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StraBe, Ser5lGbmuns.
@otpiu Salisi, 68, Union Bethel
SubertuIpie.
2ena strafIel, 80, 1922 Bart 9lps.
5erSleiOsn.
Sobn 5angmann, 6 Monate, Is
@Iap Strabs, Ct. Bernard, Opera
tion.
Charles @iliOn, 81. 1923 SOc
Strabs, S6pd6s.
Wilbelmine S6miot, 81, 522 Si
13. Strabs, SarniGurepergiftung.
GmiI Samer, 78, Staotiidss Gr'
menbaus, Nierenleiben.
WIarsuret Sobo. 81, 262 Soutberr
QOe.. 9uftrO6renentJiinouHs,
9eneoa Berg, l, 514 gtrmorb Gbe.,
@rippe.
@iaiam stoms, AZ, 6742 Cons
msrcial 9loe., 9unsenent3iinbuns.
Carl GnSres, %, 2o04 9rssn Str,
2ungenentsiiuOung.
patrit Opens, 81, 41o2 Slenpar
Qbe., SuberiulOie.
2ouis 8i6, 80, stGStiI6es ar.
nenbaus, 2uftrobreusntSiinSung.
Senrp 3sutlsr. 70, StdotiI9s
qrmsnbaus, euftrobreHentSiinbuns.
Caroline Gjulbs, SO, 1403 Hacs
Strdbe, 2unsereutSiinoung.
Bernard RismsnIbueiOer, 73, s25
guut Strube, Ser5Ieioen.
Jrant Sturla, 2pnsport6 unb
plum Strabe, Snaueft in S4tpebs.
Senrn platen, Il, 1898 St. Gre
aorn StraBe. MISUNDERSTANDING.
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Mms BEN Weri1tsbbien.
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30. SaHuar 1906 nit Dem 5ra5tpsr
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tern auf Grunb brutaler 9sbdnbIuna
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an 19. Ropember 1912 in 9rppe
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bung babsH, neil er in tsinsr @siis
fir iis seiorst unb iie am %. Gpril
1916 I'm Sti6 gsldFsn bat. Sic maht
ierner geItsHp, oab er ,in SaIar DON
$1,000 pro Sabr be5itbs, ben gr0bten
3bsil besisIben aber nit anbersn
Jrauen perseubet babe.
Marguerite Werner bat gss
gen Grneit @erner, 21S @ins Strabe,
Sumilton, g., ipobnbaft, ben fis am
20. Ssptembsr 1894 bsiratbsts, eins
Sfeibungstlaee tinssrsidt. sic be-
baupist, bdb sr felt mebr alg Sisr5sbn
Sabren pebsr fir lie nod feline Spsi
ainbsr gsIorst babe. Sm @anSsn babe
iie fir bic 3sit nur 500 BON ibm er.
balisn. ipopon $40 auf 9str.ibsn Der
ObiO Sumans SOsistp besablt tporbsn
isien.
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ipaItsr bon Ri9arb 9isbermaH; psrs
icnalien $4,000.
Der periSnli1s gadlaB beg Gran.
cisco bel 0ee1io beirdgt S1s33.56;
esrisniss bes Senrp O. 33abbe $64so.
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gene 3immsrmann fudisn nm bi.
Grlaubnib nad. 356 gttisn Der sos
Isbo Stsamfbip 60. gum prsiie bon
S5s per aitis pertaufen unb ben Grs
I0s onbertpsitig inpeitiren su oiirfsn.
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Natldb abgei6dtt tpurbe, als ipsrths
los bs5sidnst fporben, trObpem bic
gsielidoft eiusn Dampfer, Der eusss
na 2immermann benannt 1T, beiibt,
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@srf6isbenes.
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iibsr $960.6l eessu bic Gputberu
Chemical Laboratories 60. sinsetIaet.
