The Monticellonian., 1915-06-17

| there came knock at the door and opened it hurriedly. There was mes senger boy who handed me a note. tore it open. It was from Kennedy and read: 'T shall probably be away !, for two or three days. Call up Elaine and tell her to beware of a certain Madame Savetsky.
 was still puzzling over the note !, and was just about to call up Elaine when the speaking tybe was blown and to my surprise l found that it was Aunt Josephine who had called.
 Where is MT. Kennedy" she asked greatly agitated
 He has gone away for few days, I replied blankly. sIs there anything I can do?"
 She was very excited and hastily re lated what had happened at the parlor of the medium.
 What was her name?" I cried anx- iously.
 Madame Savetsky," she replied, to my surprise.
 Astounded. I picked up Craig's note from the desk and handed it to her without word She read it with 1 breathless eagerness.
 Come back there with me, please, D 1 she begged, almost frantic with fear now. Something terrible may have happened
 
 Aunt Josephine had hardly left Sa- afcIyY -bo, Ja0 J
 Suddenly, from the mysterious shad- ows of the cabinet, there appeared the spirit of Long Sin, whose death Elaine still believed she had caused when Adventures Mary had lured her to the apartment.
 Elaine was trembling with fear at the apparition.
 As before, a strange voice sounded in the depths of the cabinet and again message was heard, in low, solemn tones.
 q am Keka, and I have with me Long Sin. His blood cries for ven geance."
 Elaine was overcome with horror at the words.
 Then a dim, ghostly figure. appar- ently that of Long Sin. appeared.
 With arms outstretched, the figure glided from the cabinet and approached Elaine. She shrank back farther in fright, too mortified even to scream. At the same moment, the medium drew vapor pistol from her dress, and. as the ghost of Long Sin leaped at Elaine, Sayetsky darted forward and shot a stream of vapor full In Bennett's face
 Bennett dropped unconscious, the lights in the darkened room flashed up, and several of the men of the Clutching Hand rushed in.
 Quickly the fireplace was turned on it's cleverly constructed hinges, re- vealing the hidden passage.
 Before any effective resistance could be made, Elaine and Bennett were hustled through the passage. securely bound, and placed on divan in a curtained chamber back of the altar of the devil worshipers
 
 It was at that moment that I, little dreaming of what had been taking place, arrived with Aunt Josephine at the house of the medium.
 She answered my ring and admitted us. To our surprise. the seance room was empty.
 Where is the young lady who was here?" asked.
 J,,c ct left few minutes ago. the medium explained. as we looked about. happened to notice torn handker- chief lying on the floor It flashed over me that perhaps it might afford clue.
 AS I passed it. purposely dropped my soft hat over it and picked up the hat securing the handkerchief with out attracting Savetsky's attention.
 Aunt Josephine was keen now for returning home to find out whether Elaine was there or not. No sooner had she entered the car and driven off than I examined the handkerchief. It was torn. as If it had been crushed in the hand during struggle and wrenched away. I looked closer. In the corner was the initial "E.
 That was enough. Without losing another precious moment 1 hurried around to the nearest police station,
 The sergeant detailed several roundsmen and man in plain clothes, and together we returned to the house. laying a careful plan to surround it secretly, while the plainclothes man and I obtained admittance.
 
 Meanwhile. the Chinese devil wor- shipers had again gathered in their cursed temple and Long Sin, in his priestly robe, appeared on the dais.
 The worshipers kotowed rever- ently to him. while at the back again stood the aged Chinaman patiently turning his prayer wheel.
 Two braziers, or smoke pots, had been placed on the dais one of which Long Sin touched with stick. caus- ing 1t to burst out into dense fumes.
 Standing before them, he chanted in nasal tones. "The white consort of the great Ksing Chau has been found. It is his will that she now be made his"
 As he finished intoning the message, Long Sin signaled to two young China men to go into the anteroom. A mo- ment later they returned with Elaine.
 Frightened though she was, Elaine made no attempt to struggle, even