Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-25
IWENTY.FlRsT EPISODE
TIE EAR III THE WALL.

THE EAR M THE WALL.
Hi6ine SAT ii the library reading one
morning when her maid Marie entered.
earring long pasteboArd box, dain-
thy tied with ribbon.
Some flowers for you. Miss Elaine.
think." she said handing the box to
her mistress
Marie left the room, and Elaine. az
ter contemplating for a moment In
Keen anticipation what she thought at
hFst was q gift from Craig Kennedy,
opened The box. There lay splendid
~ bunch Of longhtemmed red and white
roses
Nesting In the green leaves was a
little white note She picked II up
sexpectantly ana tore It open.
Instantly. however, her face
sblehchSds, Instead Of billet doux, 1t
wAs the most fearsome threat yet
4 !. hich The savage Chinese master GRIM
tnRl Wn Fang. had sent IN the yenge-
- til 8endetta which ne had swornion
account Of the loss OF the Cl1tching
lsfndss millions.
a. Elaine had scarcely time to exciaim
q lie dire meaning when Kennedy.
entered
Good morning, he greeted cheer.
/. y q ike3 cut me greeting short as he
ci,I n, the Mortified expression on her
pEetly taes Why, what's the mat
Ilsr 1is;ins was too terrified even yet to-
spfak Al she could do was to hand
~ ne note
The Nrst Victim shall be Craig
kennedy or your aunt You may
fAetse. Place the red roses n
tlbt window for your lover, the
White for thu ellver-halred one.
II the end appeared the mysterious
1ikh of the serpent, darting from his
fane6 death more than neuratiye.
hsfswhnt shall do" she APP
pealed
craig aid not answer directly He
could not Thouehtfully he walked to
tie window and gazed out. There was
only Z dirty bent cripple standing BY
s ne corner selling papers TO pedes-
kennedy'e forehead wrinkled In.
lhod81t He turned and walked back
iron the window Mechanically he
I ii1Itke1 up his hat and cane. then laid
dtHn the cane again.
muat look into this &C once. " he
ia sid lifting the flowers and putting
81 them back into the box carefully. %
~ Il he expected trouble to come Of the
~ You -you'n be very careful.
9s ctaiey pleaded Elaine, as they left
~ thS library and went into the hall
Il win be--for you be repeated.
With 3 reassuring smile. t0h--I for
got my cane"
!. Quickly he returned to the library,
leaving her standing in the hallway.
naaThsre hs had purposely left his stick
on the table beside the flowers. He
selected some from the bunch OF red
roses and hastily stuck them in q vase
and placed the vase on the window
sill Then he picked up the cane and
re,cinsd Elaine in the hall.
a. 80 -
Outside the Dodge house the dirty.
bent cripple looked about cautiously
but o. The corner of his eye.
Ne paused as II he had
caught sight OF mendicancy officer
bearing down on him. There on the
window SIN OF the library was vase
Of red roses. Hastily he shufied Oh
on his way.
As fast as his supposedly bent body
could strengthen itself safely out he
hurried downtown with one idea-to
reach the secret apartment OF ", i,
Bang. the serpent ,
WI, Long Sin and several othc-
namen were gathered about a g
Hh,ch was b long, oblong oak b r. d."
fhe cover, which was open, W
tened on the inside two Cat sP,
btlken<ovefed wire. At each
The box was placed an ordinh:y
~. battery. and In . compartmr::i
X kxeen, Shesi5ss switches and :. :.
Mons. we're shat looked :ss:,e -
ies Aeaagear much rsReM6ai~@ -
n sTa ~ wireless operators. Ia
eI1is, said WI, holding up s i;1>
tiaek disk about as large as watch.
No dozen or so little perforations
hnl4kS face, SIS the white DEVILS little
mechanical eayesdropper-tie detec-
Ilaphone-tha ear In the wall, By Its
sd I'VE shall learn al about our enc
imies. where TO strike. when to- ~
He stepped short ~ servant en-