The Oriental Progress (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 16, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ORIENTAL V MOO UK **
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The Exploits of Elaine
A IWircti** Novel Mid • Mi«ioo Pkmrr Pfima
By ARllU R B REEVE I #
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taniiy.
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ran <#r
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THIRTEENTH EPISODE
the DEVIL W0B5N.PIHS
Klainr »** •>-*ip*t 'n >
room «i*h tunt J-**#r’hi»"* on* »'’*r
«c»or.. »h«*n her ta»?*r IVrrv l*rn
»etl dro|t|*ed !n unp*i'prf«**l!r
H# ka.! k*rJ!v «reri**d Ikrm
th# kullrr J^nnm**
tanner aunmine***! ihat Aunt
> «ant* d on the trie
In ik# penirr of n 4#«u>u* and *md
ttig **». quit# unknown to nil #*»#!»*
th«*## a ho kn#« Ik# Inner re.»t *err#i»
of tk# » fcine.# <juan*r nt»d »»r# un-
known to th# t*4lc# ikere w»* a dingy
tenement hi>u»a. apfatently inhahited
ky tiard working Cfctnawen, hut tn re*
gtlty tha headouartera of tk# notort
t>u* dettl »or«h!per*. * a#rt ol »ai*n
tt hat na* Mr nam#?- I rrt#4 an»*
tou*tr
Madam# iat#taky." aka refltad to
my iiiykM
Astounded I picked op t'falg # note
n»t*ud a#4 M* M4r «*••*< *•
nm* a«*4 *k*U M «n# «a*nat »> M*l
< k«« lw««r and #*•*
WHf raihMM 4.»*Hrt lM
t«i« >!§!• Mil* #t«fy irf4ii#*Hi ”
caNiwti fad p*»»**«ing ik*
of k”*ia»
A* ua* all aec«md m M «n readme*#
•MUM Mr “ or4*r»4 l#»M 4ln In
tarnl r%laeaa in iM It# ntimdaBU,
aa k# appen*. had Mr
t*»ag UK held in kta k.nd a amatk
prnfuaaty 4ac«r*t*d pH from #k • n
inok# a a* ear apmg ka k# ap
prtmrktNf k* pa*ae*| ikl* »«-repiart* un
der Mr n«»*a one#, tale#, Ikr*# «tm#a
ilraduatty Ittnin# fait lai« nn«»n
*otr> i*ne#*
• •••••*
Mkita EUm* fartn# d*a'k '»
tka pon*r of III# d#*tl noraktpera I
had rearh#d Ik# h«»u*# of 4at#iafcy
neat door nlth lM polite and 'k#
place had keen «<ileilf aurmunded
With th* ptatneMbea man a dar'n*
and inietUgent felton. I »rtt to ih#
!E£T"' — "“***
• I niuet go Into a Iran*.# again to grt treathle** eagrrne**
!!.•• r. plied th# tuamua'tng sU.etahj
and if v>a >'k# 1 tan try tt at onto
pro*ided «e can h# t«:l al*>n# long
enough '
!*.*(. d in her chair. u># medium
What ran I do for you*" a»k#d lha
atme*. oageniww , -1 ^..m. admlmng ua
t om# hack there nttb m* . „M fr„Bd - , parteted. la In
»k# hedged a!t»o*t frantic with !••»’
now. Something larrthl# may ka»e
h»p?*ened "
Ut* Mnned r*«n tn tk# t'r!r*tial etc | muttered wildly tor * few moment*.
rolled her eye# and with «>»• «on
*ul»l*e ir.i»*eu»rnt* pretended to g*- IK
u> » trance.
