The Monticellonian., 1915-07-29
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noticed, but in one of the pipes, lying fiat on his stomach, was short, un- dersized Chinaman, one of the emis- saries of Wu Fang. Sing Lee by name. With keen air he was listening to all that Kennedy said.
 No sooner had Craig and Elaine dis appeared than Sing Lee, watching his chance while the sentry's back was turned, crept out of his hiding place farther along.
 He kept it up until at last he was out of sight of the sentry, shadowing Elaine and Craig
 
 I was busy pounding out story for the Star when Craig. having left Elaine at the Dodge house after their visit to the fort, returned to the laboratory
 Hard at it, see Walter" he greet ed as he entered, rufIling up my hair playfully
 rose and lighted a cigarette. As struck the match l happened to glance out of the open window. There in the sunlight I could see what looked like the reflection of a mirror across the street in an empty loft.
 Look out of the window, Craig,' l cried exeitedly, moving closer to him and taking his arm. T believe some one is watching us from that empty loft across the street"
 Wait a minute" he cautioned, now thoroughly alive to the situation. "Stoop down. We'd better not be seen looking over.'
 As we lodged out of the line of vision Kennedy seized the periscope which he had used often before and put it's jointed sections together.
 Craig raised the periscope slowly and gazed through it. There, sure enough, as I had guessed, in the loft of the old warehouse down the street could be seen the reflection of the lenses of a pair of glasses ir the sun light. In surprise we erept back and stood up.
 The fact was that no sooner had Craig entered the laboratory than the same spying Sing Lee who had fol lowed his every movement at the fort, came cautiously down the street. He stopped before the laboratory. paused moment, then went on.
 A moment later the young Chinaman had entered the empty loft diagenally across the street from us Locking the door carefully. he went to the window and cautiously peered out
 Then he went to a cupboard near by and opened it. From shelf he took a pair of opera glasses and returned to the window, leveling them at our laboratory and searching intently.
 Sing Lee was still gazing through the glasses out of the window when he heard someone approaching his out side door.
 Lee jumped to the door and flung it open Wu Fang. followed by Long Sin and Sprague, entered.
 Where is Kennedy-is he there?" demanded Wu.
 s-see-master," returned the young Chinaman, turning toward the window.
 They all moved over and took up the field glasses in turn.
 Where has he been today?" queried Wu.
 At the fort on Staten lsand with the white girl and man. Lieutenant Waters They are coming to the work shop across the street tomorrow morning to see some western magic with thing named trodite that ex- plodes'
 At the word "explodes" Wu glanced quickly at Sprague.
 "I have a plan," he remarked subtly, gathering them all about him and as signing separate parts to each as he outlined it.
 That night at the fort all was quiet.
 In the railroad yards near by stood freight train on siding where it had been drilled late, loaded with fresh consignment of the new explosive, trodite, from the mills.
 A sentry was pacing up and down the cinders beside the train when very pretty girl made her way along the tracks.
 Gan you tell me the way to the troll ley2" she asked.
 It was perfectly simple question. But there was no mistaking the look she gave him. It was Flirty Florrie. She did not want the trolley. She wanted to flirt. and she used her eyes effectively.
 TWO blocks to the left, madam, the sentry returned. setting his face sternly, for he had sweetheart quite the equal of Flirty.
 Are you a man?' Flirty taunted, piqued at her failure.
 He hesitated not knowing just what to do, then taking discretion to be the better part of valor, shouldered his musket and resumed his measured tread back and forth, while F9irty, with a grimace at him, disappeared toward the trolley.
 But while Flirty had engaged his attention Sing Lee had come out of a hiding place near the yards and had X-rays every layer of color is revealed.