The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

Elaine was reading TO Aunt jose
phine In the library when. not long
after wu's car sid out Of the maze OF
streets OF Chinatown, it stopped a few
blocks below the Dodge house. With
Long Sin, WI got ont and assisted
Inez out
walk up the ayenue-you know the
house" he directed 1nez; then. turn
ing to the roughs inside the Car, add
ed you viii calculate to catch up
with her directly IN front Of the house
After that. meet Us just below, around
the conner.
WI ana Long Sin quickly walked
downtown again, while Inez went on
up. followed shortly by the car with.
the two toughs.
Elaine had Just finished the book
and Laid It down
Suddenly. almost underneath the IL
brary window. she heard agoni1fne
screams Of Help! Help!
An instant later Jennings came
rushing into the library from the hall
and threw open the window to look
out
Inez had been Just about to pass the
house when WIS car. drove up and
stopped. Without warning. apparent
4yp Two IOuSnS Aau NSoQSo O1s
seized her
~oh, they're trying to kidnap that
poor girl," cried Elaine. remember
ing her own terrible experience.
Jennings was out OF the door In
moment followed by Elaine and Aunt
Josephine in great state OF excite
ment-
But the moment the toushs saw aid
coming from the Dodge house they
ran to the car as If thoroughly fright
ened and drove away as swiftly as
they had come, while Inez sank down
on the Sidewalk. seemingly overcome
Take her into the house, Jennings.
directed Elaine, soothing Inez. who
by this time had faxed a perfectly
convincing case Of Mysteries
In the library. where she was placed
in an easy chair. Elaine, her aunt.
Marie and Jennings gathered about,
while between smelling salts and cold
water Inez. weeping and trembling
Ike the good actress that she was.
managed to tell pitifuI cory OF how
she was Just poor lady's maid who
had lost Ter position and now was
pursued on the streets by white
slavers.
ooh, please. miss, may stay here
a while TIL feel better2'' she pleaded
"Oh-ifI could only work for you and
the kind lady who Is Ike mother"
she sobbed, turning from Elaine to
her aunt.
1t was a touching story. and 1t
reached the hearts It was intended
for.
Don't worry: I'll see you through
this affair." nodded Elaine. wiping
away the girls tears and smiling
bravely at her Take her upstairs.
Marie. She can find plenty to do In
this big house. I'm sure
Even while Inez was looking her
thanks from her swollen teary eyes,
already the car containing the touShs
had drawn up around the lower cor
ner. and Wa and Long. Sin had taken
the places Of the thugs.
Everything worked dne. master,
reported the gunner
I had gone over to the apartment
after kennedy had pe-petrated his
little joke with the new cigarette
lighter, and there found several let
tiers waiting for him
Having nothing better to do. decid-
ed to go back to the laboratory. where
I left him at work, and take along the
mail in case there might be something
important In it for him
He opened one or two letters, then
came to one which had laid on his
desk In plain envelope, addressed
evidently IN disguised hand He
tore It open and read It with scowL
well, Walter. what do you think
Of that2" he remarked, tossing it over
to me.
read it IN establishment
Another attempt Is about to be
made TO kidnap Elaine Dodge
a FRIEND.
looked at him and shook my head
bIankly. while Crass took Up the tele-
phone and called the Dodge house
no one answers. he nauttered,
working the telephone hook up and
down, but I'm sure someone took
or that receiver over there and hs-
that number again."
Unable to get any reply over the
Dodge telephone, Kennedy thought
moment. then scraw1ed IN his familiar
hand on the bottom OF the anonymous
note. sealed it IN another envelope d.
rected to Elaine. aid called a messen7s
ger
Inez, meanwhile. had transformed
herself into fuu-dedged maid, look
ing very pretty in her neat cap and
apron, and making herself useful In
hundred ways about the Dodge house
Without being obuusfve she was
seldom out OF hearing OF the tele-
phone, however. and it happened that
at Just the moment when Craig called
up she wss there to intercept the call,
nIGT91R u E0oE.