Jt.de aud Aunt Jn*ephlK# and H#r.-
• hen
in hi* u*ual tm-
pa**ive
Jc**eph!re
The follower* of the cult comrrtted
#<*ire of the ne»t danger***!* t'hinrte
criminal#, thug* *nd *»*a»*m* be
drawing j *ije« * r.umler of dacgeivu* «hjrac
ter* who hr’.* aged «*' 'arh’d* fhlte** j urtt. Who had yu*l com* in. entered
**H-ret aocletlea. At the head of thi*
•ortniiUhl# organisation w>« 1 **ng S»n j Sa*et*k>
tve high pr!e*t of the devil god. and
l.or.g Sin k*d. a* w * know already
lot red force * with th<* r.oforlou#
Clutching Hand
The rrw'tn tn which the cncatny rtf
No**oore- • e-c KU re and Henjictt | of the devil worwhlper* were conduct-
tunur.g to h.sn n
told me that if 1
> up Kennedy and pul mv
« 1 would find the Clutch-
I don : know what to think
rd • o* a Targe aiarttr.ent decorated In
0hlne*e *t>le w‘th highly colored per
I dreamed that father tra.t* cf *cme cf the d***U dettle* and
costly #t!kcn hanging* PeMde a large
dat* depended a huge < hire*e gong
t'n the data itself stood, o- r.vther
sat an ugly figure covered w th some
son cf metallic rlatire •'
eeetued to be the mummv of a i h:na
roan covered with gold lea'
Into thla ro*'tn can-.c long Stn rt
t’.re\l in sr. elaborate si’.kcr. r*'be
advanced and kotowed before
dais ** .th its strange ftgur*-
down ar. offering before it
This performance was w-
twenty cr thirty Chinamen
n tve rear cf the room.
alone than K a
claimed
• 1-as: night
rams to me ar.d
would giv
trust In v
ing Hard
of It
Bennett who had been l-stening In-
tently. moved* over nearer to E a’.tte
and ber.t over her
•’Klaine ' he said ir. a low tone, his
remarkable eyes locking straight tr..o
her car. you must kr.cw that 1 love
you Then give roe the right to rr>
iect you It w»s y our father s dearest
wish 1 believe, that we should marry.
Let me share your dangers aud 1
ew ear that six>ner cr later there will
be an er.d to the Clutching Hand
Give me your answer, Elaine.’7 he
urged and make me the happiest
mar. in all the world
Elaine listened, ar.d not unsympa-
thetically. as •Bennett continued to
plead for brr answe*
• Wait a little while—until tomor-
row ~ she replied Snally.
'I^et !t be r.» you wish, then
agreed Fenr.ett quietly.
He took her hard ar.d kissed it pa
aioaately
Aunt Josrph n# had hardly left 't*
vet»k> «brti the trance w** resumed
S lddecl). from the tnywirriou* »had
________ i ow* «.f the cabin*t, there appealed the
S iddrttly th# curtain# war# pulled spirit of Long Kin. who*# death
Elaine still believed *h# kad caused
When Adventure*# Mary had lured her
to the apartment.
Elaine *i< tremkllnc with f*-ar at
the apparition
As before a *trar.ge voice sounded
in th* depth* of the cabinet and again
a message was heard, in low. solemn
tone*
-1 am Keka and 1 have with me
lfi* blood *r:«s for ven-
great hu*ine«# frouhle Can your r*»n
trulltng apirtt gi*» *'i«* aJ*‘<><'*'
davetaky m to work t’feparing th#
room for a *eanc# A# ah# »o*#d o»#f
<4 lea* Bm a»l#*4aaia •#<
• if*# a 4#wa IM *4M* #H4 A M-*
K#m*4i ~ *-4 Maw a
Mi a#u ,k* •r'*r,«*4 •**
S# *Me.u.V. . «*e#«*l«d *•
Af.d Mtklgg Ike 4«•*«*
^rnggrTI waa el 111 Il'M «• ,fc- **"*r
HIM f U>ua4 MBA a »•« 4#H '#«•
•i.k • « AiaaA# kail# wkt*A M had
picked up K*#a*4» »wI#m*4 bun
At IM earn, nm# I klA«^h
in mg i# bailer 4*»w“ «M 4#of B*«»
aedi a la.« bulwark l« *#• »•*>•**
4ad»r «Mir r*pea'*< .
