Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-25


He has seized her-gagged her.
l cried IN an agony of suspense
We could now hear everything that
was going on in the library Craig
was wildly excited. As for me, Twas
speeches. Here was the vocaptnone
We had installed 1t had warned bus.
But what could We do? -. = -.
I looked blankly at Kennedy. He
was equal to the emergency
He calmly turned the switch <=@
Then. at the top of his lungs he
shouted: Help! Help! Police! They
are strangling mel"
looked at him in amazement What
did he think he could do-blocks
away? ....1-.t
1T works both ways" ne muttesed.
Help! Murder! Police" .
We could hear the astonished ours
ing of the two men. Also. down the
hall, now, we could hear footsteps ap-
preaching in answer to his call for
help-Aunt Josephine Jennings, Marie
and others, all shouting out that there
were cries in the library.
The deuce! What is it?" muttered
gruff voice.
The man in armor!" Kissed Clutch
ing Hand. "
Here they come, too. Chief" }
There was parting scuflc.
"There-take that" ...~st = r ..
"A loud metallic ringing came from
the voeaphone .=-. H..
Then silence! .... Il.
What had happened?
In the library, recovering from their
crock Of surprise, Dan cried out to
the Clutching Hand. The deuce!
What is it,"
Then looking about, Clutchng
Hand quickly took in the situation
The man in armor!" he pointed
out.
Dan was almost dead with fright
at the weird thing.
Here they come, too, Chief" he
gasped, as, down the hall he cculd
hear the family shouting out that
someone was in the library.
With a parting thrust, Clutch;ng
Hand sent Elaine Keeling.
She held on to only corner of tnc
papers. He had the greater part o:
them. They were torn and destroyed,
anyway.
Finally, with all the venomousnesg
Of which he was capable, Clutching
Hand rushed at the armor suit, crew
back his gloved fist, and let it shoot
out squarely in vicious solar plezus
blow. ......-- ~.
"There-take that" he roared.
The suit ratified furiously Out Of
it spilled the vocaphone, with bauS
on the floor. -. .-
An instant later those in the hall
rushed in. But the Clutching Hard
and Dan were gone out Of the win
dow, the criminal carrying the greater
part of the precious papers.
Some ran to Elaine, others to the
window. The ladder had been kicked
away, and the criminals we're goce.
Leaping into the waiting car, they had
been whisked away.
Hello, Hellol Hellol" caiiG3 >
voice, apparently from nowhere.
What is that?" cried Elaine.
She had risen by this time, and vas
gazing about, wondering at the strange
voice. Suddenly her eye fell IN the
armor scattered all over the ao.@.
She spied the little oak box.
"Elaine!" .....-
kho
that. Besides it had familiar f.ng
to her ears. =. -.
"Yes-Craigl" she cried
THAT is my vocaphone-the E.tie
box that hears and talks" came hack
to her. "Are you all right?"
"Yes-all right-thanks to the seeS-
phone" 49,. -. .ss... III. :
She had understood in an inptsrt. !
She seized the helmet and breas:r,ate
to which the vocaphone still was At
tached and was holding them close 81 {
herself @... r.:
Kennedy had been calling ana Et. [
tening intently over the machine, zoe /
dering whether il had been put cat Of /
business in some way.
ct works-yet!" he cried excite.iIs |
to me. -: ...--..z .....-.-
"Elaine," :..~
Yes, Craig" came back over he
faithful little instrument.
Are you all right?"
'Yes-al1 right"
Thank heaven!" breathed Craig |
pushing me aside
Literally he kissed that vocaphore
as If it had been human!
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