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The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

Leave the room-no. by the hah
door. We are going back upstairs.
obey him. and at the door he
switches on the lights. How I stand
1t dc not know. 90 upstairs me-
chanicaily into my own room-I and
this masked man.
Take on the kimon0 and slip-
pers! he orders. ! do that. Get into
bed.' he growls. I crawl In fearfully.
For q moment he looks about-thsn
goes out-with q look back as he
goes. Oh! Oh! That hand-which
he raises at me-THAT HAND!'
The. poor girl was sitting bolt up-
right, staring straight at the hall
door. as we watched and listened,
fascinated.
Kennedy was bending over, sooth-
!ss ae.. SAAe save ev.aeaoc CO ee=.
ing out from the effect OF the drug.
/ noticed that Bennett had sud
denly moved a step in the direction
OF the door at which she stared.
by heavens!" he muttered, star.
ing, too. "Look!"
We did look. A letter was slowly
being inserted under the door.
! took quick step forward. That
moment ! felt a rough tug at my
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arm, and voice whispered: wait
you chump!"
1t was Kennedy. He had whipped
| out his automatic and had carefully
leveled 1t at the door. Before he could
fire, however. Bennett had rushed
ahead
/ followed. We looked down the
hall. Sure enough, the figure Of a
man could be seen disappearing
around an angle. followed Ben
nett out of the door and down the
hall.
Words cannot keep pace with what
followed. Together we rushed to the
back stairs.
Down there, while l go down the
'front.'" cried Bennett.
went down, and he turned and
went down the other flight. AS he did
SO Craig followed him.
Suddenly, in the drawing room, /
bumped into figure on the other side
Of the portieres. seized him.
We struggled. Rip! The portieres
came down, covering me entirely.
Over and over we went, smashing a
lamp. 1t was vicious. Another man
attacked me, too.
'Pve got him-Kennedy!" heard
a voice pant over me.
A scream followed from Aunt Jo-
sephine. Suddenly the portieres were
pulled off me.
"The deuce!" puffed Kennedy. Its
Jameson"
Bennett had rushed plump into
me, coming the other way, hidden
by the portieres!
If we had known at the time, our
Michael of the sinister face had
gained the library and was standing
in the center of the room. He had
heard me coming and had fed to the
drawing room. AS we finished our
struggle in the library he rose hastily
from behind the diyan in the other
room, where he had dropped, and had
Quietly and hastily disappeared
through another door.
Laughing and breathing hard, they
helped me to my feet. 1t was no
joke to me. ! was sore in every
bone.
We'll, where did he go?" insisted
Bennett.
Il don't know-perhaps back there"
I cried.
Bennett and / argued a moment,
then started and stopped short Aunt
Josephine had run downstairs and
was now showing the letter into
Craig's hands.
We gathered about him curiously
He opened it, On it was that awe
some Clutching Hand again
Kennedy read 1t. For a moment
he stood and studied it. then slowly
crushed 1t In his hand.
Just then Elaine, pale and shaken
from the ordeal she had voluntarily
gone through, burst in upon US from
upstairs. Without a word she ad.
vanced to Craig and took the letter
rom him.
Inside, as on the envelope, was
hat same signature of the Clutching
Hand.
Elaine gazed at 1t, wild-eyed. then
It Craig. Craig smilingly reached for
he note, took IL. folded 1t, and un-
thrust it into his pocket.
MY God!' she cried, clasping her
lands convulsively. and repeating the
words of the letter. YOUR LAST
(TO BE CONTINUED
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BY small administration of the drug
which will injure you in no way, Miss
Dodge, think can bring back thc
memory of all that occurred to you
last night. Will you allow me?"
Mercy, mol" protested her Aunt 10
sephine, who had entered the room.
Il want the experiment to be tried,
Elaine said quietly.
A moment later Kennedy had placed
her on couch in the corner of the
room.
Now. Mrs. Dodge" he said. please
bring me a basin and a towel"
Aunt Josephine, reconciled, brought
them. Kennedy dropped an antisep-
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaine's arm just above
the spot where the red mark showed.
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully steriiized it,
also. and filling it with scopolamin
from the bottle.
Just a moment, Miss Dodge" he
encouraged, as he jabbed the needle
into her arm.
She did not vince.
Please lie back on the couch" he
directed. Then turning to us he add
ed. 1T takes some time for this to
work. Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an outcry by using
ethyl chloride first. Let me recon
struct the scene"
AS we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked.
THAT night" he said, "warily, the
masked criminal of the 'Clutching
Hand, bent over, his arm crooked,
might have been seen down below us
in the ally. Up here, Miss Dodge.
worn out by the strain of her fathers
death, let us say, was nervously try.
ing to read, to do anything that would
take her mind off the tragedy. Per-
haps she fell asleep.
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nett. Miss Dodge mas Just been tell
ing me-
YES" interrupted cnis. Look
Miss Dodge. this is It."
He handed her the letter. She al
most seized II. examining it carefully
her large eyes opening wider in won
der.
This is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured. "bu,
never wrote the letter."
Craig looked from the letter to hel
Seenly. No one said q word. For
moment Kennedy hesitated. think.
ing.
Might I-er-see your room, Miss
Dodge?" he asked at length.
;rnj. SeI;ainis," nodded C:a;;:.is, az
she lead the way upstairs.
|! 7. ~a. . seinty little room. breath.
ing the spirit of its mistress. In fact.
it seemed a sort of profanity as we
all followed in after her. For a mo-
ment Kennedy stood still. then he
carefully looked about. At the side
of the bed, near the head. he stopped
and picked up something which he
held in the palm Of his hand.
bent over. Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine-some little thin
pieces Of glass. AS he tried deftly to
fit the tiny little bits together he
seemed absorbed in thought. Quick
ly he raised It to his nose, as IL to
smell it.
Ethyl chloride!" he muttered,
wrapping the pieces carefully in a
paper and putting them inside his
pocket.
An instant later he crossed the
room to the window and examined it.
''Look!" he exclaimed.
There, plainly, were marks of a
jimmy which had been inserted near
the lock to pry it open.
Miss Dodge" he asked, might /
might l trouble you to let me see
your arm?"
Wonderingly she did so, and Ken
nedy bent almost reverently over
her plump arm examining it.
On it was a small dark discolora-
tion, around which was slight red
ness and tenderness.
That" he said slowly, 'fs the
mark of a hypodermic needle"
AS he finished examining Elaines
arm he drew the letter from his pock-
et Still facing her he said in a low
tone, Miss Dodge-you did write this
letter-but under the influence of the
new twilight Sleep"
why, Craig" l exclaimed excited
ly, what do you mean"
Exactly what l say. With Miss
Dodge's permission shall show you.
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A came sp the psth to the chem
tstry building saw through the win
eew tass. IN spite Of his getting there
early. he sas finding Il aifacalt to keep
his mind On his work, Il was she FRS,
tirae had ever known anything to
interfere with scseneS in his life.
Well" I exclaimed as I entered.
you are the early bird, Did you have
any hreakfast."
1 tossed down the letters. He did
not reply. So became absorbed in
the morning paper. Still. / did not
neglect to watch him covertly out of
the corner OF my eye. Quickly he ran
over the letters. instead of taking
them. one by one. in his usual method.
tc-s ~r~ c,..c cS-::aa..::.S...SS.ses ...;
superior acumen- He selected the
;, dainty dainty ac.s.
A moment Craig looked at Il In an.
ticipation. then tore 1t open eagerly.
| was still watching his face over the
top of the paper and was surprised to
see that II showed. first, amazement.
then pain. as though something had
hurt him.
He read 1t again-then looked
straight ahead. as If in a daze.
Suddenly he jumped up, bringing his
tightly clenched fist down with a loud
clap into the palm of his hand.
by heaven!" he exclaimed, II
wilt"
He strode hastily to the telephone.
Almost angrily he seized the receiver
and asked for number.
"Wh-whats the matter, Craig," I
blurted out eagerly.
AS he waited for the number. he
threw the letter over to me. / took
it and read:
Professor Craig Kennedy,
The University. The Heights, City.
Dear Sir:
L have come to the conclusion that
your work is hindrance rather than
an assistance in clearing up my
fathers death, and l hereby beg to
state that your services are no longer
required. This is final decision, and
l beg that you will not try to see me
again regarding the matter.
Very truly yours,
ELAINE DODGE"
II it had been a bomb I could not
have been more surprised.
could not make it out.
Kennedy impatiently worked the re-
ceiver up and down, repeating the
number. 'Hello-hello," he repeated.
"Yes-hello. Is Miss-oh-good morn
ing, Miss Dodge"
He was hurrying along as IL to give
her no chance to cut him of. 81 have
just received letter. Miss Dodge, tell
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