,*••••
Mbit* K#na#4y #*• l^#* M*i*f4
Ay Ik# 4**ll w«*»hlp*»W * ,to* •**"
route several p*»Hceie#K m'A <*,^'‘***
gathered m «k. a^Ac* »**«.»
beat d«^. when lUtei.Ay w.. held a
dellaat and »«*• pnaoner
I bad di**ove»#4 ik* bell and taking
• hat a* a gu»4e. I *iatt*4 I# «rac# the
course „f a wlr# which raA al«eg*ida
To tk# freplace I Hared iM MU
and. m pulling «■« «»*• «,r»- 1
p,r#«Ki a secret .pnnf "»o my am./#-
merit the W hoi# Hr*pl»c# a»ur.g out
of *ifbt and dtacl**e*d a a#* r»t p*M»-
teg* »ay
I looked through It.
It wa* almost at that precis# Instant
that the door *>t I he atttsroom burst
----- in.
to the w :n l *» to
purdrntheXdewUpeo and the Chinamen swarm-d
Z3&
"I cau do notiung h*re escialtneu
starting up end looking
about severely You must come to
my seance chamber where »» *ha*l
pot be Interrupt-d
l will, said Elaine, veved at the
intrusion at that moment. 1 must
ha*e that message— I must
What * all this. Elaine f
Aunt Josephine.
Hurriedly. Ela-ne poured forth to
her sunt and Bennett the story cf the
medium* visit and the promised mes-
sage frem her father in
** orid
demanded I Ixmg K:n.
j grance '*
Elaine was overcome with berrer at
he word*
Then a dim. gho«t1v flgr.re appar
tbe other emly that of Ix*ng Kin. appeared
With arms outstretched the fir ire
Aunt Josephine, who was not one j glided from the cabinet ar.d a;proached
He
the
a-,d laid
o«?ed by
b.o knelt
At the same time an ae«><i Chinaman e
easily to be imposed on. strongly ob
j«*t*d to Elaines prot-osal to accoiu
t*a:.y Kavetsky to the s*aace chamber
but Elame would not be denied.
"It n :ght be safe for Elaine to go.
Bennett finally suggested to Aunt Jo-
sephine. "it you and 1 accompanied
her.’’
y few- moments later, in the IVdge
car. Elaine, the medium and her two
ts started for the Chinese quar-
fr.tered the
SCO.
I ti n?
carrying * prayer wheel
;'aoe *r.d. after prostrating hire#*- ........
| cevv'titly. plavN-d the machine on a i At (he house the medium opened the
! sort of low stool or taN'orette and i door her key ar.d ushered in her
; began turning it slowly, muttering, j throe visitors.
A few moments later Long Sin. »ho | Entering the room, the medium ft
: w.vd been bow ing before the metallic j c!;ci. prepared for the sear.-e by pull-
I figure in deepest reverence, suddenly in? down the window- shades
I sprang to bis feet. His glared eve and j fud(ien'.y aa indistinct face was seen
..! excited manner indicated that be had JO ^ p^j-mg through the bia^k cur
received a message from the lips
the strange god
tains. A vetce. deep, sepulchral, was
j The worshipers who bad prostrated ^ ^ ^
themselves, in awe at the sight of their j ^ j ^
As instant later Atnt Josephine re hi?h pr1e#t ln ur.holy frenxy. all J
turned. Elaine, unstrung by what
had happen-'#, excused herself and
went fnto the library
Involuntarily
* A 1 u * * I
their feet ar.d crowded Tor-1 room
heard in slow and solemn tones.
I an Eeko—the spirit of Taylor
ill g.ve no ctessage ur.ttl
named Josephine leaves the
rose to
w ard.
Long Kin struck several blows
her mind traveled j ^ nfCUn4iDg gong and then
his voice in solemn tones
"Ksing Chau, the Terrible, demands
a consort. She is to be foreign—fair
of face and with go.den hatr
back ever the rapid succession of
events of the p*G weeks ar.d
the part that she had thought, s:
least Kennedy had come to p;ay tn
her life
f Then she thought of their recent
misunderstand.ug M^ht there not; kdj0.njn|. house, the Clutching Hand'
be some s.mc’.e explanation of it.
er all. which she had m.ssedf
should she do
At the same time, in a room of the j
No sooner tad the words beer, at-
lered than th© medium ^rith.Lg
out of her trance.
What happened?- she a.-ked lock-
ing at Elaine
Elaine reported the spin: s words.
