The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-04
TWENTIETH EPISODE


ment, hidden behind the squalid and
balconied exterior of a Chinatown
tenement. Before him were a glass
dish and bottle, which contained sew
eral sticks of phosphorus immersed in
water, and a small capillary glass
tube.
For a moment, however, he had laid
aside the strange paraphernalia and
was writing note. AS he finished he
tapped bell and silently a Chinese
servant appeared in answer.
Take this letter to that white wom-
IN, Inez," directed WI, adding, "Give
1t to her yourself-and if she is there.
return with her"
The servant bowed and WI returned
to work on the curious machine he
was devising.
He had completed his labors when
his trusted lieutenant, Long Sin, en-
tered.
For what did the master summon
me?" asked Long Sin, deferentially.
Come here" beckoned WI. Behold
this"
With pair of tweeZers he seized a
small stick of the phosphorus under
water and slowly brought it to the sur
face. Almost instantly the dangerous
element burst into flame, giving off a
dense white smoke.
Here have capillary tube, as the
white devils call it in their science, "
went on WI, pointing out the glass
tube. by carefully bending it and ar
ranging the outlet of the water 1 can
set a fire anywhere at any time
choose"
Even while he was showing the
devilish invention to Long Sin, his ser
want had sought the deliberately fur
nished apartment of the white woman
to whom the note had been addressed
She was an attractive young WON
an, known as Innocent Inez. Except
for a certain coarseness, she strongly
resembled Elaine, both in features and
figure.
Inez turned languidly as her colored
maid ushered in the servant of WI
took the note and read it with inter
est.
Wait" she said with a sudden &C
cession of energy, nodding at the same
time to her negro maid to bring hel
hat and coat. 81 will go with you"
Thus a few minutes later Inez en-
tered the secret den of WI Fang.
"Ah-this is the young woman" in
troduced WI to Long Sin.
Carefully planning each detail dowr
to the smallest possibility of error, WI
Fang and Long Sin completed thei1
arrangements and, finally, with Ines
n or
automobile was waiting at the curb
while not far away two toughs from
the neighborhood stood.
AS the Cinnamon and the woman
came out WI beckoned to the waiting
roughnecks. "Come-get in-lively,'
he ordered.
They climbed into the car and the
five criminals whirled rapidly uptown
-
Kennedy had often been amused al
my never having a match when
needed it, and it had occurred to hin
to devise a very novel cigarette light
er for my benefit.
1t was simple enough, consisting o.
a small battery connected by small
wires to one of a pair of cuff links
One link had in it's face a very fine
WIRE only fraction of an inch long
To the link Craig had soldered the
wires from the battery and arranged
them SO that they ran up under hiI
coat sleeve through the armhole of the
vest to the battery, which he carried
in his vest pocket.
He had just completed his worl
when he heard me coming and hastil!
drew on his coat.
We'll, what's new?" 1 greeted.
Nothing in particular" he replied
Have a cigarette?"
He handed his cigarette case to m,
and took one. Then, unsuspecting
began to search my pockets for
match, but, as usual, could not fin'
one.
At last, half mockingly, he lighte
his cigarette apparently on his cui
link.
What new-fangIed sort of thing
that?" l asked in surprise.
II thought it might amuse you" b
smiled. explaining the arrangement a
he opened his vest and showed m
how he made the electric connectio
by a mere pressure of his arm. 'I'
give it to you some day"
Naturally l was delighted by til
novelty of the thing
Elaine was reading to Aunt Jos
phine in the library when, not Ion
after Wu's car slid out of the maze {
streets of Chinatown, it stopped fe
blocks below the Dodge house. Wit
Long Sin, WI got out and assiste
Inez out.
Walk up the avenue-you know ii
house." he directed Inez; then, tur
ing to the roughs inside the car. ad
ed: You will calculate to catch I
with her directly In front of the hous
After that, meet us just below, arour
the corner"
WI and Long Sin quickly wake
downtown again, while Inez went {
up, followed shortly by the car vii
the two toughs.
Elaine had just finished the boo
and laid it down.
Suddenly, almost underneath the
,brary window, she heard agonizir
screams OF sHelpl Helpl'
An instant later Jennings can
rushing into the library from the ha
and threw open the window to Loo
spnt.
Inez had been Just about to pass q