The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-22
EIGHTEENTH EPISODE
THE VENGEANCE OF WI FANG.

THE VENGEANCE or w FANG.
Elaine was still In the power OF WI
Fang. Kennedy had thwarted the
Chinese master criminal In his search
for the millions amassed by the
Clutching Hand. hut any Joy that he
might have derived from this success
was completely obscured by the fear
vengeance on Elaine.
Nor wese Kennedy's fears unfounded.
WI and Long Sin had scarcely reach.
ed the secret apartment when the
subtle Chinaman began TO contem.
plate revenge.
Long Sin was smoking n Chinese
pipe, resting after their hurried fight.
while WI the tireless. was seated Mt
a table Mt the other end OF the
At last WI Fang took up n long Chi.
nese dirk from the table before him.
looked at Il. turned II over. felt Its
edge. He rose and deliberately walked
across to n door leading into a back
room.
On n couch lay Elaine, and with her,
rs n guardian. was weepy Mary.
As WI. the Serpent. entered and
advanced slowly toward Elaine, she
crouched back from him In deadly
fear.
Slowly he drew from under his robe
the Chinese dirk. He felt the edge OF
Il again and gazed significantly at
Elaine.
Il was a critical moment.
Jus. then Long Sin entered. "One
OF the Ave millions waits outside" he
reported simply. with a bow.
WI understood. II had been a pleas.
mt fiction OF his hat although he did
not, OF course. absolutely control such
a %stupendous organization. he could.
by his subtle power. force almost IN.
limited allegiance from the simple
coolies In that district OF China from
which he came.
Out In the front room. just . mo.
ment before. n knock at the door had
disturbed Ions Sin. and n Chinese
servant had announced a visitor. Long
Sin had waved to the servant to usher
him in. and n poorly clad coolie had
entered.
He bowed as Long Sin faced him
Where is the master?" he had asked
Long Sin had not deigned TO speak.
With a mere wave OF his hand he in
dicated that he would be the bearer
OF the message, and had followed WI
through the door OF the back room.
SO. almost by chance. WI was inter.
rupted in the brutal vengeance which
had first come to his mind. He
sheathed the knife and. still without
a word. went back into the main room,
giving a nod to Weepy Mary 10 guard
Elaine closely.
WI eyed the coolie until the new.
conner could almost feel the masters
penetrating gaze. although his head
was bowed In awe. Quickly the coolie
thrust his hand under his blouse and
drew forth a package. With another
bow he advanced,
For your enemies. O master he
said handing the package over to
WI.
The coolle started 10 open the pack
age, removed the paper wrapper, and
then n silk wrapping inside. Finally
he came TO a box, from which he drew
q leather pouch. each operation con
Quoted with greater care as II became
evident that the contents were espe
cially precious in some way. Then he
took from the pouch n small vial.
What IL it," demanded WI Fang
as the coolie displayed IL.
Tho coolie draw forth now a magni
flying glass and a glass slide. openipl
the vial with great care he SHOOT
something u N the slide. ther
placed II under the lens.
Look" he said simply.
WI bent over and looked. Unde'
thu Ions what had formerly seemed q
be merely a black speck OF dirt be
came now one OF the most weird ant
uncAnny little creatures to be found II
all the realm of nature. II seemed 4
be all legs and feeiers moving at once
A normal person would have iooke'
at the creature only with the creates
repugnance. WI regarded II with
sort of unholy fascination.
sand II is?" he queried.
"what the white man calls the Afr
can tick which carries the reeurren
fever" answered the coolie defereE
TALLY.
A fash Of intense e~xultation SCENE
TO darken Wu Fang's sinister face.
sWnft." he said To the coolie. m b