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es fam itlieBIid au SbGtlidjfeiterr.
ipobci SSispatrif ein @eiier oog uno
benz Snrpep cine tiefe SdynittlDuHoc
an SaIie beibrabte. Der 8erlplnbete
fnno glufnabme I'M ItGotiiden Soipi-
tal, po Die gler5te iufoIge bes itarfcH
9lutperIlllts, ocn @arpep erlitteil, iei'
Hcn 8litano fitr iebr beoentlid) be-
Seibneteu Gem Wfeiierbeloen gelaug
es DOT Dem eirtrefien Der IpliSeL
IeiHe sSIudf 81 befpertitelligen.
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Sslb fir Gii,n.
Ter Cribs bon bieien Siingen seIt
unseidmalert OIL bic bieiise
Silisseiellidaft.

fy Tie giirge iino in Der wolfs-
bIatt Office, 1877 Oft Siebe,lte, nabe
ploin Strabe, au bdben
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500 asasn bic stabt Cincinnati.

Die @robesi6DorsHen, tpeIhs gee
tern bic GouHip Sail unb anbsrs
Gountp SHftitute iHfpi,irteH, tperOsu
beuts eins Sps5iaIiisung ubbaIteH, I'm
bic llntsriu6ung Der WOrbaffairs i'm
Gbriit Spipitai fort5uieben. Gs ptrb
bsuie Elm Sps3iaIberi6t srtpartst unD
am 5rsitas Dirb bts SDrperidaft
ibren Sdlubbsriht sinreiten.
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StedBerei,

Cine Steferei, Die nl6aEidrrtpeiic
einen trneiihen gerlalIi nebmeil
oiirite, ipielte ii6 geitern ytaduntttae
i'm Sauie 9to. 1923 9roaoDap a6.
0er bort ppbnbafte GSeter @arpeu
aerietb nit einem eetpiiien 9fif,nrO
6ibpeirif in eiueu @crhuctieI mrc
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'@ertrlio edntie felt etipa orei a.o.
den gefnniit aii bnben, es aber in slb.
rcoe lteIte, baii er 0as wsdhdJeli az
geiratben geondte, mas befaimtli1
Don @crtrtb ,penigc Lage por ibrellI
tras,Iden Cob peridiebe,ien 9nd).
barI gegeniiber bebniiptet lporbci
ipar.
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- Tie 9oli5ci puroe geItcru er.
iudt, mad, Dem Eabatsreiieneen =,
e. aeiloea pcu Slu1tinaton, ". 30.
ill iluben, Der iit sur 3eit in @efdldi'
ten bier uufbaIten fol- Seiue Satin
III plcsIidb in Suntin0ton geitorbeu
.nlS augcborioe bdben geiterI Roli.
,eif,d GopeIan telegrapBiidl eriudIt,
aenbea oieie Grauertunbe 5n iIber.
.ruittelu.
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sprad iid 9aatiunal.a .aonpsntiou Der
@oSeI Si3eus 2isa ans.
Sieielbe bielt lire aonpentisn in
SonisDae ab.

,n aou;spiffe ~ ;oeT,en s;e Wot;o
uoIfoupeutiou Ser gsdSeI s,;rcui,
leooue A., 9u6e oeoonoeu ,,nh foI
oe,,Se Neomteu mI,rSeu era,t;bIt. 81,
Gilmore HrSiiSeut. Geo Ca protpn
q,i,epraiiSent. O,eoroe ~ gsofi,h,rne
sefretir. 81 81 Ilnfheu INN Gd,ot,
rneiiter. 81 Nernheim 9oriii,s,
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ter Der 9lbtbeiIuuo fir Sefientiidl.
| feit.
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csabresberidt 6es qsraiiSmten N
Sem Serr Gilmore bie lIeber,e,rouno
msiprad,. bai Die ggooe her Rrohi,
bition ifrcu SSbepu,lft iiI,erid,ritteu
not ,;u6 bog Shlimuriie noriifer ii
Ger gipielp,nft m,lrSe ieinrr 9ln.
iid,t noh bieies esohr NIT her Nm.
