Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-20
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

Kennedy was reading a scientific
treatise n morning. while I was
banging on the typewriter. when a
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
us.
BY some intuition Craig seemed to
know who IL was. lie sprang 10 open
the door. and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer. Perry Bennett.
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaine's face that
something dreadful had happened.
why what's the mattrr?" he
asked. s~olici,ously.
another lettcr-frum the Clutch
Ing Hand" she exclaimed breath
lessly.
Craig took the letter and We both
read. with amazement:
Are YOU an enemy of Sari.t,- n NJ.
order Craig Kennedy 10 leave the country
by nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
ervise a pedestrian will dr0p dead outside.
MS laboratory every hour until IT, leaves.
The note MAS signed b. the now "a.
miiiar sinister hand. and had added
to II a postscript which read.
As a token - lfs leaving. have him
rlacs . vase ~ flowers IN hts laboratory
window today.
What shall We do" qucricd Rcn
nett. evidently very much alarmed
at the letter
'Do?" replied Kennedy. laughing
contemptuously al the apparently "a
tile threat. why. nothing. Just
watt
We got M as usual the next day.
and quite early went over To the labo-
ratory. Kennedy. as was his custom.
plunged straightway into his work
aud appeared absorbed by IL. while !
wrote.
There is something queer going
IN. Walter" he remarked. This
thing registers some kind Of wireless
rays-infra-red. | think-somethiur
like those that they say that italian
scientist. Clivi. claims he has discov-
cred aud called the r rays"
How do YOU know? ?" | asked look
ing mp from my work. What's that
instrument you are using"
"A bolcmetcr. invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied. his
attention riveted on II.
Some time previously Kennedy had
had installed on the window lodge one
Of those mirrorlike arrangements.
known a. a bus. body" which snow
those In a room what Is going ON iu
the street.
As ] moved over to look ~ tho
bolometcr I happened 10 glance into
the busy body and saw that 4 crowd
was rapidly collecting on ihe side
walk.
Look. Craig" ! called hastily.
lie hurried over 90 me and looked
We could both see IN the bus, bodN
mirror a group az excited passers-b,
bending over a man lying PROSTATE ou
the sidewalk.
The excited crowd lifted him ~ and
bore him away. and ! turned in sur
prise 10 CraLg Ifc was looking ~ bis
watch.
II was now only 2 few moments past
nine o'clock,
Some time later our door was OK
citedly flung open aud Elaine and
Perry Bennett arrived.
1--WE Just heard OF the accident
rhe cried. fearfully Isn't Il terrible.
What a We better do
For q few moments no one said a
word. Then Kennedy began CAREFUL,
examining the bolomcter and som"
other recording Instruments he had.
while the rest of Us watched. iascI-
mated.
Somehow that busy body seemed
10 attract me. | could not resist look
ing into 4 from time e. time as Ken
ncdN worked.
was scarcely able "a control my
excitement when again saw the same
scene enacted on the sidewalk before
the laboratory. lIurriedly I looked at
my watch. II was ten o'clock
Craig" | cricd Another"
Instantly he was at my side. gazing
eagerly. There was a second innocent
pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while
2 crowd. almost panic-stricAen, gath
cred about i'm.
ITS no use" he muttered. as va
gathered about him. We're beaten.
SaI.'t stand this sort OF thing. ] VIII
leave tomorrow 10 South America.
thought Elaine Dodge would FAINT
At he shock OF his words coming so
soon after the terrible occurrence out
side. She looked at aim speeches..