Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-07-27


the corner OF the curtains They were
in European dress now. and had evil
IDENTIFY come prepared for just what
they knew was likely to happen.
We were admitted by the faithful
Jennings and almost ran into the II
brary.
ooh, Craig!" cried Elaine, as Ken
nedy. almost speechless. seized her by
both hands.
For few seconds none of US could
speak. Then followed veritable flood
of eager conversation.
Wont you come and stay with
me few days up In the country,
dear?" urged Mary at last
Elaine thought a moment, then
turned to Aunt Josephine
"Yes," considered her aunt, 81 think
1t would do you good"
Still she hesitated, then shyly looked
at Kennedy and laughed. t'You, too,
Craig, must be tagged out" she said,
frankly. Come up there with US and
take rest"
Kennedy smiled. Il shall be de-
lighted" he accepted promptly
We chatted, then left few mo-
ments later so that Kennedy could
pack.
Around the corner from the labora-
tory, as we dashed out, had been, as
have said, WI Fang and Long Sin
looking out from the limousine. No
sooner had we disappeared across the
campus than their driver started up
the car and they sped around to our
apartment.
Cautiously they alighted and walked
down the street. Then, making sure
they were not observed, they entered
and mounted the stairs to our door
way. Long Sin was stationed down
the hall on guard, while WI Fang drew
from his pocket blank key, file and
a candle. He lighted the candle and
held the key In its fame until it was
covered with SCOT.
Then he inserted the key into the
keyhole, turned 1t and took the key
out. He filed the key, trying 1t again
and again. Finally he finished and
opened the door, Reckoning Long Sin,
he entered our room.
As they stood there WI Fang gazed
about our living room keenly. He was
evidently considering where to place
something.
Finally his eye rested on the tele-
phone. 1t seemed to suggest an idea
to him and he crossed over to it. Care
fully holding down the receiver on the
hook, he unscrewed the case which
holds the diaphragm, while with his
clever fingers he held the rest of the
instrument intact. Then he removed
from his pocket the vial which the
coolie had given him and placed its
contents on the diaphragm itself.
Quickly now he replaced the receiver
and, having finished their work, Long
Sin and WI Fang stealthily crept out.
A second time, as we approached
our apartment after the visit to Elaine,
We were too excited to notice the
limousine in which we're WI and Long
Sin. But no sooner had we entered
than Long Sin left the car with a
final word of instruction from his
master.
Upstairs, in the apartment, Kennedy
began hurriedly to pack, and / helped
him as. well as l could. We were in
the midst of 1t when the telephone
rang and l answered II.
"Hello!" I called.
There was no response.
Hello, hello!" l repeated, raising
my voice.
Still there was no answer. | worked
the hook up and down, but could get
no reply, and finally, disguised, hung
up.
A moment later, / recall now, it
seemed to me as though some one had
stuck pin into the lobe of my ear.
We had scarcely got back to work
when the telephone bell tangled again,
and a second time l answered it.
rs Mr.. Kennedy there?" came back
a strange voice.
/ handed the instrument to Craig
"Hello!" he called. who is this?"
No response.
Hello, hello!" he shouted, working
the hook as l had done and, in my
case, there was still no answer.
Neither of us thought anything of
1t at the time, but now / recall that
did see Kennedy once or twice press
the lobe of his ear as though some
thing had hurt it.
We did not know until later that in
a pay station down the street our
arch enemy, Long Sin, had been call
ing US up and then, with a wicked
smile, refusing to speak to us.
1t was about a week later that
came home late one night from the
Star, feeling pretty done up. What
ever it was, a violent fever seemed
to have come on me suddenly. The
next morning when 1 woke up l felt
lassitude that made it quite hard
bathrobe. Finally, feeling no better,
/ decided to see a doctor. / put on
my clothes with a decided effort and
went out.
The nearest doctor was about half
block away and we scarcely knew
him, for neither Kennedy nor l are
exactly sickly.
He sounded me and pounded me,
talked little while on generalities,
diet and exercise, then walked over
to cabinet, and emptied out a few
pills into a little paper box.
Take one every hour" he said.
"Cut your cigarettes to three a day,
and don't drink coffee. Four dollars,
please
/ paid him and went back to the
apartment, my head soon in a whirl
from new onset of the fever.
l managed to get back into my bath
robe, and threw myself down on the
divan, propped up with pillows / had