,tabu,e eiuer mirfiifen Organizations.
bor(aae in 0(riacna erreidt. iobaIo
iidl Die @irfirna oieies oraitiiden @e.
ietes, bas Der Stride oen slbenb.
niabIspein. Dem slr5t Stdrf,mgsmit.
tel fir araltfe. ino Den beimliterl
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ieIber alle stIrifrengimgen semadt.
ann tpieocr sI ben id)onen alten Set.
ten 5ariid5nfebren. Die 9srobibitio.
niitcn in slriSona berlanacn bon BEN
@eriGten bic auibebung bes @eieses,
Don cen geboroen ieine geihtourdr
fiibrlma iulo BON Der 2egislatlir iei.
nen 8iocrrili. Sie beba1Ipten oab
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fam.
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9,ing itno gelaHgt ;n IolgeiIoe'
Stliiiien:
Sotpeit Die aroBe Webrfeit ser Sc.
oolfer,ma Der guiselItaaten in g'e.
irad,t fcnunt, 1T fem @eaebr uad
Brchibition porbanoen. aein Stant
Iat iiir uirflide 9rcFyibition &C..
itinrint airBer ari3ona, no oas golf
aIm,bte, fiir anj6einenoe Brcbibition
an itimnren. SSn Nirflid,feit nil 6as
golf mir acsen Den Wsibbralld, ts.
raaide,,ber @etrinfe proteltiren nnS
cine id,drire gea,tfiid,tiaimg oes
ciniiibren. Die anti.Sa.
Loon aiga gebort elmer SmlSpoIl
Manner iui6 Ieitct Die 9robibitions.
baueaiina in allen staatem nit SiIie
pom airdcn lnb Rdmer. ,mo 5rau.
snpereinen, bot aber nirseltos ein
uirflides grobibiticnsgeies porge.
idIaaeit icnoern im Gegentbeil oerl
,dten grobibiticn gsieeritano aeIei.
itet. 9ieie 9cute iino MIR barairi ans,
Irobe ssaurpagneforoS su iammeIn,
nm iidy ielbcr ,lt bereid)ern; iie bead.
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Der S0lnik.InqMsT.
GraA s9inuie sdmit iuirb ilr @c-
ifdnbnih iibu bic GrmorSaus i6rer
Ssdtsr uidjt Dor bem Coroner
piSertoleu.

Hmlt ben auonben elmer 9eadbar!ll
ipnbte bic wartter BON ben SoIgen
bcs iittliden GebItritts Der 1oh-
Ter. = Ger Saltsarot balt Die
airhesmoroerin fir geiitie min.
Senpertbig. - Der Sod Sun
Sprinaer, beitreitet, oaB er Ger.
trub Sfmis su beiratben beabiid)-
iigte.
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og- n. y .as g. company. An Ia..L.a nsA.. 49,

Just then Dodge caught sight Of me
For the moment I thought perhaps he
was going TO fulfil his threat
who the devil-why didn't you tel
me a reporter was here, Jennings3" be
fputtered Indignantly. pointing toward
the door.
Argument, entreaty, were OF nc
avail There was nothing to do but 60
At least, I reflected. had the great
er part Of the story-an except the one
big thing, hoWever-the name Of the
criminal But Dodge would know him
tomorrow
I hurried back 70 the Star to write
my story In time to catch the last
morning edition.
Meanwhile. II may anticipate my
story, I must tell Of what we later
learned had happened TO Dodge 90
completely to upset him.
Ever since the Consolidated Mutual
had been hit BY the murders he had had
many lines out IN the hope Of enmesh-
ing the perpetrator. That night, as ]
found out the next day, be had at last
heard Of clue. One OF the company's
detectives had brought in a red-head-
ed, lame, partly paralyzed crook. who
enjoyed the expressive mOnniker Of
"Limpy Red" Limpy Red was q
gunman Of some renown. evil-faced
and, having nothing much to lose, des-
perate. Whoever the master criminal
Of the clutohing hand might have been
he had seen q. to employ Limpy, but
had not taken the precaution Of getting
rid Of him soon enough when he was
through.
