The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-06
TWENTY-FoURTH EPISODE
SHADOWS OF WAR.

10 was a day or TWO atter Jne es-
cane Of WI Fang and lnez. Kennedy
had Chase and another detective
whom he frequently employed on rou-
tine matters, at work over the clues
developed by his use of the sphygmo-
graph. Elaine, anxious for news, had
dropped in on us at the laboratory
tust as Kennedy was hastily opening
mis- mail.
Craig came to a large letter with
an official look, slit open the envelope,
and unfolded the letter. "Hurrah
he cried. jumping up and thrusting
the letter before US. Read that"
Across the top of the paper were
embossed in blue the formidable
words
United States Navy Department,
Washington, o. c.
The letter was interesting.
Professor Craig Kennedy:
The University, New York City.
Dear Sir-Your telautomatc torpe-
d. model was tested yesterday and
take great pleasure in stating that 1t
was entirely successful. There is no
doubt th;t the United States is safe
from att; OK as long as we retain it's
Gscret. Very sincerely yours,
DANIEL WATERS,
Assistant Secretary.
When are we going to see the won
derful invention, Craig?" added as
grasped his hand and, in return, he
almost broke the bones in mine wiring
lag it.
AS soon as you wish he replied,
moving over to the safe near by and
opening it. Here's the only other
model in existence besides the model
sent to Washington"
He held up before us a cigar-shaped
affair of steel about eight inches
long. with a tiny propeller and rudder
of a size to correspond. Above was
series of wires four or five inches in
length, which, he explained, were the
aerials by which the torpedo was CON
trOlled.
The principle of the thing" he
went on proudly, "is that use wireless
waves to actuate relays on the torpedo;
the relay releases it. That IS, / send
child with a message; the grown
man, through the relay, does the
work. So, you see, l can sit miles
away in safety and send my little Da-
vid out anywhere to strike down
huge Goliath"
he had scarcely finished his brief
description when there came knock
at the door. | answered it. 1t was
Chase and his assistant.
We've found the place on Pell
street." they reported excitedly. It's
No. IA, as you thought. We've left
an operative disguised as a blind beg
gar to watch the place
Half an hour later we turned into
Chinatown from the shadow Of the
elevated railroad on Chatham square,
doing our best to affect a Bowery
slouch.
We had not gone far before we came
70 the blind beggar. He was sitting
by No. IA with a sign on his breast
grinding industriously at a small
barrel organ before him on which
vested tin cup. We passed him and
Kennedy took out coin from his
pocket and dropped it into the cup
AS ne did so he thrust his hand into
the cup and quickly took out a piece
of paper which he palmed.
The blind beggar thanked and
blessed us, and we lodged into a
doorway, where Kennedy opened the
paper and read: "Wu Fang gone out"
We had scarcely mounted the stairs
10 the den of the Serpent when SER
want in a back room, hearing a noise,
stuck his head in the door. Kennedy
and made dash at him, and quick
ly overpowered him, swapping the
bracelet on his wrists.
Watch MIN, Walter directed Craig
SIS he made his way into the back
room.
in the devious plots and schemes
of WI Fang, his nefarious work had
brought Linn into contact not only
with criminals of the lowest order,
but with those high UP in financial
and diplomatic circles.
Thus it happened that at such
crisis as Kennedy had brought about
for him WI had suddenly been called
out of the city and had received an
order from group of powerful for
eign agents known recretly as the In
telligence Office, to meet an epls-
sary at a certain rocky promontory
on the Connecticut shore of Long Is