The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-06-24
TWELFTH EPISODE
THE BLOOD CRYSTALS.

"On your right Is the residence OF
Miss Elaine Dodge. who is pursuing
the famous master criminal known as
the Clutching Hand"
The barker had been grandiloquent
iy pointing out the residences of noted
New Workers as the big sightseeing
car numbered along through the
streets
No one had paid any attention 10
the unobtrusive Chinaman who sat in
conspicuously in the middle of the car.
He was Mr.. Wons Long Sin. but no
one saw anything particularly mys-
FERROUS about an Oriental visitor more
or less, viewing New York city.
Wong was of the mandarin type,
with long. dropping mustaehe. we'll
dressed in American clothes. and con
forming to the new customs of an Oc-
cidentalized China.
Anyone. however. who had been
watching Long Sin would have seen
that he showed much interest when
ever any of the wealthy residents of
the city were mentioned The name
OF Elaine Dodge seemed particularly
TO strike him. He listened with subtle
interest 10 what the barker said and
looked keenly at the Dodge house.
The sight seeing car had passed the
house. when he rose slowly and mo-
toned that he wanted TO be let off.
The car stopped. he alighted and slow
iy rambled away. evidently marveling
greatly at the strange customs OF these
uncouth Westerners
Elaine was going out when she met
Perry Bennett almost on the steps OF
the house.
I've brought you the watch" re-
marked Bennett. Thought Id like to
? give II TO you myself"
He displayed the watch which he
himself had bought couple OF days
before for her birthday. He had called
for II himself at the jewelers.. where II
bad now been regulated
"Oh. thank YOU" exclaimed Elaine.
Wont you come in"
They had scarcely greeted each other
when Long Sin strolled along. Neither
OF them. however. had time to notice
the quiet Chinaman who passed the
house. looking at Elaine sharply out of
the corner OF his eye. They entered
and Wong disappeared down the
street
Isn't II beauty" cried Elaine.
holding It out from her rs they entered
the library. and examining it with
great appreciation. And. OH do you
know. the strangest thing happened
yesterday, Sometimes MIR Kennedy
acts too queerly for anything"
She related how Craig had burst in
on her and Aunt Josephine and had
almost torn the other watch OF her
wrist
Another watch" repeated Bennett,
amazed 1t must have been a mis-
take. Kennedy is crazy"
Il don't understand it, myself" muir
INJURED Elaine.
Long Sin was revolving some dark
and devious plan beneath his impas.
= sive Oriental couhtenauce. He was no
ordinary parsonage, In fact. he was
tie enough to have no record. He
that to his tools
his remarkable criminal had estab-
led himself in hired apartment
Sn town
.ong Sin. now In rich Oriental cos
ne. was reclining on divan smok.
strengthening pipe and playing
h two pet white rats Each white rat
a gold band around his leg. to
sich was connected a gold chain
put foot in length. and the chains
led in rings which were slipped
sr Wong's little fingers. Ordinarily
carried the pets up the capacious
seve OF each arm,
A little Chinese girl. also in native
stume. entered and bowed deferen-
lily.
A Miss Mary Carson" she lisped in
n English.
Let the lady enter" waved Long
n, with a smile OF subtle satisfaction,
rhe girl bowed again and silently
: the room. returning with a hand
me, very well-dressed white woman.
would be difficult to analyze just
iat the fascination was that Long
+, exercised over Mary Carson. But
the servant left the room. Mary
wed almost as deferentially as the
lie Chinese girl. Wong merely nod
4 tn reply.
After a moment he slowly rose and
'k from drawer a newspaper clip
V. Without a word he handed Ii to