Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

UTE DENl N NAV
Kennedy was reading a scientific
treatise one morning, while / was
banging on the typewriter when a
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
us. -. ~.
BY some intuition Craig seemed to
know who II was. He sprang to open
the door, and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer, Perry Bennett
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaines face that
something dreadful had happened.
why - what's the natter" he
asked, solicitously. .=~.:..>..
"A-another letter-from the Clutch
log Hand" she exclaimed breath
'essly.
Craig took the letter and we both
read, with amazement: .......> .....~
re you an enemy Of society? II not.
ader Craig Kennedy TO leave the country
ny nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
wise pedestrian will drop dead outside
lis laboratory every hour until he leaves.
The note was signed b.. the now IA
niiiar sinister hand, and had added
- II a postscript which read:
Az a token of his leaving. have him
place a vase OF flowers in his laboratory
window today.
what shall we do?" queried Ben.
lett, evidently very much alarmed
Vt the letter.
Dor" replied Kennedy, laughing
scntemptuously at the apparently fu-
ne threat, why, nothing. Just
vai.."
We got up as usual the next day,
md quite early went over to the labo.
-atory. Kennedy. as was his custom,
,lpngci straightway into his work
I'D appeared absorbed by 1t, while ]
&ro:e.
There Is something queer going
N, Walter" he remarked. This
hing registers some kind of wireless
'ays-irfra-red. think-something
Ike those that they say that Italian
scientist, Ulivl, claims he has discoy-
p-ed and called the Trays"
How Go you know" asked, look
.rg up rom M work. What's that
i.sstrument you arr usings"
"A boloreter, i.lsented by the late
Professor Langle7." he replied, his
attention riveted or g.
Some tine previously KeInedy had
lad installed on the window ledge one.
o. these mirrorlik= arrangements,
known as a "brsybody." which, show
those in eoo,k what IS Gag on in
fke street.
AS ! moved ever &c lecx 1t the
bolciaeter l happened t. es.nce into
Tie -busybodya and saw that a crowd
vas rapidly collecting on tn. side
walk
Look, Cr&igl" called hastily.
He hurried over ~ me and looked.
We could both see in the busybody
n.;rror group OF excited passers-by
lending over maa lying PROSTATE on
i e sidewalk.
The excited c-oTd lifted him up and
sore him away, and turned in sur
Prise to Craig -1e was looking at his
watch. >
It wss nov sly few moments past
che o'clock
S. mo time later our door was ex-
eitediy flung open and Elaine and
Ferry Bennett arrived.
i've just heard Of the accident"
y. cried. fcarfully. isn't 1t terrible!
sVs.es had we better do?"
Tor aefex moments no one said
word. Then Kennedy began carefully
rt2m.nins the bolometer and some
otl,er recording instruments he had.
wills the rest of us watched. fasci-
mated.
Son.how that "busybody" seemed
Z, arsrzrs re. could not resist look
ire .nto :. from time, to time as Ken
ee6v worked.
/ was scarcely able to control my
when again saw tine same
sccro enacted on the sidewalk before
the lssoratoIy. Hurriedly ! looked at
o,y ra.cn. il was ten o'clock!
ncraix;" cried. Another"
!astartly he was at my side, gazing
esra,ly- There was second innocent
pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while
. GROVE, Almost panic-stricken. gath
cred about lin.
.1t,e no USE" he muttered, as We
rasharcs atcut him. Were beaten.
can't stand this sort of thing. VIII
gays tomorrow fo- South America
shcaght Elaine Dodge would faint
4 he shock of his words coming SO
non after the terrible occurrence out
If1o. she looked at him speechless.