Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-17

after WIS car slid Out Of the maze ~
streets % Chinatown. n stopped few
blocks below the DODGE house with
i.ong lin. va got out and assisted
Inca out
walk up tho avenue you knoN The
house.. he directed Inca. than. tnrnl
Ing 10 the roushs inside the car, add
30 "Y0u VII calculate 90 catch 10
with her directly 10 front ~ the house
After that meet Va just below. around
the corner"
wa aad Long Sin quickly Walked
downtown again. while lnaz seat 90
up. followed shortly BY the car With
The two touFhs
Elaine had Just finished The book
and laid II down
suddenly almost underneath The II,
bmry window aha heard agonlzins
screams o. Help Helpi"
An instant later Jennings came
rushing into the llbrasy from tho hall
and threw open the window 20 hook
out
liner had been inat about 10 pass tho
horse whom Wu's car drove 40 and
stopped without warning. apparent.
~. two iougha had loapod out and
seized her
"Oh they're trying 10 kidnap that
poor girl" cried Elaine. remember
Ing her own torrible experience
Jennings WAS out 81 the door IN n
moment followed by Elaine aud Aunt
Josephine 10 great state 81 excite.
ment
HUT The moment the tougha saw AID
coming from the ipdEe huuue they
ran 10 tho car az n thoroughly friFtf
opod and drove away aa Hslftly az
lhoy had come. while Ines sank down
on the sidewalk seemingly overcome
Take her into the house. Iennlurn. e
directed elaine, soothing lnof. who
by shia time had faxed perfectly
convincing case 81 Mysteries
: IN the library. ahero abe was placed
in M eaay chair. Elaine, hor aunt.
Marie and Jennings gathered about,
while hetweeu smelling nsltn and cold
water lnox. weeping and trembiinE
HE the good actress that she Waa.
managed To toll pitlful story of how
sho was Jus, poor lady'a maid who
had iori her pualilon and now was
parsued on the streets by white
nlavera
"Oh please, miaa may stay here
"a while tili feel hotiorf" aho pleaded
"Oh n I could only work Tor you and
tho klnd lady Who " hse mother
she aobhed. turaing from Elaine Ia
her aunt
n waa touching story. and u
reached the hearts Il was iatnnded
for
Don't worry; IN see YOU through
ihln anair.' nodded Elaine. wipms
away tho glfre tears aud smiling
hrasoly at her "rako her upslalra.
Marie She can ana plenty 10 do la
this bic house. I'm sure
Even while lnes was looking her
thankp from her awollen tcap eyes,
already the car containing the teugha
had drawn up around the lower cor
ncr. and Wa aud Iona Gin had taken
/ the places ~ the thuEs
] Everything worked firo. master. y
reported the gunmcn
had gone over 90 tho apartmc
after Kennedy had perpctraled hts
llt.lo joke with the new cigarette
lighter. ana there found several let.
tors waiting FOR him
Having nothing hegtor 60 do. docld.
cd to 80 back to the laboratory. ~here
LETT him az work. and take along tho
mail Ia case there mAshs be something
important Ia u for him
Tie opened one or two lcttcra. then
came to one which had laid on hia
desk In a plain envelope, addressed
evidently Ia disguised hand TO
tore u open and read Il with a ecowl.
SWELL. Walter. what do YOU think
az thats' he remarked tossing II over
60 me.
! read u IN aatonlahmeut,
Another attempt 10 about 60 be
made 20 kldnap elaine Dodge
A FRIEND.
| looked at him aud shook my head
hlankly. while Gratis took up the tole.
phone and called the nodso house
NO one answcys,' he mut,rred.
working the telephone hook up and
down, "hut I'm sure someone took
OF that receiver over there and he
tened IN Operator--will you rims
that number agains"
Unable IA act any reply over the
Dodse telephone. Kennedy thought :
moment, then scfaNied In his familiar
baud on tho bottom Of the anoaymons
note. sealcd it.in another envelope d.
rccsca to Elaine. and called mossen
ger
lneH, meanwhile. bad transformed
herself into a fullhcdgcd maid. look.
INK very pretty ia her neat cap and
apron, and making herself useful IA a
hundred ways about the Dodge house
without being ehtruslye sho was
seldom ont Of hearing OF the tclc-
phone. however, and Il happened that
at Just ,he moment when Craig called
! up she was there TO intercept The cali,