Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-10-08

novelty OF the thing.
Elaine was reading to Aunt Jose
phine in the library when, not long
after Wu's car slid out of the maze of
streets of Chinatown. IL stopped few
blocks below the Dodge house. With
Long Sin, WI got out and assisted
Inez out.
Walk up the avenue--you know the
house." he directed Inez; then, turn
ing to the roughs inside the car. add
ed: "You will calculate to catch up
with her directly in front of the house.
After that. meet us just below, around
the corner"
WI and Long Sin quickly walked
downtown again, while Inez went on
up, followed shortly by the car with
| the two toughs.
Elaine had just finished the book
and laid II down.
Suddenly almost underneath the IL
brary window, she heard agonizing
screams OF Help! Help!"
An instant later Jennings came
rushing into the library from the hall
and threw open the window to look
out.
Inez had been Just about to pass the
house when Wu's car drove up and
stopped. without warming apparent
ly, two toughs had leaped out and
seized her.
"Oh, they're trying to kidnap that
poor girl" cried Elaine. remember.
ing her own terrible experience.
Jennings was out of the door in a
moment followed by Elaine and Aunt
Josephine in a great state OF excite.
ment.
But the moment the toughs saw aid
coming from the Dodge house they
ran to the car as II thoroughly fright
ened and drove away as swiftly as
they had come, while Inez sank down
on the sidewalk. seemingly overcome.
take her into the house, jennings
directed Elaine, soothing Inez, who
by this time had faxed a perfectly
convincing case Of Mysteries.
In the library, where she was placed
in an easy chair, Elaine. her aunt
Marie and Jennings gathered about
while between smelling salts and col,
water Inez. weeping and trembling
like the good actress that she was
managed to tell pitiful story of how
she was just poor lady's maid whit
had lost her position and now wa
pursued on the streets by whit,
slavers.
"Oh. please, miss, may ! stay her,
while till feel better?" she pleaded
"Oh-if I could only work for you ant
the kind lady who Is like a mother,
she sobbed. turning from Elaine 4
her aunt.
II was touching story, and
reached the hearts 1t was intende,
for.
Don't worry; I'll see you througl
this affair."" nodded Elaine, wipin
away the girls tears and smilin
bravely at her Take her upstairs
Marie. She can find plenty to do 4
this big house, Pm sure"
Even while Inez was looking he
thanks from her swollen teary eye:
already the car containing the tough
had drawn up around the lower col
ner, and wa and Long Sin had take
the places of the thugs.
Everything worked fine, master,
! reported the gunner.
had gone over to the apartment
l after Kennedy had perpetrated hi
!, little Joke with the new cigarett
| %
tiers waiting for him.
4 Having nothing better to do, decit
J ed to go back to the laboratory, wher
/ left him at work, and take along tn
mail in case there might be somethfn
2 important In 1t for him.
!. He opened one or two letters, the
came to one which had laid on hi
I desk in a plain envelope, addresse
l evidently In a disguised hand. II
4 tore 1t open and read 1t with scow
: "Well, Walter, what do you thin
of that?" he remarked. tossing It owe
4 to me.
i | read It In establishment:
J. Another attempt lie about to.
Q made to kIdnap Elaine Dodge.
!. A FRIEND.
looked at him and shook my hea
d blankly, while Craig took up the tell
s phone and called the Dodge house.
e mo one answers" he muttere'
d working the telephone hook up an
down, but I'm sure someone too
k OF that receiver over there and II
y tened in. Operator-will you rim
that number again?"
Unable TO get any reply oyer II
I. Dodge telephone, Kennedy thought
moment, then scrawled in his familis
e hand on the bottom OF the anonymol
!, note, sealed IT in another envelope d
a rected to Elaine. and called messe
q ger.
Inez. meanwhile, had TRANSFORMS
d herself into a full-fedged maid, loo
n ing very pretty In her neat cap ar
apron, and making herself useful In
Is hundred ways about the Dodge hous
Without being obtrusiye she WI
e seldom out OF hearing OF the tel
IL 1hone however, and II happened tn