Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-08-20
Eighteenth EPISODE

uOutno. henneOy reaches BennettS Side
Just after he has lost consciousness
EIGHTEENTH EPISODE
THE VENGEANCE OF WI FANG.
Elaine was still in the power of WI
Fang. Kennedy had thwarted the
Chinese master criminal In his search
for the millions amassed by the
Clutching Hand. But any Joy that he
might have derived from this success
was completely obscured by the fear
that Wa might wreak some diabolical
vengeance on Elaine.
q Nor were Kennedy's fears unfounded
Wa and Long Sin had scarcely reach
- the secret apartment when the
oub(1e Chinamans began to contem-
plata revenge.
Long Sin was smoking a Chinese
pipe, resting after their hurried flight,
while Wu. the tireless, was seated at
. table q the other end Of the room.
AZ last WI Fang took up long Chi
noso dirk from the table before him.
hooked at It, turned 1t over, felt its
edge He rose and deliberately walked
across 10 door leading into a back
room.
On couch lay Elaine, and with her,
@ guardian. was Weepy Mary.
A. Wa, the Serpent. entered and
advAnced slowly toward Elaine. she
cxuuched hack from him in deadly
Tar.
Slowly he drew from under his robe
tie Chinese dirk. He felt the edge Of
= aenia and gased Significantly at
MAINE.
1t wps . critical moment.
Just then Long Sin entered. zone
e fhe ~ uflllons waits outside" he
repofted simply, with q bow.
VA un1erstood. Il had been q pleas
ant 1o1ioa Of his that although he did
not q eaurse. absolutely control such
= stppoeoous organization. he could.
~ hio subtle power. force almost un-
limited allegiance from the simple
coolles n that district Of China from
whieA he cane.
y Ont - The front room. Just q mo-
uent bofoee. = knock at the door had
DISTURBED Long Sin, and q Chinese
eogvoGf I'D announced q visitor. Long
Sin ~ waved 10 the servant to usher
hin = ~ poorly clad coolie had
4 H heWed % Long Sin faced him.
cW4Fe = tn naster?" he had asked.
& sLoat - I'D not deigned to speak.
W4)e24 I1eep wave Of his hand he in
r1cu1o4 81 he would be the bearer
e. IL olnasage. and had followed WI
tegU6S4 0ne door Of the back room.
50, Nlmost by chance. WI was inter-
fsupts4 n Tie brutal vengeance which
had nrstF come to his mind. He
aheathed The knife and, still without
. word, went back into the main room,
Giving. . nod to weepy Mary to guard
Nhi1e nlossly.
Wn eyed the coolie until the new
conner could almost feel the masters
penetrAting case. although his head
was bowed n awe. Quickly the coolie |
thrust his hand under his blouse and |
drsw forth : package. With another
bow. Ae advanced.
NsIbr your enemies. o MASTER" he
said handing the package over to
NJ.
The coons started to open the pack
~, removed the paper wrapper. and
them = silk wrapping inside. Finally
he eame TO : box, from which he drew
: heather pouch. each operation con-
ducted with greater care as 1t became
evident that the contents were espe-
olally precious in some way. Then he
took nom the pouch a small vial
what b IT." demanded WI Fang,
- the coolie displayed 1t.
The coolie draw forth now q magni-
Ting glass and glass slide. Opening
~ vial with great care he shook
something out on the slide, then
placed It under the lens. |
"Look!" he said simply. |
WI bent over and looked. Under
lho lena what had formerly seemed to
- merely . black speck of dirt be-
came now one of the most weird and
uncanuy little creatures to be found in
III the realm Of nature. 1t seemed to
b I'll legs and feelers moving at once.
4 normal person would have looked
At the creature only with the greatest
Ispuenance. WI regarded 1t with a
Dort Of unholy fascination. |,
~And II is?" he queried. l.
what the white man calls the Afri-
nm tick which carries the recurrent
lever" answered the coolie deferen-
tally.
a lash OF intense exultation seemed
b dArken WI Fang's sinister face.
Wait," he said to the coolie. as he
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