The Dickinson press., 1915-05-15


d: the corner, as II ~ q miracle, came
O deep. loud voice.
"Help! Help! Murderl Ro1aceG:
They are ~strangifng met"
The eject was terrific.
Clutching Hand and DAN. hardened
IN crime as they were, fem hack
dazed, overcome for the moment at
the startling effect.
They looked about. Not q soul.
). Then, to their utter CONSIDERATION,
from the helmet again came the deep,
vibrant warning.
"Help! Murder! ,Police!"
Kennedy and / had been listening
9 the vocaphone, for the moment
nonplused at the fellows daring.
Then we heard from the uncanny
instrument: For Heavens sake,
Chief. hurry. The Fafsefs have fallen
down. The girl herself is coming!"
What it meant we did not know. But
Craig was almost beside himself, as
he ordered me to get the police by tel.
ephone, if there va any way to block
them. Only instant action would count,
however. What to do?
We could hear the master Grim.
inal plainly fumbling now.
YES, that's the Clutehtng hand" he
repeated.
WATT" I cautioned, someone else
is coming!"
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-9agged her."
I cried in an agony Of suspense.
We could now hear everything that
was going OF in the library. Craig
was wildly excited. AS for me. I was
speechless. Here was the vocaphone
We had installed. It had warned us.
But what could We dor
/ looked blankly az Kennedy. He
was equal to the emergency.
He calmly turned the swi&ah.
Then, at the top Of his lungs he
shouted: Help! Help! Po11cel They
are strangling mel"
looked at him in amazamant What
did he think he could do-bIochs
away?
1T works both ways" ne muttesed.
"Help! Murder! PoHeAl"
We could hear the astonAahed cuIs-
ing Of the two g Also, down the:
hall, now, We could hear footsteps ap-
preaching in answer to his can for
help-Aunt Josephine, jennings, Marie
and others, all shouting out Chat there
were cries In the library.
1.-THE deuce!. What is it?" mutteFed,
q gruf voice.
THE man in armor!" Missed glatch-
ing Hand.
Here they come, too, 0Aieas."
There wat a parting seufRe.
"There-take that"
"A loud metallic ringing came from.
the vocaphone.
Then silence!
What had happeAed7
In the library, recovering from their
crock Of surprise, Dan cried cut TO-
the Clutching Hand. "Tne Deuce!
What is it,"
Then looking about, Catching
Hand quickly took In the saauaAson-
"The mar In aYmor!" he pointed.
out.
Dan was almost dead with fright:
at the weird thing.
Here they come, too, Ghsa3," he,
gasped, as, down the ham he could,
hear the family shouting out that
someone was in the library.
With a parting thrust, Cnaching
Hand sent Elaine reellng.
She held on to only a 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 wat capable, Catching
Hand rushed at the armor suit, drew
back his gloved fist, and let il shoot
out squarely in a vicious solar plexus.
blow. 49,.
Inere-take that!" he roared.
The suit ratified furiously. Out Of
1t spilled the voeaphone, with q bang
on the floor.
An instant later those In the han,
rushed in. But the C7utohing 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 were gone.
Leaping into the waiting car, they had
been whisked away.
Hello! Hello! Hello!" called O.
voice, apparently from nowhere.
what is that?" cried Elaine.
She had risen by this t1ma; and was
gazing about, wondering at the strange
voice. Suddenly her eye fell on the
Rrmor scattered all over 'fne fR0or.