Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-10-15


IL was at that moment that Elaines
car stopped outside the apartment.
oh" she cried with an eager sigh
Of relief at seeing Kennedy all right.
as she almost ran toward him. I'm
so glad you"
She stopped short as Craig motioned
to her TO be silent. She did not under
stand, and for the moment stopped
nonplused, as he picked up a pencil
of meeting her advance.
An instant later her mobile face
looked up at him in wonder as sne
read:
Every word we say Is being over
heard through detectaphone in the
wall. Don't be surprised at anything
l say"
Then he walked deliberately over to
the wall near which the instrument
was concealed and leaned down to in
sure his words being heard distinctly
by those listening.
II am going over to the laboratory
for an hour" he said in loud, dis
tinct tone. Jameson, will you escort
miss Dodge homer"
why, certainly" replied with
alacrity.
A moment later we all left the room,
chatting in forced tones about q hun
dred inconsequential things. Craig
banged the door.
But before we left he reached into
his pocket and took out the flask and
atomizer which had seen him place
there. He poured the contents OF the
flask on the rug.
/ accompanied Elaine to her car and
we drove away while Kennedy left
the apartment on foot.
Downstairs, WI Fang had been lis
tening at the other end OF the detecta-
phone.
Their attention was soon at fever
heat when Elaine entered our rooms.
WI, Long Sin and the others listened
breathlessly.
The Cinnamon waited until they
board us go out. WI then handed
Long Sin vial and key. you un-
| derstandH
"Yes, MASTER" nodded Long Sin
with an evil leer.
He hastily climbed the stairs from
the cellar to our apartment. For a
few seconds he stood on the rug as
he inserted the skeleton key In the
lock. Then, swinging the door open
cautiously he entered. He looked about
minute. The apartment was empty.
Slowly Long Sin walked over to the
table and began examining the articles
on II. Finally he picked up Kennedy's
pipe. and again his inscrutable face
lighted with diabolical Joy.
He took the vial quickly from his
pocket, and, with q small, soft brush
painted the mouthpiece of the pipe
with the liquid from the vial.
He laid the pipe down as he found
1t and beat hasty retreat.
We had scarcely time to drive tc
Elaine's house when a message
reached us from Kennedy directing US
to return and meet him several
squares below our apartment.
We did 80 Immediately. There was
Kennedy with Chase and three or -four
policeman.
"In ten minutes want you to rait
the apartment he said, looking ut hii
watch. 81 am going in there now"
He entered the building and, as HI
opened our own door. drew gun
kicking the door open and retreatin,
step. No one was there and h
went in.
Craig looked about a moment. o.
the surface, nothing had been dis
turbed. He went through the bed
rooms. Nothing was disturbed there
Slowly he went back again to tn
doorway, all the time careful not I
step on the rug. Starting near 1t, h
began spraying the floor with tn
atomizer.
It was one of his own inventions
which he called a "photo-mat."
AS the spray fell on the carpet an
hardwood II developed Long Sins foo
prints exactly.
q Carefully Kennedy followed thei
d as the chemicals brought them on
e Long Sin had not walked around tn
d room much. evidently, as Craig a.
vanced slowly along the floor, sti
n spraying. AS each step came out
& was apparent that Long Sin had don
q little else but go to the table an
IS then leave.
Craig looked at the table a momen
e There seemed to be nothing on 1t thu
d would attract a man Of Long Sins ia
70 ents. Mechanically, Craig picked =
his pipe lying there and looked at
a contemplatively. He shifted at Il
h. mouthpiece. There was peachstor
Ie smell.
Cyanide" he muttered to himse
;" under his breath. laying the pipe dow
d gingerly.
It For a moment he thought, then
sudden impulse seemed to seize hill
His mind was made up. He mov'
a. closer to the marked Dashboard. Su
D. denly he uttered a sharp cry.
T. "Hello-central! Help! Help! /