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Ell AVOCADO NOVEL.
CViene de la TAI

-VamOs q Yer hijO MIC; me
da en- el coraz6n que listed no
es un criminal que vive de apo
derarse de 10 ajeno. .Esas ma
nos callosas son muy elocuen-
tes....
iQu6 oficio tiene listed?
-Pues soy cantero, ALA
de mi TERRA, pero las cosas van
de nal en- peor ' me vine a
Madrid en- busca de trabajo.
-iTiene listed familia?
Mi mujer ' cinco peazOS
del alma. que estan muriendo-
Sc de hambre.
-iInfelices.
-Pues 81 senior; una mala
ouerencia me ha traio aqui.
dice listed verdad?
-Por eStas-c0ntest0 eI
preso animandose y cruzandO
los dedos.-Y haber 81 listed
tie talento pa deshacer este
Ito Y echarme fuera. porQue.
no est& probao.
-Bien, bien, "a veremoS.
Comprenuo que & TeceS Ia MI
seria Y ell hambre son may
malas cOnSejeras; pero hay
que dominarse Y ser homore
de bien.
ST. senior.
Trafalgar, para ganarse
la vida honradamente.
y adem&s..
ST, senior.
-.....
Isl senior.
Media bora dur6 Ia COME
rencia. La ruda fraseo-ogIa
del Sarampi6n dej6 cast con-
vencido al abogadO de que a
quello era IN case de error
pOliciaticO; Y como, ademaS,
ell preso nombraba q cada mo-
mento q 81 mujer ' a los Gin
co peazos del alma, ell joven
Caspe a sentir la suya conmo-
vida Y hasta tentaciones tuvo
de Ilorar.
POGO despu6s ha6}aoa en- IN
circulo de abogados. narranGo
con vivos dolores Ia reciente
entreTlSta. ESper"oa S"'"I @0-
suelto a SD uetenu-uo' poi4"e
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CAUSA EN- Ell
PASO TEX. 1900.
(Viene de la Pag 1a.l

encontrar en- las c~r6nicas, 81
no resultados, cuandO menOs
proyectos, Y TODD mundo Sc
pregunta cual fue el objeto de
la tan esperada Convention.
P~osteriormente, Ia nOta SEN
sacional ha sidO la cOntesta-
ci6n que Alvaro Oregon do
& la Junta Pacifista negandose
a secundar sus prop6sitos de
concordia.
La respuesta de Obreg6n
escencialmente dice que no
abandonaran la lucha los "a
rrancistas hasta que hayan
limpiado ell pals de traidores,
~ que 81 los pacifiStas
uuieren MERCER ell tirulO de
ciudadanos deben tOmar un RI
file Y afiliarse a cualquier par
lido combatiente.
Much los re-
fugiados cuyas opiniOnes he
dido, dicen que no podian es-
perar otra cosa los senores
convencionistas de San Anto-
Mo, Y que 81 sus proyectos Sc
reducen a TRAFALGAR pOr Ia via
pacifica, perderan ell tempo
por que de esa manera no pue-
de conseguirse el restablecl-
miento del orden en- Mexico.
Ell CorrespOnsal.
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LOS ALMACENES DEL FE-
Y LAS ESCUE-
LAS.
(Viene de Is la

ramente estan llegandO de di-
yersos puntos del sur.
Las escuelas publcas tuvie-
ron que arrojar de su seno .
los educandos. con ell mismo
fin de recibir heridOs Y otros
edificios publicos y al
gunos particulares Sc convertl-
ran en- hOspitales.
Para colmo de males, creeSe
que no pasaran muchoS dias
sin que Sc declare en- cuaren-
tena Ia ciudad vecina a que
me he venido refiriendo, pueS
Sc han dado muchos casos de
viruela Y las autoridades de es-
te lugar Sc encuentran preocu-
padas por csc motive.
ESQ vendra a agravar Ia
situaci6n de Nueyo Laredo,
pues de esa manera quedara
absolutamente incomunicada
por ell Norte Y por el Sur.
Ell CorrespOnsal.
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u R EN- TUCSON, Ell
CONSUL
(Viene de Ia 1ra.)

