Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-04-17

had been using long before in thu
study of synthetic coloring materials
Before Elaine could recover hel
tongue he seized them and stuck then
into a tall beaker like vase Ther
he deliberately walked to the window
and placed the beaker on the ledge il
most prominent position.
Elaine and Bennett, to say nothing
Of myself, gazed at him, awe-struck
Isis there no other way but tc
surrender" she asked.
Kennedy mournfully shook his
head
I'm afraid not" he answered slow
ly. There's no telling how far Tel
low who has this marvellous power
might go. l think I'd better leave to
save you. He may not content him
self with innocent outsiders always. -
Nothing that any of us could say,
not even the pleadings of Elaine her
self, could move him. The thought
that at eleven o'clock third innocent
passer-by might lie stricken on the
street seemed to move him powerfully.
I'm SO sorry-Craig," murmured
Elaine, choking back her emotion and
finding 1t impossible to go on.
$50 am l, Elaine" he answered,
tensely. "But-perhaps-when this
trouble blows over
He paused, unable to go on, turned
and shook his head Then with a
forced gayety he babe Elaine and
Perry Bennett adieu, saying that per-
haps trip might do him good.
They had scarcely gone out, and
Kennedy closed the door carefully,
when he turned and went directly to
the instrument which I had seen him
observing so interestedly.
Plainly / could see that 1t was reg
fstering something.
He walked fairly close to the win
dow this time, keeping well out of the
direct line of it. however, and there
stood gazing out into the street.
1--WE are being watched" he said
slowly, turning and looking at me fix
edly, "but don't dare investigate lest
it cost the lives of more unfortunates,"
He stood for a moment In deep
thought. Then he pulled out suit
case and began silently to pack it.
Although we had not dared to in
vestigate, we knew that from a build
ing across the street emissaries of
the Clutching Hand were watching
for our signal of surrender.
The fact was, as we found out later,
that in a poorly furnished room, much
after the fashion of that which, with
the help of the authorities, we had
once raided in the suburbs, there were
at that moment two crooks.
One of them was the famous, or
rather Infamous, Professor LeCroix
The other was the young secretary of
the Clutching Hand.
This was the new headquarters of
the master criminal, very carefully
guarded.
Look" cried LeCroix, very much
excited by the effect that had been
produced by his infra-red rays. There
s the sign-the vase Of flowers. We
nave got him this time!"
LeCroix gleefully patted a peculiar
instrument beside him. Apparently
t was a combination of powerful cleo
ric arcs, the rays of which were shot
through a funnel-like arrangement |
nto converted or, rather, sort of |
apparatus from which
he dread power could be released
through tubelike affair at the end.
t was his infra-red heat wave, Fray, |
ngine.
II told you it would work." cried
.eCroix.
I did not argue any further with
'raig about his sudden resolution to
o away. But 1t is very solemn pro
eeding to pack up and admit defeat
fter such a brilliant succession of
ases as had been his until we met
his master criminal
He was unsuitable, however, and
ne next morning we closed the
laboratory and loaded our baggage
ito a taxicab
Neither of us said much, but I saw
quick look of appreciation on Craig's
zee as we pulled up at the wharf
nd saw that Elaine's car was already
lere. He seemed deeply moved that
laine should come at such an early
our to have last word.
Our car stopped, and Kennedy
owed over toward her car, direct
g two porters, whom l noticed that
9 chose with care, to wait at one
de. One of them was an Irlshman
it'll slight limp; the other a wiry
renchman with a pointed beard
In spite of her pleadings, however,
ennedy held to his purpose, and as
e shook hands for the last time | Z
ought that Elaine would almost
'eak down. ,
We finally tore ourselves away, I
llowed by the porters carrying as !
UGH as they could. ,
Bon voyage!" called Elaine, brave 6
keeping back a choke in her voice. +
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