• We can get nothing if your a nt
stays here. Kavetsky added, tr.s st g
Elslr.e She shrank back farther
■n fright, too horrified even to scream
At the same moment, the medium
drew a vapor pistol from her dress,
and. a* the ghost of I-org Kin leaped
:,t Fi;a‘.r*\ Kavetsky darted forward
ard shot a stream of vapor full In
••er.net* s face
Bennett dropped unconscious. tb»
lights in the darkened room fashed
up and several of Abe men of the
■''itching Har.d rushed in
Quick’* the fireplace was turred or.
ts cleverly constructed hinges re-
vealing the hidden passage
Before any effective resistance could
be made Elaine and Bennett were
hustled through th- passage securely
bound, and placed on a divan in a
curtained chamber hack of the altar
cf the devil worshipers
,.*••••
. Tt was a- that moment that 1 little
j dreaming of what had beer -aking
I place, arrived with Aunt Josephine a.
the house of the medium
1 Ste answered my ring and admitted
us To our surpnse. the seance room
was empty
E'a.re Is Forced to
Ketc**. to tre Gruesome Metallic F-gure.
urged on by the insane exhortations of
she must have caught sight of one or _
had incau- . Long Km.
T4> my utter amatemenh * recog-
two of ihe poi^emen vflo
tiously exposed themse.ves from the
hiding Place in which I had disposed |
them before v e entered At an.- ra.e.
Ka vets ay did not lose a ?ot of her re-
markable composure.
In sorry" she remarked merely,
but I m afraid my control is weak
und rar.net work today."
She took a step toward the door.
he-e
t?t’! himself wraa busily engaged in rnak-
W’bat the elaborate preparatlora
K.r some nefarious scheme which bis
V a* V. V
She solved tie problem by taking ftrti]e mind had evolved
cp the telephone and asking fer Ken-
cedv s r..mber
.......
1 was charting wnh Craig in his
laboratory and a: the same time
• ts watching h'm in his experimental
work Just as a cwll came on the tele-
phone. he #** pouring some nitro-
tvcrochloriv acid into a test tube to
complete a reaction.
The telephone tinkled and he laid
up as a
The room tad been fitted
medium's seance parlor.
Two of the Clutching Hands most,
trusted confederates and a hard .aced ,
j woman of middle age. dressed in piain ;
black, were putting the finishing-
iouches to this apartment, when their
chief entered- {
Clutching Hand gaued about the .
room, now and then giving an order
or two to make more effective * '*
dc»n the bottle of acid os his desk #^l;jCr for the pur;>ose which he had
while he moved a fe» steps to answer j
the call
Whoever the speaker wis. Craig j
ee-emed deeply interested, and. cot
knowing who »is talking on the wire.
I was eager to '.earn whether it »as
anyone connected with the case o.
the Clatching Hand
-Tee. this is Mr Kennedy." 1 heard
CTatg say
i moved over toward him and whis-
pered eagerly. "1* there anything
xsewT"
A little impatient at be.r.g interrupt
ed Kennedv waved me off It oc-
curred to me that he might need a
fmc and pencil to make a note o.
some information, and 1 reached over
the desk for them.
As I C.e so my arm tnadvertec'lv
struck the bottle of acid, knocking
ever oc the top of the o#ek ts c-oa-
Te«ts streamed out satcratmg the .e.e-
p.boce wires bef.vre 1 could prevent it
■Ju tryJig to right the bottie ir.y bar..
came In oon*'act w th the acid wh;rh
Au-tec lik* liquid fire, and 1 cned out
|c pain
Craig hastily ad do»^ the re-
ceiwe- seined me and rushed me to
tb# Mok cf the Tsbcratory. where he
4r#rcheu tcy hand with a net train
twe ncnld _
He bound w? the wound* causes. .
the Acid, which proved to he » gfct.
wftee all a*« :be* reiamoi to the te.e
ia mind.
Einaiiy he nodded in approv*} and j»
i stepped ever to the fireplace where;
i iogs were burning brightly in a grate.
