The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-16
TwENTY-sEcoND EPISODE
THE OPIUM sMueeLERs.

George, the Dodge chauffeur. had
Just returned to the garage in the rear
OF the house with the car and was
working over IT, He was SO intent on
locating q strange noise in the engine
that he did not see the serpentine eyes
OF WI as he peered into the garage
through small window.
WI was not alone. AS always. he
had been able to secure an assistant in
the devilish scheme he had In mind,
not a sinister, evil-faced fellow, but a
neat. quiet. apparently honest-looking
young mechanician.
George was bending closely over the
engine as he speeded 1t up to see what
WAS the cause of the rattle, when the
door OF the garage opened quietly. On
tiptoe WI and the young mechanician.
a man named Johnson. slipped in,
Johnson carrying an automobile robe.
The next moment the two had leaped
upon the defenseless George Johnson
threw the robe over his head. while
Wu wound him about with rope He
was completely and instantly put out.
Just then. working as If by the
clock. for such was the precision of
Wu's plans, closed car. muffled
down, slipped up to the garage door.
They hustled the unresisting George
into the car, johnson taking the place
ut the wheel and WI sitting on guard
In back with George. bound and almost
suffocated.
George was loyal, If anything.
Threats and bribes had no effect on
him. even after he had come to in Wu's
secret den
''There is paper. pen and ink"
threatened WI. Write what l tel,
you"
George remained motion,s1s. de-
fiant.
You will not?" shrugged WI. mask
ing his impatience behind an assumed
noohalance.
Slowly he picked up a murderous
dirk. which lay on the table before
him, and felt the point thoughtfully
A deep. cultural order hissed from the
Serpent'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.
He broke down.
Take the pen.' directed WI. add
Ing, as George took 1t mechanically
Write"
Both Elaine and Aunt Josephine
were much surprised at the nonap
pearance of George in the morning.
1t was explained. apparently. wher
Jennings. the butler. ushered in the
neat and quiet young man who po
lftely told a story of an accident to his
dear friend. George. as he handed g
note to Elaine.
81 think you'll do" nodded Elaine
Jennings. will you show johnson how
to get to the garage?"
For long time Kennedy had beer
perfecting miniature wireless tele
phone of his own invention. and the
activities of WI Fang now caused hin
to hasten his work.
1t was the next morning after the
capture of Long Sin that Craig got the
Instrument working to his satisfaction
/ was delighted. for had been much
interested in following his work on it
you. see. Walter" Kennedy ex
planned, setting little black box or
the laboratory table. I've got this
thing down to an irreduoible minimum
It's the most compact affair imagin
able. See. ! open the face of the box
4 lift up these miniature aerials of the
Inverted l. type. Here is the transmit
ting apparatus, there the receiving, al
tuned. / press this lever"
He paused At the other end of the
table stood an exact duplicate of the
first instrument.
As he pressed the lever the buzzei
in the other telephone sounded.
I'm going to ask you, Walter" he
went on. folding down the little aerials
aud shutting up the box, ito take this
other instrument over to Elaine"
Out on the Atlantic. tossing over the
choppy seas, a dingy old schooner was
tacking her way toward New York har
bor. The captain, Jake Gregor was q
>iisreputable looking man. as were botf
his craft and his crew of mixed whites
ind Chinese.
Gtegos Lad come out on deck and