The Springdale news., 1915-04-16
order to get another. I'll have to go. III get this story from you, Craig

talking to two of his emissaries, an at tractiye young woman and man.
 They were Flirty F7orrie and Dan the Dude
 Now, l want you to get Kennedy" he said. The way to do it is to sep arate Kennedy and Elaine-see?"
 All right, Chief, we'll do it." they replied
 Clutching Hand had scarcely left when Flirty Florrie began by getting published in the papers the story which l had seen.
 The next day she called me up from the suburban house. Having got me to promise to see her. she had scarce fy turned from the telephone when Dan the Dude walked in from the next room
 He's coming" she said
 Dan was carrying a huge stag head with a beautifully branched pair of antlers Under his arm was a coil of wire which he had connected to the inside of the head
 Fine" he exclaimed Then, point ing to the head, he added, It's all ready See how fixed 1t? That ought to please the Chief
 Dan moved quickly to the mantel and mounted stepladder there by which he had taken down the head. and started to replace the head above the mantel
 He hooked the head on nail.
 There" he said. unscrewing one of the beautiful brown glass eyes of the stag.
 Back of it could be seen a camera shutter
 One of those new quick shutter cameras" he explained
 Then he ran couple of wires along the holding around the room and into a closet, where he made the connec- ton with sort of switchboard on which a button was marked, SHUT. TER and the switch. WIND FILM Now, Flirty.@ he said. coming out of the closet and pulling up the shade which let flood of sunlight into the room. you see. l want you to stand here-then, do your little trick
 Just then the bell rang.
 That must be Jameson" she cried "Now-get to your corner"
 With a last look Dan went into the closet and shut the door
 Perhaps half an hour later Clutching Hand himself called me up on the telephone. It was he-not the Star as learned only too late.
 
 had scarcely got out of the house, as Craig told me afterwards, when F1irty Florrie told all over again the embroidered tale that had caught my ear
 Kennedy said nothing. but listened intently, perhaps betraying in his face the skepticism he felt
 lou see, she said. still voluble and eager to convince him, q was only walking on the street. Here-let me show you. It was just like this.
 She took his arm and, before he knew. it, led him to the spot on the floor near the window which Dan had indicated Meanwhile Dan was lis tening attentively in his closet.
 "NoW-stand there You are just as was-only didn't expect any thing.
 She was pantomiming some one ap- preaching stealthily. while Kennedy watched her with interest tinged with doubt Behind Craig in his closet, Dan was reaching for the switchboard button.
 You see" she said advancing quickly and acting her words, he placed his hands on my shoulders = so-then threw his arms about my neck-so,
 She said no more, but imprinted q deep. passionate kiss on Kenuedv's mouth, clinging closely to him. Be- fore Kennedy could draw away, Dan in the closet, had pressed the but ton and the switch several times in rapid succession.
 "Th-that's very realistic" gasped Craig, a good deal taken aback by the sudden osculatory assault.
 He drowned.
 III look into the case" he said, backing away. "There-there may be some scientific explanation-but- er"-
 He vas plainly embarrassed md hastened to make his adieux
 
 How little impression the thing made on Kennedy can be easily seen from the fact that on the way down town that afternoon he stopped at Martins, on Fifth avenue, and bought a ring-a very handsome solitaire, the finest Martin had in the shop.
 It must have been about the time that he decided to stop at Martin s that the Dodge butler Jennings, ad- mitted a young lady who presented a card on which was engraved the name
 Miss Florence Leigh,
 20 Prospect Avenue.
 AS he handed Elaine the card, she 1ao1yad un from tho hook she was read