Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

hands.
For a few seconds none OF Us could
speak. Then followed a vertabIe flood
OF eager conversation.
I watched Elaine carefully; in fact, we
all did. for she seemed. in spite Of the
excitement Of her return. to be almost q
complete nervous wreck from the terrible
experiences she had undergone.
Won't you come and stay with me B,
few days Up In the country. dear?' urge,
Mary at last
Elaine thought moment, then turned
10 Aunt Josephine
Yes" considered her aunt Il think it
would do you good"
Still she heeitated. then shyiy looked az
Kennedy and laughed You. too. Craig.
must be tagged out" she said frankly
Come up there with us ana take rest. .
Kennedy smiled II shall be delighted, .
ami accepted promptly.
you, too. Mr.. Jameson" she added.
turning TO me.
I hesitated a moment and Kennedy
tried 70 catch my eve. I was just about
70 speak when he brought his heel down
again and caught Just the trace Of q nod
| OF Ills nfbus saw LHAI NhH DC IfOps
NO. thank you" replied. Tim afraid
I'd better not go. Really, I have too
much work staring at me. can't get
awsy-but tie very kind Of you 70 think
OF asking me-"
We chatted. then left a few moments
so that Kennedy could pack.
Around the corner from The laboratory.
az we dashed out had besn, as / have
said, WI Fang and Long Sin looking out
from the limousine. No sooner had we
disappeared across the campus than their
driver started up the car and they sped
around 70 our apartment
Cautiously they alighted and walked
down the street. Then making sure they
were not observed. they entered and
mounted the stairs 70 our doorway. Lon
Sin was stationed down the hall on guard
while WI Fang drew from his pocket a
blank key. a file ana a candle He lighted
the candle and held the key in its flame
until II was covered with SCOT.
Then he inserted the key IN the keyhoie,
turned II and took the key out. Working
quickly now. he examined the key
sharply. In the SCOT were slight scratches
indicating where II stuck and preventing
the turning OF the lock, He filed tho
key. trying II again and again. Finally
he finished and opened the door. Beck
oning Long Sin. he entered our rooms.
Finally his eye rested on the telephone,
II seemed TO suggest an idea to him and
he crossed over TO IT, Carefully holding
down the receiver on the hook. he UNI
screwed the case which held the dia-
ls.l.s
he held the rest OF the instrument intact
Then he removed from his pocket the
vial which the coolie had given him and
placed It's contents on the diaphragm II
self. Quickly now he replaced tho re-
ceiver. and. having finished their work.
Long Sin and wa Fang stsalthily crept
out.
A second time. a. we approached our
apartment after the visit TO Elaine. we
were too excited to notice the limousine
IN which we're WI and Long sin But
no sooner had we entered than Long sin
left the car with q final.word OF lnssruc-
ton from his master
Upstairs In tho apartment, Kennedy
began hurriedly 20 pack, and / helped
him a. we'll as I could. We we're In the
midst Of Il when the telephone rang and
answered Il.
.'Iiellor l called.
There was no response
Hello, helloi'' repeated. raising my
voice.
sim there was no answer. I worked
the hook up and down. but could get no
reply. Finally. Disguised. hung up.
moment later. recall now, Il seemed
70 me as though some one had stuck a
pin into the lobe o. my ear. still
thought nothing OF /, in the excitement
OF kennedy's departure. and went 10
work again to help him pack.
We had scarcely got back 70 work
when the telephone tangled again. and .
second time answered II.
rs Mr.. Kennedy there?' came hack \
strange voice.
handed the instrument TO Craig.
Hello" he called. who a this.''
No Response.
Hello, hello" he shouted, working the
hook a. had doEe and. az In my case.
there was still no answer
Some crank" he exclaimed. janiming
down the receiver IN disgust and re-
turning to his packing,
Neither Of US thought anything Of Il
at the time. but now recall that I dld
see Kennedy once or twice preas the lobe
Of his ear as though something had
hurt IL
We did not know until later that In a
pay station down the street our arch
enemy. Long sin. had been calling US up
and then. with wicked smile. refusing
70 speak TO ".
II was about a week later that I
came home one night from the Star.
feeling done up. Whatever Il was, =
violent fever seemed 10 have come on
me suddenly. l thought nothing OF Il. at
first. because I soon grew better But
while Il lasted. 1 had the most intense.
shivering. excruciating pains In my IiInbs.
and delirious headache. recall. too.
that I felt peculiar soreness on the
ear II was all like nothing 1 had ever
had before.
Indeed the next morning when I woke
up. I felt lassitude that made Il quite
hard enough even 20 lounge about In my
bath robe. Finally. feeling no better. I
decided 20 see doctor; put on my
clothes with a decided effort and went
out
The nearest doctor WIS about a half a
block and we scarcely knew him. for
neither Kennedy nor I were exactly
sticky.
I don't think he treated my symptom