The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

just neloW the Bulet on tue Slope
was a pile OF pipe. None OF the party
noticed. but I'm one OF the pipes, lying
fiat on his stomach, was a short, un-
dersized Chinaman, one Of the ennis
saries Of WI Fang, Sing Lee by name.
With a keen air he was listening TO all
that Kennedy said.
No sooner had Craig and Elaine dis
appeared than Sing Lee, watching his
chance while the sentry's back was
turned, crept out of his hiding place
and darted behind another shelter
farther along.
He kept it up until at last he was
out Of sight OF the sentry, shadowlng
Elaine and Craig.
was busy pounding out, a story for
the Star when Craig, having left
Elaine at the Dodge house after their
visit to the fort, returned to the
laboratory.
Hard at it, see, Walter" he greet
ed as he entered, rufling up my hair
! playfully,
l rose and lighted a cigarette. AS /
struck the match happened to glance
out Of the open window. There in the
sunlight | could see what looked like
the reflection of a mirror across the
street in an empty loft.
Look out Of the window, Craig"
cried excitedly, moving closer to him
and taking his arm. Il believe some
one is watching us from that empty
loft across the street."
wait a minute" he cautioned, now
thoroughly alive to the situation
"Stoop down. We'd better not be seen
looking over"
AS we lodged out of the line of
vision Kennedy seized the periscope
which he had used often before and
put its jointed sections together
Craig raised the periscope slowly
and gazed through it. There, sure
| enough, as l had guessed, in the loft
of the old warehouse down the street
could be seen the reflection Of the
lenses Of a pair of glasses in the sun
light. In surprise we crept back and
stood up.
The fact was that no sooner had
Craig entered the laboratory than the
same spying Sing Lee who had fol-
lowed his every movement at the fort,
came cautiously down the street. He
stopped before the laboratory, paused
a moment, then went on.
A moment later the young Chinaman
had entered the empty loft diagonally
across the street from US. Locking
the door carefully, he went to the
window and cautiously peered out.
Then he went to a cupboard near by
and opened it. From shelf he took
a pair of opera glHsses and returned
to the window, leIeling them at our
laboratory and searching intently
Sing Lee was s'ilI gazing through
the glasses out Of the window when
he heard someone approaching his out
side door.
Lee jumped to the door and flung
it open. WI Fang followed by Long
Sin and Sprague, entered.
where is Kennedy-is he there?"
demanded WI.
Yes-see-master," returned the
young Chinaman, turning toward the
window.
They all moved over and took up |
the field glasses in turn.
Where has he been today?" queried |
WI.
"At the fort on Staten Isand with
the white girl and a man, Lieutenant
Waters. They are coming to the work
shop across the street tomorrow
morning to see some western magic
with a thing named trodite that ex
plodes."
At the word "explodes" WI glanced
quickly at Sprague.
Il have plan" he remarked subtly,
them all about him and as
signing separate parts to each as he
outlined it.
That night at the fort all was quiet.
In the railroad yards near by stood a
freight train on a siding where it had
been drilled late, loaded with fresh
Of the new explosive,
,rodite, from the mills.
A sentry was pacing up and down
he cinders beside the train when a
yery pretty girl made her way along
he tracks.
"Can you tell me the way to the troll
ey?" she asked.
1t was perfectly simple question. !
But there was no mistaking the look i
he gave him. 1t was Flirty Florrie. 9
'he did not want the trolley. She {
wanted to fiirt, and she used her eyes i
ffectively.
Two blocks to the left, madam"
he sentry returned, setting his face
ternly, for he had sweetheart quite b
he equal Of Flirty. a
Are you MANI" Flirty taunted,
iqued at her failure. il
He hesitated not knowing just what il
, do, then taking discretion to be h
le better part Of valor, shouldered
is musket and resumed his measured
'ead back and forth, while F1irty, Il
ith grimace at him, disappeared il
ward the trolley. s.
But while Flirty had engaged his n
-tention Sing Lee had come out of "
hiding place near the yards and had Il
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