gar la mission que traen a eSta
ciudad Camberos Y Puente Y
10 comunicare inmediatamen-
tie a LA PRENSA.
Ell titulado general Gamble
ros es ell jefe del Estado Ma
yor de Juan Cabrai, general
convencionista que hasta hace
POGO fue jefe de las tropas VI
Y que tuvo que huir ante las
amenazas del gobernador
Maytorena, quien 10 puso pre-
so en- Cananea pOr conslderar-
10 elemento de discordia Y por
ende, periodical para la oora
de pacificaci6n que trata de
llevar a efecto en- ell Estado,
ell mencionado gobernador
Maytorena.
El Corresponsal.
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VILLA ESTA DI2IGIENDO
LA CAMPANA DESDE
IRAPUATO.
(Viene de la Pagina ~

rrey a Laredo y la del Central,
en- su ramal de Monterrey a
Matamor0s. En- la primera, las
tropas villistas dOminan hasta
cerca de Piedras Negras, en-
la segunda hasta Fillaldama y
en- Ia tercera hasta cerca de
Los Ramones, que es dOnde Sc
encuentra establecido Ell Guar
tel General de los carrancis-
tas.
Anade Llorente cue el ge-
neral Angeles tiene compile
tamente controlada una gran
region de los Estados de Goa
hula. Nuevo Leon y San Luis
Potosi. cuyas principles po-
Olaciones estan va en- cOmunl-
caci6n directa, y que actual
mente una parte de las fuer-
zas de este general Sc diri-
gen hacia el Puerto de Tam
pico con obieto de cooperar
con las otras fuerzaS Willis
tas en- el asaIto de esa plaza.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-09

GONZALEZ, TEX, Febre-
70 6.-Las senOritaS Dolores y
Julia Bernal Sc acercan al CO.
rresponsal de LA PRENSA pa
ra suplicar que por medic de
este peri6dico, Sc de Ell mas
sentido p6same a sus tics Este
ban, Manuel y Victoria, Ber-
nal, por la muerte accidental
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-09
Ell GENERAL VILLISTA ca
BRAL LEGO A COLONIAL
MORELOS.
(Viene de la Pag 1a.)

fu6 hecho prisionero en- Cana
nea.
Hasta la fecha NADIA Sc Sa-
be de los planes de campana
que vaya a desplegar el jefe
mencionado contra las fuerzas
carrancistas que solo tienen
va en- su poGer una pequena
porci6n de territorio al sur de
esta poblaci6n.
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PROBABLE FIN DE LA PRE-
\ GUERRA
Viene de la Pag. Ia.

