The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26
TWENTy.THlRD EPISODE
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Elaine had dropped in one afternoon
TO see Kennedy at the laboratory.
Craig was working over a straight.
backed chair which stood close to the
wall. On the arms were short straps.
apparently to fasten down the arms
OF the sitter.
As they chatted. Elaine watched
Craig c%uriously. examining the chair
and especially the left arm. on which
was placed q metal disk In such a
way that the wrist OF anyone sitting
in the chair could be strapped in con
tact with Il. Finally Kennedy at.
tached a pair OF electric wires from
beneath the chair arm. connecting
with the disk. and running down one
OF the legs. thence through n crack
In the floor to the back room OF the
laboratory.
What is IT," asked Elaine. eft
looks like n death chair"
Scarcely ms bad as thai laughed
Kennedy. taking up a large clock
faced dial which had a single hand
evidently intended to be swung around
by some force through the graduated
scale on It's face. This Is the sphyg.
mograph-a scientific third degree"
he explained. indicating bot: the chair
and the dial. 1T reads a persons
thoughts and feelings through the
pressure OF the blood"
was on my way from the Star OF.
flee when I happened to spy a face
In the crowd that seemed familiar. II
was Of a Chinaman. and. although !
could not Just place him. ! knew that
! had seer him somewhere before. !
decided TO play detective.
Not many minutes before. down In
that secret den In which the serpent
Wa concocted his ~villainies. that wor.
thy had been at work again, t~Ireless.
With subtle satisfaction. he had held
in his hand, which was carefully
gloved In rubber, a small glass tube,
perhaps th~ree.quarters OF IN inch !?
diameter.
In the tube was n minute but al.
most priceless particle OF that strange
element. radium. For a moment WI
regarded II, then took up q hand.
kerchief that lay before FIN. Alrealy
he had ripped a stitch or two from
the seam in the mem He slipped he
little radium tube into the hem OF
the handkerchief.
Here" he said gruf'y to a servant,
Take this letter and the other thing
TO lnez. You know the address"
on uptown he went until he carIe
TO a rather ordinary looking apart.
ment house. lie went In without dis.
covering that I was following.
glanced about No n WAS watch.
ing me. Then, 10 be sure that I
would recognize the house. | noted II
by marking a small cross with a pen.
ell on the stonework OF the steps.
! did not know at the time. but !
found out later that upstairs the mes
senger raped at a door which was
answered by a maid. n mulatto with a
marked gypsy cast of features.
The maid opened the door into the
hallway and admitted the messenger.
lnez took the note and the lead case,
waving TO the maid 10 leave her.
Then she tore open the note and read
"Have her bind the lnelosed over
her eyes. ~ In place three minutes,
blindness will result In q few days"
Tell the master | shall have II
done as he directs" she said to the
Chinaman as she followed him TO the
door.
Inez turned and went into the back
room. her boudoir. where the maid
was waiting. She brought out from
a closet a rather gaudy yellow dress.
a tambourine, a headdress and some
other materials.
snow. ! want you TO put this on
she instructed the maid. Here ir
this box | have a handkerchief which.
I want you to use. Tie II over her
eyes and keep II there-three mir
utes at least; Tor ger II you can"
As ! looked at the house outside II
Immediately occurred TO me TO LEI
Craig know what had happened. and
sought the nearest telephone booth
and called the laboratory. Elaine
had Just gone when ] called up. and
told my story OF having seen and
trailed the messenger and marked the
house.
As | turned awas at my end OF the
linz Kennedy fastened 81 kiI me.
returned TO the apartment. Dent on
carrying ost Craig's orders. To my