Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-05

to me the paper he had picked up.
read In English:
See what he is doing and report 70
me In the basement below ti6 Mott
street"
Beneath the few words. evidently
orders. was that mystic sign OF the
serpent-the mark OF the arch-crIm-
inal. WI Fang.
IT'S a clue. Craig" I exclaimed
For a moment Craig said nothing.
as he turned to 20 back into the
laboratory. For some time he con
tinued 20 study the note. as though
revolving something In his mind.
Whatever n is" he remarked at
length. I'm going to look into II.
anyhow. While I'm gone. Walter. 7
wish you'd just go around and see II
Elaine IL all right"
ually TO the hop joint on Mott street,
his collar still up and his hat stIll
over his eyes.
He lounged across the floor among
the smokers and picked ont a bunk,
while Hop Sing. the proprietor.
brought him q pipe. Kennedy pretend
ed 10 light II. but In reality did not
In the back room. by THIS time. Tnez
had completed her disguise BY placing
on her head the wig and had given
the little finishing touches TO her
makeup. WI was giving final instruc-
tions 10 Long Sin and the rest. and
the four Cinnamon ranged themselves
I'm groups OF two on either side OF the
door.
Finally WI paused and whispered
something to lnez. Then both he and
Long Sin seized two glass globes that
stood on the table. They raised them
high over their heads and smashed
them On the floor. al the same time
stamping their feet terrihcally. Inez
screamed as II a murder were being
committed.
Outside in the den Kennedy heard
the scream and the crashing ~ glass.
mufled BY the door. lie Strengthened
up In his bunk. now all attention.
Was II some white woman calling
for help In this sinkhole Of %iniquity?
The door few opsn. Sure enough. a
oma appeared. stu screaming.
II was only for an instant and she
did not even get across the threshold
With n low cultural exclamation.
Long Sin pulled her bach into the
room and slammed the door she had
opened.
u was all done so quickly that Ken
nedy could catch only tho most feet
ing glimpse Of her clothes and face.
But that glimpse was enough.
II was-apparently Elaine
Craig sprang ~ instantly. drawing
his revolver, and threw himself
against the door. recollcctIng the
warning message that had come
through the mail.
The door yielded and he rushed
through. In an instant the four
Cinnamon c~rouchinE on either side
leaped on him
The struggle was terrific. He
dOwned two and seemed IN n fair way
to win against even such odds. when
the disguised IneZ turned. with a
hooking laugh. pulling OF both the
hat and wig.
Kennedy's amazement gave the
Cinnamon a chance. Before he teal
lied II. in his complete surprise. he
was forced back on the post and held
there just long enough for Long Sin
10 wind a rope around him. binding
his arms. legs and body To the post
Then WI Fang walked over before
him and faced MIN.
Come over here. nv dear he
called 10 Inez. Let me introduce
Prof. Craig Kennedy 20 you-Tnnocent
Inez.
Try the way. Mn went IN n lnez.
how did you leave the real Flaine7"
liner looked ~ her watch She y
locked IN her attic" she replied with
evident enjoyment. The house will
start 10 burn BY spontaneous combus
tion in exactly twenty minutes"
Upstairs in the attic Of the Dodge
house Elaine. In the queer chair. was
inst recovering a biz from the effects
Of the vapor.
Still a. the minutes heightened she
began To breathe more regularly as
the Supplying effects Of the vapor
wore OF. and was Just beginning 10
move her head in the FIRST unconscious
endeavors 10 grasp nj consciousness
II must have been lust az this point
that. following Kennedy's instructions.
I arrived AT Elaine's house.
As Jennings led me into the library
was met by Aunt Josephine.
Craig has gone OF on a clue, 7
explained. "and has asked me 70 dror
IN u see how things are. II Elaine all
right
why haven't seen her for an hour
or more" answered Aunt Josephine
u think she must have gone out
Won't you sit down"
There was nothing else 10 do. On
the chance that she might come back,
7 sat down. considerably worried now
about the note and her absence.
Upstairs. IN we had only known n
Elaine had now regaIned conscious