The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

AT last kennedy SAURLeESo LIZ S<ASSl
uaIIy to the hop Joint on Mott street.
his collar stiu up and his hat stfl
over his eyes
He Iounged across the floor among
the smokers and pfckedsout bunk.
while Hop Sing the proprietor.
brought him apipe- Kennedy pretend
ed to light It. but In reality did not
In the back room. by this time, Inez
had completed her disguise by placing
on her head the wig and had given
the little finishing touches to her
makeup wu was giving final instruc-
tons to long Sin and the rest and
the four Cinnamon ranged themselves
in groups OF two on either side OF the
door. ~
Finally wu paused and Whispered
somethingto Inez. Then both he and
Long Sin seized two glass globes that
stood on the table They raised them
high over their heads and smashed
them on the floor. at the same time
stamping their feet terrtfcany- Inez
screamed as II murder we're being
committed.
: Outside in the den Kennedy heard
the scream and the crashing OF glass.
muHed by the door. He straiShtened
up In his bunk, now all attention
was 1t some white woman calling
for help in this sinlho1e OF fnfQutty?
The door Few open Sure enough. a
woman appeared, SIN screaming.
It was only for an instant and she
did not even get across the threshold
With low cultural exclamation.
Long Sin pulled her back into the
room and slammed the door she had
opened
It was an done 50 quickly that Ken
nedy could catch only the most feet
ing glimpse OF her clothes and face
But that glimpse was enough
It was-apparently-EIainei
Craig sprang up instantly, drawing
his revolver, and threw himself
against the door. reco1lecting the
warning message that had come
through the mail
The door yielded and he rushed
though. In an instant the four
Chinamen crouchtng on either side
leaped on him.
The struggle was terrific He
downed two and seemed I'm fairway
to win against even s1ehsodes. sRnen:
the disguised Inez turned, with a
mocking laugh, pulling on both the
hat and wig.
Kennedy's amazement gave the.
Cinnamon chance Before he real
lied it. In his complete surprise. he
was forced back on the post and held
there Just long enough for Long Sin
to wind rope around him, binding
his arms. legs and body to the post
Then wu Fang walked over before
him and faced him.
Come over here. my dear, he
called to Inez- Let me introduce
Prof. Craig kennedy to you-Innocent
1nez.,'
"By the way" he went on to Inez.
chow did you leave the real Elaine2
Inez looked ut her watch. she is
locked In her attic. she replied with
evident enjoyment .'The house wiz
start to burn by Spontaneous combus-
tios-in exactly twenty minutes.
60
Upstars In the attic Of the Dodge
house Elaine. in the queer chair. was
Just recovering bit from the effects
Of the vapor-
stl1 as the minutes lengthened she
began TO breathe more regularly as
the stupefying effects OF tbe vapor
wore on, and was Just. beginning to
move her head In the first unconscious
endeavors to grasp at consciousness
It must have been just at this point
that, following Kennedy's instructions.
arrived at E1aine.s house
As Jennings led me into the library
was met by Aunt Josephine
.Craig has gone on on clue,
.rr,.{,,a5 "and has asked me to drop