The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-06
SEVENTH EPISODE

MAnNANA VI Aun sage huNAlu AAaA =
time Of peace is best employed in pre-
pairing for war, was busily engaged
in cleaning my automatic gun one
morning as Kennedy and ! we're seat
ed in our living room.
Our door buzzer sounded, and Ken
nedy, always alert, jumped up. push
ing aside a great pile Of papers which
had accumulated in the Dodge case.
Two steps took him to the hall,
where the day before he had installed
a peculiar box about four by six inches,
connected in some way with lens
Nike box Of similar size above our bell
Ind speaking tube in the hallway be-
low It. He opened It. disclosing an OBJ
long plate Of ground glass.
Il thought the seismograph ar
rangement was not quite enough after
that spring-gun affair" he remarked.
so / have put in a sort OF teleview
OF my own invention-so that can Sc
down into the vestibule downstairs.
Wen-just look who's here!"
Some new-fangled periscopc ar.
rangement, / suppose?' queried, nov
ing slowly over toward It.
However, one look was enough to
interest me. 1 can express It only
in slang. There, framed in the little
thing. was a vision Of as swell q
chicken" as I have ever seen.
/ whistled under my breath.
"Umi" I exclaimed shamelessly, "A
peachl Who's your friend2"
had never said a trueF word thar
IN my description Of her, though I did
not know it at the time. She was in
deed known as "Gertie the Peach" in
the select circle where she belonged
Kennedy had opened the lower
door and our fair visitor was coming
upstairs.
go in there. Walter" he said. seiz
ing me quickly and pushing me int
my room. Il want you to wait ther'
and watch her carefully"
Kennedy opened the door, disclos
ing a very excited young woman.
"Oh, Professor Kennedy" she cried
All in one breath, with much emotion
I'm so glad / found you in. ! can
tell you. Oh-my jewels! They have
been stolen-and my husband mus
not know Of It. Help me to recover
them-pleasel"
"Just a moment, my dear younl
lady" interrupted Craig, finding a
last a chance to get a word in edge
ways. do you see that table-and al
those papers2 Really, I can't take you
case. / am too busy, as 1t is, evel
to take the cases of many Of my Owl
clients"
But please, Professor Kennedy
pleased" she begged. Help me.
means-oh, i can't tell you how mucl
It means to mel"
She had come close to him and hal
laid her warm, little soft hand on bis
IN ardent sntreaty
From my hiding place in my room
/ could not help seeing that she wa
using every charm Of her sex and pei
sonality to lure him on. as she clun
conhdingly to him.
Gertie had thrown her arms abou
Kennedy, as II in widest devotion
wondered what Elaine would hav
thought II she had picture Of that
"Oh." she begged him. please
please help mel"
stiIl Kennedy seemed utterly una
fected by her passionate embrac'
Carefully he loOsened her fingers frol
about bis neck and removed th
plump, enticing arms.
Gertie sank into a chair, weepinl
while Kennedy stood before her a mi
ment IN deep abstraction.
Finally be seemed to make up b
mind to something. His mamie
toward Ter changed He took ste
70 her SIDE.
Il viii help you. he said. laying b
hand on her shoulder. IF It is pc
sible j Will recover your Jewels Whei
do you liver"
at Hazlehurst." she replied. graf
fully. "Oh, Mt Kennedy. now can
ever thank your
She seemed overcome with graf
tude. and took his hand, pressed
even kissed it.
"Just a minute" he added, careful
extricating his hand. 'I'll be ready
5ust a minute"
Kennedy entered the room where
was listening.
whats it all about. Craig7s' / viii
perod, mystihed
For q moment he stood thinking, a
rnruntly rseonsidering what be b