The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-05

novelty OF tho thing.
Elaine was reading to Aunt Jose.
phine In the library when. not long
after Wu's car slid out of the maze oi
streets of Chinatown. II stopped a few
blocks below the Dodge house. With
Long Sin, WI got out and assisted
Inez out.
Walk up the avenue-you know the
house. he directed luez: then. turn.
ing To the roughs inside the car. add.
ed: You will calculate to catch mp
with her directly In front OF the house.
After that. meet us just below, around
the corner"
WI and Long Sin quickly walked
downtown again. while lnoz went on
up. followed shortly by the car with
the two toughs.
Elaine had just finished the book
and laid II down.
Suddenly. almost underneath the II.
brary window, she heard agonizing
screams OF Help Help"
An instant later Jennings came
rushing into the library from the hall
and threw open the window to look
out.
Inez had been Just about 10 pass tho
house when Wu's car drove up and
stopped. Without warning. apparent.
ly. two toughs had leaped out and
seized her.
"Oh. they're trying TO kldnap that
poor girl" cried Elaine. remember.
ing her W terrible experience.
jennings was out OF the door in n
moment followed by Elaine and Aunt
Josephine in n great state OF excite.
ment.
But the moment the toughs saw aid
coming from the Dodge house they
ran 10 the car as II thoroughly fright.
ened and drove away as swiftly as
they had come. while Inez sank down
on the sidewalk. seemingly overcome.
Take her into the house. jennings
directed Elaine. soothing lnez. who
by this time h0i faxed n perfectly
convincing case OF Mysteries.
In the library, where she was placed
In an easy chair, Elaine. her aunt.
Marie and jennings gathered about,
while between smelling salts and cold
water lnez. weeping and trembling
Ike the good actress that she was.
managed 10 tell n pitiful story OF how
she was just n poor lady's maid who
had lost her position and now was
pursued on the streets by white
%slavers.
"Oh. please. miss. may stay here
a while till ! feel better" she pleaded
"Oh-if | could only work for you and
the kind lady who is like a mother
she sobbed, turning from Elaine 10
her aunt.
II was n touching story, and Il
reached the hearts II was intended
for.
Don't worry; I'll see you through
this affair nodded Elaine. wiping
away the girls tears and smiling
brayely AZ her. Take her upstairs.
Marie. She can find plenty TO do in
this big house, I'm sure"
Even while lnez was looking her
thanks from her swollen teary eyes.
already the car containing the toughs
had drawn up around the lower cor
ner, and WI and Long Sin had taken
the places OF the thugs.
Everything worked fine, master"
reported the gunner.
!
had one over to the apartment
utter Kennedy had perpetrated his
little Joke with the new cigarette
lighter. and there I found several let
ters waiting for him.
Having nothing better 20 dc | decid.
ed TO 20 back 10 the laboratory, where
left him at work, and take along the
mail in case there might be something
important in II for him,
He opened one or two letters, then
came 20 one which ! had laid on his
desk in a plain envelope, addressed
evidently In a disguised hand. lie
tore IT open and read Il with a scowl
We'll, Walter, what do you think
OF that?' he remarked, tossing II over
10 me.
read II In establishment:
Another attempt 10 about 10 be
made to kIdnap Elaine Dodge.
A FRIEND.
looked at him and shook my head
blankly. while Craig took up the tele.
phone and called the Dodge house.
mo one answers" he muttered.
working the telephone hook up and
down, but I'm sure someone took
on that receiver over there and lis.
tened In. operator-will you ring
that number again."
Unable TO get any reply over the
Dodge telephone, Kennedy thought a
moment, then scrawled in his familiar
hand on the bottom OF the anonymous
note. sealed II In another envelope d.
rected to Elaine. and called a messen.
ger,
lnez. meanwhile. had transformed
herself into a full-fiedged maid, look.
Ing very pretty In her neat cap and
apron, and making herself useful In a
hundred ways about the Dodge house.
Without being obtrusive she was
seldom out OF hearing OF the tele.
phone. however. and II happened that
at lust the m when Craig called