The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

there came knock at the door and i
opened il hurrfedly. There was mes
senger boy who handed me a note
tore it open It was from Kennedy
and read: Il shall probably be away
for fwo or three days Can up Elaine
and tell her to beware of certain
Madame Sayefsky.
1 WAS still pulling over the note
and was Just about TO call mp Elaine
when the speaking tube was blown
and to my surprise found that Il was
Aunt josephine who had called
Where is Mr.. KeEnedy?'' she asked,
greatly agitated.
"He has gone away for few days."
replied blankly- rs there anything
can do?"
She was very excited and hastily re-
lated what had happened at the parlor
of the medium
..wnat was her name." cried an1-
iousiy.
Madame savetsky." she replied. to
my surprise
Astounded. I picked up craig's note
from the desk and handed 1t to her
without a word. She read it with
breathless eagerress.
Come back there with me. please"
she begged. almost frantic with fear
now Something terrible may have
happened"
Aunt Josephine had hardly left sa-
vetsky vlen the trance was resumed.
Suddenly. from the mysterious shad.
ows Of the cabinet, there appeared the
spirit OF Long Sin, whose death
Elaine still believed she had caused
when Adventures Mary had lured her
to the apartment.
Elaine was trembling with fear at
the apparition.
AS before. a strange voice sounded
IN the depths of the cabinet and again
message was heard, in low. solemn
tones:
Il am Keka. and have with me
Long Sin. Els blood cries for VEN
geance."
Elaine was overcome with horror at
the words.
Then dim. ghostly figure. appar-
emily that Of Losg Sin, appeared.
With arms outstretched. the figure
glided from the cabinet and approached
Elaine She shrank back farther
in fright, too Mortified even to scream.
At the same moment, the medium
drew a vapor pistol from her dress,
and. as the ghost OF Long Sin leaped
at Elaine, Savetsky darted forward
and shot a stream OF vapor full in
Benefits face.
Bennett dropped unconscious, the
lights IN the darkened room flashed
up. and several Of the men of the
Clutcning Hand rushed In.
~,
its cleverly constructed hinges. re-
vealing the hidden passage.
Before any effective resistance could
be made. Elaine and Bennett we're
hustled through the passage. securely
bound, and placed on diyan in q
curtained chamber back OF the altar
of the devil worshipers-
It was at that moment that I. little
dreaming of what had been taking
place. arrived with Aunt Josephine at
the house of the medium.
She answered my ring and admitted
US. To our surprise, the seance room
was empty.
swhere is the young lady who was
here?' I asked
Miss Dodge and the gentleman just
left few minutes ago" the medium
explained. rs we looked about
Happened to notice a torn handker-
chief lying on the foor- It flashed
over me that perhaps it might afford
a clue.
AS / passed it. purposely dropped
my soft hat over It and picked up the
hat. securing the handkerchief with
out attracting SayetsH's attention
Aunt Josephine was keen now for
returning home to fnd cut whether
elaine was there or rot No sooner
had she entered the CIR and driven on,
than I examined the handkerchief. It
was torn. as II It had been crushed in
the hand during struggle and
wrenched away I looked closer. In
the corner Was the initial
That was enough. without losing
another precious moment I hurried
around to the nearest police station.
The sergeant detailed several
roundsmen and q man In plain clothes.
and together We returned to the house.
laying a careful plan TO surround II
secretly. while the plainclothes man
and I obtained admittance-
Meanwhile. the Chinese devil wor-
Slippers had again gathered in their
cursed temple and Long Sin. In his
priestly robe, appeared on the dais-
The worshipers kotowed reTer-
emily to him, while at the back again
stood the aged chinaman patiently
turning his prayer wheel
Two b-aziers. or smoke pots. had
been placed on the dais. one of which
Long Sin touched with stick. caus-
ing 1t to burst out into dense fumes.
Standing before them. he chanted
In nasal tones: The white consort or
the great Ksing chau has been found
It :s his viii that she now be made