The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-08

them. Only instant action would count,
however. What to do?
We could hear the master GRIM
inal plainly fumbling now.
Yes. that's the Clutching hand" he
repeated.
Wait cautioned. someone else
Is comfng!"
BY a sort Of instinct he seemed to
recognize the sounds.
"Elaine!" he exclaimed, paling.
Instantly followed, In less than
can tell it, the sounds Of suppressed
shuttle.
He has seized her gagged her."
I 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. I was
speechless. Here was the vocaphone
we had installed. It had warned rs.
But what could we dor
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 armorl" Kissed Clutch
ing Hand.
Here they come, too. Chief"
There was q parting scuf1e.
"There-take that!"
"A loud metallic ringing came from
the vocaphohe.
Then silence!
What had happened2
In the library, recovering from their
crock of surprise, Dan cried out to
the .Clutching Hand. 1.-THE deuce!
What Is it,"
Then looking about, Clutching
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 could
hear the family shouting out that
someone was In the library.
With parting thrust, Clutching
Hand sent Elaine Keeling.
She held on to only q corner of the
papers. He had the greater part of
them. They were torn and destroyed,
anyway.
Finally, with all the venomOusness
of which he was capable, iClutching
Hand rushed at the armor suit. drew
back his gloved fist, and let 1t shoot
out squarely In q vicious solar piexus
blow. SIS.
"There-take that" he reared.
The suit ratified furiously. Out OF
1t spilled the vocaphone. with bang
on the floor.
An instant later those in the hall
rushed in. But the Clutching Hand
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 we're gone.
Leaping into the waiting car, they had
been whisked away
Hello! Hello! Hello!" called q
voice. apparently from nowhere.
What Is that?" cried Elaine.
She had risen by this time, and was
gazing about, wondering at the strange
voice. Suddenly her eye fell on the
armor scattered al over the floor.
She spied the little oak box.
'Elaine!''
Apparently the voice came from
that. Besides it had a familiar ring
to her ears.
"Yes-Craig!" she cried.
That is my vocaphone-the little
box that hears and talks" came back
to her. Are you all right?"
"Yes-all right-thahks to the voca-
phone"
She had understood in an instant
She seized the helmet and breastplate
to which the vocaphone still was at
tached and was holding them close to
herself
Kennedy had been calling and lis
tening intently over the machine, won
dering whether 1t had been put out of
business In some way
1T works-yet!" he cried excitedly
| to me.
"Elaine!"
Eyes. Craig" came back over the
faithful little instrument.
Are you all right?"
"Yes-all right"
Thank heaveni" breathed Craig,
pushing me aside.
Literally he kissed that vocaphone
as If 1t had been hurnanl
GRO BE CoNTINUED)
Motion pictures of the Exploits of
Elaine are shown at the Mount Holly
Theatre every Monday night.