Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-07-17

resting on the after cabin roof wher
| one of the men reached down and from
| small wooden cage took a struggling
white carrier pigeon. They fastened
the note, rolled up in a sort of quill, tt
| the birds leg and let the bird loose. Il
circled up, then, straight as an arrow
darted off landWard.
They'll be glad to know we're safe
and so near" nodded Gregor. "And
confound any revenue men that stand
between us!"
In a room In tenement WI Fang
and several Cinnamon were steated
talking and smoking.
Outside a nearby window was a
large box which had a small sliding
door on the outside, arranged so thai
it fell almost at a touch, working a
little signal flag on the back of the
box toward the room in which the
Cinnamon were seated.
Suddenly there was flutter OF
wings outside. A pure-white pigeon
seemed to glide into the box and,
rs the homing bird did so, the door
automatically shut 1t was a cage
such as is used for carrier pigeons.
he little flag in the room moved and
the Cinnamon crowded about the box
as WI opened it, reached In and caught
the bird. Carefully he took the mes
sage from the birds foot. AS one of
them placed the bird in another box
and reset the trap, WI unrolled the
paper and read:
Twenty-six miles southeast of Sandy
Hook. viii drop anchor off Staten
sIand tonight
you will let me know If any later
message comes" directed WI to one
II his men as, moment later, the
Chinese master criminal left the tene-
ment.
Cautiously he made his way to the
secret entrance to his own apartment.
lie had scarcely entered when China
man who had evidently been waiting
or him rose and bowed. 1t was Hop
Ling, the proprietor of the opium den.
Is there any news yet, master?" he
1sked.
Yes, Gregor is landing your opium
onight. I'll have a girl for him to
axe back to Shanghai with him,
here she can be sold"
Kennedy had begun to get closer on
lie trail of WI and, having dispatched
to Elaine with the wireless tele
hone, 1t occurred to him that he might
pend few hours profitably sleuthing
bout Chinatown searching for clews
o the Serpent.
He donned the toughest of his old
suits and turned his coat collar up,
while an old SLOUGH hat was pulled
over his eyes. But it was not so far
over as to dim his sight.
He paused once by an electric light
pole to watch gangster saunter past.
Twice the fellow had walked up and
down the street
AS the gangster slouched by, he
lurched over to the electric light pole,
and Kennedy felt his hand touched by
that of the gangster. He was more
than surprised to feel something like
q piece of cardboard surreptitiously |
showed into his hand, and he clutched
it. The gangster passed, and, as he
did so, Kennedy looked at him, then |
bent over and read
Capt. John Brainard,
U. S. Secret Service.
Written underneath the engraved |
lame was Follow"
Slowly Craig followed. Brainard en-
tered a saloon by a side door and seat
ed himself in back room. A mo-
nent later Kennedy slouched in and
lat down at the same table. Brainard
nodded and Craig extended his hand
quietly. He looked about. They were
llone.
What brings you down here?" asked
Kennedy in a low tone.
"A big shipment of opium is going
o be landed tonight and I'm trying to
ocate the Chinese gang back of it.
Think you can help me?"
Anything to do with that hop joint
Up the street,"
Bratnard nodded. Would 1t prove
,lue possibly to WI Fang?
I'll help you." agreed Kennedy.
For several minutes they talked, lay
ng out plan. Finally they paid the
heck and rose to go out. AS they
cached the side door a Chinaman
passed. Kennedy drew Brainard back.
whats the matter?" whispered the
secret service man.
Did you see that Chinaman?" re-
urned Kennedy. That's Hop Ling.
lie runs the opium joint. / think he
s worth shadowing."
Keeping discreetly in the rear of the
Ihinaman, Kennedy and Brainard fol-
owed until Hop paused before ram
hackle tenement. No sooner had he
inside than Craig and
'rainard advanced, careful that they
n turn were not followed.
They entered and went upstairs. At
asst they came to door outside which
hey paused to listen.