Therefore Limpy had q grievance,
and now descended under pressure to
the low level Of Switching to Dodge in
his Office.
mo. governor" the trembling
wretch had said as he handed over a
grimy envelope, Il amt never seen
his face-but here Is directions how to
find his hangout."
As Limpy ambled out, he turned to
Dodge, quivering at the enormity Of his
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Timpy had long since reaehed tl
point 81 saturation and lurching tortt
from his new found cronies he sought
other fields Of excitement. Likewise
did the newcomer, who bore q strange
resemblance to the lookout who had
been stationed outside at the Dodge
house q scant half hour before.
What happened later was only q
matter Of secondhand waiting until
the hated snitch-for gangdom hates
the iniormer worse than anything else
dead or alive-had turned q sufficient
~ dark and deserted corner.
A mufied thud, a stifed groan fol-
lowed as q heavy section Of lead pipe
wrapped IN a newspaper descended on
the Grass skull Of Limpy.
II was the vengeance Of the Clutch
ing Hand-sWift, sure. remorseless-
And yet Il had not been q night Of
complete success for the master Grim
inal. as anyone might have seen who
could have followed his sinuous route
to q place Of greater safety Unable
to wait longer, he pulled the papers
be had taken from the safe from hia
pocket His chagrin at finding most
OF them TO be blank found only one
expression Of foiled fury-that men
acing clutching hand-SAe real onel
Kennedy had turned from his futile
examination for marks on the tele-
phone. There stood the safe, q moder-
ate sized strong box. but Of q modern
type. He tried the door. II was locked.
There was not q mark on It. The com
bination had not been sampered with
Nor had there been any attempt 70
soup" the safe.
With a quick motion he felt in his
pocket as II looking for gloves Find,
ing none, he glanced about and seized
two pieces Of paper from the desk,
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p pause and peer out into the moon-
tight that flooded the back of HE
house, be might have seen the figures
Of two steaithy crooks crouching 10
the half shadows Of one Of the cellar
windows one crook. at least. masked.
The masked crook held To his hands
carefully the ends Of two wires At
tached to an electric feed, and. sending
his pal 10 keep watch outside, he en-
tered the cellar Of the Dodge house
through a window. whose pane they
had carefully removed. As he came
through the window be dragged the
wires with him. and, after q moments
reconnoitering. attached them 70 the
furnace pipe Of the old-fashioned hot
air heater, where the pipe ran up
through the floor TO the library above.
The other wire was quickly attached
to the telephone where its wires en-
tered.
Upstairs Dodge, evidently uneasy In
his mind about the precious Limpy
Red letter, took It from the safe along
with most Of the other correspondence
and, pressing q hidden spring IN the
wall, opened a secret panel and placed
most Of the important documents IN
this hiding place.
Downstairs the masked master Grim.
inal had already attached a voltmeter
to the wires he had installed, waiting
Just then could be heard the tinkle
Of Dodge's telephone, and the old man
rose to answer H. As be did 30 be
placed bis foot on the iron register,
his hand taking the telephone and the
receiver. At that instant came q pow
erful electric fash. Dodge sank on the
floor. clutching the instrument, cleo
trocuted.
A moment later the criminal Slid
silently into Dodge's room. Carefully
putting on rubber gloves and avoiding
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"pOn't Let on How You Found outI"
objectionable sin in gangland: "For
Gods sake. governor" he implored,
don't let on how you found out!"
And yet Limpy Red had scarcely left
with his promise not to tell, when
Dodge, happening to turn over some
papers, came upon an envelope left
on his own desk, bearing that mysteri-
GUS clutching hand!
He tore It open, and read in amaze
ment:
Destroy Limpy Reds instructions
within the next hour"
Dodge gazed about in wonder. This
was getting on his nerves. He de-
termined to go home and rest.
