The Dermott news., 1915-06-03
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

THE DEATH RAY.
 Kennedy was reading scientific treatise one morning. while I was banging on the typewriter, when knock at the laboratory door disturbed us
 By some intuition Craig seemed to know who 1t was He sprang to open the door, and there stood Elaine Dodge and her lawyer. Perry Bennett
 Instantly Craig read from the startled look on Elaine's face that something dreadful had happened
 Why -- what's the matter?" he asked solicitously
 'A-another letter-from the Guteh- Ing Hand!" she exclaimed breath lessly
 Craig took the letter and We both read. with amazemeut.
 Are you an enemy of society," r not order Craig kennedy to leIV" the country by nine o'clock tomorrow morning. hth- erwlse a pedestrian w.H drop dead outside his laboratory every hour uuti he lerNes-
 The note was signed b. the now ia miliar sinister hand. and had added to it n postscript which read:
 As g. token or hts leaving have htn place a etse or flowers Tn his laboratory window today
 What shall We do'" queried Ben. nett evidently very much alarmed at the letter
 "Do?" replied Kennedy laughing contemptuously at Che apparently fn. tile threat. Why nothing. Just wait"
 We got up as usual the next day, and quite early went over to the laboz ratory Kennedy. as was his custom. plunged straiehtNay into his work and appeared absorbed hy il. while wrote
 There is something queer going on. Walter" he remarked This thing registers some kind of wireless rays -infrared. think something like those that they say that Italian scientist. Ulivi. claims he has diseov- cred and called the 'Frays.
 How do you know" asked. look ing up from my work Whats that instrument you are using"
 "A bolometer, invented by the late Professor Langley" he replied, his Attention rivetcd on it.
 Some time previously Kennedy had had installed on the window ledge one of those mirrorlike arrangements, known as a "busybody, which show those in room what is going on in the street.
 As l moved over to look at the bolometer l happened 10 glance into the ''busy body" and saw that a crowd was rapidly collecting on the side walk
 Look, Craig" l called hastily.
 He hurried over to me and looked We could both see in the busybody mirror a group of excited passers-by bending over man lying prostrate on the sidewalk
 The excited crowd lifted him up and bore him away, and l turned in sur prise to Craig. He was looking at his watch.
 IL was now only few moments past nine o'clock,
 Some time later our door was ex- citedly flung open and Elaine and Perry Bennett arrived.
 I've just heard of the accident" she cried fearfully Isn't it terrible, What had we better do?" For few moments no one said a word. Then Kennedy began carefully examining the ,bolometer and some other recording instruments he had. while the rest of us watched. fasci. mated.
 Somehow that "busybody" seemed to attract me. could not resist look ing into .t from time to time as Ken nedy worked.
 was scarcely able to control my excitement when again 1 saw the same scene enacted on the sidewalk before the laboratory Hurriedly looked at my watch. IL was ten o'clock,
 Craig" l cried. Another"
 Instantly he was at my side, gazing eagerly There was a second innocent pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while a crowd. almost panicstricken, gath cred about i'm
 Its no use" he muttered, as we gathered about him. We're beaten. can't stand this sort of thing. l will leave tomorrow fo~ South America.
 thought Elaine Dodge would faint at The Jhock of his words coming so soon after the terrible occurrence out side. she looked at him speeches..