Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-09-07
TWENTY-FOURTH EPISODE
SHADOWS OF WAR.

It was day or two after the es-
cape of WI Fang and Inez. Kennedy
had Chase and another detective,
&hom he frequently employed on rou-
tine matters, at work over the clues
developed by his use of the sphygmo-
graph. Elaine, anxious for news, had
dropped in on us at the laboratory
Just as Kennedy was hastily opening
his mail.
Craig came to a large letter with
an official look, slit open the envelope,
sad unfolded the letter. "Hurrah!"
no cried, jumping up and thrusting
tae letter before us. Read that"
Across the top of the paper were
embossed in blue the formidable
words:
United States Navy Department,
Washington, D. c..
The letter was interesting:
Professor Craig Kennedy:
The University, New York City.
Dear Sir-Your teiautomatic torpe-
DO model was tested yesterday and |
take great pleasure in stating that it
was entirely successful. There is no
soubt that the United States is safe
from attack as long as we retain its
secret. Very sincerely yours,
DANIEL WATERS,
Assistant Secretary.
when are we going to see the won
serful invention, Craig?" | added as
rasped his hand and, in return, he
almost broke the bones In mine wiring
lag it.
As soon as you wish he replied,
moving over to the safe near by and
sDening it. Here's the only other
soodel In existence besides the model
I sent to Washington"
He held up before us cigar-shaped
affair OF steel, about eight inches
long, with tiny propeller and rudder
ef a size to correspond Above was
series of wires four or five inches in
aength, which, he explained, were the
asrlals by which the torpedo was con-
tTolled.
"The principle of the thing" he
vent on proudly. sis that use wireless
waves to actuate relays on the torpedo;
uae relay releases it. That is, | send
child with a message; the grown
man, through the relay, does the
work. So, you see, can sit miles
away in safety and send my little Da-
y1d out anywhere to strike down
kage Goliath"
He had scarcely finished his brief
description when there came knock
sk the door. | answered it. 1t was
Chase and his assistant.
We've found the place on Pell
street" they reported excitedly. It's
no. IA, as you thought. We've left
en- operative disguised as blind beg
gar to watch the place"
Half an hour later we turned into
Chinatown from the shadow of the
elevated railroad on Chatham square,
doing our best to affect a Bowery
SLOUGH.
We had not gone far before we came
to the blind beggar: He was sitting
by No. Ia with a sign on his breast,
grinding industriously at a small
barrel organ before him on which
sested tin cup We passed him and
Kennedy took out coin from his
pocket and dropped it into the cup.
As he did so he thrust his hand into
the cup and quickly took out piece
OF paper which he palmed.
The blind beggar thanked and
blessed US, and we lodged into
doorway, where Kennedy opened the
aaper and read: ''Wu Fang gone out"
We had scarcely mounted the stairs
10 the den of the Serpent when SER
rant in back room, hearing a noise,
stuck his head in the door. Kennedy
and | made dash at him, and quick
Ky overpowered him, swapping the
bracelets on his wrists.
Watch him, Walter" directed Craig
as he made his way into the back
room.
In the devious plots and schemes
of WI Fang, his nefarious work had
brought him into contact not only
with criminals of the lowest order,
but with those high up in financial
and diplomatic circles.
Thus it happened that at such a
crisis as Kennedy had brought about
for him WI had suddenly been called
out of the city and had received an
order from a group of powerful for
eign agents known fecretly as the In
telligence Office, to meet an ennis
sary at certain. rocky promontory
on the Connecticut shore Of Long Is
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