The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04


VIII answer your question about the
mysterious deadly ray
moved over to the table. eager toi
satisfy my curiosity and read the
notes which he indicated with his.
finger.
q iNFRA.RED RAY NOTES.
ec4oE e The has
rnents OF the italian scientist, Uliyi, causes.
when concentrated by an apparatus per-
bustion Iof mountaineering surfaces. It is
particularly deadly In Its effect on the;
brain centers. i5
It can be diverted. it Is seid. however.
by a shield composed OF platinum backed
by asbestos.
Next Kennedy opened the case.
which he had taken out OF the cab
met. and from It he took out plat
inum-asbestos mirror, which was
something OF his own Invention. He
held 1t mp. and In pantomime showed
me Just how 1t would cut Off the dead
" rays.
He had not finished even that. when
peculiar noise in the laboratory IT
self disturbed him. and he hastily
thrust the asbestos platinum shield
into his pocket.
Though we had not realized It. our
return had been anticipated.
Suddenly from closet projected
magazine gun, and before we could
move Clutching Hand himself slowly
appeared behind us.
We started to our feet. but in an
instant found ourselves SPRAYING on
the floor.
In the cabinet. beneath the labora-
tory table, another crook had been
hidden, and he tackled us with all
the skill OF an old football player,
against whom we had no defense.
Four OF them were upon US In
stant1y.
Attic same time Thomas, the faith
less valet OF Bennett. had been dis
patched by the Clutching Hand to
commanders his masters roadster In
his absence. and, carrying out the In.
structions. he had driven up before
Elafne's house at the very moment
when she was going out for. walk.
Thomas jumped out OF the car and
touched his hat deferential1y.
A message from Mr.. Bennett.
ma'am.y he explained. .Mr. Kennedy
and Mr.. Bennett have sent me to ask
you to come over to the laboratory
Unsuspectingly, Elaine stepped into
the car and drove on.
Instead. however. of turning and.
pulling up on the laboratory side OF
the street, Thomas stopped opposite
1t. He got out and Elaine, thinking
that perhaps 1t was to save time
that he had not turned the car around,
followed.
The door was opened quickly by a
lookout OF the C1utching Hand and the
valet asked II Craig and Elaine's law
yer were in. OF course. the lookout
replied that they were, and before
Elaine knew It she was jost1ed into
the dark hallway.
And as the door slammed she caught
sight of the fearsome Clutching Hand
himself
She drew back. but was too fright
ened even to scream
With a harsh, cruel laugh, the super.
criminal beckoned to her to follow
him and look down through small
trapdoor.
There she saw us. To that extent
the valet had told the truth. Ken.
.nedy was standing In deep thought,
while I sat on ansold box. smoking a.
cigarette miserable.
Watching his chance, when the
street was deserted, the Clutching
Hand and his followers had hustled
us over to the new hangout from thes
laboratory. There they had met more.
crooks and had thrust Us into this vile.
hole
AS the various Intellectual schemes
for escape surged through my head. II
happened to look up and caught al
glance OF horror on Craig's face.
followed his eyes. There. above MS,
was sElainei
Isaw her ook from us to the Clutch.
ing Hand IN terror. But none OF uss
uttered word.
Will now show you. my dear
young lady" almost Missed the Clutch.
Ing Hand at leng "as pretty game
OF hide and seek as you have ever
seen. . MI
AS he said 1t another trapdoor near
f the infra-red ray machine was opened
and a beam slight burst through. !:
.knewsit was not that which we had to-
fear, but the invisible rays that ac-55
companied It. the, rays that. had af.5
fected the bolometer.
Just then a spot OF light showed
near my foot. moving about the ce.
ment floor until IT fell on my shoe. In,
sstantly the leather charred, even be-
fore ! could move.
Kennedy and I 1eaped to our feet,
and drew back The beam followed
u.s.. We reteated further. Still It fol-.
lowed. inexorabIy. sts
Clutching Hand was now holding
Elaine near ito door kere she could
not help seeing. Laughing diabolically
while he directed Croi1 and the rest
to work the infra-red ray apparatus
through the trap. /.
AS we. lodged from corner to corner.
endeavoring to keep the red ray from
touching us.s the crooks seemed In no