The Springdale news., 1915-05-07

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 HAy-ha rang CT she exclaimed aaeritz 10 herself. as she hung up the receiver and left the room.
 
 h the center of g devious and wind i1g way quite unknown to all except those Who knew the ianermost secrets ef the Chinese quarter, and even m known U the police there was q dIngy tenement house. apparently inhabited h9 hard-worktng Ghiuameu, but in re- ality the headquarters of the notori- o9s devil worshipers. a sect Of satan tsts, banned even in the Celestial em- pire
 The followers of the cult comprised some af the most dangerous Chinese criminals, thugs and assasstns. be- sides number of dangerous charac- ters who belonged Co various Chinese secret societies. II the head Of this formidable organization was Long Sin. tEa btah priest of thA de4t1 god. and Long Sin had. as Ha know, already 5p#aea forces wtth the notorious c1EtcaIzz Hand
 The room 5z which Eha GaearuE rites aE The devil rsLiaers were conduct ed was q large apartment decorated in Chinese style 8lta h1zhIH eatared DOT tra.ts ae some 8f t7e# ztavi# ae5t ties and costly #Iken 6aH1ings. Beside a large dats deHenfed ] huge Chinese ganE
 On ahe dais itself stood or rather sat aa aEly figure covered with some sort uf metallic plating r almost seemed t8 be the mummy of a China nan covered with gaf. leaf
 TEte=tEi room cane Long Sin ar- tzred fn an elaborate sHken- robe He advanced aaa kota&eG before the 9ats 1zzh it's strange figure. and laid E6#n a1 0ferf1z before
 This performance vas witnessed by twenty = t!s==#s ca7#Hauea #Rha =kaelt the rear az thaZreoll.=
 At t5fe same time an aged Fhtnanan carving . prayer wheel entered the azaee and. after Hrestrat#ng himself asFeasE7 placed rha machine Hn sort oe=lo9= stool er tabeurette and began turning t stawlE muftefiHg l fev moments later Long Sin. who lad been beyfng before the metallic figure zn deepest reverence. suddenly sprang to his feet. His glazed eve and excited manner indicated that he had received I message from the lips Of the strange god.
 The vorshipers whe had pr0strated themselves. in awe at the sight of their high priest ia the aahoIy frenzy. all rose 70 their feet and crowded for ward
 Long Sin struck several blows on the resounding gong and then raised Hla vcice in solemn tones.
 Ksing Chau. the Terrible, demands I consort- She is to be foreign-fair of face and with golden hair
 
 Al 6l.e same time. ID room Of the adjoining house. the Clutching Hand himself vas Busily engaged in mak- lag the most elaborate preparations fer some aefarlous scheme which his fertile mind had evolved.
 The room had been fitted up as ] mediums seanee parlor.
 Two of fhe Glutching Hands most trusted confederates and hard faced woman of middle age. dressed Ill plain black were putting the finishing touches 10 this apartment. when their ehlet entered.
 Glutching Hand gazed about the room. now and then giving an order ar two 10 make more effective the setting for the purpose which he had H miud.
 Finally he nodded in approval and stepped over to the fireplace where logs were burning brightly i'll q grate. Pressing spring III Che mantelplece. tae master criminal effected an instant transformation The logs n the fire place, stll burning, disappeared imme- HaleiY through the bottom of the brick HHug and a metal sheet covered them. M aperture opened tt the back. Us if by magic
 Through this opening Clutehing Hand made his way quickly and dis appeared.
 Emerging an the other side of the peculiar fireplace, Clutehing Hand pushed aside curtain which barred tho way and looked Into the Chinese templa. taking up position behind fRe metallic figure on the dais.
 The Ghinamen had by this time fin Eshed their deyouons, If such they 4Ieht he called, and the last one was leaving, while Long Sin stood alone oR the aals.
 Pho noise of the departing satanists had scarcely died away when Clutch iHg Hand stepped out.
 Follow me. ho ord T hoarseiy. sei7lus Long Sin by the u aa Iead- ing hn away.
 fheS passed through he p4ssage- Way og tho fireplace and. having en tered the sranee room. Clatehing Hand began briefly aAplaIdns the purpose of tho preparations that had been ,,tadn fony 3in WaQged his head i'll