Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-16

ence. He rose swiftly and swung
around,
The two arch-enemies gaZed at each
other a moment silently. Each knew
1t was the final. fatal encounter.
Slowly WI drew q long knife and
leaped at Kennedy. who grapDled with
him. They struggled Inerciiessly.
In the struggle Craig managed to
tear the torpedo out OF Was hands.
just as they rolled over. Il fell on q
rock Instantly an explosion tore 4
hole in the sand. scattering the gravel
! all about.
Relentlessly the combat ragged. Out
on the wharf itself they went, right up
to the edge.
Then both went over into the water.
locked in each others yiselike grip.
Even in the water they struggled
frantieallly.
Ny search for the escaped crook
was unsuccessful.
Somehow, however, It led me across
country to q road. As l approached
were the secret service men. / called
them and stepped out OF the bushes.
They stepped and jumped out OF the
car, and ran to them.
Come back. with me-" urged. I'VE
found two OF them. One is dead.
Craig sent me to trace the other. I've
lost the, trail. Perhaps you can find It
for me-. 6. .4>-., .-~
s., We crashed, through the brush
quickly. Suddenly l heard something
that caused me to start. Il sounded
like an explosion. <.sanr7:.. =
"Thefe's the place-oVer there"
painted Epapsing and indicating the
direction OF the wharf whence had
come the explosion a ~ ~.
What was It? We did not stop q
moment, hut hurried in that direction.
We reached the shore, where we
SAVE marks Of the explosion aud of o
fight. Out on the pier ran,Tbreath-
lessly.. ! rushed to the very edge and
sgazed over. then climbed down the
slippery piling and. peered into the
black water beneath. ~. 49,, r.
A. few bubbles seemed to oo2e qup
from below. ne Was that all?
No, as ! gazed down I saw that some
dark object was there. Slowly WI
Fangss body located to the surface and
lay there, rocked by the waves. Deep
Ia his breast stuck his own knife with
its handle OF the sign OF the serpent!
& / reached down and seized him. as
peefed about for Kennedy, ,..is..t
There was nothing more there. /.
eecEatgi",s, / called desperately,
craig! ssx ssTt1ftaEEE 90 L. =
There wastno answer. The silence.
the echo of the tapping water under
the wharf was appalling, mocking.<t
al managed to call the secret service
men, and they got Wa Fang'sl body up
on the wharf. Cd; Sd zai.. = i. .r..
But could not leave the spot n
ia. Where, was Craig? There was not
sign OF him. could not realize 1t,
even when the men brought graphing
irons and began to search the black
"ateEsgaT 41s, l.t9s 81 ~. -" i
1t was all . hideous dream. / saw
and heard, In q daze.
= It 5wastnot until late that night that
I returned to the Dodge house.
had delayed my return as long as
/ could, but knew that l. must see
Elaine some time. ~ ~--- ,. ~:~ ,.
As I entered even Jennings must
have seen that something was wrong.
Elaine, who was sitting in the, library
with Aunt Josephine. rose as she saw
me.
Did you get them?" Elaine asked
eagerly.
could not speak, She seemed to
read the tragic look on my haggard
face, and stepped.
Why" she gasped. elutching at the
desk, what is the natter"
As gently as could j told her Of
the chase, OF leaving Craig. OF the ex
plosion,, Of the marks of the struggle
and OF the finding Of WI Fang r.
r As ! finished thought she, would
faint 49, he, r: -. 8,
'"And you-you weat over. every
thing about the wharf,"
Everything The men even dragged
for the"
checked myself over the fateful
word.
Elaine looked at me wildly thought
that she would lose her reason. She
did not cry. The shock was too great
for that
Suddenly I remembered the note
Before left him-the last time"
blurted out, he wrote note-to you"
l pulled the crumpled paper from
my pocket and Elaine almost tore il
from me-the last word from him
and read:
Oearest-I may not return until the
case 10 settled and ! have found the
stolen torpedo. Matters involving mil !
lions Of lives and billions Of dollars
hang on the plot back Of IT, No mat
ter what happens. nave no fear. Truss B
me. Lovingly. CRAIG. J
She El'shoG reading the note ald :
SICILY lciI ii down. Then she picked !
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