Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-10
TWELFTH EPISODE
THE BLOOD CRYSTALS.

THE BLOOD CRYSTALS.
"On your right is the residence Of
Miss Elaine Dodge. who is pursuing
the famous master criminal known as
the Clutching Hand"
The barker had been grandiloquent-
ly pointing out the residences Of noted
New Workers rs the big sightseeing
car numbered along through the
streets.
No one had paid any attention TO
the unobtrusive Chinaman who sat in
conspicuously In the middle Of the car.
lie was Mr.. Wong Long Sin. but no
n saw anything particularly mys-
FERROUS about an Oriental visitor, more
or less. viewing New York city.
Wong was Of the mandarin type.
with long. dropping mustache. well
dressed in American clothes. and con
forming 10 the new customs OF an Dc
cidentalized China.
Anyone. however. who had been
watching Long Sin would have seen
that he showed much interest when
ever any Of the wealthy residents Of
the city were mentioned The name
of Elaine Dodge seemed particularly
to strike him. He listened with subtle
interest To what the barker said and
looked keenly az the Dodge house.
The sightseeing car had passed the
house. when he rose slowly and mo-
toned that he waited TO be let OF.
The ear stopped. he alighted and slow
~ rambled away. evidently marveling
greatly at the strange customs of these
uncouth Westerners.
Elaine Vas going out when she met
Perry Bennett almost on the steps OF
the house.
I've brought you the watch re-
marked Bennett Thought Id like 70
give II 10 you myself"
He displayed the watch which ~
himself had bought a couple of days
before for her birthday He had called
for II himself at the jewelers.. where il
had now been regulated.
: "Oh. thank you.' exclaimed Elaine.
Wont you come in?"
They had scarcely greeted each other
when Long Sin strolled along. Neither
of them. however. had time to notice
the quiet Chinamas who passed the
house. looking AZ Elaine Sharply out 81
the corner Of his eye. They entered
and Wong disappeared down the
street.
isn't IL n beauty" cried Elaine.
holding II out from her as they entered
the library. and examining il with
great appreciation. And. on. 40 YOU
know. the strangest thing happened
yesterday Sometimes Mr. Kennedy
acts too queerly for anything
She related how Craig had burst In
on her and Aunt Josephine and had
almost torn the other watch or her
wrist.
Another watch" repeated Bennett.
amazed. 1T must nave been q ria-
take. Kennedy is crazy"
4 don't understand il. myself" muir.
INJURED Elaine.
Long Sin was revolving some dark
and devious plan beneath his impas-
sive Oriental couutcuancc. lie Was no
ordinary parsonage. In fact. he was
astute enough 10 have no record. lIc
left that % his tools.
This remarkable criminal had catab-
lished himself IN 4 hired apartment
down town.
Long Sin. now In rich Oriental cos.
tune. was reclining on a diyan smnk-
ing a strengthening pipe and playing
with two pet white rats Each white Tat
had a gold band around his leg. 20
which Vas connected a gold chain
about a foot in length, and the chains
ended IN rings which were slipped
over Wong's little fingers. Ordinarily
he carried the pets up the Capac.uus
sleeve OF each arm.
A little Chinese girl. also in native
costume, entered and bowed deferen.
TALLY.
"A Miss Mary Carson" she lispcd in
soft English.
Let the lady enter waved Long
Sin. with a smile of subtle satisfaction.
The girl bowed again and silently
left the room. returning with a hand
some. very well dressed white woman.
i; would be difficult 10 aualyze just
what the fascination was that Long
Sin exercised over Mary Carson. But
as the servant left the room. Mary
bowed almost as deferentially as the
little Chinese girl. Wong merely nod.
ded In reply.
After a moment he slowly rose and
took from a drawer a newspaper cliI.
ping. Without q word he handed Il a