Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-26
TWeNTY.THIRD EPISODE


THE TELLTALE HEART.
Elaine had dropped In n afternoon
20 Gee Kennedy ut the laboratory.
Craig was working over a straight
backed chair which stood close to the
wall. On the arms were short straps.
apparently to fasten down the arms
Of the sitter.
A they chatted. Elaine watched
Craig c~uriously. examining the chair
and especially the left arm. on which
was placed q metal disk In such a
wsy that the wrist OF anyone sitting
In the chair could be strapped In con
tact with II. Finally Kennedy at
tsched q pair OF electric wires from
beneath the chair arm. connecting
with the disk. and running down one
OF the legs. thence through q crack
IN the floor to the back room OF the
laboratory.
what Ia it," asked Elaine. 1T
looks like q death chair"
Scarcely az bad as that" laughed
Kennedy. taking up a large clock
faced dial which had q single hand
evidently intended TO be swung around
BY some force through the graduated
scale on It's face. This Is the sphyg-
mograph-a scientific third degree"
he explained. indicating both the chair
and the dial. 1t reads a persons
thoughts and feelings through the
pressure OF the blood"
wal on my way from the Star Of
Gee when | happened to spy = .
In the crowd that seemed familiar. IL
was OF a Chinaman. and. although
could not just place him. ! knew that
I had seer him somewhere before. |
decided to play detective.
Not many minutes before. down In
that secret den in which the serpent
WI concocted his villainies. that wor-
thy had been at work again. tireless.
With subtle satisfaction. he had held
In his hand. which was carefully
gloved In rubber. a small glass tube.
perhaps three-Quarters OF an inch In
diameter.
III tuC tubG was - INV "
most priceless particle OF that strange
element. radium. For a moment WI
regarded II. then took up a hand
keYchief that lay before t'm. Already
he had ripped a stitch or two from
the seam In the hem He slipped the
little radium tube into the hem OF
the handkerchief.
Here" he said grufly to a servant
Take this letter and the other thing
to Inez. You know the address"
On uptown he went until he came
70 Q rather ordinary looking apart
ment house. He went In without dis
covering that I was following.
glanced about. No n Was watch
iug me. Then, TO be sure that !
would recognize the house. ! noted II
by marking a small cross with a pen
ell on the s%tonework OF the steps.
I did not know at the time. but
found out later that upstairs the mes
Oenger raped at a door which was
answered by a maid. a mulatto with q
marked gypsy cast Of features.
The maid opened the door into h
hallway and admitted the messenger.
Ines took the note and the lead case.
waving 10 the maid TO leave her.
Yhen she tore open the note and read:
shave her bind the Inelosed over
her eyes. " In place three minutes.
blindness will result In . few days"
sTell the master ! shall have II
done as he directs" she said to the
Chinaman as she followed him to the
door.
Inez turned and went into the back
ROOM. her boudoir. where the maid
was waiting. She brought out from
closet a rather gaudy yellow dress.
tambourine. a headdress and some
other materials.
snow. I want you TO put this on"
abe instructed the maid. Here in
this box I have a handkerchief which
want OF 10 use. Tie II over her
eyss and keep II there-three min
utss Il least: longer II you can"
As I looked at the house outside II
Immediately occurred to me 10 let
Craig know what had happened. and
sought the nearest telephone booth
and called the laboratory. Elaine
had Just gone when | called up. and
told my story OF having seen and
tvailed the messenger and marked the
bosse.
~ I turned away at my end OF the
liue Kennedy FASTENED TO join me. !
returned to the apartment. bent on
carrying out Craig's orders. To my
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