de cada uno de ellos, 10 mismo
que por la mayor perfection
que Sc ha degrade en- ell MEGA
nismo.
Son de consideration los
efectos destructOres que pue-
den obtenerse por medic de
los dirigibleS. pues los eXplo-
sivos que gentlemen las bonn
bas que arrojan sobre las po-
blaciones 0 sobre los ej6rcitos
son capaces de causar enormes
da1os dondeQuiera que cal
gan ' exploten. SupOniendo
que Sc hicieran estallar diez
toneladas de algun explosive
energico dentro de una gran
ciudad, muchos miles de hom-
bres serian muertos y muchoS
millones de d0lares represen-
tartan las perdidas OCCASIONAL
das por Ia destruction de las
propiedades. SupOng2moS ahO
"a que una flota aerea COM
Duesta de 100 dirigibleS, vue-
la sobre Inglaterra pOr la no
che Y arroja 100, 700 bOmbas,
c0nteniendo cada una veinte
libras de explosive. GQuien pc
dria aprcciar los danOs que
causaria ' la decentralization
cue infundiria en- todOs los ha-
bitantes de las Islas Britain
cas-?
Conocido es. desde hace mu-
cho tempo, eI empleo de las
graradas que gentlemen eXplo-
sivos que producer gases asfi-
xiantes ' deletereoS. Imagine
mon0s ahora que los alemanes
tuvieran la deScabellada de-
termination de empIear eSta
claSe de bOmbaS en- 81 ataQue
q Inglaterra, ' que deSde los
aeroDlanos las arrOjasen sObre
las ciudades del imperiO ' So
bre las enOrmes masaS de sol
dados concentrates en- diStin-
tos lugares. Nadie puede figu-
rarse siQuiera el nUmero de
vidas que exhalarian el Ultimo
suspiro bajo Ia aterradora an
cia de Ia aSfixia, producida
por aqueIlas diab6licas bonn
has.
SGpongamOS. pues, una gran
bomba que contuviera eXplo-
sivos en- .cantidad suficiente
para saturar de gases delete
reos una capa considerable de
Ia atm6Sfera que Sc eXtiende
en- IN radio de 1000 pies, Y
que una carga equivalence Sc
subdiwde en- l. 0O0,0 900 de par
ties que son otraS tantan gra-
nadas o bombas que Sc AFRO
jan ' hacen explosion q corta
distancia unaS de otras = abar
can una extensa area. COnce-
diendo que fuese de diez pies
de radio ell area que abarcase
el gas deSprendido pOr cada
bomba. ell area total quedaria
muIupIlcada pOf uIeL, LdHtdo
veces cuantas fueran las BON
bas cue Sc arrojasen, que en-
ell case concrete podria ser de
IN million. Ell area total ten
dria IN radio de 10. 000,0 900
de pies.
Ell mismo resultado deStruc-
tor Sc obtendria con ell empleO
de proyectiles explosives, he
chos con subStancias veneno-
sas de las que paralizan Ell fun
cionamiento del coraz6n. Sin
duda alguna que con este re-
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DAN Ell PESAME

que tuvo la sonora C. Bernal,
de cuyo suceso do cuenta LA
PRENSA.
Las senoritas Bernal Sc en-
cuentran con gran pesar, por
ser la desaparecida abuelita
de elias.
FL Corresponsal.
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r
o.

La quimica moderna ha SUI
gerido otrOs muchos proceed
mientos de ataQue, sirviendo-
Sc de las toxinas Y de los ga
ses asfixiantes para esparcirlos
en- Ell aire que respira ell enc
migo. La ciencia de Ia electrl-
cidad con Sus maravillOSas a.
plicacioneS ha SugeridO tam
bien varios metodos para evil
tar ell dano que pudiera eau
sarnos ell adversario Y con mu-
cha insistencia Sc habla de Ia
"telautomatia," nombre que
ha sugerido ell hechO de que
Dor medic de las ondas "hert-
zianas" Sc pueden cOntrolar
los 6rganos Y ordenar los mo-
vimientos de las personals que
estan a gran distancia. De este
medic pudiera valersen los ale
names para hacer infructuosa
toda tentativa de defensa de
los sOldadOS ingleseS. EstO no
es una mera fantasia, sino una
realidad palpable como 10
Drueba ell hecho de que en- Ale
mania Sc han eStado hacienda
experiments en- este sentido,
aunque hasta hoy los resulta-
dos dejen mucho que desear.
Pero sea de TODD este 10 que
fuera. Ia verdad es que la pre-
sente guerra va a tener un
efecto benefico para la huma-
nidad, que consistira en- ell adj
venimiento de una larga era
de paz. Esto no sera sinO una
consecuencia de la cOnOcida
ley de que la acci6n es igual
q la reaction. Seguramente
que Ia presente lucha armada
tiene por objeto realizar la
union de las razas de Oriente
' del Occidente. pues por gran
de que sea la diferencia de las
nacionalidades, existe ai patrio
tismo en- ell coraz0n de tOdoS
los individuos y este mismo
hara que todos procuren el es-
tablecimiento de una paz du-
radera : permanente. Esta
paz debe estar baSada en- ell
amor de la naturaleza y en- Ell
IDEAL de al ciencia, la ciencia
Y los descubrimientoS son las
dos grandes fuerZas que nos
ayudaran a la realization de
esta magma obra.
Todos los progresses de la
ciencia J sus aplicaciones a la
naturaleza tienen que proper
cionarnos I'm bienestar per-
fecto, removiendo todas las
causas fisicas de la guerra. Z!
gradual aniQuilamiento de las
distancias pondra en- intimo
contacto a las existencias hu-
manas Y armonizara sus pen
samientos Y suS aspiraciOnes.
Ell aprovechamiento de las
fuerzas naturales hara cue
desaparezcan las miseria5 y
suministrara muchos medios
para hacer mas comfortable la
existencia.
La consecuencia de TODD e5-
to, en- una palabra, sera ell me-
! joramiento general de la vida
! humana.
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curse disminuIrian en- muchO
los s~ufrimientos de los heridOs
hoy por los proyectileS llama
dos "humanitarios."
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Suscribase I'd. a LA
PRENSA" tiene intere-
sante lectura
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-09
EN- MEXICO Sc REPARTIRA
DINERO Y PROVlSIONES.
c. DE MEXICO, FebrerO g..
(V:ene de la Pag So

