Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-06-18

~ faktte0 coWe f0o.E cu8uE8 w Nin
Docket. "Here--ther. goes . whole
days tips"
He handed Jens q dollar IN small
change.
Still grumpy. but moIlified BY the
silver. Jens let them go up and opened
the door to our rooms again. There
stood the cabinet. as outwardiy limo
cent as when II came In
Logging and Juggling they managed
to get the heavy piece OF furniture out
and downstairs again. loading if on
the wagon. Then they drove on with
1t. accompanied by parting voiley
from Jensen.
In an unfrequented street. perhaps
half mile away, the wagon stopped.
With keen glance around. the driver
and his helper made sure that no one
was about.
Such shaking up as you've given
door orened. But I've got him this
| time!"
II was the Clutching Hand.
| Craig gazed into our living room eau
tiously
II can't see anything wrong" he said
to m as stood Just beside aim. Miss
Dodge" he added. "wilf you and the
rest excuse me II l. ask you to wait
just moment longer2"
Elaine watched him. fascinated He
crossed the room. then went into each
OF our other rooms. Apparently moth
ing was wrong and a minute later he
reappeared at the doorway.
II guess it's all right" he SAID. Per
haps II was only Jensen. the ianltor."
Elaine. Aunt Josephine and Susie
Martin entered. Craig Llaced chairs
for them, but still could see that he
was uneasy. From time to time. while
they were admiring one OF our treas
ures after another. he glanced about
suspiciously.
What is the trouble. do you think"
asked Elaine wonderingly. noticing
his manner.
IL can't just say" answered Craig.
tryins to appear easy.
She had risen and with keen inter-
est was looking at the books. the pic
lures. the queer collection OF weapons
and odds and ends from the under
world that Craig had amasse: ir his
adventures.
| At last her eye wandered across the
room. She caught sight OF her own
picture, occupying q place OF honor
but hanging askew.
isn't that Just like a mani" she ex-
claimed. Such housekeepers as you
are-sLCh carelessness!"
She had taken q stop or two across
the room to straighten the picture.
Miss Dodge!" almost shouted Ken.
nedy. his face fairly blanched "Stop!"
She turned. her stunning eyes filled
with amazement at his suddenness.
Nevertheless she moved quickly to one
side. as he waved his arms. unable to
speak quickly enough.
Kennedy stood quite still gazing at
the picture. askew. with suspicion.
THAT wasn't that way when we left,
was IT, Waiter" he asked.
ct certainly was not" answered
positively. There was more time
spent In getting that picture Just
right than ] ever saw you spend on the
room"
Craig frowned.
AS for myself I did not know what
TO make Of II.
I'm afraid shall have to ask you
to step into this back ROOM" said Craig
at length to the ladies'. I'm sorry
but we can't be too careful with this
H.. he
Elaine. however. stopped at the door.
For a moment Kennedy appeared to
be considering. Then his eye fell on
fishing rod that stood in corner.
He took II and moved toward the pic
ture. -, :. :,
On his hands and knees. to one
side, down as close as he could get to
the floor. with the rod extended at
arms length, he motioned to me to do
the same, behind him.
Carefully Kennedy reached out with
the pole and Strengthened the picture.
AS he did so there was flash.
loud. deafening report, and great
puff OF smoke from the fireplace.
The fire screen was riddled and over.
turned A charge Of buckshot shat
tered the precious photograph OF
Elaine.
We had dropped fat on The floor at
the report. | looked about. Kennedy
was unframed and 80 were the rest
With a bound he was at the fire
place, followed by Elaine and the rest
of us. There. in what remained OF a
package done up roughly In newspa.
per, was a shotgun with Its barrel
sawed of about six inches from the
lock, fastened to a block of wood. and
connected to a series OF springs on
the trigger. released by a little electro
magnetic arrangement actuated by
two batteries and leading by wires up
along the molding TO the picture where
the slightest touch would complete the
circuit.
A startled cry from Elaine caused US
to turn.
She was standing directly before her
shattered picture where II hung awry