The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-09-24

letter from Washington arrived.
There on the rocky shore, he sat
gazing out at the waves. waiting,
when suddenly, from around the prom
ontory, came a boat rowed by two
stalwart sailors. 1t carried as pas
sengers two dark-complexioned, dark
haired men, foreigners evidently,
though carefully dressed so as 20 con-
ceal both their identity and national
ity.
AS the boat came up to strip OF
sandy beach among the rocks, the sail
ors held it while their two passengers
jumped out. Then they rowed away
as quickly as they had come.
The two mysterious strangers salut-
ed WI. 1--WE are under orders from
the intelligence Office" introduced one
who seemed to be the leader, Ito get
this American, Kennedy"
Information has just come to u.s.
the stranger went on, that Kennedy
has invented a new wireless auto
matte torpedo. Already letter is on
its way informing him that it has been
accepted by the navy"
The other man, who had been draw.
ing a cigar-shaped outline on the wet
sand, looked up. I'VE must get those
models" he put in, adding, both OF
them-the one he has and that the
government has, Can it be done?"
Il can get them" answered WI sin.
isterly.
And so, while Kennedy was drawing
near together the net about WI, that
willy criminal had already planned an
attack on him in IN unexpected quar-
ter
Down in Washington the very morn
ing that our pursuit OF WI came to a
head, the officials of the navy depart
ment, both naval and civil, were hav
ing the final conference at which they
were to accept officially Kennedy's
marvellous invention, which it was con
ndently believed, would ultimately
make war impossible.
Seated about long table in one OF
| the board rooms were not only the 9TH
| GERS but the officials of the department
whose sanction was necessary for the
| final step. BY window sat woman
stenographer, who was TRANSFERRING
| the notes of the momentous meeting
They had just completed the exami
nation of the torpedo and laid it or
| the end of the table scarcely an arms
| length from the stenographer. AS she
| finished a page of notes she glanced
quickly at watch on her wrist. Il
was exactly three o'clock.
Hastily she reached over for the tor
pedo and with one swift, silent move
ment tossed it out of the window.
Down below, in clump of rhodo
| dendrons, for several moments hat
been crouching one of the men wht
had borne the orders to WI Fang a
the strange meeting on the promon
tory.
| His eyes seemed riveted at the win
dow above him. Suddenly the supreme
moment for which this dastardly plo
had been timed came. AS the torpedo
model dropped from the window, h,
darted forward, caught it, turned ant
in an instant he was gone.
WI Fang himself had returned afte
setting in motion the forces which h.
found necessary to call to aid the for
eign agents in their plots against Ken
nedy's torpedo.
| AS WI approached the door Of hi
den and was about to enter, his eye
fell on our outpost, the blind beggaI
Instantly his suspicious were aroused
He looked the beggar over, with
frown, thought moment, then turne
and instead of entering went up tn
street.
He made the circuit of the bloc
and now came to an alley on the mex
street that led back to the building il
which he had his den. Still frownins
he gazed about, saw that he was no
followed, and entered doorway.
Up the stairs he made his way unit
he came to an empty loft. Quickly h
went over to the blank wall and bega
feeling cautiously about as if for
secret spring hidden in the plaster.
mo one in the back room," sal
Kennedy, rejoining me in the de
itself with the prisoner. Hes out, al
right"
Before Craig was a mirror AS b
looked into it, at an angle, he coul
see a part of the decorations of tn
wall behind him actually open out. Flo
an instant the evil face of WI Fan
appeared.
Without word, Craig walked int
the back room. AS he did so, W
Fang knife in hand, stealthily opene
the sliding panel it's full length an
noiselessly entered the room benin
me. With knife appraised for instan
action, he moved closer and closer t
me. He had almost reached me an
paused to gloat as he poised the knit
ready to strike, when / heard a shou
from Kennedy and scuffie.
| Craig had leaped out from behind
screen near the doorway to the bac
room where he had hidden to lure w
on. With powerful grasp he twiste
the knife from Wu's hand and it fe
with a clatter on the floor. / was q
WI myself an instant later. He wa
powerful fighter, but we managed I
snap the handouts on him finally, ais,
Walter" painted Kennedy, straigh