il
Meanwhile Wu Fang and his licu-
tenants had proceeded to the base
ment OF oar apartment house
First Wa entered the dark cellar
cautiously and heckoucd To Long Sin
and the other Cinnamon TO follow
One OF his followers carried the Big
Six deteetaphone. which he placed on
an old rickety table which the jauitor
Jensen. sometimes used.
We opened the oak case and began
TO look about for a place to install the
little listening ear by wires that would
run up from this cellar hiding place
20 our apartment above,
Ugh Look cried one OF the
Cinnamon. pointing toward a corner
OF the cellar wall
Wa turned. There was a rat which
had run out of hole. had seen them
and scampercd quickly across the
floor and away safely.
1t interested Wa and he walked over
10 the rathole and examined II.
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
10,
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 its 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 a method OF wiring
in the detectaphone that was all his
own. He went over to the corner and
drew from his capacious blouse a
chisel with which he ripped back a
section OF the Dashboard After he
had removed II he made little hole
in the plaster and laths on tho wall.
Next he drew on pair OF thick
gloves and carefully reached into the
pasteboard box. From 1t he drew a
ferret
This ferret wore a 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.
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