The Raymer enterprise., 1915-10-14
TWEkTY.THIRD EPISODE
The TElLTALE HEART.

Elaine had dropped in one afternoon
10 see Kennedy al the laboratory.
Essig was working over a straight
backed chair which stood close to the
wall On the arms were short straps,
apparently to fasten down the arms
uf the sitter.
As they chatted, Elaine watched
Craig curionsly. examining the chair
aod especially the left arm. on which
sss placed metal disk In such a
way that the wrist of anyone sitting
10 the chair could be strapped In con.
iaSt with II. Finally Kennedy at.
tached a pair OF electric wires from
beneath the chair arm, connecting
With the disk, and running down one
Of the legs, thence through 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 a single hand
evidently intended TO be swung around
by some force through tie graduated
scale on Its face This is the sphyg.
m1Eraph--a scientific third degree VI"
he explained indicating both the chair
and the dial 1T reads a persons
thoughts and feelings through the
pressure OF the blood"
was on my way from the Star Of.
h,e when | happened to spy face
In the crowd that seemed familiar II
Was Of a fhinaman, and. although |
ceuld 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 cnucoctpd his yillainies. that wor-
thg had been at work again, tlreless.
with gubtia satisfaction. he had held
Ia his hnnd. which WAS carefully
sioyeG In rubber, a small glass tube.
parhans three-quarters OF an inch in
diameter.
In The ,ube was a minute but al
most priceless particle OF that strange
element, radmm. For a moment WI
regarded H. then took up hand.
krrchief that lay before bin. Already
he he'd ripped a stitch or two from
the seam in the hem He slipped the
little radium tube into the hem of
the handkerchief
Here" ha said grutlly to a servant,
Take this letter and the other thing
to IneZ. You know the address"
On uptown he went until he came
to rather ordinary looking apart.
mcnt house. He went In without dis.
covering thai | was following,
glanced about No one was watch.
ing me. Then, TO be sure that |
would recognize the house. | noted it
by marking Il small cross with pen
ell on the stnnework of the steps
did not know at the time, but
found out later that upstairs the mes.
senger raped at a door which was
answered by a maid. mulatto with a
marked gypsy cast of features.
The maid opened the door into the
hallway and admitted the messenger
Inez took the note and the lead case,
waving to the maid to leave her
Then she tore open the note and read
Have her bind the inelosed ever
her eyes. n In place three minutes,
blindness will result in a few days.
"Tell the master shall have II
done as he directs" she said to the
chinaman as she followed him to the
door.
Inez turned and went into the back
room, her boudoir, where the maid
was waiting. She brought out from
a closet rather gaudy yellow dress,
a tambourine. headdress and some
other materials.
Now, ] want you to put this on"
she instructed the maid. Here in
this box | have a handkerchief which
want you to use. Tie II over her
eyes and keep 1t there--three min.
utes at least; longer II you can"
As i looked at the house outside II
Immediately occurred to me to let
Craig know what had happened, and
sought the nearest telephone booth
and called the laboratory Elaine
had Just gone when | called up. and
l told my story of having seen and
trailed the messenger and marked the
house.
As I turned away at my end OF the
line Kennedy hastened to join me. |
to the apartment, bent on
carving cut Craig's orders. To my