Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-11
CHAPTER XIV.
Grip of the Chinese Devil

terrible incubus Of Bennetts persecution
In his double life OF lawyer and master
criminal. Elaine had. for the first time In
many weeks, feeling Of security.
Now that the strain was off, however,
,he feIt that she needed rest and q chance
10 recover herself. and Il had occurred to
her that few quiet days with "Aunt'
Tabitha. who had been her nurse when
shc was . little girl, would do her
Eofld Of good
she had sent for Aunt Tabby. yet the
fascination Of the experiences through
which sho had just gone stlll hung over
her. she could not resist thinking and
reading about them 40 she sat one morn
Inc with the faithful Rusty in the con-
lsrvatory Of the Dodge house.
had told the story at length In tho
star, and the heading over Il had caught
her eye.
II read:
rHE cLUTcHING HAND Is DEAD
Donble Life Exposed by Kennedy
-
Perry BENNETT the Famous Young
Lawyer Takes Poison>-~CraiE Ken
nedy Vow ON Trail Of Master crim-
inai.s Hidden millions.
- Elaine glanced down the column
Jennings announced that Aunt Tabby. ~
She loved 70 call her OLD friend, had ar
rived and was nav in tho library with
Aunt Josephine
with an exclamation Of delight Elaine
dropped the paper and. followed by
Rusty. almost ran into the library,
Aunt Tahby was stout. elderly. jolly
faced woman. precisely the, sort whom
Elaine needed 70 watch over her just
now.
oh I'm 30 glad 10 see YOU" cried on,
Elaine, as she literally flung herself into
her nufses's arms Il feel so unstrung
thought that n could just rur
of for few days with you and Joshus
in the country, where no one would know
IL might mako me feel better. You hav,
always been So good 70 me. Mariel AT,
my things packed? Very well; then SCI
my wraps"
Tier maid left the room.
Bless your soul. mothened Aunt rabby
Stroking her soft. golden hair. I'm al
ways glad TO have you In that fine hous'
YOU bought me. And. faith. Miss Elaine
shs house Il a splendid place 70 rest IN
sut ] don't know what's the matter Will
I lately. Joshua says its haunts--"
Haunts?' repeated Elaine, In amuse,
surprise why. what do you meanY''
Maria. entered with the wraps befor
Aunt Tabby could reply. ana JenninE
'oRowed With the bagEage.
Now for ioutg ride IN the goodSfres
air. sighed Elaine. as she leaned bac
on the cushions OF the Dodge imonsin
md patted Rusty. while the butler stowe
tway the bags
The air certainly dld, Y anythin,
aeishten the beauty OF Elaine. and at lai
hey arrived at Aunt Tabby's. tired an
aunsry.
The car stopped and Elaine. Aunt Tabt
ana the dog got out. There. waiting Il
hem. was Uncle" Joshua. as Elair
playfully called him. a former garden,
y The Dodses, now a plain. honest eoul
lyman on whom the city was fast ei
sroehing. q Jolly old fellow. unharms
BY the world.
Aunt Tabby's vac an attractive. sma
house. not many miles from New Yor
yet not IN the general line OF suburbs
ravsl.
Kennedy ana ! had decided 70 bril-
Henpetfs papers snd documents over
tie laboratory 70 examine them v
we're now engaged In going over d
great mass a material which be h
coliecte4 m the hope OF flnding some "a
20 the stolen millions which be must ha
annHaed e. result OF his villainy. n
table vas stacked high.
knoek a. the door told us that I
cxpree4man had arrived ana a nonls
later he entered. delivering heavy b