The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-10
TWELFTH EPISODE
THE eLooD CRYSTALS.

ION your right Is tile residence Of
Miss Elaine Dodge. who is pursuing
the famous master criminal known as
the Clutching Hand"
The barker had been grandiloquent.
ly pointing out the residences OF noted
New Workers as the big sightseeing
car numbered along through the
streets.
No one had paid any attention TO
the unobtrusive Chinaman who sat in
conspicuously In the middle OF the car.
He was MIR. Wong Long Sin. but no
one saw anything particularly mys'
terious about an Oriental visitor. more
or less. viewing New York city.
Wong was OF the mandarin type,
with long. dropping mustache. well
dressed In American clothes, and con.
forming to the new customs of an DC.
cidentalized China.
Anyone, however. who had been
watching Long Sin would have seen
that he showed much interest when.
ever any of the wealthy residents of
the city we're mentioned. The name
of Elaine Dodge seemed particularly
TO strike him. He listened with subtle
interest TO what the barker said and
looked keenly at the Dodge house.
The sightseeing car had passed the
house, when he rose slowly and mo-
toned that he wanted TO be let of.
The car stopped. he alighted and slow
ly rambled away, evidently marveling
greatly at the strange customs OF these
uncouth Westerners.
Elaine was going out when she met
Perry Bennett almost on the steps OF
the house.
I've brought you the watch" re.
marked Bennett. Thought Id like to
give II 10 you myself"
He displayed the watch which he
himself had bought a couple OF days
before for her birthday. He had called
for II himself at the jewelers.. where 1t
had now been regulated.
"oh. thank you." exclaimed Elaine,
Wont you come in?"
They had scarcely greeted each other
when Long Sin strolled along. Neither
OF them. however. had time TO notice
the quiet Chinaman who passed the
house. looking at Elaine sharply out of
the corner OF his eye. They entered
and Wong disappeared down the
street.
Isn't It a beauty" cried Elaine.
holding II out from her as they entered
the library. and examining II with
great appreciation. And, oh, do you
know, the strangest thing happened
yesterday! Sometimes Mr.. Kennedy
acts too queerly for anything"
She related how Craig had burst in
on her and Aunt Josephine and had
almost torn the other watch off her
wrist.
Another watch?" repeated Bennett
amazed. 1T must have been a mis-
take. Kennedy is crazy"
Il don't understand II, myself" muir
INJURED Elaine.
Long Sin was revolving some dark
and devious plan beneath his impas
sive Oriental countenance. He was nc
ordinary parsonage. In fact. he wal
astuts enough to have no record. He
left that to his tools.
This remarkable criminal had estab
lished himself In a hired apartment
down town.
Long Sin, now in rich Oriental cos
tune, was reclining on a divan smok
ing a strengthening pipe and playlnl
with WI pet white rats. Each white IA
had a gold band around his leg. u
which was connected q gold chair
about a foot In length, and the chains
ended in rings which were slipped
over Wong's little fingers. Ordinarily
he carried the pets up the ~capacioui
sleeve OF each arm.
A little Chinese girl. also In nativ,
costume. entered and bowed deferen
TALLY.
"A Miss Mary Carson" she lisped II
soft English.
Let the lady enter" waved Lonl
Sin. with a smile OK subtle satisfaction
The girl bowed again and SILENT!
left the room, returning with a hand
some. very well-dressed white woman
II would be difficult to analyze Jus
what the fascination was that Lon
Sin exercised over Mary Carson. Blu
as the servant left the room. Mar.
bowed almost as deferentially as III,
little Chinese girl. Wong merely nod
ded In reply.
After a moment he slowly rose an,
took from a drawer a newspaper cir
ping. Without a word he handed Il 3