The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-12

II was Mt that moment that Elaine's
car stopped outside the apartment.
oh she cried with an eager sigh
OF relief at seeing Kennedy all right,
as she almost ran toward him. I'm
so glad you"
s stopped short as Craig motioned
to her to be silent. She did not under.
stand. and for the moment stopped
nonplused. as he picked up a pencil
and began TO write on a pad instead
OF meeting her advance.
An instant later her mobile face
looked up at him in wonder Al she
read:
Every word we say is being over.
heard through n detectaphone In the
wall. Don't be surprised at anything
I say"
Then he walked deliberately over to
the wall near which the instrument
was concealed and leaned down TO In.
sure his words being heard distinctly
by those listening.
Il am going ove TO the laboratory
for an hour" he said in IA loud. dis.
tinct tone. jameson, will you escort
miss Dodge homer"
why. certainly" replied with
alacrity.
a moment later we all left the room,
chatting in forced tones about n hun.
dred inconscquential things. Craig
banged the door.
But before we left no reached into
his pocket and took out the flask and
atomizer which | had seen him place
there. lie poured the contents OF the
flask on the rug.
| accompanied Elaine to her car and
we drove away while Kennedy left
the apartment on foot.
Downstairs, WI Fang had been lis.
tening at the other end OF the detecta.
phone.
Their attention was soon ut fever
heat when Elaine entered our rooms.
WI. Long Sin and the others listened
breathlessly.
The Cinnamon waited until they
board us go out. WI then handed
Long Sin a vial and a key. You un.
derstand?"
yes, master" nodded Long Sin
with an evil leer.
He hastily climbed the stairs from
the cellar 10 our apartment. For n
few seconds he stood on the rug as
he inserted the skeleton key In the
lock. Then. swinging the door open
cautiously he entered. lie looked about
n minute. The apartment was empty.
Slowly Long Sin walked over TO the
and began examining the articles
on II. Finally he picked up Kennedy's
pipe, and again his i~nscrutable face
lighted with dlabolical Joy.
He took the vial quickly from his
pocket, and, with n small. soft brush
painted the mouthpiece OF the pipe
the liquid from the vial.
He laid the pipe down as he found
Il and beat a hasty retreat.
We had scarcely lime TO drive to
house when a message
us from Kennedy directing us
TO return and meet him several
below our apartment.
We did SO Immediately. There was
Kennedy with Chase and three or four
policeman.
in ten minutes I want you 20 raid
the apartment he said. looking at his
watch. II am going in there now"
He entered the building and, as he
opened our own door. drew a gun,
the door open and ~retreating
a step. No one was there and he
in.
Craig looked about n moment. On
the surface. nothing had been dis.
lie went through the bed.
rooms, Nothing was disturbed there.
Slowly he went back again to the
doorway. all the time careful not to
step on the rug. Starting near II, he
began spraying the floor with the
atomizer.
II was one OF his own inventions,
he called n "photo.mat."
As the spray fell on the carpet and
hardwood II developed Long Sins foC..
prints exactly.
Carefully Kennedy followed them
as the chemicals brought them out.
Sin had not walked around the
much, evidently. as Craig ad.
slowly along the floor, still
spraying. As each step came out Il
was apparent that Long Sin had done
little else but go TO the table and
then leave.
Craig looked at the table a moment.
There seemed TO be nothing on Il that
would attract a man OF Long Sins tai.
Mechanically, Craig picked up
pipe lying there and looked at II
contemplatively. He shifted at the
mouthpiece. There was a peachstone
Cyanide" he muttered 10 himself
under his breath. laying the pipe down
gingerly.
For a moment he thought. then a
impulse seemed to seize him.
His mind was made up. He moved
TO the marked Dashboard. Sud.
denly he uttered a sharp cry.
"Hello-central! Help! Help! Tn
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