Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-26

HE has seized her-gagged her."
cried In an agony of suspense.
We could now hear everything that
was going on in the library, Craig
was wildly excited. AS for me, ! was
speechless Here was the vocaphone
we had installed 1t had warned us.
But what could we do?
looked blankly at Kennedy. He
was equal to the emergency.
He calmly turned the switch.
Then, at the top of his lungs he
shouted: Help! Help! Police! They
are strangling mel" =.
looked at him In amazement What
did he think he could do-blocks
away?
1t works both ways" ne muttered.
Help! Murder!- Police,"
We could hear the astonished ours
ing of the two men. Also, down the
hall, now, we could hear footsteps APP
preaching in answer to his call for
help-Aunt Josephine, Jennings. Marie
and others, all shouting out that there
were cries in the library.
The deuce! What is it," muttered
gruff voice.
The man in armor!" Kissed Clutch.
ing Hand.
Here they come, too, Chief"
There was parting scufBc.
"There-take that
A loud metallic ringing came from
the yocaphone
Then silence!
What had happened?
In the library, recovering from their
crock of surprise, Dan cried out to
the Clutching Hand. THE deuce!
What is it."
Then looking about, Clutchirg
Hand quickly took in the situation.
The man in armor!" he pointed
out.
Dan was almost dead with fright
at the weird thing.
Here they come, too, Chief" he
gasped, as, down the hall he cauld
hear the family shouting out that
someone was in the library.
With parting thrust, Clutch,ng
Hand sent Elaine Keeling.
She held on to only corner of .ae
papers He had the greater part o.
them. They we're torn and destroyed,
anyway.
Finally, with all the venomousnesg
Of which he was capable. Clutchinr
Hand rushed at the armor suit, crew
back his gloyed fist, and let it shoot
out squarely in vicious solar plezus
blow
"There-take that" he roared.
The suit ratified furiously. Out OF
it spilled the vocaphone, with banS
on the floor.
An instant later those In the bal;
rushed in. But the Clutching Hard
and Dan were gone out of the win
dow, the criminal carrying the greater
part of the precious papers.
Some ran to Elaine, others to the
window. The ladder had been kicked
away, and the criminals were gcre.
Leaping into the waiting car, they had
been whisked away.
"Helloi Hello Hellol' caUG3 .
voice, apparently from nowhere.
What is that?" cried Elaine.
She had risen by this time, and vas
gazing about, wondering at the strange
voice. Suddenly her eye fell or the
armor scattered all over the aa.@.
She spied the little oak box.
"Elainel"
he fyNsn
that. Besides it had familiar ring
to her ears.
Yes-Craigl" she cried.
That is my vocaphone-the rttie
box that hears and talks" came hack
to her. Are you all rfght?"
"Yes-all right-thanks to the sccs-
phone"
She had understood in an inet1pt. /
She seized the helmet and breas:c,ate
to which the vocaphone still was A.
taehed and was holding them Close ~ {
herself
Kennedy had been calling anf !:t- /
tening intently over the machine, VOC
dering whether it had been put cat Of I
business in some way.
ct works-yet," he cried excite.iIe |
to me.
"Elainei"
Yes, Craig" came back over he
faithful little instrument.
Are you all right?"
"Yes-all right"
''ThcSk heaven" breathed Craig.
pushing me aside.
Literally he kissed that vocaphore
as il it had been human!
eTo BE CoNTINUED)