Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-11-05

letter from washington arrived.
There on the rocky shore, he sat
gazing out at the waves. waiting,
when suddenly, from around the prom
ontory, came a boat rowed by two
stalwart sailors. II carried as pas
sengers two dark.complexioned, dark
haired men. foreigners evidently,
though carefully dressed so as 20 con-
ceal both their identity and national
ity.
AS the boat came up to strip of
sandy beach among the rocks, the sail
ors held 1t while their two passengers
jumped out. Then they rowed away
as quickly as they had come.
The two mysterious strangers salut-
ed WI. 1--WE are under orders from
the intelligence Office" introduced one
who seemed to be the leader, ito get
this American, Kennedy"
Information has just come to u.s."
the stranger went on, that Kennedy
has invented a new wireless auto
matte torpedo. Already letter is on
its way informing him that it has been
accepted by the navy"
The other man, who had been draw
ing cigar-shaped outline on the wet
sand. looked up. I'VE must get those
models" he put in, adding, both of
them-the one he has and that the
government has. Can il be done?"
II can get them" answered WI sim
isterly.
And so, while Kennedy was drawing
near together the net about WI, that
willy criminal had already planned an
attack on him in an unexpected quar-.
ter.
Down in Washington the very morn
ing that our pursuit of WI came to a
head, the officials OF the navy depart
ment, both naval and civil, were hav-
ing the final conference at which they
were to accept officially Kennedy's
marvellous invention, which it was con-
fidently believed, would ultimately
make war impossible.
Seated about long table in one of
the board rooms were not only the off,
GERS but the officials of the department
whose sanction was necessary for the
final step. BY window sat a woman
stenographer, who was transcribing
the notes of the momentous meeting,
They had just completed the exami-
nation OF the torpedo and laid 1t on
the end Of the table scarcely an arms
length from the stenographer AS she
finished page of notes she glanced
quickly at q watch on her wrist. II
was exactly three o'clock
Hastily she reached over for the tor
pedo and with one swift, silent move
ment tossed it out of the window
Down below, in a clump OF rhodo-
dendrons, for several moments had
been crouching one of the men who
had borne the orders to WI Fang at
the strange meeting on the promon-
tory.
Hisseyes seemed riveted at the win
dow above him. Suddenly the supreme
moment for which this dastardly plot
had been timed came. AS the torpedo
model dropped from the window, he
darted forward, caught it, turned and
in an instant he was gone.
WI Fang himself had returned after
setting in motion the forces which he
found necessary to call to aid the for
eign agents IN their plots against Ken
nedy's torpedo.
AS WI approached the door of his
den and was about to enter. his eyes
fell on our outpost, the blind beggar.
Instantly his suspicious were aroused
He looked the beggar over, with a
frown, thought a moment, then turned
and instead of entering went up the
street.
and now came to an alley on the next
street that led back to the building in
which he had his den. Still frowning
he gazed about, saw that he was not
followed, and entered doorway.
Up the stairs he made his way until
he came to an empty loft. Quickly he
went over to the blank wall and began
feeling cautiously about as II for q
secret spring hidden in the plaster,
mo one In the back ROOM" said
Kennedy, rejoining me in the den
itself with the prisoner Hes out, all
right"
Before Craig was a mirror. AS he
looked into it, at an angle. he could
see part of the decorations of the
wall behind him actually open out. Fol
an instant the evil face of WI Fang
appeared.
Without word, Craig walked into
the back room. AS he did SO, WI
Fang knife in hand, stealthily opened
the sliding panel its full length and
noiselessly entered the room behiut
me. With knife appraised for instant
action, he movedNcloser and closer t
me. He had almost reached me anC
paused TO gloat as he poised the knife
ready TO strike, when | heard a shou
from Kennedy and a scufIie.
Craig had leaped out from behind {
screen near the doorway TO the bacl
room where he had hidden to lure WI
on. With powerful grasp he twisted
the knife from Wu's hand and il fel
with a clatter on the floor. | was a
WI myself an instant later. He wal
powerful fighter. but we managed t