The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-11
SEVENTH EPISODE
The Double Tran.

The Double Trap.
Mindful of the sage advice that a
:time of peace is best employed in pre-
:paring fpr war, was busily engaged
in cleaning my automatic gun one
:morning as Kennedy and l were seat.
led in our living room.
Our door buzzer sounded. and Ken
nedy, always alert, jumped up, push
ling aside a great pile of papers which
;had accumulated in the Dodge case.
: Two steps took him to the hail,
where the day before he had installed
ia peculiar box about four by six inches,
connected in some way with a lens
like box of similar size above our bell
land speaking tube in the hallway be-
low 1t. He opened it, disclosing an OBJ
long plate Of ground glass;
II thought the seismograph ar
rangement was not quite enough after
that spring-gun affair."" he remarked.
so l have put in sort OF teleview
OF my own invention-so that can Sc
down into the vestibule downstairs.
Well-just look who's here!'
Some new-fangled perscopc ar
rangement, suppose?" queried, nov
ing slowly over toward it.
However, one look was enough to
interest me. / can express it only
in slang. There, framed in the little
thing. was vision OF as swell a
Chicken as have ever seen.
! l whistled under my breath.
I: UNI" I exclaimed shamelessly, "a
peach! Who's your friend?"
[; l had never said a truer word than
: in my description of her, though dtl
F.: not know it at the time. She was in.
deed known as "Gertie the Peach in
/: the select circle where she belonged.
! Kennedy had opened the lower
; door and our fair visitor was coming
upstairs.
: Go in there, Walter he said. seiz-
! ing me quickly and pushing me into
my room. II want you to wait there
and watch her carefully"
; Kennedy opened the door, disclos-
ing very excited young woman.
"Oh, Professor Kennedy she cried
T: all in one breath, with much emotion,
; I'm so glad found you in. can't
F.; tell you. Oh-my jewels! They have
: been stolen-and my husband must
; not know Of it. Help me to recover
+; them-please!"
Just a moment, my dear young
; lady" interrupted Craig. finding at
tn frnt ~~l svn
! ways. do you see that table-and all
those papers? Really, l can't take your
case. I am too busy, as it is, even
to take the cases of many of my own
clients"
But please. Professor Kennedy
please" she begged. Help me. 1t
means-oh. ! can't tell you how much
it means to mel"
She had come close to him and had
laid her warm. little soft hand on his,
in ardent entreaty.
From my hiding place in my room,
l could not help seeirg that she was
using every charm of her sex and per-
sonality to lure him on. as she chung
:confidingly to him.
Gertie had thrown her arms about
Kennedy, as if in widest devotion
wondered what Elaine would have
thought if she had a picture of that!
"Oh." she begged him, please
please help mel"
Still Kennedy seemed utterly unaf-
fected by her passionate embrace.
Carefully he loosened her fingers from
about his neck and removed the
plump, enticing arms.
Gertie sank into chair, weeping,
while Kennedy stood before her a mo-
ment in deep abstraction
Finally he seemed to make up his
mind to something. His manner
toward her changed. He took a step
to her side.
81 will help you," he said. laying his
hand on her shoulder. IF it is pos
sible will recover your jewels. Where
do you live?"
AT Hazlehurst," she replied, CRATE
fully. "Oh, Mr.. Kennedy. how can
ever thank your"
She seemed overcome with graft
tude. and took his hand, pressed it,
even kissed it.
Just minute" he added, carefully
extricating his hand. I'll be ready in
just a minute"
Kennedy entered the room where l
was listening.
whats it all about, Craig?" l whis-
pered, mystified.
For moment he stood thinking, ap-
oarently reconsidering what he had