The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-23

he said The way to do it is to sep
arate Kennedy and Elaine see - -'
"All right, Chief, wen do it" they
replied,
Clutching HaAd had scarcely left
a~hsa EI!.G.ttx. Eiorrie began by getting
published in tie papers the Stofy-
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The next day she called me up FROM
the suburban house. Having got me-
to promise TO see her, she had scarce
~ turned from the telephone when
Dan the Dude walked in from the next
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Hes coming she said
Dan was carrying huge stag head
with beautifully branched pair of
antlers. Under his arm was coil Of
wire which he had connected to the
inside of the head.
Fine" he exclaimed, Then, point
ing to the head he added. It's all
ready. See how fixed it? That ought
TO please the Chief
Dan moved quickly to the mantel
and mounted stepladder there by
which he had taken down the head,
and started to replace the head above
the mantel.
He hooked the head on 4 nail.
There" he said, unscrewing one Of
the beautiful brown glass eyes of the
stag.
Back of it could be seen a camera
shutter.
One of those new quick shutter
cameras" he explained
Then he ran d couple of wires along
the moIding around the room and into
q closet, whore he made the connec-
ton with sort of switchboard on
which button was marked, SHUT
TER and the switch, WIND FILM. ="
"Now. Flirty.' he said coming out
of the closet ana pulling up the shade
which let a food Of sunlight into the
room, you see. want you to stand
here-then, do your little trick
just then the bell rang
"That must be jameson" she cried.
"Now-get TO your corner.
With a last look Dan went into the
closet and shut the door.
Perhaps half an hour later Clutching
Hand himself called me up on me
telephone. Ii vas he-uot the Star -
as | Learned only too tate.
rat: a:-,t,,-,.;s s,.; at g th4 house.
as tf,ris- talG u.- afterwards when
tljrty Florrje told all over aaain the
embroidered tale that had caught my
ear.
Kennedy s;ii}i Htjti:;e, aas listened
intently perhaps betraying in his face
the skepticsm he felt
You STE, she .a:a. still! yoluhle and
cageE . convince him, 4 was oaiy
walking On tic srrs-et, -'-->,-''---~-..-.~.---
show you, 1t was Just like this
She took his arm and, before he
+ knew, 1t, lad him to the spot on the
+ floor 7i,4a tbs atipdnvr which Dan had
indicated. Meanwhile Dan was lis
tening attentively in his closet.
Newsstand there. You are just
rs was-only | didn't expect any
thing"
She was pantomiming some one APP
preaching stealthily while Kennedy
watched her with interest, tinged with
doubt. Behind Craig in his closet
Dan was reaching for the switchboard
. button.
You see," she said advancing
quickly and acting her words, he
placed his hands on my shoulders
so--then threw his arms about my
neck-so,"
She said no more, but imprinted a
deep. passionate kiss on Kennedy 3
mouth, clinging closely to him, Be
fore Kennedy could draw away, Dan
in the closet, had pressed the but
ton and the switch several times IN
, rapid succession.
"Th-that's very realistic" gasped
Craig, a good deal taken aback by the
sudden osculatory assault
He frowned
"I-In look into the case" he said,
backing away "There-there may be
some scientific explanation--but-
err
He was plainly embarrassed Ahu
fastened to make his adieux
How little impression the thlhs
made on Kennedy can be easily seen
from the fact that ON the way GOWN
town that afternoon he stopped AT
Martins, on Fifth avenue, and poughl
q rIng--a very handsome solitaire the
finest Martin saG ia 8 - 49, '>-'
]. r,ust have been about the ti'ne
that he decided to stop at Martin >
that the Dodge butler, jennings ao'
mitted a young lady who presented q
card on which was engraved the
name
| Miss Florence Leigh,
20 Prospect Avenue.
As he handed Elaine the caro-. she
| looked up from the book she was read
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