The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-08
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

lnadnt oit uioIHlHBi NHlle 4 WAS
banging on the typewriter when a
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
US.
By some intuition Craig seemed to
know who 1t was. He sprang to open
The door, and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer, Perry Bennett
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaine's face that
something dreadful had happened.
why - what's the matter'" he
asked, solicitously.
"A-another letter-from the Clutch.
Ing Hand!" she exclaimed breath
lessly
Craig took the letter and we both
read, with amazement;
Are YOU an enemy Of society? II not,
order Craig Kennedy to leave the country
BY nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
trwise pedestrian VIII drop dead outside
his laboratory every hour until he leaves
The note was signed b. the now IA.
miliar sinister hand, aud had added
to II postscript which read:
As token of his leaving have him
place vase of flowers In bis laboratory
window today,
What shall we do?" queried Ben
nett, evidently very much alarmed
at the letter
"Do?" replied Kennedy, laughing
eontemptuonsly at the apparently fu-
tile threat, why. nothing. Just
wait"
We got up as usual the next day.
and quite early went over to the labo-
ratory. Kennedy. as was his custom,
plunged straightway into his work
and appeared absorbed by II, while |
wrote.
There Is something queer going
on, Walter" he remarked "This
thing registers some kind Of wireless
rays-infra-red, think-something
like those that they say that Italian
scientist, Ulipi. claims he has discog,
cred and called the F.rays'"
How do You know" ! asked. look.
Ing UP from my work What's that
instrument you are uslug2'
"A bolometer. invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied, bis
attention riyeted on it,
Some time previously Kennedy had
had installed on the window ledge one
OF those mirrorlike arrangements,
known as "busybody," which show
those In room what Is going on in
the street.
AS ! moved over 10 look a. the
bolomcter happened to glance into
the "busybndy" and saw that a crowd
vas rapidly collecting on the side
walk
Look, Craig" | called hastily.
He hurried over to me and looked
We could both see in the busybody
mirror a group OF excited passers-by
bending over man lying prostrate on
the sidewalk
The excited crowd lifted him up and
bore him away, and | turned in sur,
prise to Craig He was looking at his
watch
Il was now only a few moments past
nine o'clock
Some time later our door was ex.
eitedly flung open and Elaine and
Perry Bennett arrived,
I've just heard Of the accident"
abe cried fearfully Isn't it terrible!
What had we better do?"
For few moments no one said a
word Then Kennedy began carefully
examining the holometer and some
other recording instruments he had
while the rest OF us watched. fasci.
mated.
Somehow that "busybody" seemed
20 attract me ! could not resist look
Ing into Il from time to time as Ken
nedy worked.
was scarcely able TO control my
excitement when again | saw the same
scene enacted on the sidewalk before
the laboratory. Hurriedly | looked at
my watch, II was ten o'clock
Craig" ! cried. Another"
Instantly he was at my side, gazing
eagerly There was a second innocent
pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while
. crowd, almost panic.stricken, gath
cred about i'm.
ITS no use." he muttered as we
gathered about him. We're beaten.
] can't stand this sort Of thing. | will
kage tomorrow TO South America
! thought Elaine Dodge would faint
Ut he ahock OF his words coming so
soon after the terrible occurrence out.
ods Ta boxed at him speechless.