The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26

| suTpTlSe. when rang lHe Dell, the uOOi was opened by a colored maid. haC not expected to get in at all, but this seemed easy
 The maid brought me chair, and took it. did not notice. however i that she was careful to place it in a particular spot with the back to the wall
 laid my hat and gloves on the table. As I did so. one glove must have dropped on the floor in an incon spicuous place by the leg of the table
 sat down while the maid left me for a moment to call her mistress. In my best detective manner l gazed about the room. endeayoring to ex tract some clue was about to ex- anime the room more closely when heard someone coming and restrained my interest in the surroundings. Inez entered. and I rose
 Wont you sit down?9 she asked. with exaggerated politeness. For what am l indebted to you for this visit?"
 We'll I replied. perhaps you re- call the last time we met
 Inez stood by the table, listening to me, I thought a bit mockingly As I spoke her hand moved to the edge of the table Suddenly. before I knew it, the room swam before my eyes and all was blackness.
 Inez had moved her hand over and had pressed a secret knob. A bar in the wall just beside my head had sprung out. striking me terrific blow and knocking me out
 The maid. who had run in, and Inez lifted me up, unconscious. and car ried me into the back room.
 It was scarcely five minutes after that Kennedy came to the entrance to the apartment. There he noted the mark which had made. He had just decided to go in when he heard a noise. It was Cissy. arrayed in all her glory, going out. with a parting word of instruction from Inez. He drew back into the angle of the hall. was still unconscious. and Inez was standing over me when she heard the tinkle of the bell.
 Craig unconsciously took the very chair in which had been sitting and sat down nonchalantly she saw him, she had given a little gasp
 As Craig watched her keenly. how. ever, he was able to discover that underneath her calm exterior, she was vapv paryp1,c and aYnifad
 'Well?" demanded Kennedy with an enigmatieal smile You didn't expect to see me again-so soon, did you?"
 Inez seemed to be overcome for the moment She rose and moved over to the table.
 Wait minute" interrupted Ken nedy. Come back and sit down. have something to say to you
 Nervously her hand gripped the table and moved along toward the secret knob.
 Kennedy notice it. but he had not moved his chair from the position 1T which it had been placed for me. Al that moment, though, his eye fell or my glove, which I had inadvertently dropped on the floor. He reached dowr and picked it up. As he did so the bar in the wall flew out. just missing his head as he bent over
 Seeing that her scheme had failed Inez made dash for the door Ken nedy sprang to his feet and seized her
 
 Elaine. on her return from the lab oratory, had gone to the conservator. of the Dodge house, and there wa' busying herself pruning the rost | bushes.
 Once she happened to glance up a the end nearest the street. She coulC see strolling gypsy going by, ant the gypsy. apparently, had spied hel through the open window.
 Good afternoon, mistress" greeted the gypsy coming up to the fence Wouldn't you like to have me reaC your fortune?"
 Elaine was lonesome. She looked the gypsy over, and the picturesque ness of the woman appealed to her Laughingly. she consented, and tho gypsy entered
 The gypsy took Elaine's hand ant looked at it carefully. You are 1T danger from a powerful Oriental crim inal" announced the gypsy at last.
 Elaine was. to say the least, i'm pressed.
 He is very dangerous man." wen on the gypsy
 And that is not all" the gypsy hint ed. Tn darkness l could make yol see the vision of your persecutor anC his den
 She nodded knowingly at Elaine anC at the same time from a fold of hel dress drew out the lead case, managed to open it and took out the handker chief. Above the table she twisted i into a flat band
 Let me show you" she said, hand ing the handkerchief to Elaine. ''Tit that over your eyes"
 Elaine was sitting with her owr handkerchief in her hand, but sht turned quickly. When she faced tho gypsy again she had a bandage fla over her eyes.
 | Now, mistress, try-let yoursel go" urged the gypsy. Let me guide your mind. will show you"
 Elaine did try to put herself in tn, frame of mind the gypsy wanted 
 According to Representative Alber