The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-07
A Food and Nerve Tone
Is frequently required By old age. We
always recommend
@exol1 Olive Oil
HNXSSS Emulsion
containing RVpophosphifes
asan ideal combination for this purpose,
Henry L Perry

1 cant stand this sort or thing. 1 WIN
leave tomorrow TO- South America"
1 thought Elaine Dodge would faint
at he -hock of his words coming so
soon after the terrible occurrence out
side She looked at him speechless.
1t happened that Kennedy had some
artificial flowers on stand, which he
had been using long before in the
study of synthetic coloring materials.
Before Elaine could recover her
tongue he seized them and stuck them
into tall beaker, like n vase. Then
he deliberately walked to the window
and placed the beaker on the ledge in
4 most prominent position.
Elaine and Bennett, to say nothing
of myself, gazed at him, awe-struck
Isis there no other way but to
surrender" she asked.
Kennedy mournfully shook his
head.
m afraid not" he answered slow
ly. There's no telling how far a fell
low who has this marvellous power
might go. l think I'd better leave. to
save you. He may not content him
self with innocent outsiders always"
Nothing that any of US could say,
not even the pleadings of Elaine her
self, could move him. The thought
that at eleven o'clock a third innocent
passer-by might lie stricken on the
street seemed to move him powerfully.
I'm so sorry-Craig," murmured
Elaine, choking back her emotion and
finding it impossible to go on.
so am l, Elaine" he answered,
tensely. t-perhaps-when this
trouble blows over
He paused, unable to go on, turned
and shook his head. Then with a
forced gayety he babe Elaine and
Perry Bennett adieu. saying that per
haps trip might do him good
They had scarcely gone out, and
Kennedy closed the door carefully,
when he turned and went directly to
the instrument which l had seen him
observing so interestedly.
Plainly I could see that it was reg
lstering something
He walked fairly close to the win
dow this time, keeping well out of the
direct line of ii, however. and there
stood gazing out into the street
I'VE are being watched" he szid
slowly, turning and looking at me fII-
eddy, but l don't dare investigate lest
it cost the lives of more unfortunatas"
He stood for a moment in deep
thought. Then he pulled out 4 suit
case and began silently to pack it
Although We had not dared to in
vestigate, We knew that from a build
ing across the street emissaries of
the Clutching Hand were watching
for our signal of surrender.
The fact was, as We found out later,
that in a poorly furnished room. much
after the fashion of that which. with
the help Of the authorities. We had
once raided in the suburbs, there were
at that moment two crooks.
One of them was the famous. or
rather infamous. Professor LeCroix. |
The other was the young secretary of
the Clutching Hand.
This was the new headquarters of
The master criminal, very carefully |
guarded.
Look" cried LeCroix, very much |
excited by the effect that had been |
produced by his infra-red rays. There !
is the sign-the vase of flowers. We |
have got him this timei"
LeCroix gleefully patted a peculiar /
instrument beside him. Apparently /
it was combination of powerful cleo
trio arcs, the rays of which were shot .
through a funnel-like arrangement
into converted or, rather, a sort of
concentration apparatus from which
the dread power could be released
through a tubelike affair at the end
1t was his infra-red heat wave, Fray.
engine.
Il told you it would work." cried
LeCroix.
I did not argue any further with
Craig about his sudden resolution TO
so away. But it is a very solemn pro-
ceeding to pack up and admit defeat
after such a brilliant succession of
cases as had been his until We met
this master criminal.
He was unshakable, however. and
the next morning We closed the
laboratory and loaded our baggage
into a taXicab.
Neither of us said much, but saw
a quick look of appreciation on Craig's
face as We pulled up at the wharf
and saw that Elaine's car was already
here. He seemed deeply moved that
Elaine should come at such an early
hour to have a last word.
Our car stopped, and Kennedy
moved over toward her car, direct
ng two porters, whom 1 noticed that
he chose with care, to wait at one
side. One of them was an Irishman
with a slight limp; the other a why
Trenchman with a pointed beard.
In spite of her pleadings, however.
held to his purpose. and as .
We shook hands for the last time l
hought that Elaine would almost
Freak down.
We finally tore ourselves away, ,
ollowed by the porters carrying as
much as they could.
Bon voyagei" called Elaine, brave :
Y keeping back a choke in her voice !
Near the gangplank. in the crowd, 1 ,
loticed a couple OF sinister faces G
the ships officers and the :
passengers going aboard. Kennedy's r
Iuick eye spotted them. too, but he I
lid not show in any way that he no r
iced anything as. followed by our two I