Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-16

| letter from Washington arrived.
There on the rocky shore, he sat
! gazing out at the waves. waiting.
when suddenly, from around the prom
| ontory. came a boat rowed by two
| stalwart sailors. 1t carried as pas
sengers two dark-complexioned, dark
haired men. foreigners evidently,
though carefully dressed so as 70 con-
| ceal both their identity and national
ity.
AS the boat came up to strip Of
sandy beach among the rocks, the sail
ors held it while their two passengers
jumped out. Then they rowed away
as quickly as they had come.
The two mysterious strangers salut-
ed WI. I'VE are under orders from
the intelligence Office" introduced one
who seemed TO be the leader, ito get
this American, Kennedy"
Information has just come to US"
the stranger went on, that Kennedy
has invented a new wireless auto
matte torpedo. Already a letter is on
It's way informing him that it has been
accepted by the navy"
The other man, who had been draw
ing a cigar.shaped outline on the wet
sand, looked up. I'VE must get those
models" he put in. adding, both Of
them-the one he has and that the
government has. Can 1t be done"
81 can get them" answered WI sin
isterly.
And so, while Kennedy was drawing
near together the net about WI. that
Willy criminal had already planned an
attack on him in an unexpected quar-.
ter. -. 49,.
Down in Washington the very morn.
ing that our pursuit OF WI came to
head, the officials Of the navy depart.
ment, both naval and civil, were hay
ing the final conference at which they
were to; accept officially ,Kennedy's
marvellous invention, which, it was con-
fidently believed, would ultimately
make war impossible.
Seated about long table in one of
the board rooms we're not only the off,
GERS but the officials OF the department
whose sanction was necessary for the
final step. BY window sat a woman
stenographer. who was transcribing
the notes of the momentous meeting.
s. They had just completed the exami-
nation OF the. torpedo and laid it on
the end OF the table scarcely an arms
length from the photographer. As she
finished a. page of notes she glanced
quickly at q watch on her wrist. It
was exactly three o'clock. !
Hastily she reached over for the tor
pedo and with one swift, silent move.
mept tossed II out of the window.
Down below, in clump Of rhodo,.
dendrons, for several, moments had
been erouching one of the men who
had borne the orders to WI Fang at
the strange meeting on the promon.
tory. W..
His eyes seemed riveted at the win
dow above him. Suddenly the supreme
moment for which this dastardly plot
had been timed came. As the torpedo
model dropped from the window, he
darted forward, caught it, turned and
In an instant he WAS gone. ~,
WI Fang himself had returned after
setting ii motion the forces which he
found necessary to cali to aid the for
eign agents in their plots against Ken
nedy,s torpedo. 81, 4. =
As WI approached the door of his
den and was about to enter, his eyes
fell On our outpost, the blind beggar.
Instantly bis .snspicions we're aroused.
he looked the beggar over, with
.frown, thought a moment. then turned
and instead Of entering went up the
street
He made the circuit of the block
and now came to an alley on the next
street that led back to the building in
which he had his den. Still frowning.
he gaZed about, saw that he was not
followed, and entered doorway.
Up the stairs he made his way until
he came to an empty loft. Quickly he
went over to the blank wall and began
feeling cautiously about as II for
secret spring hidden in the plaster.
mo one in the back room," said
Kennedy. rejointng me in the den
itself with the prisoner. He's out, all
right"
Before Craig was a mirror AS he
looked into it, at an angle, he could
see part Of the decorations of the
wall behind him actually open out. For
an instant the evil face Of WI Fang
appeared.
Without a word. Craig walked into
the back room. AS lie did so, WI
Fang knife in hand. stealthily opened
the sliding panel its full length and
noiselessly entered the room behind
me With knife appraised for instant
action he moved closer and closer to
me. lie had almost reached me and
paused TO gloat as he poised the knife
ready to strike. when | heard a shout |
from Kennedy and a scufle.
Craig had leaped out from behind a |
screen near the doorway to the back |
room where he had hidden to lure Va |
on. With powerful grasp he twisted |
the knife from Wus hand and it fell |