The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

In sutte Of closed doors We could
now plainly hear Elaine's shrieks
Craig. the secretary and myself made
n rush for the door to BENEFITS pri-
vate once. Finding It locked. We be-
gan to batter t.
kennedy found that Il was fmDos-
xfbIe TO batter down the door IN time
nv auy ordinary means Quickly he
sefzed the typewriter and hurled It
through the panels Then he thrust
hts hand through the opening and
TUNED the catch
Az We flung ourselves into the room
Bennett rushed into \ closet In cor
ner. slamming the door behind MIN II
vas composed OF sheet iron. and enee-
tuaIIy prevented anyone from break
ing through. Kennedy and tr1ed Sain'
~. however. TO pry It open
While we were thus endeavorfne 10
force an entrance Bennett. In sor.
of closet. had put on the coat MAJ
and mask which he Invariably wore
in the character of the Ciutcnlns
Hand. Then he cautiously opened .
secret door IN the back of the closet
and slowly made an exit
meanwhile the secretary had been
doing his best to revive Elaine. VINO
vas on the floor. hysterical and mar
UNCONSCIOUS from the terrible shock
she had experienced
intent ON discovering Bennetts
whereabouts. Kennedy and examined
fhe wan OF the ONCE. thinking there
r,,rbt be some button or secret spring
which would open the closet door
wbile we we're doing so the door
NJ a large safe in the secretary's Of
SO gradually opened. and the Gluten
ing Hand emerged from It. stepping
carefuI,y toward the door leading to
the outer office, intent on escaping IN
that direction
At that moment caught sight OF
him, and. leaping into the secretary 3
office drew my revolver and ordered
him to throw up his hands He ooeyeo-
Holding up both hands. he slowly
drew near the door TO his private OF
fee.
suddenly he dropped one hand and
pressed a hidden spring in the wah.
Instantly heavy iron door shot OUT
and closed over the wooden door En-
trance TO the private Office vas aoso-
Iutely cut OF.
With an angry snarl the Clutchins
Hand Ieaped at me-
AS he did so I fred twice
He staggered back
The shots we're heard by Kennedy
and Elaine as well as the secretary,
and at the same instant they d1scov-
cred the iron door which barred the
entrance to the secretarys ONCE
Rushing into the outer ONCE they
found the clerks excftedly attempting
TO open the door OF the secretary
ONCE. which was locked KENNEDY
drew a revolver and shot through the
lock, bursting open the door
They rushed into the room
Clutching Hand was apparently seat
cd in a chair at desk, his lace bur-
led in his arms. While I was appar-
emily disappearing through the door.
kennedy and the CLERKS bounced
upon the figure in the chair and tore
on his mark To their astonishmene
they discovered it was myself
nv shots had missed, and clutching
Hand had leaped on me with mad
dened fury
Dressed In my coat and hat, which
he had deity removed after overpoT-
erinx me. Clutching Hand had by this
time climbed through the window OF
the outer ONCE and was making his
way down the IRE escape to the street
He reached the foot of the iron steps,
leaped of and ran quickly away
shouting a few directions to the sec
rotary. the clerks and Elaine, Kennedy
climbed through the window and dart
ed down the IRE escape in swift pur.
suit
The C1utching Hand, however, man
aged to elude capture again
While these exciting events were
occurring in BENEFITS ONCE some
queer doings were In progress IN the
heart of Chinatown.
Deep underground, In one OF the
catacombs known only to the inner
most members of the Chinese secret
societies, was Tong Wah, popularity
known as '-the hider." engaged In
some mysterious work.
Before him were eight od6-shapee
Chinese walls. and from these he was
carefully measuring certain proper
tons. as If connecting some powerful
potion
He stepped back and looked around
suspic:ously as he suddenly heard
footsteps above. The next moment
Long Sin. who had entered through
trap door. climbed down long lad
der and walked into the room.
Approaching Tong wah, he asked
when viii the death drink be
1T is now prepared was the re
A few minutes later the clutchina
Hand drove up TO Long Sins house n
the taxicab and. after paying the
chauffeur. went to the door and
knocked sharply
In response to his knocking. Long
Sin appeared on the threshold and mo-
toned to Bennett TO come IN. evident
" astonished to see him