trata de quitarles a los zapa-
tistas la pobIaci6n de Nochi-
milco, que es donde Sc en-
cuentran las cajas de abaste-
cimiento de tan preciado IL
guido.
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NO Sc HAN ROTO LAS RE-
LACICNES ENTIRE VILLA
Y GONZALEZ CARA.
(Viene de la Pag. 1a.)

lego aver 4 Ia Capital de
Chihuahua. con objetO, segdn
Sc dice, de poder comunicar-
Sc mejor con el representative
LIorente en- Washington.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

As came up the path to the chem
istry building l saw through the win
dow that. in spite of his getting there
early. he was finding it difficult to keep
hts mind on his work. II was the first
time | had ever known anything to
interfere with science in his life.
We'll" l exclaimed as | entered,
You are the early bird. Did you have
any breakfast"
| tossed down the letters. He did
not reply. So | became absorbed in
the morning paper. Still, | did not
neglect to watch him covertly out of
the corner Of my eye. Quickly he ran
over the letters, instead of taking
them, one by one, in his usual method
zeal way. l quite complimented my
superior acumen. He selected the
dainty note
ticipation, then tore it open eagerly.
| was still watching his face over the
top of the paper and was surprised to
see that it showed, first, amazement,
then pain, as though something had
hurt him.
He read it again-then looked
| straight ahead. as if in a daze.
Suddenly he jumped up, bringing his
tightly clenched fist down with a loud
clap into the palm of his hand
by heaven" he exclaimed, II
will"
He strobe hastily to the telephone.
Almost angrily he seized the receiver
| and asked for a number
"Wh-what's the matter, Craig," l
blurted out eagerly.
AS he waited for the number, he
threw the letter over to me. l took
it and read:
Professor Craig Kennedy,
The University, The Heights, City.
Dear Sir:
Il have come to the conclusion that
your work is a hindrance rather than
an assistance in clearing up my
fathers death, and ! hereby beg to
state that your services are no longer
required. This is final decision. and
| beg that you win not try to see me
again regarding the matter
Very truly yours,
ELAINE DODGE"
If it had been a bomb | could not
have been more surprised.
| could not make it out
Kennedy impatiently worked the re-
ceiver up and down, repeating the
number. "Hello-hello," he repeated.
''Yes-hello. Is Miss-oh-good morn
ing, Miss Dodge"
He was hurrying along as if to give
her no chance to cut him Off 81 have
just received letter, Miss Dodge, tell
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

