The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-13
FIFTH EPISODE
~. Poisoned Room.

vno PoboHcu NUVWs
Iins and Craig we're much togcth
rips the next few days. Some
r. other, Il seemed that tho chase
! Clutchins Hand involved long
fvpces In the Dodge library. and
In iact. extended 10 excursions
the notorlously crimc-infcstcd
Iborhood Of Riverside drive. with
hshIonablc procession Of autoino'
and gocarts ---as far north. In.
- that desperate haunt known
rants tomb,
to return 10 tho more serious
Of the aiIaIr
nnedy and Elaine had scarcely
ost OF the house and descended
teps, one afternoon. when a sInis.
bee appeared Ia a base.nent area.
sear BY.
was tho clutching Hand.
'wore telephone inspectors hat
coat and carried bag sluns By u
over bis shoulder. For once he
left on his inank. but. In place OF
y face was covered by n scragxy
beard. The dlagulae was eifec.
saw Kennedy and Miss dodge
SUNK unobtrusivnly against q
)ng. with his head turned away.
ching and chatting. they paused.
ben ho turned In the other dircc.
and. going up the steps Of tho
ee house. rang the bell.
Telephone inspector" he said In q
tone as Michael. In Jennings
= Tor the afternoon. opened tho
: accompanied the words with the
and Michael Admitted him.
Il happened, Aunt Josephine was
hairs In ElaIne's room. She was
ng fowers In vase on tho dress-
table Of her idoilzed niece. Moan.
le. Rusty, the collie. lay. half blink.
on the iloor.
Who Ia thls?" she asked. as MI.
pel led the bogus telephone inspcc.
Into the room
"a man from the telephone com.
py' he answered dcferentially.
|unt Josephine, unsophisticated. al.
|ed them 10 enter without a further
lstlon.
auickly. like u good workman.
lsehlng Hand went to the telephone
''Fpment and By dint OF keeping his
ger Oh tho hook and his back TO
~ Josephine succeeded In convey.
the Illusion that he was examining
70 sooner was the door shut than
clutching Hand hastily opened his
and from II drew a small powder
aging outfit. such as I have seen
. Tor spraying bug powder. lie
~ 'ook out a sort OF muzzle with
elastic band on II and slipped Il
y DIS head 30 that the muxzle pro.
'ed his nose aud mouth
70 seemed to work a sort OF pump
attachment and from tho nos.le of
spraying instrument blew out .
70 OF powder which he directed 1t
wall
'eahwhile. Michael. In the hallway.
guard TO see that no one bothered
c'u'ching Hand ut his work, was
'eome by curiosity to see what his
''er was doing, He opened the
little bit and gaxcd steaithily
,usn the crack into tho room.
M'cnins Hand was now spraying
'us close to the dressing table OF
ne ana was standing near the mir
ne stopped down TO examine the
Ihen, as he raised his head, he
pened 10 look into the mirror. In
\ could see the full reflection OF
aae' behind him, gazing into the
b.
ne scoundrel!" muttered Clutch.
hand, with represscd fury at the
oyery.
rose quickly aud shut on the
's'ns instrument, stufilng It into
"as. lie took n step or two toward
uoor' Michael drew back. fear.
I. pretending now to be on guard.
'u'eaihs Hand opened tho door
. sun wearing the muxxle. beck
70 Michael Michael could
y WY control his fears. !. hut he
~ e entering Eiaine's room after
. clu'ching HAND who locked the
sofe |, you watching met" demand
~ !. master criminal. with rage.
'Snael, trembling al over, shook
aeaa. For . moment Clutching
y looked him over disdainsully
e clumsy lie. a
.en no brutslly struck Miehael IN
'Hes' knocking him down. An un.