Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-07-31


room. forget time" urged the gypsy.
Craig looked from my glove to the
face of Inez.
Where Is Mr.. Jameson2" he de-
manded sternly.
~ don't know" she replied, facing
him defantly.
you do know" contradicted Craig,
forcing her to accompany him and
leading her into her back room.
AS they entered her boudoir, Ken
nedy saw my foot protruding from the
blanket she had thrown over me. He
pulled 1t of.
Welt" he exclaimed, starting back,
'Tll be-"
His exclamation was cut short by
the ringing Of the telephone bell.
Inez took q step toward 1t.
None of that" interrupted Ken
NEEDY, stopping her. "You keep quiet.
I'll answer 1t. Hello!"
1t seemed that, perhaps half an hour
to Inez, WI decided to call her up to
see whether everything was going as
he had planned. He had asked for her
number. AS the operator gave him
the call, he heard q mans voice an
| swering.
Instantly he was all suspicion. He
waited to hear no more, but quickly
hung up the receiver. So 1t happened
that Kennedy got no answer.
"You have remarkable face" Ken
needy remarked at length. Your COM
posure is wonderful But. young lady,
l believe that was your Chinese friend,
WI Fang. At any rate am going to
try to find out. Do you think you can
locate that CALI" he asked when he
finally got the operator.
mo, / can't locate It exactly" came
back the reply a minute later from the
girl at the telephone exchange. But
1t came from Chinatown--somewhere
on Pell street, l think"
Kennedy thanked her, hung up the
receiver and faced Inez. He was just
in time to prevent her destroying Wu's
message. There was the crumpled
note. He took 1t and read It.
Kennedy looked up quickly from the
ominous message to the inscrutable
face of Inez. AS he considered the
note, his mind worked rapidly. Quite
apparently 1t was Elaine against whom
the new peril was directed. But what
was 1t that could blind her? He
thought a moment. Could 1t be ra
dium?
Craig seized the telephone and
called the Dodge house.
Some minutes passed after Elaine
had bound the handkerchief over hel
eyes. She sat opposite the gypsy, but
try as she would, she could see nc
vision that she did not herself conjure
up.
"Mr. Kennedy on the telephone" an
nounced Jennings.
"Will you answer 1t, auntie?" asked
Elaine. Tell him I'll call him up il
q few minutes"
Aunt Josephine followed Jennings
out and went down the hall to the II
brary, where she picked up the re
ceiver which jennings had left.
ooh. Mrs. Dodge, is that your" Crai'
asked anxiously. Where Is Elaine?
She's In the conservatory. There
q gypsy here. They're sitting Their
like couple of ninnies waiting for I
vision Of"
Good heavens interrupted Craig
mot with a handkerchief over he
eyes, is she? Yes? Quick-tell her tx
rip 1t of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
Aunt Josephine knew Craig too vel
to stop to ask why. In great excite
ment she dropped the telephone ant
almost ran from the library. AS sh'
entered the conservatory she coult
hear the low draining voice of the gyp
sy. She had pulled the bandage from
her own eyes and was watching Elaine
keenly.
The gypsy was on her feet In an In
slant with an air Of sneering triumph
"You-you criminal" cried Aun
Joshephine. Help! Jennings, help!
In the apartment of Inez, Kennel!
was now endeavoring to get Aunt 10
sephine on the telephone again. Blu
neither he nor the central could seen
to get any answer from the Dodg'
: house.
Meanwhile / was slowly recovering
consciousness and had managed to &c
on my feet. Dazed though still was
| could see that Kennedy had discov
cred something terrible, in order t.
have had to neglect me SO long.
He was working the receiver up ant
. down frantically now. Finally he hum
, 1t up. BY the expression on his fac
l gathered that, whatever 1t was, h
! feared the worst. His face wrinkle'
/ In thought, he gazed, perplexed, frs
: at Inez, cold and defiant then towar
me. He seemed greatly surprised t
see that I was myself again so soor
after being laid out fiat
Walter" he asked earnestly. ID