Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-16
1WENTY-FoURTH EPISODE
4 SHADOWS OF WAR.

It was a day or two after the es-
cape OF WI Fang and Inez. Kennedy
had Chase and another detective,
whom he frequently employed on rou-
tine matters, at work over the clues
: developed by his use OF the sphygmo-
graph. Elaine, anxious for news, had
dropped in on US at the laboratory
Just as Kennedy was hastily opening
his mail.
Craig came to q large letter with
an official look, slit open the envelope,
and unfolded the letter. "Hurrah!"
he cried, jumping up and thrusting
the letter before US. Read that"
1 Across the top Of the paper were
embossed in blue the formidable
Words:. ~.- o. ...s,-s SO. i 81 .-.~s
| United States Navy Department,
J. ...... Washington, o. c.
The letter was interesting:
/ Professor Craig Kennedy:
( The University, New York City.
Dear sir-Your telautomatIe torpe-
do model was tested yesterday and q
take great pleasure In stating that IL
was entirely sueeessful. There 10 no
doubt that the United States % safe
from attack 40 long 40 we retain 10
secret. Very sincerely yours, ssl - J,
~ , DANIEL WATERS, i
/ Assistant Secretary.
= when are We going to see the won
derful invention. Craig?' added as ]
grasped his hand and, in return, he
almost broke the bones in mine wiring.
ing &c. -szs s2gs sss +, /, s>,,s-sryr,s ssg5a
AS soon as you wish, " he replied.
knowing over to the safe near by and
opening It. Here's the only other
model in existence besides the model
/ sent to Washington"
He held up before rs cigar-shaped
tafair OF steel, about eight inches
long. with tiny propeller and rudder
OF size to correspond. Above was
series OF wires four or ave inches in
length, which, he explained, we're the
laerials BY which the torpedo was con-
[ troIled Esg,sts
THE principle OF the thing, he
wentson proudly. SIS that use wireless
waves to,actuate relays on the torpedo;
the relay releases 1t. That Is, ! send
child with a message; the grown
man. through the relay, does the
work. So, you see can sit miles
away In safety and send my little Da-
yid out anywhere to strike down =
huge Goliath" NJ
fl He had scarcely finished bis brief
description when there came q knock
ut the door. | answered II. It was
Chase and his assistant .tg
We've found the place on Pell
street. they reported excitedly. its
No. II, as you thought. We've left
an operative disguised as q blind beg
gar to watch the place" 4
Halt, an hour later we turned into
Chinatown from the shadow Of the
elevated railroad on Chatham sqlare,
doing our best to- affect BOwery
We had I3t gone far before We came
to the blind beggar: He was sitting
BY. No, il with o sign on his breast.
grinding !, indnstrionsiy !. sta,a u small
barrel organ before him on which
rested 8 tin CUP We passed him. and
Kennedy took out a coin from his
pocket and dropped Il into the cup.
As he did so he thrust his hand into
the cup and, quickly took, out . piece
OF paper, which he palmed. -gss
i. The blind beggar thanked and
blessed US. and We lodged into
doorway, where Kennedy opened the
paper and read. "wu Fang eole out"
We had scarcely mouAfed tie stairs
10 the OF the ScrEeLt Whea a ser
want in a batt loom. bearing noise,
stuck his head in the Goor Kennedy
and ] made dash ct him. and quick
j.. ovcrpowered him, swapping the
Bracelets on his wrists.
Watch him, Walter directed Craig
rs he made his way into the back
room.
In the devious plots and schemes
of WI Fang, his nefarious work had
brought him into contact not only
with criminals Of the lowest order,
but with those high up in financial
and diplomatic circles.
Thus it happened that at such
crisis as Kennedy had brought about
for him WI had suddenly been called
out of the city and had received an
order from a group OF powerful Ior-
eign agents known Cecretly as the IN
tellisence Office, to meet an ennis
sary at a certain rocky promontory
ON thu Connecticut shore of Long Is