Outside the house, as he left his car.
pasted over the monogram on the door,
he had found another note, with the
same weird mark and the single word:
'Rememberl
IN spite Of the pleadings Of young
Bennett. Dodge refused to take warn
ing. In the safe in his beautifully
fitted library he deposited Limpy's doe
ument in an envelope containing all
the correspondence that had led up to
the final step in the discovery.
It was late in the evening when ]
returned to our apartment and, not
finding Kennedy there, knew that
would discover him at the laboratory.
"Craig." I cried as I burst in on
him. Eve got a case for you-greater
than any ever before"
Kennedy looked up calmly from the
ruck Of scientific instruments that sur
rounded him-test tubes, beakers,
carefully labeled bottles.
"Indeed7" he remarked, coolly go
ing back TO his work.
yes" I cried. 1T is a scientific
criminal who seems to leave no clues"
Kennedy looked up gravely. Every
criminal leaves a trace" he said quiet
". 'If II hasn't been found, then It
must be because no one has ever
looked for It in the right way"
Stlll gazing at me keenly, he added:
yes. already knew there was such
q man at large. I have been called in
on that Fletcher case-he was a trus-
tee Of the university, you know"
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touching the register, he wrenched the
telephone from the grasp Of the dead
man, replacing It in its normal posi-.
ton. Only for a second did he pause
to look at his victim as he destroyed
the evidence Of his work.
Minutes were precious. First Dodge's
pockets. then his desk engaged his at
tention. There was left the safe.
AS he approached the strong box,
the master criminal took two walls
from his pocket Removing a bust of
Webster that stood on the safe, he
poured the contents of the walls In two
mixed masses Of powder, forming a
heap on the safe, into which he insert
ed two magnesium wires
He lighted them, sprang back, hid
ing his eyes from the light, and a
binding gush Of fame, lasting per
haps ten seconds, poured ont from the
top Of the safe.
It was not an explosion, but Just a
dazzling, intense fame that sizzled and
cracked. Il seemed impossible, but
the glowing mass was literally sink
ing, sinking down into the cold steel.
At last It burned through-as If the
safe had been Of finder!
Without waiting a moment longer
than necessary, the masked criminal
advanced again and actually put his
hands down through the top Of the
safe, pulling out a bunch Of papers.
Quickly he thrust them all, with just
q glance, into his pocket
Still working quickly. he took the
bust Of the great orator, which he had
removed. and placed It under the light.
Next, from his pocket he drew two
curious stencils, as It were, which he
had apparently carefully prepared.
With his hands, still carefully gloved,
he rubbed the stencils on his hair, as
If to cover them with a film Of natural
oils. Then he deliberately pressed
them over the statue in several
places. It was a peculiar action, and
he seemed to fairly gloat over It when
It was done and the bust returned to
It's place, covering the hole.
As noiselessly as he had come, he
made his exit after one last malignant
look at Dodge. It was now but the
work Of a moment to remove the wires
he had placed and climb out Of the
window, taking them and destroying
the evidence down in the cellar.
A low whistle from the masked
crook, now again in the shadow,
brought his pal stealthily to his side.
TITS all right" he whispered hoarse-
ly to the man. Nov you attend to
Limpy Red"
The viliainous looking pal nodded
and, without another word. the two
made their getaway. safely, in opposite
directions
When Limpy Red, stin trembling,
left the ONCE Of Dodge earlier in the
evening, he had repaired as fast as his
stumbling feet would take him to his
favorite dive up on Park Row.
Had the Bowery "sinkers" not got
into his eyes he might have noticed
among the late jewellers a man who
spoke TO no one. but took his place
near By at the bar.
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With them, in order not to confuse
any possible finger prints on the bust
he lifted It on
gave a gasp Of surprise.
There, In the top Of the safe.
yawned a gaping hole, through which
one could have thrust his armi
What is it," we asked. crowding
about him.
"Thermit," be replied laconically.
"Thermit?" ! repeated.
"Yes-a compound Of iron oxide and
powdered aluminium, invented BY q
chemist at Essen, Germany. It gives
a temperature Of over i've thousand
degrees. It viii eat its way through
the strongest steel"
Jennings. his mouth wide open with
wonder, advanced to take the bust
from Kennedy.
