Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

Craig clapped Van Dyck beard on my
chin"
Tim so glad" she repeated. II didn't
think you'd
She cut the sentence short, remember
ing her eyes and the photograph as we
! entered and deep blush crimsoned her
/ face.
NUNS the word" cautioned Ken
needy. you must smuggle us out of the
/ house some way"
! Kennedy lost no time in confirming the
suspicious Of his bolomoter as to the
cause of the death of the two innocent
victims of the Vaccinations Of the Clutch
( ing Hand.
Both OF them. he had learned, had been
removed to nearby undertaking shop.
awaiting the verdict of the coroner We
sought out this shop and prevailed on
the undertaken to let us see the bodies.
! AS Kennedy pulled down the shroud
from the face OF the first victim he dis
closed on the forehead Il round dark spot
about the size OF small coin. Quickly
he moved to the next coffin and. un-
covering the face, disclosed a similar
mark
What IL it7' asked awestruck.
tain Viennese, one LeCroix. believe. who
has discovered. or perfected, an mira
red ray instrument which shoots it's
power a great distance with extreme ac-
curacy and leaves a mark like these"
rs he in New York;" l inquired anx-
iously.
Yes, I believe he is"
/ Kennedy seemed indisposed TO answer
| l.. 7 A..
he would prefer not being questioned for
the present.
We thanked the undertaken for his
courtesy and went out.
Meanwhile Elaine had called I'D Perry
Bennett
Mr. Bennett" she exclaimed over the
wire, Just guess who called on me?'
"who7" he answered: II give it up"
Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Jameson" she
called back.
us that so7" he returned. Isn't that
finer I didn't think he was the kind to
run away like that. How did It happen?"
Elaine quickly told the story as had
told her.
| Had she known It. however, Benefits
valet, Thomas, was at that very moment
listening at the portieres intensely inter
ested.
1t was not long afterward that a knock
sounded at the door OF the new head
quarters OF the Clutching Hand. Le-
Croix and the secretary were there, as
well as a couple of others.
THE Chief" exclaimed one.
The secretary opened the door, and. sure
enough. the Clutching Hand entered.
Well. how did your infra-red rays
i work 2ff he aqlted
Fine"
And they're gomez"
Yes. The flowers were in the window
yesterday. Two Of our men saw them on
tho boat"
There came another knock. This time.
as the door opened It was Thomas, Ben
nett's faithless valet. who entered.
Say" blurted out the informer do
you know Kennedy and Jameson are
back?''
'BackT" cried the crooks.
'Yes-they didn't go. Changed clothes
with the porters, Just heard Miss Dodge
telling Mr.. Bennett"
Clutehing Hand eyed him keenly. then
he seemed to burst into an ungovernable
fury.
! Quickly he began voIleying orders at
the valet and the others. Then. with the
secretary and two OF the other crooks, he
left by another door from that by which
he had sent the valet forth.
Leaving the undertakers, Kennedy and
I made our way. keeping off thorough
fares. to police headquarters. where. after
making ourselves known, Craig made ar
rangements for raid on the house across
/ the street from the laboratory, where we
Z ha
Then. as secretly as We had come. we
went out again. letting ourselves into the
laboratory. stealthily looking up and down
| the street. We entered by a basement
door. which Kennedy carefully locked
again.
/ kennedy went over 70 a cabinet. and
/ from it took out a notebook and a small
/ box. Opening the notebook on the labora-
/ tory table he rapidly turned the pages.
Here. Walter" he remarked. This
will answer your question about the mys-
| FERROUS deadly ray"
1 moved over to the table. eager to
satisfy my curiosity, and read the notes
which he indicated with his finger,
INFRA-RED RAY NOTES.
The pure infra-red which has been
developed by LeCroiX from the expert
ments OF the Italian scientist, Ulivi,
causes, when concentrated by an appa-
ratus perfected by LeCroiN, an instan-
taneous combustion OF nonreflecting
surfaces. IL Is particularly deadly in
its effect on the brain centers.
IL can be diverted. Il is said, how
ever by a shield composed OF plati-
mum backed by asbestos.
Next Kennedy opened the case which
he had taken out OF the cabinet. and from
Il he took out the platinum-asbestos
mirror which was something OF his own
invention. He held It up. and in panto-
mime showed me just how It would cut
the deadly rays.