The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-05

W llt AHt iuB'i Nv h"N P'N"NN W.
| read in English:
"See what he 10 doing and report TO
me In the basement below tt6 Mott
street"
Beneath the few words. evidently
orders. was that mystic sign Of he
serpcnt-the mark of the arch.crim.
inal. Wa Fang.
IT'S a clue. Craig" exclaimed.
For n moment Craig said nothing,
as he turned to go back into the
laboratory. For some time he n
tinued to study the note, NJ though
revolving something In his mind.
Whatever II is," he remarked at
length. I'm going to look into II,
anyhow, While I'm gone, Walter, !
wish you'd just go around and see II
Elaine Is all right"
AZ last Kennedy sauntered In cas-.
ually TO the hop Joint on Mott street.
his collar still up and his hat still
over his eyes.
lie lounEed across the floor among
the smokers and picked out n bunk,
while Hop Sing. the proprietor.
brought him n pipe. Kennedy pretend.
cd to light Il. but In reality did not.
In the back room. by this time. Inez
had completed her disguise BY placing
on her head the wig and had given
the little finishing touches TO her
makeup. WI was giving final instruc.
lions to Long Sin and the rest. and
the four Cinnamon ranged themselves
In groups Of " on either side Of the
door.
Finally WI paused and whispered
something TO lnc2. Then both he and
Long Sin seized two glass globes that
stood on the table. They raised them
high over their heads and smashed
them on the floor. NJ the same time
stamping their feet tcr~rincally. Ine2
screamed as II n murder were being
committed.
Outside In the don Kennedy heard
the scream and the crashing OF glass.
muNlcd by the door. He Strengthened
up IN his bunk. now all attention.
Was It some white wom?n calling
for help in this sinkholc of i%niquity?
The door few open. Sure enough. n
woman appeared. still screaming.
II was only for an instant and she
did not even get across the threshold.
With a low cultural exclamation.
Long Sin pulled her back into the
room and slammed the door she had
opened.
II vas all done so quickly that Ken.
nedy could catch only the most feet.
ing glimpse OF her clothes and face.
But that glimpse was enough.
II Observation-Disclosures,
Craig sprang up instantly. drawing
his revolver, and threw himself
against the door. r%ecollecting the
warning message that had come
through the mail.
The door yielded and he rushed
through. In an instant the four
Cinnamon crouching on either side
leaped on him.
The struggle was terrific. He
downed two and seemed in n fair way
10 win against even such odds. when
the disguised IneZ turned, with a
hooking laugh, pulling OF both the
hat and wig.
Kcnnody's amazomcnt gave the
Cinnamon Il chance. Before he real.
lied II, in his complete surprise. he
was forced back on the post and held
there just long enough for Long Sin
to wind a rope around him. binding
his arms legs and body to the post.
Then WI Fang walked over before
him and faced MIN.
Come Owe here. my dear" he
called TO Inez. Let me introduce
Prof. Craig Kennedy TO you-lnnoccnt
lnez.'
by the way he went on TO Inez.
how did you leave the real Elaine?"
Inez looked at her watch. she Is
locked In her attic" she replied with
evident enjoyment. 1.-THE house will
start to burn by spontaneous combus.
ton In exactly twenty minutes"
Upstairs in the attic OF the Dodge
house Elaine, In the queer chair, was
just recovering a bit from the effects
OF the vapor.
still as the minutes heightened she
began 10 breathe more regularly "A
the Supplying effects OF the vapor
wore on, and was just beginning TO
move her head in the first unconscious
endcnvors 10 grasp at consciousness.
II must have been Just at this point
that, following K%onnedy's instructions.
arrived NJ Elainc's house.
As jennings led me into tho library
| was met by Aunt Josephine.
Craig has gone or on a clue" 7
explained, and has asked mo 10 dror
in to sec how things are. Is Elaine all
right"
why. ! haven't seer her for an hour
or more" answered Aunt Josephine.
j think she must have gone out.
Won't you sit down."
There was nothing else to do. On
the chance that she might come back,
sat down, considerably worried now,
about the note and her absence.
Upstairs, II We had only known Il,
Elaine had now regained conscious.
ness.