Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-05

novelty of the thing.
Elaine vat reading 10 Aunt Jose
phine In the library when. not long
after Wu's car slid out OF the maze nj
streets OF Chinatown. II stopped a few
blocks below the Dodge house. With
Long Sin. Wa got out and assisted
Inez out.
Walk up the avenue-you know the
house. he directed Inez then. turn
ing to the roughs inside the car. add
ed: You will calculate 10 catch up
with her directly In front Of the house.
After that. meet us just below. around
the
WI and Long Sin quickly walked
downtown again. while Inez went on
up. followed shortly by the car with
the two toughs.
Elaine had Just finished the book
and laid IL down.
Suddenly, almost underneath the IL
brary window. she heard agonizing
screams OF Help, Help"
An instant later Jennings came
rushing into the library from the hall
and threw open the window 10 look
out.
Inez had been Just about to pass the
house when Wu's car drove m and
stopped Without warning apparent
ly. two toughs had leaped out and
seized her.
'Oh. they're trying 70 kidnap that
poor girl" cried Elaine. remember.
ing her own terrible experience.
Jennings was out Of the door in a
followed by Elaine and Aunt
Josephine in a great state OF excite
ment.
But the moment the toughs saw aid
coming from the Dodge house they
ran TO the car as II thoroughly fright
ened and drove away as swiftly as
they had come. while Inez sank down
on the sidewalk. seemingly overcome.
Take her into the house. jennings
directed Elaine. soothing Inez. who
by this time had faxed a perfectly
convincing case OF Mysteries.
In the library. where she was placed
In an easy chair. Elaine. her aunt.
Marie and Jennings gathered about
while between smelling salts and cold
water Inez. weeping and trembling
like the good actress that she was.
managed 10 tell a pitiful story ~ how
she was just a poor lady's maid who
had lost her position and now was
pursued on the streets by white
slavers.
NH HlAnCn mtCQ may stay hare
a while till | feel b%etter?" she pleaded
"Oh-if | could only work for yoA and
the kind lady who is like a mother"
she sobbed. turning from Elaine TO
her aunt.
u was a touching story. and n
reached the hearts II was intended
for.
Don't worry. I'll see YOU through
this affair. nodded Elaine. wiping
away the girls tears and smiling
braveIy al her Take her upstairs.
Marie. She can find plenty TO do in
this big house. I'm sure"
Even while Inez was looking her
thanks from her swollen teary ewes.
already the car containing the toushs
had drawn up around the lower cor
ner. and WI and Long Sin had taken
the places OF the thugs.
Everything worked fine. master.
reported the gunner.
| had gone over TO the apartment
little joke with the new cigarette
lighter. and there ! found several let
tiers waiting for him.
Having nothing better To do. | decid-
ed 10 60 back 10 the laboratory. where
| left him al work. and take along the
mail in case there might be something
important in IL for him
lie opened n or two letters. then
came 70 one which | had laid on his
desk in a plain envelope. addressed
evidently in a disguised hand. he
tore Il open and read II with a scowl
We'll. Walter. what do you think
Of that" he remarked. tossing 1t over
10 me.
read II In establishment.
Another attempt Is sbou, TO be
made to kicnap Elaine Dodge.
A FRIEND.
| looked AZ him and shook my head
blankly. while Craig took IN the tele-
phone and called the Dodge house.
NO n answers he muttered.
working the telephone hook up and
down. but I'm sure someone took
OF that receiver over there and lis
tened In Operstor-will YOU ring
that number again.
Unable ~ get any reply ove the
Dodge telephone, Kennedy thought a
moment. then scrawled In hts familiar
hand on the bottom OF the anonymous
note. sealed II In another envelope d.
rected 10 Elaine. and called a messen-
ger.
Inez. meanwhile. had transformed
herself into a f~ull-fedged maid. look
ing very pretty in her neat cap and
apron. and making herself useful in a
hundred ways about the Dodge house.
Without being obtrusive she was
seldom out OF hearing Of the tele-