The Ely miner., 1915-08-20

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Just below the gate, on the slope,
was a pile of pipe. None of the party
noticed, but in one of the pipes, lying
fiat on his stomach, was a short, un-
dersized Chinaman, one of the ennis
saries of WI Fang, Sing Lee by name.
With keen air he was listening to all
that Kennedy said.
No sooner had Craig and Elaine dis
appeared than Sing Lee, watching his
chance while the sentry's back was
turned, crept out of his hiding place
and darted behind another shelter
farther along.
| He kept it up until at last he was
out Of sight of the sentry, shadowing
Elaine. and Craig.
was busy pounding out story for
| the Star when Craig, having left
| Elaine at the Dodge house after their
visit to the fort, returned to the
laboratory.
Hard at it, see, Walter he greet
ed as he entered, ruffiing up my hair
playfully.
rose and lighted cigarette. AS
struck the match happened to glance
out of the open window. There in the
sunlight l could see what looked like
the reflection of a mirror across the
street in an empty loft
Look out of the window, Craig!" /
cried excitedly, moving closer to him
and taking his arm. Il believe some
one is watching us from that empty
loft across the street.
wait a minute" he cautioned, now
thoroughly alive to the situation.
"Stoop down. We'd better not be seen
looking over"
AS we lodged out of the line of
vision Kennedy seized the periscope
which he had used often before and
put it's jointed sections together
Craig raised the periscope slowly
and gazed through it. There, sure
enough, as l had guessed, in the loft
of the old warehouse down the street
could be seen the reflection of the
lenses of pair of glasses in the sun
light. In surprise we crept back and
stood up.
The fact was that no sooner had
Craig entered the laboratory than the
same spying Sing Lee who had fol-
lowed his every movement at the fort,
came cautiously down the street. He
stopped before the laboratory, paused
a moment, then went on.
A moment later the young Chinaman
had entered the empty loft diagonally
across the street from us. Locking
the door carefully, he went to the
window and cautiously peered out.
Then he went to cupboard near by
and opened it. From a shelf he took
a pair of opera glasses and returned
to the window, leveling them at our
laboratory and searching intently.
Sing Lee was still gazing through
the glasses out of the window when
he heard someone approaching his out
side door,
Lee jumped to the door and flung
it open. Wu Fang, followed by Long
Sin and Sprague, entered.
Where is Kennedy-is he there?"
demanded WI.
"Yes-see-master," returned the
young Chinaman, turning toward the
window.
They all moved over and took up
the field glasses in turn.
Where has he been today?" queried
WI.
"At the fort on Staten Isand with |
the white girl and man, Lieutenant |
Waters. They are coming to the work |
shop across the street tomorrow |
morning to see some western magic |
with thing named trodite that ex-
plodes."
At the word "explodes" WI glanced |
quickly at Sprague
81 have plan," he remarked subtly,
gathering them all about him and as
signing separate parts to each as he
outlined it.
That night at the fort all was quiet.
In the railroad yards near by stood
freight train on siding where it had
been drilled late, loaded with a fresh
of the new explosive,
trodite, from the mills.
A sentry was pacing up and down
the cinders beside the train when a
very pretty girl made her way along
the tracks.
Can you tell me the way to the troll
ley?" she asked.
1t was perfectly simple question
But there was no mistaking the look
she gave him. 1t was F1irty Florrie.
She did not want the trolley She
to flirt, and she used her eyes
Two blocks to the left, madam"
the sentry returned, setting his face
sternly, for he had sweetheart quite
the equal of Flirty
Are you a man." Flirty taunted,
piqued at her failure.
He hesitated not knowing just what
to do, then taking discretion to be
the better part of valor, shouldered
his musket and resumed his measured
tread back and forth, while Flirty.
with grimace at him, disappeared
.oward the trolley.
But while Flirty had engaged his
attention Sing Lee had come out of
4 hiding place near the yards and had {