Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-03
TWENTY-FOURTH EPISODE
OF A

II Was q day or two after the es-
cape OF WI Fang and Inez. Kennedy
had Chase and another detective.
whom he frequently employed ON rou-
tine matters, at work over the clues
developed by his use OF the sphygmo-
graph. Elaine. anxious for news. had
dropped In Oh us at the laboratory
Just as Kennedy was hastily opening
his mail.
Craig came to a large letter with
an Official look, slit open the envelope.
and unfolded the letter. "Hurrah,
he cried. jumping up and thrusting
the letter before US. Read that"
Across the top of the paper were
embossed in blue the formidable
words:
United States Navy Department.
Washington. D. c.
The letter was interesting.
Professor Craig Kennedy:
The University, New York City.
Dear Sir-Your telautomatic torpe-
DO model was tested yesterday and !
take great pleasure in stating that II
vas entirely successful. There is no
doubt that the United States is safe
from attack as long as we retain its
secret. Very sincerely yours.
DANIEL WATERS,
Assistant Secretary.
When are We going To See the won
derful invention. Craig" | added as |
grssped his hand and. in return. he
almost broke the bones In mine wiring
Ing 1t.
AS soon as you WISH he replied.
moving over TO the safe near by and
opening II. Here's the only other
model In existence besides the model
sent to Washington"
He held up before US a c~igar-shaped
affair OF steel, about eight inches
long. with a tiny propeller and rudder
OF q size TO correspond. Above was a
series OF wires four or five inches in
length. which. he explained. were the
aerials by which the torpedo was con
trolled.
The principle OF the thing" he
went on proudly. lis hat | use wireless
waves TO actuate relays on the torpedo;
the relay releases il. That is, | send
q child with a message. the grown
man, through the relay. does the
work. So. you see. | can sit miles
away in safety and send my little Da-
vid out anywhere to strike down a
hage Goliath"
lie had scarcely finished his brief
description when there came a knock
~ the door. | answered IL. IL was
Chase and his assistant.
We've found the place on Pell
street" they reported excitedly. Its
No. IA. as you thought. We've left
an operative disguised as a blind beg
gar to watch the place
Half an hour later We turned into
Chinatown from the shadow of the
elevated railroad on Chatham square.
doing our best TO affect a Bowery
SLOUGH.
We had not gone far before we came
to the blind begsar. lie was sitting
by No. IA with a sign on his breast.
grinding industriously at a small
barrel organ before him on which
rested q tin cup. We passed him and
Kennedy took out a coin from his
pocket and dropped IL into the cup.
As he did so he thrust his hand into
the u and quickly tool out a piece
Of paper which he palmed.
The blind beggar thanked and
blessed us. and we lodged into a
doorway, where Kennedy opened the
paper and read: WI Fang one out"
We had scarcely mounted the stairs
to the den OF the Serpent when a SER
van in a back room. hearing a noise.
stuck his head in the door. Kennedy
and ! made a dash at him. and quick
iy foverpowered him. swapping he
bracelets on his wrists.
Watch him. Walter" directed Craig
as he made his way into the back
room.
In the devious plots and schemes
OF WI Fang, his nefarious work had
brought him into contact not only
with criminals OF the lowest order.
but with those high up in financial
and diplomatic circles.
Thus II happened that at such q
crisis as Kennedy had brought about
for him WI had suddenly been called
out OF the city and had received an
order from a group OF powerful for
eign agents known :~ecretly as the In
~telligence Office. to meet an ennis
sary at a certain rocky promontory
on the Connecticut shore Of Long U.s.