The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-06-04
TWENTIETH EPISODE
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.


WI Fang sat at table in his apart
ment, hidden behind the squalid and
balconied exterior of a Chinatown
tenement. Before him were a glass
dish and bottle, which contained sew
eral sticks Of phosphorus immersed in
water, and a small capillary glass
tube.
For moment, however, he had laid
aside the strange paraphernalia and
was writing a note. AS he finished he
tapped bell and silently Chinese
servant appeared in answer.
Take this letter to that white WON.
an, 1nez" directed WI, adding, Give
it to her yourself-and if she is there
return with her."
The servant bowed and WI returned
to work on the curious machine he
was devising.
He had completed his labors when
his trusted lieutenant, Long Sin, en-
tered
For what did the master summon
me?" asked Long. Sin, deferentially.
Come here" beckoned WI. Behold
this"
With a pair of tweezers he seized a
small stick of the phosphorus under
water and slowly brought it to the sur
face. Almost instantly the dangerous
element burst into fame giving off a
dense white smoke.
Here have capillary tube, as the
white devils call 1t in their science, y
went On WI, pointing out the glass
tube. by carefully bending it and ar
ranging the outlet of the water | can
set a fire anywhere at any time !
choose"
Even while he was showing the
devilish invention to Long Sin, his SER
want had sought the deliberately fur
nished apartment of the white woman
to whom the note had been addressed.
She was an attractive young WON
an, known as Innocent Inez. Except
for certain coarseness, she strongly
resembled Elaine, both in features and
figure.
Inez turned languidly as her colored
maid ushered in the servant of WI,
took the note and read it with inter.
est.
Wait" she said with a sudden &C.
cession of energy, nodding at the same
time to her negro maid to bring her
hat and coat. 81 will go with YOU
lot Inc
tered the secret den of WI Fang.
"Ah-this is the young woman" in.
troduced WI to Long Sin.
Carefully planning each detail down
to the smallest possibility of error, WI
Fang and Long Sin completed their
arrangements and. finally, with Inez
left the apartment. On the street an
automobile was waiting at the curb
while not far away two toughs from
the neighborhood stood.
AS the Cinnamon and the woman
came out WI beckoned to the waiting
roughnecks. "Come-get in-lively,
he ordered.
They climbed into the car and the
five criminals whirled rapidly uptown
Kennedy had often been amused at
my never having a match when
needed it, and it had occurred to him
to devise a very novel cigarette light
er for my benefit
1t was simple enough, consisting OF
a small battery connected by small
wires to one of pair of cuff links
One link had in it's face a very fine
wire. only a fraction of an inch long
To the link Craig had soldered the
wires from the battery and arranged
them so that they ran up under his
coat sleeve through the armhole of the
vest to the battery, which he carried
in his vest pocket.
He had just completed his work
when he heard me coming and hastily
drew on his coat.
swell, what's new" | greeted.
Nothing In particular" he replied
''Have a cigarette?"
He handed his cigarette case to me
and | took one. Then, unsuspecting
I began to search my pockets for s
match, but, as usual. could not FIND
one.
At last. half mockingly, he lighted
his cigarette apparently on his cuf
link.
What new-fangled sort of thing II
that?" l asked in surprise
II thought 1t might amuse you," III
smiled, explaining the arrangement al
he opened his vest and showed ms
how he made the electric connection