ing me that you don't want me to con-
tinue investigating your fathers death,
and not to try to see you again
about"
He stopped. could hear the reply.
"Why-no-Mr. Kennedy, have
written you no letter."
The look of mingled relief and sur.
prise that crossed Craigs face spoke
volumes.
Miss Dodge" he almost shouted.
this is new trick of the 'Clutching
Hand I-Ill be right over"
Craig hung up the receiver and
turned from the telephone. Evidently
he was thinking deeply. Suddenly his
face seemed to light up. He made up
his mind to something, and moment
later he opened the cabinet-that in.
exhaustible storehouse from which he
seemed to draw weird and curious in
struments that met the ever new prob
lens which his strange profession
brought to him.
/ watched curiously. He took out a
bottle and What looked like a little
hypodermic syringe, thrust them into
his pocket and, for once, oblivious to
my very existence, deliberately walked
out of the laboratory.
did not propose to be thus cava.
lierly dismissed. l suppose 1t would
have looked ridiculous to a third par.
ty, but l followed him as hastily as il
he had tried to shut the door on his
own shadow.
We arrived at the corner above the
Dodge house just in time to see anoth-
er Observation-Disclosures.
"And, Perry we heard Elaine say,
as we were ushered in, someone has
oven forged my name-the handwrit.
ing and everything-telling Mr.. Ken.
nedy to drop the case-and I never
knew"
She stopped as we entered.
That's the limit" exclaimed Ben
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

