Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-12

II was at that moment that Elaine's
car stopped outside the apartment.
Oh she cried with an eager sigh
OF relief al seeing Kennedy all right.
as she almost ran toward him. I'm
so glad you"
She stopped short as Craig motioned
to her to be silent. She did not under
stand. and for the moment stopped
nonplused. as he picked up a pencil
and began 20 write on a pad instead
OF meeting her advance.
An instant later her mobile face
looked up at him in wonder as she
read:
Every word We say n being over
heard through a detectaphone in the
wall. Don't be surprised at anything
say"
Then he walked deliberately over to
the wall near which the instrument
was concealed and leaned down 10 in
sure his words being heard distinctly
by those listening.
II am going over to he laboratory
for an hour" he said In a loud. dis
tinct tone. Jameson. will you escort
miss Dodge home?'
why. certainly" i replied with
alhcrity.
"A moment later We all left the room
chatting in forced tones about a hun.
dred i-nconsequential things. Craig
banged the door.
But before We left he reached into
his pocket and took out the flask and
atomizer which ! had seen him place
there. He poured the contents OF the
flask on the rug
accompanied Elaine 10 her car and
We drove away while Kennedy left
the apartment on o
Downstairs. WI Fang had been lis
tening at the other end Of the detecta-
phone.
Their attention was soon AZ fever
heat when Elaine entered our rooms
WI. Long Sin and the others listened
breathlessly.
The Cinnamon waited until they
board VA 20 out. WI then handed
Long Sin a vial and a key. You IN
derstand?'
YES. MASTER nodded Long Sin
Win an evil istr-
lie hastily climbed the stairs from
the cellar n our apartment. For a
few seconds he stood on the rug a.
he inserted the skeleton key In the
lock. Then. swinging the door open
cautiously ~ entered lie looked about
a minute. The apartment was empty.
Slowly Long Sin walked over ~ the
table and began examining the articles
on il. Finally he picked up Kennedy's
pipe. and again his inscrutahle face
lighted with diabolical Joy
lie took the vial quickly from his
pocket. and. with a small. soft brush
painted the mouthpiece OF the pipe
with the liquid from the vial.
tie laid the pipe down a. he found
II and beat a hasty retreat.
We had scarcely time 10 drive 10
Elaine's house when a message
reached us from Kennedy directing US
TO return and meet him several
squares below our apartment
We did so Immediately. There was
Kennedy with Chase and three or four
policeman.
In ten minutes I want you 10 raid
the apartment he said. looking al his
watch. Il am going In there now
He entered the building and. as he
opened our own door. drew a gun.
kicking the door open and retrcatinE
a step. No one was there and ne
went In.
Craig looked about a moment on
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turbed. He went through the bed
rooms. Nothing was disturbed there
Slowly he went back again 10 the
doorva- all the time careful not ~
step IN The rug Starting near N. ~
began spraying the floor with the
atomiZer.
n MAS one of his own inventions.
which he called a ~"photo-mat."
As tho spray fell on the carpet and
hardwood Il developed Long Sins foot
prints exactly.
Carefully Kennedy followed them
as the chemicals brought them ont.
Long Sin had not walked around the
room much. evidently. as Craig ad-
vanced slowly along the floor. still
spraying. AS each step came ont II
was apparent that Long Sin had ions
little else but 20 10 the table and
then leave.
Craig looked at the table a moment
There seemed TO be nothing on N that
would attract a man OF Long Sins tai
ents. Mechanically. Craig picked up
his pipe lying there and looked al IN
contemplatively. He shifted az the
~mouthpiece. There was a peachstone
smell.
Cyanide he muttered n himself
under his breath. laying the pipe down
EinEerlv.
For a moment he thought. then a
sudden impulse seemed 20 seize him.
His mind was made w. tie moved
closer 10 the marked Dashboard. Sud
denly he uttered a sharp CRY.
"Hello-centrall Help Help. lin
poisoned"
At the same time he struck the wall
"A hlpn ~ though ha uara falling