Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

noticed, but In one or the pipes, lying
fat en- his stomach, was q short. un-
dsrsized Cinnamon, one Of the ennis
safies of WI Fang. Sing Lee BY name.
With q 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 dar ted behind another shelter
farther along.
He kept 1t up until at last he was
out OF sight Of the sentry, shadowing
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. .. -. 4
Hard at It, see, Walter" he greet
ed as he entered, rufiing up my hair
playfully. -
rose and lighted cigarette. As
struck the match happened to glance
out Of the open window. There in the
sunlight I could see what looked like
the reflection OF mirrer across the
street In an empty loft s:
@ Look out OF the window. Craig
cried excltedly, moving closer TO him
and taking his arm, II believe some
one Is watching US from that empty
loft across the street. 5Es
wait q minute" he cautioned, now
thoroughly alive TO the situation.
'st0op down Wed better not be seen
looking over" &. .- &. T.
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.
Z Craig raised the pcriscope slowly
and gazed through IT,, There, sure
enough. as i had guessed, In the loft
OF the, old warehouse down the street
could be seen the reflection Of the
lenses of palraof glasses In the sun
light. In surprise We crept back and
stood up. + i 49,:
The fact was that no sooner had
Craig entered fhe 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
q moment, then went on. &.
a moment later the, young Ehinaman
had entered the empty loft diagonaliy
across the street, from us. Locking
the door carefully he went to the
window and cAutiopsls- peered out.
Then he went TO d cupboard near by
and opened II. From q shelf he took
q pair OF opera glasses and returned
to the window, teyeling them at our
laboratory and searching intently.
Sing Lee was still gazing through
the glasses out or the window when
he heard someone approaching his out.
side deer. %,se $50 80. 80 ~
y Lee jumped to the door and, flung
II open Hu Fang, followed by Long
Sin and Sprague, entered! =. ~
Where Is Kennedy--is he there?f
demanded W. A<..I.s IT a..
"Yes master" returned the
young Cinnamon. turning toward the
window: ~ "E@ So i
They all moved over and took up
the Held glasses In turn. 80 -. :
Where has he been todays" queried
WI. =. = =. 2, -
I, q At the fort on Staten Island with
the white girl and 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-f
plodes.''
At the word "explodes" WI glanced
quickly at Sprague.
Il have q plan," he remarked subtly,
gathering them all about him and as.
signing separate parts to each as he
outlined 1t.
So
That night at the tort all was quiet.
In the railroad yards near by stood
freight train on siding where 1t had
been drilled late. loaded with fresh
consignment. Of the new explosive,
trodite, from the mills.
A sentry was pacing up and down
the einders beside the train when a
very pretty girl made her way along
the tracks.
? "Can you tell me the way to the troll
lsr?" she asked.
1t was a perfectly simple question.
But there vas no mistaking the look
she gave him. 1t was F1irty Florrie.
She did not want the trolley. She
wanted TO firt, and she used her eyes
effectively.
Two blocks to the left, madam"
the sentry returned, setting his face
sternly, for he had a sweetheart quite
the equal of Flirty.
Are you man." F1irty tainted,
piqued at her failure.
He hesitated not knowing just what
to do, then taking discretion to be
the better part of valor, shouldered
his musket and resumed his measured
tread back and forth, while Flirty,
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