perial enactment applicable to the Isle
of Man, the privilege is seldom or never
exercised without consultation with
the Manx people. These happy island.
ers have no armed forces to maintain,
no income tax, death, estate, or stamp
duties to pay, and their customs dues
are in most cases on lower scale
than in the United Kingdom
Manxwomen, too, have special privi-
leges. Every female adult, widow or
spinster, in the Isle of Man, whether
she be owner, occupier or lodger. has
a vote for the house Of keys elections.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

dition that the Romans in a time of
war once shaved the beard of St Pc
ter. but nothing authentic is known
concerning this.
Several hundred years later, when
the Germanic and Teutonic hordes
came down from Germany and over
ran Rome and Italy, they brought the
custom of the beard back among the
clergy, and this remained the custom
for several centuries. Finally, with
the advent Of the present high state
OF civilization and the general custom
OF not wearing boards, the clergy al.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

most to a unit have refused to wear
them.
There is no direct command to the
contrary, but special permission is
granted to those who for some rea-
son wish to wear one. Several differ.
ent orders still wear them, who have
numerous parishes over the United
States.-Pittsburgh Catholic.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
HOME RULE IN ISLE OF MAN |
Small Dot Off English Coast Is Not
Subject to Laws of British
Parliament.

The decision of the Manx house of
Keys not to raise the duties on beer
and tea serves to remind her English
neighbors that the Isle OF Man has q
code of laws entirely its own. The is
land has never been ruled by the laws
OF England, and although parliament
reserves the right to make any i'm
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
WHEN PRIESTS WORE Boards
IN Ancient Times It Was General
Custom, Though Now They
Are Seldom Seen.

In ancient times It was the custom
for all priests to wear boards, and this
remained practice until the days Of
Nero. and when Rome was in the
height OF her glory and power. AS the
Romans wore no boards, or only very
rarely, the priests discontinued the
wearing Of the beard. There is q ira.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

Every widow enjoys half of her hus,
bands personal estate and has a life
interest in his real estate, and she can.
not be deprived of this by will. Her
written consent must be obtained te
all transfers and deeds affecting her
husbands property. On the other
hand. no married woman can legally
possess in her own right either money
or property in tho Isle of Man; she
can have no separate estate unless
specially protected before marriage,
and can make no will withous N
leave Of her husband.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

~ nur1zr1un of q pk-<ae-ship rs p-c-
s@SsoT arc 9toe m crime science nesxeen
Tx hcrrcoy. university ChemiSe-y rrr,-
F2esax. Enc walter Jameson, r,rxxnsner
E,is-A. n a. once followed by Their fetcor1a-
- sutereSf~c N q serfes of murders nv
HsaSteT crsntrssl who leEvcs no other
el1e 70 nfs socut1ty than the sign manual
- q N1uschtng Hand" Elaine Dodge
-hose rathc- n une o. the latest victims
1ie mysterious murdere- Witnesses
eeEtnntrlS q kenneGy's scientific In
~%oza<san az the murder
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
Its Accompaniment-

