The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-06-11
THE POISONED KISS AGAIN.


distinction, took the paper and read:
THE POISONED KISS AGAIN.
Three More New York Women Report
Being Kissed by Mysterious Stranger
Later Fell Into Deep Unconscious
ness-What Is 1t?
had scarcely finished when one of
the copy boys, dashing past me, called
out: You're wanted on the wire, Mr..
Jameson"
I hurried over to the telephone and
answered.
A musical voice responded to my
hurried hello, and l fastened to
adopt my most polite tone.
SIS this Mr.. Jameson?" asked the
voice.
EYES," l replied, not recognizing 1t.
well, Mr.. Jameson, I've heard Of
you on the Star, and I've just had a
very strange experience. I've had
the poisoned kiss"
The woman did not pause to catch
my exclamation of establishment, but
went on: 'Tt was like this. A man
ran up to me on the street and kissed
me-and-I don't know how it was
but | became unconscious-and |
didn't come to for an hour-in hos
pital-fortunately. I don't know what
would have happened if it hadn't been
that someone came to my assistance
and the man fled. I thought the Star
would be interested"
1--WE are" fastened to reply. "Will
you give me your name?"
'Why, am Mrs. Florence Leigh of
No. 20 Prospect avenue" returned the
voice.
SAY" l exclaimed hurrying over
to the EDITORS desk, heres another
received the poisoned kiss"
Suppose you take that assignment %
the editor answered, sensing a posi-
Bile story.
| took 1t with alacrity, figuring out
the quickest way by elevated and sur
face to reach the address.
must say that could scarcely crit
icize the poisoned kissers taste, for
the woman who opened the door GER
tainly was extraordinarily attractive.
''And you really were-put out by
q kiss?" I queried, as she led me into
neat sitting room.
"Absolutely-as much as if 1t had
been by one of these poisoned needles
you read about" she replied confident
Iy, Fastening on to describe the affair
volubly.
1t was beyond me.
MAY 1 use your telephone?" ]
asked
Surely" she answered.
l called the laboratory. "Is that you
Craig?" inquired.
Eyes, Walter" he answered. recog
MIXING my voice.
Say, Craig" l asked breathlessly
what sort of kiss would suffocate a
person."
My only answer was an uproarious
laugh from him at the idea.
81 know" I persisted, "but I've got
the assignment from the Star-and
L III OUT u0IS Interviewing a WOuldu
about it. It's all right to laugh-but
here I am. I've found case-names
dates and places. wish you'd explain
the thing. then"
''Oh, all right, Walter" he replied
indulgently. ''I'll meet you as soon as
/ can and help you out"
We waited patiently.
The bell rang and the woman
FASTENED to the door, admitting Ken
nedy.
Hello, Walter" he greeted.
"This is certainly : most remark
able case, Craig" said, introducing
him, and telling briefly what I had
learned.
"And you actually mean to say that
kiss had the effect"
Just then the telephone interrupted
''Yes," she reasserted quickly. Eek
cuse me a second"
She answered the call. ''Oh-why
yes, he's here. Do you want to speak
to him? Mr.. jameson, it's the Star.
"Confound it," I exclaimed. "isn',
that like the old dragging me oh
this story before les half finished In