Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-07
TWENTY-FOURTH EPISODE
SHADOWS OF WAR.

It was day or two after the es-
cape of WI Fang and Inez. 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
Just as Kennedy was hastily opening
his 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 telautomatic torpe-
do model was tested yesterday and !
take great pleasure In stating that it
was entirely successful. There Is nc
doubt that the United States Is safe
from attack as long as we retain Its
secret. 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
Ing 1t.
"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 cigar-shaped
affair of steel, about eight inches
long, with tiny propeller and rudder
of a size to correspond. Above was a
series of wires four or five inches in
length, which, he explained, were the
aerials by which the torpedo was con-
trolled.
1.-THE principle of the thing" he
went on proudly, sis that | use wireless
waves to actuate relays on the torpedo;
the relay releases it. That is, send
a child with message; the grown
man, through the relay, does the
work. So, you see, can sit miles
away in safety and send my little Da-
vid out anywhere to strike down a
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, 1T
No. IA, as you thought. We've lett
an operative disguised as 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
SLOUGH.
We had not gone far before we came
to the blind beggar: He was sitting
by No. IA with a sign on his breast
grinding industriously at a spali
barrel organ before him on which
rested a tin cup. We passed him ana
Kennedy took out coin from MS
pocket and dropped it into the cup
As he did so he thrust his hand into
the cup and quickly took out a piece
of paper which he palmed.
The blind beggar thanked anu
blessed us, and we lodged into a
doorway, where Kennedy opened TIE
paper and read: "Wu Fang gone out.
We had scarcely mounted the stairs
to the den of the Serpent when SER
want in back room, hearing noise
stuck his head In the door. Kennedy
and / made dash at him, and quick
ly overpowered him, swapping the
bracelets on his wrists.
Watch him, Walter" directed Craig
as he made his way into the BACK
room.
In the devious plots and schemes
of WI Fang, his nefarious work had
brought him 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 a
crisis as Kennedy had brought about
for him WI had suddenly been caiieo
out of the city and had received an
order from a group of powerful Tor
eign agents known recretly as the In
telligence Office, to meet an ennis
sary at a certain rocky promontory
On the Connecticut shore Of Long U.s.