The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-17

enough to cause the ethyl chloride to
spray out and overcome her instantly.
He steps away from her moment and
replaces the now empty vial in his
pocket
"Then he took box from his pocket,
opened 1t. There must have been a
syringe and a bottle of scopolamin.
Where they came from do not know,
but perhaps from some hospital. l
shall have to find that out later. He
went to Elaine, quickly jabbing the
needle, with no resistance from her
now. Slowly he replaced the bottle
and the needle in his pocket. He
could not have been in any hurry now,
for 1t takes time for the drug to
work"
Kennedy paused. Had we known at
the time, Michael-he of a sinister
face-must have been in the hallway
that night, careful that no one saw
him. A tap at the door and the
"Clutching Hand" must have beckoned
him. A moments parley and they sep
arated-"Clutchtng Hand" going back
to Elaine, who was now under the in
| fuence of the second drug.
Our criminal" resumed Kennedy
| thoughtfully, may have shaken
Elaine. She did not answer Then he
may have partly revived her. She
must have been startled 'Clutching
Hand perhaps. was half crouching,
with big ugly blue steel revolver
leveled full in her face.
lone word and / shoot!' he prob
ably cried. Get up!'
J Trembling, she must have done so.
Your slippers and a kimono.' he
would naturally have ordered. She
put them on mechanically. Then he
must have ordered her to go out of
the door and down the stairs. Clutch
ing Hand must have followed, and as
he did SO he would have cautiously put
out the lights"
We were following, spellbound, Ken
nedy's graphic reconstruction of what
J must have happened. Evidently he
/ had struck close to the truth. Elaine's
eyes were closed Gently Kennedy led
her along. Nov, Miss Dodge" he en-
couraged, ''try-try hard to recollect
just what 1t was that happened last
night-everything."
AS Kennedy paused after his quick
recital, she seemed to tremble all over.
Slowly she began to speak. We stood
awestruck. Kennedy had been right!
| The girl was now living over again
those minutes that had been forgot
ten-blotted out by the drug.
And it was all real to her, too-ter-
ribly real. She was speaking, plainly
in terror.
81 see a man-oh, such a figure
with a mask. He holds a gun in my
face-he threatens me. I put on my
kimono and slippers, as he tells me.
am in a daze. / know what / am
doing-and l don't know. / go out
with him. downstairs. into the library
Elaine shuddered again at the recol
lection. ugh! The room is dark
the room where he killed my father.
Moonlight outside streams in. This
masked man and come in. He
switches on the lights.
go to the SAFE he says, and
do 1.-THE new safe, you know. DC
you know the combinationT he asks
me. 'Yes.TI reply, too frightened tc
say no.
"'Open it them he says. waving thai
, awful revolver closer. do so. Hast
lily he rummages through 1t, throwing
papers here and there. But he seems
not to find what he is after and turni
away, swearing fearfully.
Hang itp he cries at me. 'Wher,
else did your father keep papers?
point In desperation at the desk. HI
{ takes one last look at the safe. shovei
all the papers he has strewn on tn,
: floor back again and slams the SAT-
shut.
: NOW, come on he says, indicating
! with the gun that he wants me to fol
. low him away from the safe. At tn
4 desk he repeats the search. But h
finds nothing. Almost ] think he i
. about to kill me. Where else did you
9 father keep papers?' he Kisses fiercely
still threatening me with the gun
II am too frightened to speak Blu
e at last / am able to say, IL don
+ know!' Again he threatens me. "A
0 God is my judge cry, 4 don't know
t 1t is fearful Win he shoot me?
"Thank heaven! At last he believe
= me. But such q look of foiled fury
have never seen on any human fac
r before.
sit down!' he growls. adding. q
g ! the desk / do.
g Take some OF your note paper
|. the best do that, too.
s "'And pen.' he goes on. My aI
}, gers can hardly hold It.
8 'Now-writel he says. and as
p dictates, / write"-
"This?" interjected Kennedy. cage
? ly holding up the letter that he ha
received from her.
Elaine looked It over with her drul
! laden eyes. YES" she nodded. the
!, lapsed again to the scene itself. II
: reads 1t over. and as he does so say
! Now. address an envelope. Himse
: he folds the letter. seals the envelop
stamps 1t. and drops 1t into his poke
= hastily Strengthening the desk
4 Now. 60 ahead Of me-agail
a Leave the room-no. by the hal
a door. We are going back upstairs
, obey him. and at the door b
). switches on the lights How stan
q IT l do not know. go upstairs me
. Chemically into my own room-I an
this masked man.
3 Take on the kimono and sliT
d pers!' he orders. ! do that. Get int
\ Dedy he srow,s crawl IN fearful,
b For . moment he loQtr apout--ths