Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-26

there came a knock at the door and 7 .
opened il hurriedly There was a mes. +
senger boy who handed me 4 note 4 +
tore il open q was from Kennedy
and read. Il shall probably be away
for two OF three days Cali up Elaine
aud tell her 90 beware of certain
Madame Savetsky
I was stiI pnzElng over the note
and was just about TO call mp Elaine
when the speaking tube was blown .
and 60 my surprise found that twas .
Aunt Josephine Who had called.
Where is Mr. Kennedy she asked .
greatly agitated
He has gone away for q few DAYS,
1 replied blankly "ls there anything
I can do?"
She was very excited and hastily re- +
lated what had happened at the parlor
Of the medium.
What was her nance" I cried anx-
iously
Madame sayetsky." she replied. to
my surprise.
Astounded, picked up Craig's note
from the desk and handed it to her
without a word She read it with
breathless eagerness.
Come back there with me. please.
she begged, almost frantic with fear
now. Something terrible may have
happened
Aunt Josephine had hardly left Sa
vetsky when the trance was resumed.
Suddenly, from the mysterious shad
ows of the cabinet, there appeared the
spirit of Long Sin whose death
Elaine still believed she had caused
when Adventures Mary had lured her
to the apartment
Elaine was trembling with fear at
the apparition
AS before, a strange voice sounded
in the depths of the cabinet and again
n message was heard in low, solemn
tones
q am Keka, and / have with me
Long Sin. His blood cries for ven
geanee +"
Elaine was overcome with horror at
the words.
Then a dim ghostly figure, appar-
emily that of Long Sin, appeared
With arms outstretched the figure
( glided from the cabinet and approached
Elaine She shrank back farther
in fright, too Mortified even to scream.
At the same moment the medium
I drew vapor pistol from her dress
i and, as the ghost Of Long Sin leaped
at Elaine, Sayetsky darted forward
and shot a stream Of yapor full in
Benefits face
Bennett dropped unconscious, the
lights in the darkened room flashed
up, and several of the men of the
Clutehing Hand rushed in
Quickly the fireplace was turned on
its cleverly constructed hinges. re-
vealing the hidden passage
Before any effective resistance could
be made, Elaine and Bennett We're
hustled through the passage, securely
bound, and placed on a diyan in a
curtained chamber back Of the altar
of the devil worshlpers
It was at that moment that I, little
dreaming of what had been taking
place arrived with Aunt Josephine at
the house Of the medium.
She answered my ring and admitted
us. To our surprise, the seance room
was empty.
Where is the young lady who was
here? ?" / asked
Miss Dodge and the gentleman Just
left a few minutes ago. the medium
explained. as we looked about
happened to notice torn handker-
chief lying on the floor IT flashed
over me that perhaps It might afford
a clue.
AS | passed It, | purposely dropped
my soft hat over It and picked up the
hat, securing the handkerchief with
out attracting sayetsky's attention.
Aunt Josephine was keen now for
returning home to find out whether
Elaine was there or not No sooner
had she entered the car and driven on,
than examined the handkerchief II
was torn. as if It had been crushed IN
the hand during a struggle ana
wrenched away. I looked closer In
the corner was the initial u.
That was enough Without losing
another precious moment hurried
around to the nearest police station,
The sergeant detailed several
roundsmen and a man In plain clothes
and together we returned 90 the house
laying a careful plan to surround II
secretly, while the planclothes man
and ] obtained admlttanee.
Meanwhile. the Chinese devil wor-
slippers had again gathered In their
cursed temple and Long Sin. In MS
priestly robe, appeared on the dais
The worshipers kotowed reyer
entity to him, while at the back again
stood the aged Chnaman patiently
turning his prayer wheel
Two braziers, or smoke pots, had
been placed on the dais, one Of when
Long Sin touched with a stick, caus'
ing It to burst out into dense fumes.
Standing before them, he chanted
IN nasal tones THE white consort OF
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