Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-07-31
TWENTY-THIRD EPISODE
THE TELLTALE HEART.

Elaine had dropped in one afternoon
to see Kennedy at the laboratory.
Craig was working over straight
backed chair which stood close to the
wall On the arms were short straps,
apparently to fasten down the arms
of the sitter.
AS they chatted, Elaine watched
Craig curiously, examining the chair
and especially the left arm, on which
was placed a metal disk in such
way that the wrist of anyone sitting
in the chair could be strapped in con-
tact with 1t. Finally Kennedy at
tached a pair of electric wires from
beneath the chair arm, connectine
with the disk, and running down one
of the legs, thence through a crack
in the floor to the back room OF the
laboratory.
what Is it," asked Elaine. 1T
looks like a death chair"
Scarcely as bad as that" laughed
Kennedy, taking up a large CLOCK
faced dial which had single hand
evidently intended to be swung around
by some force through the graduated
scale on its face. This is the sphyg
mograph-a scientific third degree, .
he explained, indicating both the CHAR
and the dial at reads a persons
thoughts and feelings through the
pressure of the blood"
was on my way from the Star Of
flee when l happened to spy face
in the crowd that seemed familiar. IL
was of a Chinaman, and, although
could not just place him, | knew that
I had seen him somewhere before.
decided to play detective.
Not many minutes before, down In
that secret den in which the serpent
WI concocted his villainies, that Wor'
thy had been at work again, tireless
With subtle satisfaction, he had held
in his hand, which was carefully
gloved in rubber, small glass TUBE
perhaps three-quarters of an inch In
diameter.
In the tube was minute but al
most priceless particle of that strange
element. radium. For moment WI
regarded it, then took up a nand
kerchief that lay before hin. ALREADY
he had ripped stitch or two IRON
the seam in the hem He slipped the
little radium tube into the hem o.
the handkerchief.
Here" he said grufiiy to a servant
"Take this letter and the other thlna
to Inez. You know the address.
On uptown he went until he came
to a rather ordinary looking apart
ment house. He went in without dis
covering that I was following.
I glanced about No one was Watch
ing me. Then, to be sure that
would recognize the house, noted
nv marking a small cross with pen
ell ON the stonework of the steps.
did not know at the time, but
found out later that upstairs the mes
senger raped at door whlcn wa
answered by a maid, a mulatto with
marked gypsy cast of features.
The maid opened the door into tn
hallway and admitted the messenger
Inez took the note and the lead case
waving to the maid to leave mel
Then she tore open the note and READ
Shave her bind the inclosed owe
her eyes. II In place three minutes
blindness will result in few days"
"Tell the master | shall have
done as he directs" she said 10 I'll
Chinaman as she followed him to I'd
door.
Inez turned and went into the Dac
room her boudoir where the mai
was waiting. She brought out iroi
a closet a rather gaudy yellow dress
a tambourine, a headdress and som
other materials.
Nov. I want you to put this on
she instructed the maid. Here
this box | have a handkerchief whic
want you to use. Tie 1t over 1t
ewes and keep 1t there-three NIL
utes at least; longer if you can.
AS | looked at the house OUTSIDE
Immediately occurred to me 10 II
Craig know what had happened, an
I sought the nearest telephone poo'
and called the laboratory hiain
had Just gone when I called up al
told my story of having seen al =,
trailed the messenger and marked u
house. 4,
AS I turned away at my end Oh u
line Kennedy fastened to JOIN me-
returned to the apartment oeh'