Il saw somewhere they are going
TO have ostriches served up at a
feast"
Il suppose it will be in the form of
feather pudding"
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

Great Sailors Superstition.
Nelson, the English naval hero, al
ways carried horseshoe with him
into battle.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
A Feminine E.;Iipo

A Feminine Failing.
Polly-What would you do IL you
were in my shoes?
Dolly-Buy a pair size smaller.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
Official Denial

The report that a war tax Is to be placed ON
Homestead lands In Western Canada having
been given considerable circulation in the
United States, this Is to advise all enquirers
that no such tax has been placed, nor Is there
any intention to place war tax of any nature
On such lands. (6igned) W. d. Scott, Supt OF
Immigration. Ottawa. Canada. March 18th, 1918
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

In these mercenary days man can
break up his home by dropping his
wad.
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23
Similar.

'Iongbow's story OF his experience
on the firing line reminds me strongly
Of his bank account"
"How so?"
"A trifle overdrawn."
The Ely miner., 1915-04-23

New YorSs Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New Oar
ting Murder and Robbery on Mil
6oaajre Dodge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-17
TURKEY
WISHES
TO DOT

WASHINGTON. Dec -
Through American Ambassador
Henry Morganthau, the Turkish
government has protested against
the distribution OF the American
relief funds by American consuls
In Armenian Turkey. Having
connived at, IL not ordered the
wholesale massacre of the Armen-
ians, the Turks now protest
against not being allowed to dis
tribute the American relief cash.
The need for tax legislation to
Increase the governments reve-
nues is imperative. The net bal
ance in the general fund of the
United States treasury has shrunk
amazingly since year ago.
On Nov. "a. 1914, this balance
was $74,000,00O. On Nov. 26,
1915, it was approximately $685.
100000. This has gone down
since to $21,000.000. The latter
figures are higher than they
would be had not Secretary Me-
Adoo changed the form of the
treasury statement.
BY altering the bookkeeping the
balance has been made to look a
little larger.
This cash balance includes
about $21,000,0O0 of subsidiary
coin an other unavailable items,
so that the real balance is very
close to zero.
The gold now deposited in the
vaults of the federal reserve sys-
TEN banks (the system is just
year old amounts to $4,000
900.
AS the law permits the issue of
bank notes on the basis of one
for every 40 cents of gold reserve.
these banks could issue without
any penalty taxi $1,200,000,000
Of federal notes.
The old custom of sending flow
ers to congressman on the opening
day of the session has unfortu-
nately been revived.
Inc money spent III tnlS silly
form of flattery on Dec. 8 would
have fed and sheltered 1000 war
orphaned children for one day on
the basis of the allowance made
for such children by the French
government. =
Senator Charles 8. Thomas of
Colorado has been acting like q
miffed prima donna. He has been.
refusing to call his committee to-
gether for a hearing on the Susan
B. Anthony suffrage amendment
because, as he says, the women of
the Congressional Union backing
this amendment had the temerity|
or heartlessness to oppose him for
reelection.
President Wilson's latest suf-
frage declaration-that suffrage
is a proper subject for federal con-
sideration and one he must take
up at once for serious considera-
ton with the leaders of the demo-
cratic party in congress--is a COM
plete reply to those critics who
have been saying to the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage,
"You must not nag the presi-
dent"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-17
PLEADS FOR
RURAL CREDIT

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. IT.
THAT the economic agricultural
system in Germany has placed the
German empire among the great
powers of the world will be told
the Southern Commercial congress
tonight by David Lubin, United
States delegate to the Internation-
al Institute of Agriculture at
Rome.
"If our nation is to persist and
to prosper, there must be a con-
servation of our farmers Lubin
said today. =.
"The farmer must take his
place, as a commercial peer along
side the business man of the city.
This alone will bring about that
economic equilibrium so essential
to the life of progressive ma
tion.
"The way to bring the farmer
to this status, is to put into effect
satisfactory rural credits and SINH
lar measures"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-17
PLAN TO CLAMP
LID ONTO OREGON

SALEM, Ore, Dec. 17.-Plans
for the strict enforcement of state
wide prohibition, effective Jan. l,
were discussed at a meeting OF
all OF the prosecuting attorneys
of the state in the attorney gen.
erals office here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-17
WE'LL, WE GUESS
THE KING SHOULD

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Henry Col
Inns, Cambridge, has five sons,
two brothers, two grandsons, IA
nephews, one son-in-law and three
brothers-in-law in the army and
has been congratulated by the
king.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-17
1850 RUGBY MEN
ENLIST IN ARMY

