Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31


Kennedy lifted the dos by his front paws. Rusty
submitted patiently but without any spirit
May l take Rusty along with me?" he asked
finally.
Elaine hesitated. Surely she said at lengths
only, be gentle with him"
Craig looked at her as though would be Inn
possible to be otherwise with anything belonging
to Elaine.
"of course" he said, simply II thought that
might be able to discover the trouble from study
ing him."
We stayed only few minutes longer, for Ken
nedy seemed to realize the necessity of doing some
thing Immediately, and even DR.. Hayward was
fighting in the dark AS for me, gave it up, too.
could find no answer to the mystery of what was
the peculiar malady of Elaine.
Back in the laboratory, Kennedy set to work
Immediately. brushing everything else aside. He
began by drawing off little of Rustys blood in a
tube very carefully.
Here, Walter" he said, pointing to the little
incision he had made, will you take care of him."
1 bound up the wounded leg and gave the poor
beast drink of water. Rusty looked at me CRATE
fully from his big sad brown eyes. He seemed to
appreciate our gentleness and to realize that we
were trying to help him.
In the meantime, Craig had taken flask with a
rubber stopper Through hole in it fitted
a long funnel; through another ran glass tube.
tube filled with calcium chloride which, in turn,
connected with long open tube with an upturned
end.
Into the flask Craig dropped some pure granu-
lated zinc Then he covered it with dilute sulphuric
acid poured in through the funnel tube.
THAT forms hydrogen gas" he explained to me,
which passes through the drying tube and the
ignition tube. Wait moment until all the air is
expelled from the tubes"
upturned end The hydrogen, now escaping freely,
was ignited with pale blue flame.
few moments later, having extracted some
thing like from the blood he had drawn
from Rusty, he added the extract to the mixture
in the flask, pouring it in, also, through the funnel
tube.
Almost Immediately the pale, blush name
turned to blush white and white fumes were
formed. In the ignition tube sort of metallic
deposit appeared.
Quickly Craig made one test after another
AS he did so 1 shifted There was an unmis-
takeable odor of garlic in the air which made me
think of what 1 had already noticed in Elaine's
room.
What is it?" I asked mystified
"Arseniuretted hydrogen" he answered still
engaged in verifying his tests. This is the Marsh
test for arsenic"
gazed from Kennedy to the apparatus, then to
flashed before me-
"Arsenic!' repeated in horror
1 had scarcely recovered from the surprise of
Kennedy's startling revelation when the telephone
rang again. Kennedy seized the receiver thinking
evidently that the message might be from or about
Elaine
But from the look his face and from his
manner, could gather that, although it was not
from Elaine herself, it was about something that
infa cd
little notebook and hastily jotted down something
in it. STILL could not make out what the con-
versation about
Good" heard him say finally. Il shall keep
the appointment-absolutey."
His face wore peculiar puzzled look as he
hung up the receiver.
What was it?" asked eagerly
1T was Elaines footman, Michael" he replied.
thoughtfully. AS I suspected, he says that he is
a confederate of the Clutching Hand, and If we
will protect him he will tell the trouble with
Elaine"
I considered moment. "How's that?" /
queried.
We'll" added Crag. you see. Michael has be-
come Infatuated by the treatment he received from
the Clutching Hand 1 believe he cuffed him in
the face yesterday Anyway he says he has de-
termined to get and betray him. So, after
hearing how Elaine ,was ne slipped out of the
that he wasn't followed, he went straight to drug
store and called me up. He seemed extremely
nervous and fearful"
did not like the looks of the thing and said
so. Craig" objected vehemently, don't go to
meet him. 1t is a trap"
Kennedy had evidently considered my objection
already
ut may be trap" he replied slowly, but
Elaine is dying and we've got to see this thing
through"
AS he spoke he took an automatic from
drawer of cabinet aRd thrust it into his pocket
Then he went into another drawer and took out
several sections Of thin tubing which seemed to be
made fasten together fishing pole is fastened
but were now separate, as if ready for travelling
welfare you coming. Walter?" he asked
hnally-the only answer to my flood of caution.
Then he went out followed. still arguing.
If you go, CO." capitulated >"That's an
there is to IL"