The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18


return with two wires. Attach them
TO the bell which viii leave here.
When It ringn raid the house. Jane
Bon WI lead ypu to Come. VAL
ter. he added. picking up the bags
wv, .s q q D . IISs lss;;s VI
Ten minutes later. outside the new
sheadquarters.s@a .crouched-up figure.
carrying small package, his face
hidden under his soft hat and up-
turned collar. could have been seen
sinking along untn he came to- the
steps.
He went up and peered through the
aperture OF the doorway. Then he
rang the bell. Twice he raised his
hand and clenched It IN 5thesnow fa
3n1iliar clutch
A crook inside saw st through the
aperture and opened the door. Tho
figure entered and almost before the
door was shut tied the masking hand
kerchief over his face. which hid hia
identity from even the most trusted
hentenants. The crook bowed to the
chief. who. with q growl as though Of
recognition. moved down the hail.
AS he came to the room from which
Slim had been sent on his mission
the same group was seated in the
thick tobacco smoke.
You fellows clear ont. |" he groWled.
II want to be alone. H,
ttrrT1 F1d Ia yznAra n
one. outside as they left.
The weird figure Eazed about the
room to be sure that be was alone.
When Craig and i left the police he
had given me most minute instruc
tons which was now following out
to the letter s
want you TO hide there z he said.
indicating a barrel back OF the house
next to the hangout. When you see a.
wire come down from the headquar:
tiers, take itfand carry it across the
lot to the old house. Attach it to the
bell; then wait. When 1T rings, raid
the ClutchinE Hand joint e
waited what seemed to be an in
5termfnable time back OF the barrel.
Finally, however. saw coil OF fine
wire drop rapidly to the ground from
q window somewhere above. 4 madefa
dash for It, as though i were trying to
rush the trenches. seized my prize
and, without looking back to see where
It came from, beat hasty retreat.
Around the lot ] skirted, until at
last reached the place where the
police were waiting. Quickly we
fastened the wire to the bell.
We waited.
Not q sound from the bel.
5t . E5 Ms q y III s$ u 5gig5$s
Up In the room in the Joint the
shunched-up figure stood by the table
He had taken his hat on and placed III
carefully on the table and was nov
waiting
Suddenly a. noise ut the door startled,
him. He listened. Then he backed
away from the door and drew a revol:
yer.
AS the door slowly opened there en-:
tered another figure. hat over hi eyes.
collar up. handkerchief over hts
face, the exact connterpart OF the
first!
For moment each glared at the
other.
Hands up! q shouted the first tig
ure. hoarsely, moving the gun and
closing the door with his foot.
The newcomer slowly raised his
crooked hand over his head .sas the blue
steel revolver gaped menacingly.
With a quick smoyement5ofth the other
hand the hrst sinister figure removed
the handkerchief from his face and
straightened up.
IT was Kennedy!
Come over to the center of the:
room, ordered Kennedy.
Clutching Hand obeyed, cycling hia
scaptor closely.
SoW lay your weapons on the tai
He tossed down a revolver.
The two still faced each 9th er.
Take or that hand kerchie fi,'
sa It was q tense moment. Slowly
gCMtchings Hand started to obey. Then
he stopped. Kennedy was just about
GO on, when he CRIMINAL
calmly remarked. II 81 ou,ye got MEsany
right Kennedy but IN twenty minutes
Elaine Dodge Will be dead !!,,,,a
He said it with Sasnonchalances that
might have deceived anyone less az.
stnte than Kennedy. Suddenly there
flashed over Craig the words :t s".THR
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OFF AT
THREEFo, CLOC y
There wassnos fake about that. Ken:
5nedy froFned menacing1y he
killed Clutching Hand, Elaine would
die. &c he fought he must eithefsh xiii
or be killed: If he handed ClutchinR
Han over Elaine was lost He looked:
at his watch. Il was9twentyshv min
sutes of three. ss.s
ss W hat. do you meant ell me e. de-.
mandedI Kennel with forced calm
YESTERDAY hir. Bennett bought a
tstsWatch for elaine. ri the Clntchins
Hand said quietly. They left II To-