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Over 472,-
ESQ past and present students Of
Rugby have Joined the army.
Two hundred and seven have been
killed and 280 wounded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-17
GOES $4,000 MILES
TO JOIN THE ARMY

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 17.-John
Eaton, Baffin Bay, who heard
about the war in September, ar
rived here after a 14-000-mile trip
and enlisted in the Scottish Horse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-25
Evangelistic Services Open
at Tower City Tomorrow

Tower City. Pa, Sept. 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. +. 3. Jenkyns and children and
Miss Florence Lewis, of Harrisburg,
enjoyed a weeks vacation with rela-
tives here.-Master Harry Dando, or
Wiconisco, spent Sunday with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Dando.-Mrs.
Albert Erdman spent several days at
Philadelphia and Schuylkill Haven
Mrs. Joseph Kaire and son and Mrs.
willard Nelms and children, of Mi
nersville. enjoyed Sunday with their
father, George Rupp.-Miss Winona
Kehler returned home from Pittman,
where she attended her cousins we'd
ding.-Mr ana Mrs. Charles Henry re-
turned home from a pleasant vacation
at Muncy-Mr. and Mrs. William
Jones spent Sunday at Reading
Harry Meyers spent several days at
Phoenix Park-Miss Florence ,Romig,
of Hershey, spent Sunday with her
father. the Rev. Mr.. Romig of the
United Brethren Church.-Miss Hat
tie Ludwig spent Sunday at Reading.
Mrs. William Campbell is confined
Victor Horley is slowly recovering
from his severe burning.-Mrs. Matte
Hoffman, of Lykens spent several
days here.-Miss Blanche Horley ac-
companied her aunt Mrs. Thomas to
Lykens where she will spend several
weeks.-Great progress is being made
in the erection of the tabernacle for
the Davis and klinger evangelistic
campaign, which will have it's opening
service on Sunday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-25
Chautauqua Course to Be
Given at Millersburg
By Special Correspondence

Miilersburg, Pa, Sept. 25.-Under
the auspices of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Millersburg people are
to enjoy a chautauqua course of en-
tertainments in the church during the
next three months. The admission to
the series will be by ticket only on ac-
count of the limited seating capacity
of the church. However, no price will
he charged for the tickets, but an
offering will be lifted each night to de-
fray the necessary cost of the course.
The first number will be given Sep
tember 2S. Mrs. +. Schoff, president
of the National Congress of Mothers,
will be the speaker.-The members of
the mems Bible class of the Methodist
Episcopal Church enjoyed a cornroast
in William |. Hoy's woods, near Kill
linger. on Thursday night. The party
was conveyed by automobile to the
place and an enjoyable evening was
spent.-Mr. and Mrs. William I. Neag-
ley, of Killinger, announce the birth
of daughter September 1S.-A val
liable horse of Henry w. Kerstetter,
living on the Vallerchamp farm,
dropped dead while hitched to a plow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Duffy, of Sayre,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sausser this week.-John f.
Seller. who was threatened with
typhoid fever last week, is said to be
on the road to recovery.-Mrs. Agnes
Hummel has returned to her home
here after spending several months al
Watsontown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-25
Pastor Will Review His
Work of Past Five Years
By Special Correspondence

Ephrata, Pa. Sept. 25.-Rally Day
will be observed in the United Breth-
rem Sunday School tomorrow. - Mr..
and Mrs. George S. Roger and Mr.. and
Mrs NJ. L. Weidman have returned
from an automobile trip through
Maryland, the Virginias, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Pennsylvania.-To-m
row evening, the Rev. ]. NJ. Walters,
pastor of the Ephrata United Breth-
rem Church will give a review of the
work accomplished by himself and
the congregation during his pastorate
of five years. Next week the Rev.
and Mrs. Walters will attend the an
nual session of the East Pennsylvania
conference, in the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church at Harrisburg. The
delegate of the congregation to the
conference is Charles S. Yeager and
the alternate, l. S. Mentzer.-Mem-
bers and friends of the Luther League
of Trinity Lutheran Church. to the
number of 175, enjoyed a pleasant So
cial time on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Mary E. Mohler. Games
were indulged in, and roast corn and
coffee were served.-Harry Krouse, of
Steelton, is spending some time with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Krouse. Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Fas-
nacht, Of Harrisburg, were recent visi-
tors here.