Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
SECOND EPISODE
The "TwiIlnht Sleep"

The "TwlIiaht Sleep"
Kennedy had thrown himself whole
heartedly into the solution of the mys-
ferrous Dodge case
Far into the night, after the chal-
lenge of the forged finger print he
continued at work, endeavoring to ex-
tract clue from the meager evil
dence-a bit of cloth and trace of poi
son already obtained from other cases.
We dropped around at the Dodge
house the next morning. Early though
1t was, we found Elaine 2 trifie paler,
but more lovely than ever, and Perry
Bennett, themselves vainly endeavor-
ing to solve the mystery of the Clutch
ing Hand.
They were at Dodge's desk, she in
the big desk chair he standing beside
her looking over some papers.
There's nothing there" Bennett
was saying as we entered.
| could not help feeling that he was
gazing down at Elaine bit more ten
DERBY than mere business warranted.
Have you-found anything?" que7
ried Elaine anxiously, turning eagerly
to Kennedy.
'Nothing-yet, he answered, shak-
ing his head, but conveying a quiet
idea of confidence in his Tone
Just then Jennings, the butler en-
cred bringing the morning papers.
Elaine seized the Star and hastily
opened 1t. On the first page was the
story had telephoned down very late
In the hope of catching a last city
edition.
We all bent over and Craig read
aloud
"CLUTCHING HAND"
STILL AT LARGE
New York's Master Criminal Remains
Acknowledgements New OAR
Ing Murder and Robbery on Mil
lionaire Dodge
He had scarcely finished reading
the brief but alarming news story that
followed and laid the paper on the
desk when a stone came smashing
through the window from the street
Startled, we all jumped to our
feet. Craig hurried to the window.
Not soul was in sight!
He stopped and picked up the stone.
To it was attached piece of pa
per Quickly he unfolded 1t and
read.
Craig Kennedy will give up his
search for the Clutching Hand'-or
die!"
Later recalled that there seemed
to be slight noise downstairs, as IL
at the cellar window, through which
the masked man had entered the
night before
In point of fact, one who had been
outside at the time might actually
have seen sinister face az that eel
lar window but to us upstairs If was
invisible. The face was that of the
servant, Michael
Without another word Kennedy
passed into the drawing room and
took his hat and coat. Both Elaine
and Bennett followed
I'm afraid must ask you to ex-
cuse me-for the present" Craig
apologized
Elaine looked at him anxiously.
"You-you will not let that letter
intimidate your" she pleaded, laying
her soft white hand on his arm "Oh,
Mr. Kennedy she added, bravey
keeping back the tears, "avenge him!
All the money in the world would be
too little to pay-if only"
At the mere mention of money Ken
nedy's face seemed to cloud, but only
for a moment.
"Pll try" he said simply.
Elaine did not withdraw her hand
as she continued to look up at him.
Miss Dodge" he went on, his voice
steady, as though he were depressing
something, Il will never take another
case until the 'Clutching Hand is
captured
The look of gratitude she gave him
would have been a princely reward
in itself.
1t was some time after these events
that Kennedy, reconstructing what
had happened, ran across, in strange
way which | need not tire the reader j
by telling, Doctor Haynes, head of !
the Hillside Sanitarium for Women,
whose story | shall relate substan-
TALLY as we received it from his own
lips:
1t must have been that same night
visitor drove UP in a cab
to our Hillside sanitarium, rang the
bell and was admitted to my office.
! am, by the way, the experimenting
physician, and that night ! was sitting !
with Doctor Thompson, my assistant,
IN the Office discussing rather inter
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