The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
SECOND EPISODE

SECOND EPISODE
Tne twilight Sleep"
Kennedy had thrown himself whole
seH-tedly into the solution Of the nys-
Hs-lors Dodge case.
Ssz- INTO the night, after the chal
asnse u ne forged finger print. he
csDtinued e work. endezvorsns 20 ex-
rraC cine from the meager evi-
ssnce-a bit of cloth and trace OF POI
son already ootziDed from other cases.
We dropped around al tAe Dodge
aouse Soe nex1 morning. Early though
A. E2s. We found Elaine > trife paler,
bun more lovely than ever, and Perry
Ben7e1I themselves vainly endeavor-
Tx 70 solve TIE mystery of the Clutch
szr Hand.
They were Al Dodge's desk. she In
ne big oesk chair. he standing beside
ss- looking over some papers.
There's nothing there" Bennett
~zs saying rs we entered.
could not help feeling that he was
Gang down n Elaine q bit more ten
4s-ss than mere business warranted.
Rzve you-found anything?" que
raeo Elaine 2nxiously, turning eagerly
70 Kennedy.
Nothing-yet." he answered, shak-
Ecg ms head. but conveying a quiet
sdea OF confidence In his tone.
g1st then Jennings, the butler, en-
rered. bringing the morning papers
Elaine seized the Star and hastily
opened g. On the first pare was the
s1ory had telephoned dowa very late
u the hope OF catching last city
>ss;ion.
We an bent over and Craig read
ssozd:
~CLUTCHNG HAND"
STILL AT LARGE
New Yorks Master Criminal Remains
acknowledgements New Oar
ting Murder and Robbery on Mil
honajre Dodge.
He had scarcely finished reading
the brief but alarming news story that
followed and laid the paper on the
desk when q stone came smashing |
through the window from the street. |
Startled, we all jumped to our
feet Craig hurried to the window. |
Not a soul was in sight,
He stopped and picked up the stone.
To II was attached a piece of pa
ser. Quickly he unfolded It and
read:
Craig Kennedy will give up his |
search for the 'Clutching Hand'-or
sie!"
Later ] recalled that there seemed |
to be a slight noise downstairs, as If |
at the cellar window. through which |
the masked man had entered the
night before.
In point Of fact, one who had been
outside at the time might actually
have seen a sinister face at that cell
lar window. but to us upstairs 1t was
Invisible. The face was that of the
servant, Michael
Without another word Kennedy
passed into the drawing room and
took his hat and coat. Both Elaine
aud Bennett followed.
I'm afraid I must ask you to ex-
cuse me-for the present." Craig
apologized.
Elaine looked at him anxiously.
You-you will not let that letter
iutimidate your" she pleaded, laying
her soft white hand on his arm. "Oh,
Mr.. Kennedy" she added, bravely
keeping back the tears. ''avenge him!
All the money in the world would be
too little to pay-if only"
AT the mere mention of money Ken
nedy's face seemed to cloud, but only
for O moment
IN try" he said simply.
Elaine did not withdraw her hand
as she continued to look up at him.
Miss Dodge" he went on, his voice
steady, as though he were repressing .
something. Il will never take another ,
case until the 'Clutching Hand is
captured"
The look of gratitude she gave him ,
would have been a princely reward
IN itself.
:
II was some time after these events
hat Kennedy. reconstructing what 8
had happened, ran across, in a strange I
ray which / need not tire the reader r
~ telling. a Doctor Haynes, head of r
he Hillside Sanitarium for Women,
whose story / shall relate substan.
ialIy as we received II from, bis ou,r |
ips: Q
II must have been that same night a n
istinguished visitor drove ur in cab il
o our Hillside sanitarium, rang the i
ell and was admitted to my office. Y
am. by the way, the experimenting A
hysician, and that night l was sitting O
18th Doctor Thompson, my assistant, "
, the office discussing a rather inter d