The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-09
She seized the telephone and eager,


rs that you, Craig?" she asked ex.
citedly.
No, this is Mr.. jameson"
ooh, Mr.. jameson, I've discovered
the Clutching Hand papers, she be.
gan, more and more excited.
Have you read them?" came back
the voice quickly.
mo; shall 10"
Then don't unseal them" cautioned
the voice. put them back exactly as
you found them apd I'll tell Mr.. Ken
nedy the moment | can get hold Of
him"
"All right" said Elaine. I'm do
that. And please get him as soon as
you possibly can"
Il will
I'm going out shopping now size
returned, suddenly. Put, tell him III
be right back-right away"
Very we'll"
Hanging up the receiver, Elaine
dutifullv replaced the papers in The
box and returned the box to its secret
hiding place pressing tho spring and
sliding the panel shut
A few minutes later she left the
house In the Dodge ear,
Outside our laboratory. leaning up
against a railing Dan the Dude, an
omissary of the ChtchinE Hand, whose
dress now greatly belied his under
world "mounikcr. had been shadow
ing US. watching to see whom We left.
The moment We disappeared, he
raised his hand carefully above his
head and made the sign Of the Clutch
ing Hand Far Down the street, in a
closed car. the Chtching Hand him
self, his face masked, gave an an
swering sign.
A moment later he left the car. gaz
ing about stealthily. Not q soul was
in sight and be managed to make his
way to the door of oar laboratory
without being observed
Probably he thought that the Pc
pers might be at the laboratory for
he had repeatedly failed to locate
them at the Dodge house. Al any rate
he was busily engaged in ransacidng
drawers and cabinets, in the labora-
tory, when the telephone suddenly
rang.
An instant he hestated. Then dis
guising his voice as much as he could
to initiate mine, he took up the re-
eeiyer
Hello" he answered.
His fase was study in all that
was dark as he realized that it was
Elaine calling, He clenchcd his crook
ed hand even more yiciously,
"Haye you read them he asked.
cu7bing his Impotence as she unsus-
pectingly poured forth her story, sup
possedly to me.
Then don't unseal them he has
tened to reply. Put them back
Then there can be no question about
them. You can open them before wit
nesses.
For a moment he paused, then add
ed: Put them back and tell TO
one of their discovery, | will tell Mt
Kennedy the moment I can get him,
Clutchng Hand studied for mo-
ment and then grabbed the telephone
again.
Hello Dam he called when be got
his number Miss Dodge is going
shopping. | want you and the other
Falsers to follow her-delay her all
you can. Use your own Judgment
1t was what had come to be known
To-, T. II a. tho 'fISTHFheF-
hood of Fasersn There. III the back
room Of low dive, were Dan the
Dude, the emissary who had been lol-
tering about the laboratory, a gun
man, Dago Mike, a couple of women
slatterns. one known as Kitty the
Hawk. and boy of eight or ten. whom
they called Billy.
"All right, Chief shouted back
Dan their leader as he hung up the
telephone after noting carefully the
hasty instructions. Wen 40 It
trust us
With alacrity the Brotherhoou
went their separate ways,
Elaine had not been gone long from
the house when Craig and | arrived
there,
TOO bad" greeted Jennings, but
Miss Elaine has just gone shopping
and don't know when she De
back"
Aunt Josephine greeted us cordially
and Craig set down the yocaphohe
package he was carrying
I'm not going to let anything nap.
pen here to Miss Elaine again II
can help it," remarked Craig in 10"
tone, moment later, gazing abotS the
library.
What are you thinking OF dong
asked Aunt Josephine keenly-
I'm going to put in vocaphohe'
he returned, unwrapping it,
Whats that" she asked.
"A loud speaking telephone--coh-
nected with my laboratory, he ex-
planned, repeating what he had al
ready told me. while she listened al
most awa-struck at the latest SclentlHC