Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06

Then. suddenly, he recollected.
"Oh. by the way" he exclaimed, I've
had Walter take woman over TO the
laboratory. He must be there by this
time. wish that you would get your
things on and go over with me. I think
that you can help me get something out
of her. She's as cool, calm and calcu-
lating as a sphinx. But 1 have a scheme
that may lead us at last UP TO this
devilish Chinaman."
Left alone with Inez, / began TO fol-
low out Kennedy's instructions.
did not know It at the time, but
just as we were about 20 start and were
moving toward the door the gypsy,
breathless and tagged, reached the hall
way OF the apartment She was about to
go in when she heard Inez and myself
going out. She dropped back into the
convenient shelter which Kennedy had
used before and when we came out we
did not see anyone in the hall. AS we
disappeared she emerged and cautiously
followed Us.
In spite OF my fears. Inez went with
out scene TO the laboratory. We en-
tered. I at least not knowing that
pair Of black eyes watched every move
ment The fake gypsy saw us go In
then hastily came out of a doorway into
which she had slipped and hurried down
town.
,sIt down-there," directed. pointing
TO n chair.
Inez obeyed coolly. watched her MI
nutely.
II was not long after L arrived, how
ever. that Kennedy and Elaine joined
me at the laboratory.
Kennedy had evidently carefully pre-
| pared just what he intended 10 40
Quickly he forced Inez into the chalr
which he had already shown Elaine ana
fastened the straps about her arms
walter, will you and Elaine go INTO
the next room?" he asked as he finished
securing the woman.
A moment later he followed, carrying
the dial of the sphymograph. He fastened
a. 70 the concealed wires that connected
with the arms Of the chair, describing TO
ms in a whisper the action Of the strange
little instrument which by blood pressure
read not only the diseases of the heart,
but even the secret emotions.
He had purposely left the door between
the front and back rooms ajar. but he
did not intend that Inez should hear this
explanation: I'VE know that WI Fang
headquarters are on Pell street." he con-
cluded to us in muffled tone. 'The
sphyomograph will tell us the number
IL we ask her the right questions. She
may keep silent, but she cannot conceal
her feelings from this instrument"
Already, although we did not know 1t,
the gypsy had gone straight to WI
Fang's apartment. WI had been getting
anxious about his scheme when his SER
want announced that Inez's maid was
outside.
Bring her in immediately" wu thun-
dered. The maid came in, frightened
hurting out what had happened to her
and what she had seen at the apartment
of her mistress. WI listened, his face
scarcely depressing the raging fury he
felt.
| II was only a few minutes after he
had been warned by the gypsy that WI
himself glided into the hall leading to
the main room of the laboratory. He
listened moment, then. hearing moth
ing, was about to open the door with his
skeleton key. AS he started to do so
his eye fell on the fire escape outside
He reconsidered. Perhaps 1t would be
best to reconnoiter. Snalke-like, he
wormed Ills way UP the fire escape which
led to the back room. There. as we
grouped ourselves about the sphygmo-
graph while Kennedy explained his plan,
Wu's sinister face gazed in at us for a
moment, then withdrew. Silently he
made his way down again to the ground.
/ In the back room Kennedy took his
place near the doorway, while Elaine
and l bent over the dial.
Now, Walter" he began in an as
sumed rhetorical tone, ''you remember
we traced that fellow WI Fang to Pell
street. Let me see, what was that num-
Der? One?'
He paused I saw the needle jump
slightly at the mention of Pell street.
then fall back at the number "one."
''Two?" went on Kennedy.
The needle scarcely oscillated.
'Three-four-five." came slowly.
Inez's face. though we could not see
1t. was tense and set She seemed de-