"NO-don't touch IT," he waved him
of. laying the bust on the desk. II
want no one to touch it-don't you
see how careful / was to use the
paper, that there might be no ques-
ton about any clue this fellow may
have left on the marble?
AS he spoke, Craig was busting over
the surface Of the bust with some
black powder.
"Look!" exclaimed Craig suddenly.
Finger printsl" I cried excitedly.
yes" nodded Kennedy, studying
them closely. "A clue-perhaps."
"What-those little marks-a clue?"
asked a voice behind US.
I turned and saw Elaine looking
over our shoulders, fascinated. Il was
evidently the first time she had real
lied that Kennedy was in the room.
"How can you tell anything BY
that?" she asked
why, easily" he answered, PICK.
ing up glass paper weight which
lay on the desk. You see, / place
my finger on this weight-so. You
could see it even without the powder
on this glass. Do you see those linesf
There are various types Of markings
-four general types-and each per
sons markings are different, even Il
Of the same general type-loop, whorl.
arch OF composite"
He continued working as he talked.
Your thumb marks, for example.
Miss Dodge, are different from mine.
Mr.. Jameaon's are different from both
Of as. And this fellows finger prints
are still different It is mathematician
ly impossible to find two alike ii
every respect"
Kennedy was holding the paper
weight near the bust as be talked.
I shall never forget the look Of
blank amazement on his face as be
bent over closer.
my Godl" he exclaimed excitedly,
"this fellow Is a master criminal he
has made stencils or something OF
the sort on which, by some mechan-
ical process, he has actually forged
the hitherto infallible finger printsI"
], too, bent over and studied the
marks on the bust and those Ken5
nedy had made on the paper weight 70
show Elaine
THE FINGER PRINTS ON THH
BUST WERE KENEEDYS OWN.
CTo BE CoNTINUEDl
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the CLUTCHING
HAND" WINS
AGAIN.
NEW YORK MYSTERIOUS MAS
TER CRIMINAL PERFEcTS
ANOTHER COUP.
City Police Completely BaHIsd

Here's lhis murder Of Fletcher. the
retired banker and trustee Of the uni
Faalts. he explained. mot a clue
except 3 warning lstter signed with
Rats mysterious clutching fst Last
week & vas the robbery Of the Hax-
verb Jewels and the killing Of old
HsKw1rih Again that curious sign Of
ne head Then there was the bastard.
y attempt on sherburne. the steel
mssuate. Not q trace Of the assail-
49, asepl this same clufching dst So
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Perhaps I can do no better than to
reconstruct the crime as Kennedy
later pieced these startling events to-
gether.
Long after had left and even after
Bennett left. Dodge continued working
IN his library, for he was known as q
prodigious worker.
Had be taken The trouble. however.
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floor. AS he took the telephone re.
ceiver down a fash Of light must have
shot from It to his ear. It shows the
characteristic electric burn"
1.-THE motive?" I queried.
Evidently his pockets had been
gone through, though none Of the valu.
ables we're missing. Things on his
desk show that a hasty search has
been made"
Just then the door opened and Ben.
nett burst in.
As he stood over the body, gazing
down at Il. rept essing the emotions Of
q strong man, he turned to Elaine, and
in a low voice exclaimed: 1.-THE
Clutched Hand did this. / shall conse-
crate my life to bring this man to Jus
ticel"
He spoke tensely, and Elaine. look
ing up into his face, as If imploring his
help in her hour Of need, unable to
speak, merely grasped his hand.
Kennedy. who, IN the meantime, had
stood apart from the rest Of US. was
examining the telephone carefully.
"A clever crook" heard him NUT
ter between his teeth. He must have
worn gloves. Not a finger print-at
least here"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-17

and educational subjects he has gain
ed a nationwide reputation. up
From Slavery "My Story of My Life
and Work. Sowing and Reaping"
and Character Building" are from
his pen.