The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-09-03
TWEHTY.sEcoND EPISODE
TIVE OPIUM sMuooLEas.

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TIVE OPIUM sMvooLERs.
George. the Dodge chauffeur, had
J1st returned to the garage in the rear
Ct the house With the car and was
working over IL He was so intent ON
locating Q strange noise in the engine
that he did not see the sespentine eyes
e WI - he psered into the garage
through . small window.
Wa was not alone. Al always, he
had bean able 70 secure an assistant In
he devilish scheme he had In mind.
not sinister, evil-fAced fellow. but Q
usat quiet. apparently honest-loorfng
young mechanician. ~.
George was bending closely over the
engine % hs speeded Il up to sec what
vas the cause Of the rattle. when the
door Of the garage opened quietly. On
hptoe WI and the young mechanician.
. man named Johnson, slipped In.
johnson carrying an automobile robe.
The next moment the two had leaped
spoa the dafenseless George. Johnson
thFsw the robe over his head. while
Wa wound him ABOUT with rope. He
Vas completely and instantly put out.
Just thsa, working ~ II by the
clock. for such was the precision Of
WIS plans, Q closed cxr. mufned
down. slipped mp to the garage door.
1hay hustled the unresisting George
into the car. johnson taking the place
% Ire wheel and WI sitting ON guard
- hAck with George. bound and almost
sukccated.
Gsesgs was loyal. II anything.
Thrsats and .bribes had NO, effect on
hin.sven after he had come. to in Wu's
eecrst den.
There IL paper. PEN and ink. 8
threatened WI. Write what I tel!
you"
oeors. remained motlanl,ss. De.
nant 49,
you viii not1" shrugged WI. mask
ing his impotence behind an assumed
nochalance. ).
Slowly he packed up a murderous
dirk. which lay on the table. before
him. and felt the; point, thoughtfully.
A deep. cultural order Missed from the
Sefpent's lips. Instantly two Of the
servants seized George while the
third bent his head back. As WI
raised the knife. 1t was more than
even the iron nerves Of George could
stand. .,s't
He broke down.
@Take The PEN directed WI. add
Ing. ~ George took It mechanically.
Write
Both Elaine and Aunt Josephine
were much surprised at the nonap-
.Dsaf1ncs Of George In the morning. =
Il was explained. apparently. when
Jennings. the butler. ushered in the
neat and quiet young man who po-
litely told Q story of an accident to his
dear friend. George. as he handed q
note to Elaine.
II think you'll do" nodded Elaine
Jennings. will you show johnson how
to get to the garage"
For q long time Kennedy had been
perfecting . miniature wireless tele.
phone Of his own invention. and the
activities Of WI Fang now caused him
TO hasten his work.
II was the next morning after the
capture OF Long Sin that Craig got the
Instrument working to his satisfaction.
] was delighted. for I had been much.
Interested in following his work on It.
you, pee. Walter" Kennedy exti
planned. setting . little black box ON
the laboratory table. I've got this
thing down to an irreducible minimum.
It's the most compact affair imagin.
able. See. open the face Of the box.
I lift mp these miniature aerials Of the
inverted L type. Here il the transmit
Ting apparatus, there the receiving, all
timed. ! press this lever" 'sst ~ ~
He paused. At the other end 81 the
table stood an exact duplicate OF the
6rst instrument. .86y-s
Az he pressed the lever the buzzer
In the other telephone sounded. II
I'm going TO AJAX you, Waiter. he
went ON, folding down the little aerials
and shutting MP the box. ito take this,
other instrument over to Elaine"
Out ON the Atlantic. tossing over the
ehoppy seas, dingy old schooner was
taeking her way toward New York har-
bor. The captain. Jake Gresor. was .
1asreputable looking man. as were both
n16eraft and his crow Of mixed whites
~ chiHesA.
0rsEG la eaas ct on deck and