nett Miss Dodge has just been tell
Ing me"
Yes" interrupted Craig. Look.
Miss Dodge, this is it."
He handed her the letter She al
most seized it, examining it carefully.
her large eyes opening wider in won
der.
This is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured. but
/ never wrote the letter."
Craig looked from the letter to her
keenly. No one said a word. For
a moment Kennedy hesitated. think
ing
Might I-er-see your room, Miss
Dodge?" he asked at length.
Why, certainly" nodded Elaine, as
she lead the way upstairs:
1t was a dainty little room, breath
ing the spirit of its mistress. In fact.
it seemed a sort of profanity as we
all followed in after her. For mo-
ment Kennedy stood still, then he
carefully looked about. At the side
of the bed, near the head, he stopped
and picked up something which he
held in the palm of his hand.
bent over Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine-some little thin
pieces of glass. AS he tried deity to
fit the tiny little bits together he
seemed absorbed in thought. Quick
~ he raised it to his nose, as If to
smell it.
Ethyl chloridel" he muttered,
wrapping the pieces carefully in a
paper and putting them inside his
pocket
An instant later he crossed :the
room to the window and examined it.
Look" he exclaimed
There. plainly, were marks of a
jimmy which had been inserted near
the lock to pry it open.
Miss Dodge" he asked, might I
might ! trouble you to let me see
your ARM"
Wonderingly she did so, and Ken
nedy bent almost reverently over
her plump arm examining it.
On it was a small dark discOlora-
ton. around which was a slight red
ness and tenderness.
That" he said slowly, lis the
mark of a hypodermic needle
AS he finished examining Elaine's
arm he drew the letter from mis- peck
ct. Still facing her he said in low
tone, Miss Dodge-you did write this
letter-but under the influence of the
new twilight sleep"
why, Craig" | exclaimed excited
ly, what do you mean?'
Exactly what l say. With Miss
Dodge's, permission l shall show you.
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By small administration of the drug,
which will injure you in no way, Miss
Dodge, l think l can bring back the
memory of all that occurred to you
last night. Will you allow me?'
Mercy, no." protested her Aunt Jo-
sephine, who had entered the room.
Il want the experiment to be tried
Elaine said quietly.
A moment later Kennedy had placed
her on a couch in the corner of the
room.
Now, Mrs. Dodge" he said, please
bring me basin and a towel"
Aunt Josephine, reconciled, brought
them. Kennedy dropped an antisep-
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaine's arm just above
the spot where the red mark showed.
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully sterilized it,,
also, and filing it with scopolamin
from the bottle.
Just a moment, Miss Dodge" he
encouraged, as he jabbed the needle
into her arm.
She did not vince.
please lie back on the couch, he
directed. Then turning to us he add
ed, 1T takes some time Tor this to
work. Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an outcry by using
ethyl chloride first. Let me recon
struct the scene"
AS we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked.
THAT night" he said. "warily, the
masked criminal Of the 'Clutching
Hand bent over, his arm crooked.
might have been seen down below US
in the ally. Up here, Miss Dodge,
worn out by the strain of her fathers
death, let us say, was nervously try
ing to read, to do anything that would
take her mind of the tragedy. Per-
haps she fell asleep.
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ing me that you don't want me to con-
tinue investigating your fathers death,
and not to try to see you again
about"
He stopped. could hear the reply.
"Why-no-Mr. Kennedy, l have
written you no letter.
The look of mingled relief and sur
prise that crossed Craig's face spoke
volumes.
Miss Dodge" he almost shouted,
this is a new trick of the 'Clutching
Hand I'll be right over"
Craig hung up the receiver and
turned from the telephone. Evidently
he was thinking deeply. Suddenly his
face seemed to light up. He made up
his mind to something, and a moment
later he opened the cabinet-that in
exhaustible storehouse from which he
seemed to draw weird and curious in
struments that met the ever new prob
lens which his strange profession
brought to him.
| watched curiously. He took out a
bottle and what looked like a little
hypodermic syringe, thrust them into
his pocket and, for once, oblivious to
my very existence, deliberately walked
out of the laboratory.
l did not propose to be thus cava-
lierly dismissed. l suppose it would
have looked ridiculous to a third par
ty, but | followed him as hastily as If
he had tried to shut the door on his
own shadow.
We arrived at the corner above the
Dodge house just in time to see anoth-
er r-Bennett-enter.
And, Perry" we heard Elaine say,
as we were ushered in, someone has
even forged my name-the handwrit-
ing and everything-telling Mr.. Ken
nedy to drop the case-and / never
knew"
She stopped as We entered.
That's the limit" exclaimed Ben
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

