The Monticellonian., 1915-08-26

l Iry-fet yourself go-forget tnls room. forget time" urged the gypsy.
 
 Craig looked from my glove to the | face of Inez.
 Where is Mir. Jameson?" he de handed sternly.
 T don't know" she replied, facing him deflantly.
 You do know" contradicted Craig. forcing her to accompany him and leading her into her back room.
 As they entered her boudoir. Ken nedy saw my foot protruding from the blanket she had thrown over me. He pulled it off
 ~Well!" he exclaimed. starting back. I'll be-"
 His exclamation was cut short by the ringing of the telephone bell. Inez took a step toward it.
 None of that" interrupted Ken nedy, stopping her You keep quiet. III answer 1t. Hello!"
 It seemed that, perhaps half an hour after he had dispatched the messenger to Inez, Wu decided to call her up to see whether everything was going as he had planned. He had asked for her number. As the operator gave him the call. he heard a mans voice an swering.
 Instantly he was all suspicion. He waited to hear no more. but quickly hung up the receiver So it happened that Kennedy got no answer.
 You have a remarkable face" Ken nedy remarked at length. Your com posture is wonderful. But, young lady, believe that was your Chinese friend, Wu Fang. At any rate I am going to try to find out. Do you think you can locate that call2" he asked when he finally got the operator
 No, 1 cant locate it exactly" came back the reply minute later from the girl at the telephone exchange But il came from somewhere on Pell street, think
 Kennedy thanked her, hung up the receiver and faced Inez. He was just in time to prevent her destroying Wu's message. There was the crumpled note. He took it and read it.
 Kennedy looked up quickly from the eminous message to the inserutable face of Inez As he considered the note, his mind worked rapidly Quite apparently it was Elaine against whom the new peril was directed. But what vas it that could blind her? He thought moment. Could 1t be ra- dium?
 Craig seized the telephone and called the Dodge house.
 
 Some minutes passed after Elaine had bound the handkerchief over her eyes. She sat opposite the gypsy, but, try as she would, she could see no vision that she did not herself conjure up
 "Mr. Kennedy on the telephone" an nounced Jennings.
 Will you answer it. auntie?" asked Elaine. Tell him I'll call him up in a few minutes
 Aunt Josephine followed Jennings brary, where she picked up the re- ceiver which Jennings had left.
 "Oh, Mrs Dodge, is that you?" Craig asked anxiously Where is Elaine?9 ?9
 She's in the conservatory There s gypsy here. They're sitting there like a couple of ninnies waiting for a vision of"
 Good heavens" interrupted Craig, mot with handkerchief over her eyes. is she? Yes? Quiek-tell her to rip it off -quick-quick!
 Aunt Josephine knew Craig too well to stop to ask why. In great excite ment she dropped the telephone and almost ran from the library. As she | entered the conservatory she could hear the low droning voice of the gyp- sy. She had pulled the bandage from her own eyes and was watching Elaine keenly.
 The gypsy was on her feet in an in stant with an air of sneering triumph.
 "You-you criminal" cried Aunt Joshephine, Help! Jennings. help!"
 
 In the apartment of Inez, Kennedy was now endeavoring to get Aunt Jo- sephine on the telephone again But neither he nor the central could seem to get any answer from the Dodge house.
 Meanwhile I was slowly recovering consciousness and had managed to get on my feet. Dazed though 1 still was, l could see that Kennedy had discoy- cred something terrible, in order to have had to neglect me so long.
 He was working the receiver up and down frantically now. Finally he hung it up. By the expression on his face I gathered that. whatever it was, he feared the worst His face wrinkled in thought, he gazed. perplexed. first at Inez, cold and defiant, then toward me. He seemed greatly surprised to see that I was myself again so soon, after being laid out flat.
 "Walter,' he asked earnestly, do you think you could watch this girl now?"
 "Why-yes-I can do it. replied reassuringly.
 Then take this gun" he directed. Don't let her touch thing-and keep your eye peeled all the time. She's a tough customer. l want you as soon as you feel able, to take her over to the laboratory and wait" I nodded and he dashed out.
 
 Why. auntie. what's the matter?" asked Elaine. wondering at the sud