The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-28
FOURTEENTH EPISODE
THE RECKONING.

VnE uESNONtN0s
Pscing up and down his den in the
heart of Chinatown, Long Sin was
thinking over his bargain with Ken
needy to betray the infamous Clutch
ing Hand.
At length he seated himself on q
teakwood table still celebrating over
the promise he had been forced to
make to Kennedy.
Suddenly an idea seemed to strike
him. Lifting a little hammer, he
struck Chinese gong on the table
at his side. At the same time he
leaned over and turned the knob at the
side of q large roll-top desk.
A few seconds later a sort OF hatch
way, covered by rug on the floor. In
one corner Of the room, was slowly
lifted and Long Sins secretary, a pale.
cadaverous Chinaman, appeared from
below. He stepped noiselessly into
the room and shufiled across to Long
Sin and handed him letter.
Long Sin scowled, as though some
thing had interfered with his own
plans, but tore open the envelope with
out q word, spreading out on his lap
the sheet of paper 1t contained.
The letter was typewriter mes
sage, all in capitals. which read:
"BE AT HEADQUARTERS AT IL.
DESTROY THIS IMMEDIATELY"
At the bottom Of the note appeared
the sinister signature Of the Clutchine
Hand.
Bowling low again. the secretary
shufled across and down again
through the hatchway. closing the
door as he descended.
Long Sin read the note once more
while his inscrutable face assumed al
expression of malicious cunning:
with an air OF elaboration hi
reached for a match and struck 1t
He had placed the paper in the name
when suddenly he seemed to chans'
his mind. He hastily blew out thS
match, which had destroyed only
corner Of the paper. then folded TN
note carefully and placed 1t In MI
pocket.
A few moments later. with malie
nant chuckle. Long Sin rose siowi!
and left the room.
Meanwhile the master criminal wa
busily engaged in putting the fnishinl
touches to a final scheme OF fendisl
ingenuity for the absolute destrus
ton of Craig Kennedy.
He had been at work In q sma
room fitting up sort OF laborator!
In the mysterious house which mo-
served as his headquarters.
Clutching Hand. at a bench IN on
corner, had Just completed an infern'
machine of diabolical cunning, an
was wrapping It carefully In paper
make an innocent package.
He was interrupted by a knock
the door. Laying down the bomb
went TO answer the summons with
stealthy movement There STOOD Lo'
Gin who had disguised himself as
Chinese laundryman.
"On time-good!" growled Ciutc
ing Hand surlily as he closed the do'
with equal care. :.
No time was wasted in useless &c
malities.
This IL bomb" he went on, poil
ing to the package. Garry IL cal
f6lly. On no account let 1t SLIP
Won are q dead man. 1t must be
Kennedy's laboratory before Mig
Understand Can you arrange Ut
Long Sin glanced at the dangero
package, then with an expressive lon
replied, "Have no fear. can 40
II win be in the laboratory within
aour. Trust me-"
In Kennedy's laboratory ] was wat
ing Craig make some experime'
with new x-ray apparatus.
We were Obvious to the passage
time. ana only call over our spe
IND tube diverted our attention.
I opened the door and few secoI
later Long Sin himself entered.
Kennedy looked up inQuirinsiy
me Chinaman approached, holding
a pockaeo which he carried.
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