Leave the room-nO. by the hall
door. We are going back upstairs
l obey him, and at the door he
switches of the lights How | staVd
it | do not know. go upstairs me
chanically into my own room and
this masked man
Take OFF the kimonO and slip
pers, he orders. | do that Get into
bed. lie growls. l crawl in fearfully.
For a moment he looks abOut-then
goes Out-with a look back as he
goes. Oh, Oh, That hand-which
he raises at me-THAT HAND!
The poor girl was sitting bolt up
right, staring straight at the hall
door. as we watched and listened,
fascinated.
Kennedy was bending over, sooth-
ing her. She gave evidence of COM
ing out from the effect of the drug.
| noticed that Bennett had sud
denly moved a step in the direction
! of the door at which she stared.
by heavens," he muttered. star
ing, too Look"
We did look A letter was slowly
being inserted under the door
,ook a quick step forward. That
moment | felt a rough tug at my
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

arm, and voice whispered. wait.
you chump!"
1t was Kennedy. He had whipped
out his automatic and had carefully
leveled it at the door. Before he could
fire, however, Bennett had rushed
ahead.
l followed. We looked down the
hall. Sure enough. the figure of
man could be seen disappearing
around an angle. / followed Ben
nett out of the door and down the
hall
Words cannot keep pace with what
followed. Together we rushed to the
back stairs.
Down there, while l go down the
'front.'" cried Bennett.
went down, and he turned and
went down the other flight. AS he did
so Craig followed him.
Suddenly. in the drawing room,
bumped into a figure on the other side
of the portieres. | seized him.
We struggled. Rip, The portieres
came down, covering me entirely.
Over and over we went, smashing
lamp. 1t was vicious. Another man
attacked me, too.
i've got him-Kennedy!" | heard
a voice pant over me.
A scream followed from Aunt Jo-
sephine. Suddenly the portieres were
pulled off me.
THE deuce!" pulled Kennedy. IT'S
Jameson"
Bennett had rushed plump into
me, coming the other way. hidden
by the portieres!
If we had known at the time, our
Michael of the sinister face had
gained the library and was standing
in the center of the room. He had
heard me coming and had fled to the
drawing room. AS We finished our
struggle in the library he rose hastily
from behind the divan in the other
room. where he had dropped, and had
quietly and hastily disappeared
through another door.
Laughing and breathing hard, they
helped me to my feet. 1t was no
joke to me. l was sore in every
bone.
We'll, where did he go?" insisted
Bennett.
81 don't know-perhaps back there"
I cried.
Bennett and l argued a moment.
then started and stopped short. Aunt
Josephine had run downstairs and
was now showing the letter into
Craig's hands.
We gathered about him curiously
some Clutching Hand again.
Kennedy read it. For moment
he stood and studied it, then slowly
crushed it in his hand.
Just then Elaine, pale and shaken
from the ordeal she had voluntarily
gone through, burst in upon US from
upstairs. Without a word she ad.
vanced to Craig and took the letter
from him.
Inside, as on the envelope, was
that same signature of the Clutching
Hand.
Elaine gazed at 1t, wild-eyed. then
at Craig. Craig smilingly reached for
the note, took it. folded 1t, and un.
concernedly thrust it into his pocket.
MY Cod" she cried. clasping her
hands convulsively. and repeating the
words of the letter, YOUR LAST
WARNING!"
To BE CoNTINUEDJ
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13
Copyright 1914 By Company Foreign Rgh.s
SYNOPSIS.

The formation Of a partnership as pro-
fessor and aide In crime science between
Craig Kennedy, university chemistry pro-
fessor, and Walter Jameson, newspaper
man, Is at once followed by their becOm-
ing interested I'm n series of murders by
a master criminal who leaves no other
clue to his identity than the sign manual
OF a "Clutching Hand" Elaine Dodge,
whose father is one OF the latest victims
OF the mysterious murderer, witnesses
the beginning of Kenncdys scientific in
vestigation of the murder.