Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-21
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few moments later, Dan appeared at the
servants entrance of the Dodge house and rang the
bell Jennings. who happened to be down there,
came to the door.
Man to clean the windows" saluted the bogus
cleaner, touching his hat in way quietly to call
attention to the words on It and drawing from his
pocket faxed written order
"AIl right" nodded Jennings, examining the
order and finding 1t apparently all right.
Dan followed him in, taking the ladder and
bucket upstairs, where Aunt Josephine was still
reading.
''The man to clean the windows, ma'am,"
apologized Jennings.
ooh, very WE'LL" she nodded taking up her
book. to go. Then, recalling the frequent in
functions of Kennedy. she paused long enough to
speak quietly to Jennings.
Stay here and watch him." she whispered as
she went out.
Jennings nodded while Dan opened a window
and set to work.
Elaine had started again in her car down the
crowded street From her position she
could not possibly have seen Johnnie, another of
the Brotherhood, watching her eagerly up the
street.
But as her approached, Johnnie with great
determination, pulled himself together and
forward across the street. She saw that
"Oh!' she screamed, her heart almost stopping.
He had fallen directly in front of the wheels
Of the car apparently, and although the chauffeur
stopped with JOLT it seemed that the boy had been
run
They jumped out. There he was sure enough,
under the very wheels. People came running now
in all directions and lifted him up, groaning pite-
ousy. He seemed literally twisted into knot,
which looked If every bone in his body was
broken dislocated.
Elaine was overcome For following their
natural instincts the crowd began pushing in with
cries Of Lynch the driver!" 1t would have gone
hard with him. too. If she had interfered.
"Here!" cried Elaine, stepping in. at wasn't
his fault. The boy across the street, right in
front of the car Nowhere just going to rush
this boy to the hospital-right away''
few minutes later they pulled up before the
ambulance entrance to the hospital.
In the reception room couple Of nurses
and young medical student when Johnnie
carried in and laid on the bed.
At that moment the door opened and an elder
ly. gray-beared house physician entered. The
others stepped back from the bed respectfully.
He advanced and examined Johnnie.
The doctor looked at the boy a moment, then
at Elaine
II will effect miraculous cure by the lay
ing on of hands," he announced adding quickly,
land of feet!"
To the utter surprise OF all, he seized the boy
by the coat collar, lifting him up and actually
bouncing him on the floor. Then he picked him
up, shook him and him out of the room, de-
livering last kick he went, it quite evil
dent that he more injured than the chauf-
feur. Elaine did not know whether to be angry
to laugh but finally Joined in the general laugh.
THAT Double-Jointed Johnnie" puffed the
doctor, he returned to them, lone of the greatest
accident takers in the CITY,"
elaine. having had two unfortunate expert
ences during the day, now decided to go home and
the doctor politely escorted her to her
From his closed car, the Clutching Hand gazed
intently at the Dodge house. He could see Dan
the ladder, now washing the library window. his
back toward him.
hand. Turning to his chauffeur, the master crimi-
nal spoke few words in low tone and the driver
hurried Off
A few minutes later the driver might have been
seen entering a nearby drug store and going into
the telephone booth. without a moments hesita-
ton he called up the Dodge house and Marie.
Elaines maid. answered.
"Is Jennings there?" he asked. TELL him
friend wants to speak to him."
"A friend of yours wants to speak to you
the telephone. Jennings" said Marie, as she came
into the library.
The butler responded slowly, with covert
glance at Dan.
No sooner had they gone, however, than Dan
climbed all the way into the room, to the door
and looked after them Then he to the win
dow. Across and down the street the Clutehing
Hand was gazing at the house. He had seen Dan
disappear and suspected that the time had come
AS the master criminal came in by the ladder
through the open window Dan was on guard listen
ing down the hallway. A signal from Dan. the
Clutching Hand slid back Of the portieres. Jen-
nings returning.
i've finished these windows" announced Dan
as the butler reappeared Now, I'll clean the hall
windows"
Jennings followed like shadow. taking the
bucket.
No sooner had they gone than Clutching Hand
stealthily came from behind the portieres.
One Of the maids sweeping in the hall
Dan went toward the window. about to wash it,
II wonder whether locked these windows?"
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