Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-10-08
TWENTIETH EPISODE
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.


SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
WI Fang sat at a table in his apart
ment, hidden behind the squald and
balconied exterior of Chinatown
tenement. Before him we're a glass
dish and bottle, which contained sew.
eral sticks of phosphorus immersed in
water. and a small capillary glass
tube.
For a moment, however, he had laid
aside the strange paraphernalia and
was writing note. AS he finished he
tapped bell and silently a Chinese
servant appeared in answer.
Take this letter to that white won.
an, Inez," directed WI, adding, "Give
It to her yourself-and IL she is there
return with her"
The servant bowed and WI returned
to work on the curious machine he
was devising.
He had completed his labors when
his trusted lieutenant, Long Sin, en-
tered.
For what did the master summon
me?" asked Long Sin, deferentially.
SOilC uciCp btthOhtu Nus DChOid
this"
With pair of tweezers he seized a
small stick of the phosphorus under
water and slowly brought II to the sur
face. Almost instantly the dangerous
element burst into flame, giving off
dense white smoke.
Here have capillary tube, as the
aaftt lie all In. thAt CAtA ~
went on WI, pointing out the glass
tube. by carefully bending 1t and ar
ranging the outlet of the water l can
set a fire anywhere at any time
choose"
Even while he was showing the
devilish invention to Long Sin, his SER
want had sought the deliberately fur
nished apartment of the white woman
20 whom the note had been addressed.
She was an attractive young wom-
an, known as Innocent Inez. Except
for a certain coarseness. she strongly
resembled Elaine, both in features and
figure.
Inez turned languidly as her colored
maid ushered in the servant of WI,
tOOh TIC holC anu iCdu ~ Will ihtCA
est.
wait" she said with a sudden ac-
cession of energy, nodding at the same
time to her negro maid to bring her
hat and coat. II will go with you"
Thus a few minutes later Inez en-
tered the secret den of WI Fang.
"Ah-this is the young woman" In
troduced WI to Long Sin.
Carefully planning each detail down
to the smallest possibility of error, WI
Fang and Long Sin completed their
arrangements and. finally. with Ine2
left the apartment On the street an
automobile was waiting at the curb
while not far away two toughs from
the neighborhood stood.
AS the Cinnamon and the woman
came out WI beckoned TO the waiting
roughnecks. "Come-get in--lively,
he ordered.
They climbed into the car and the
five criminals whirled rapidly uptown
Kennedy had often been amused al
my never having a match when
ucSucu ~, dhu ~ huu ocSuilSu W nh
to devise a very novel cigarette light
er for my benefit.
II was simple enough. consisting Of
a small battery connected by small
wires to one of a pair of cuff links
One link had In its face a very fine
wire. Only a fraction of an inch long
To tfNlink Craig had soldered the
wires rom the battery and arranged
them so that they ran up under his
coat sleeve through the armhole OF the
vest to the battery, which he carried
In his vest pocket.
He had just completed his worl
when he heard me coming and hastil,
drew on his coat.
well, what's new" | greeted.
Nothing In particular" he replied
-Have a cigarette2'
He handed his cigarette case to mi
and ! took one. Then, unsuspecting
] began to search my pockets for
match, but, as usual, could not fn'
one.
At last, half mockingly, he lighte'
his cigarette apparently on his cut
link
What new-fangled sort of thing
that" ! asked In surprise.
II thought II might amuse YOU" h
smiled. explaining the arrangement a
he opened his vest and showed m
how he made the electric connectio