Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-30

peared. Tie came stealthily through
that window, which he had opened A
momen he hesitated. seeing Elaine
asleep. Then he tiptoed over 70 the
bed. let Us say. and for a moment
looked at her. sleeping
A second later he had thrust his
hand into his pocket anu had taken out
a small glass bulb with a long thin
neck. That was ethyl chloride
drug which produces a quick anesthe
STA. But il lasts only a minute or two.
That was enough AZ h. broke the
glass neck III the bulb-letting tho
pieces fall on the floor near the bed
he showed the thing under Elaine's
face, turning his own head away and
holding a handkerchief over his "
nose. The mere heat OF his hand Il
enough to cause the ethyl chloride t0
spray out and overcome her instantly.
lie steps away from her a moment and
replaces the now empty vial in his
pocket.
Then he took a box from his pocket.
opened IL. There must have been a
syringe and a bottle Of scopolamin
Where they came from | 90 not know.
but perhaps from some hospital. !
shah have 10 find that out later tie
went ~ Elaine. quickly iabblug the
needle. with no resistance from her
now. Slowly h. replaced the bottle
and the needle In his pocket ie
could not have been ia any hurry low.
for il takes time for the drug 70
work"
Kennedy paused. Had We known nj
the time. Michagl-he 81 "A sinister
face-must have been I'm the hallway
hat night. careful that no o. say
him. a tap NJ the door and the
"Clutching Hand must have beckOncd
him y moments parley and they sep
arated-"Clutching Hand going back
g. Elaine. who was now under the In
furnCe Of the second drug.
our criminal resumed Kennedy
thcughtMlly. may have shaken
Elaine. She did not answer Then he
may have partly revived her. she
must have been startled. 'Clutching
Hand. perhaps. was half %crouchlug.
with a big ugly blue steel revolver
ievtled fun IN her face
lone word aud l shoot, h. prob.
ably cried Get up
Trembling. she must have done 80.
Your slippers and a kimono. a.
would naturally have ordered she
put them on mechanically. Then he
must have ordered her w I'D out OF
the door and down the stairs. Clutch
ing Hand must have followed. aud an
he did SO he would have cautiously put
Out the lights"
We We're following. %spellbound. Ken
nedy's graphic constitution wy what
must have happened Evidently he
had struck close I'd the truth ElaiHes
eyes We're closed Gently Kennedy led
her along NOW. Miss Dodge. Dr. fn-
~couraged. 'try-try hard to reoollect
just what II was that happened last
night-eyerything."
AZ Kennedy paused after this quick
recital. she seemed ID trpmbie nm over
Slowly d began to speak We stood
awestruck. Kennedy had been HEht'
The girl was now living over asain
those minutes that had been forgot
ten blotted ont Is the drug.
And i Was aI real 70 her. too-tcr-
ribly real. She vas speaking. plainly
IN terror.
II see a man-Oh. such IN figure
with u mask FIr holds n rnn bon my
face-ho threatens me I put on my
kimOno and slippers. m he tells me.
! am IN a daze. I know what ! am
doing-and / don't know. II go out
with him. downstairs. into the library
Elaine shuddered again at nv recul
lection "Urhi The room IN dark.
the room where hc hilled INV father
Moonlight uutsid. ims in. This
masked man aud C me in. lie
switches On the liz o..
Go 70 The safe, A. says. and I
do 1.-THE new safe. you know. DO
you know the combination hy asks
me. Yes. ! reply. too frightened to
say no.
open m then. hr says, waving that
awful revolver closer do Hast
ily h. rummaRes through II. throwing
papers here and there. But he seems
not 10 find what ~ ~ after ana turns
away. swearing fcartully.
Hang ~ ht cries at me. Where
else did your father keep papers, n
point in desperation no the desk lie
takes one last look M the safe. shOvcs
all the papers H. has strewn on the
floor back again ana slams the safe
shut.
Now, come on. Nv says. indicating
with the gun that he wants me a. fol-
low him away from The safe. All the
desk he repeats the search. But h.
finds nothing. Almost ! think h il
about to kill me. Where else d,d your
father keep papers? IT, Kisses hercely,
still threatening me with the gun.
II am too frightened to speak But
al last | am able 10 say. II don't
knowl' Again he threatens me. a.
God In my judge I CRY. il don. know.
Ii Is fearful VIII he shoot me?
Thank heaven At last H. believes
me. But such a look u foiled fury I
have never seen on any human face
before.