Pressing a sprug in the mintelpie-ce
1 the master criminal effected an instant ^
tFwssformadon. Th# logs m tn* fire-
place. sull burning d^appeared ixme-
, diately through the bottom of the br.ck
j tiling and a metal sheet covered thetn
i An aperture opened at the pack, as if
by magic-
Throagh this op^-nirg Clutching
j Hand cade his way quickly and dis-
appeared
i Emerging on the other s ee of the
t peculiar fireplace, * iutchmg Hand
I pushed asice a curtain which barred
the way and locked into the Chinese
1 temple, taking up a positron behind
Use metafile figure on the dais
YY-v-e-e i« the voting Hdv who w ts j motioning ua to '«^ N^,her ^ ”
" here ts tee young i-u. ac* attention to the h-m. but re-
-e- I asked. m&med ’ seated as we had been be-
fore
Almost before I knew what she w8S
doing, she made a dash for something
in the corner of the room. It was
time for open action, and 1 seised her
quickly.
My detective was on his feet
instanY.
* m take care o? her." he ground
cot. seined her wrists tn his viselike
grasp. "Ton give the s.-gnsi
I rushed to the window, threw tip
M i* r»odce gnd the gentleman ,'ust
leH & few minutes ago." the medium
explained a# we locked aboiw
1 happened to notice atom handke--
: chief lying on the fioor Tt fashed
over me that perhaps it might alford
a clue
As T passed it. ! purposely dropped
my soft bat over it ard picked up the
hat securing the handkerchief with-
out attracting Kavetsky s attention
Aunt Josephine wss keen r.ow fo-
retaming heme to find out whether
Elaine was th*re or not. No sooner
had she ecered th- car and driven off.
than T examined the handkerchief -t
w-as tom *# if it had b-en crashed is
the hand during a struggle ar.d
wrenched awav I locked closer -a
the comer w as the Initial E
Tha* was enough Without :as.ng
another pr-cicns moment 1 hurried
around to the nearest police station.
The sergeant detailed several . ^
roundsmen and a man in plain clothes. ,
anc -oge'ber we returned to the bc-us®
i laving a careful plan to surround it
secretly, while riie plainclothes man
‘and I obtained admittance
in an
In the first onslaught Craig shot one
Chinaman dead, then closed with the
others, slashing righ- and left with the
Chinese knife he had picked up
Bennett came to Ms aid. but was
immediately overcome by two China-
men, who evidently had been detailed
for tfcet pnrpoae.
Meanwhile Kennedy and the others
w ere engaged in a terrible iife and
death struggle.
Finally. Long Sin. seizing a large-
wall-hanging, leaped upon K-nnedy
from the back and threw it over his
head, almost suffocating him.
It was just as the Chinese was about
to overpow er him that I led the p»o-
isce and detectives through the pa#-
sagewsy of the fireplace.
It was a glorious Cght that followed.
But Long Sin and his Chinamen were
no match for the police and were soon
completely routed, the police striking
-!ng turned ^ously in all directions and clearing
euain toward the room
YVitb a sudden accession of desper- I
s-e strength Saretsky broke away
from the plainclothes man tnd aga.n
attempted to get at something con-
cealed on the walL I had tamed jast
iB hid'? mind" j nett. Still not comprehending just
the room
Instantly Kennedy thought of the
fair object of all this melee. He
! rushed to the divan on which he had
! placed Elaine.
As she opened her eyes for an in-
i start she gated at Craig, then at Ben-
*3d 'r^.rrv^.r^ l what had happened, she gave her hand
As the detective took her aga.^ **rd lifted her to her
isted her arm until she cned out n“ju:
in pain. 1 hastily investigated the wall.
She had eridenriy been attempting to
press a button that rang a concealed
MIL
YCh»: did it nea?
E a -e I* e=
oer Fassajs ia
t-e H14-
F -er are
Meanwhile, the Chinese devil *w‘
shipers had aca‘n ga'hefed in tMtr
cursed temple ard Long Sin. h.s
jkriestly rcbe arpeare-d on the da s
The worshipers ketewed rever-
ently to him while at the bark aga n
stcod the axed China man patiently
-arrrig his p-ayer *h“'
Eiaiue now completely unconscious,
was being held by the Chinamen.
whJe her arts was smeared with
sticky, black material from the caul-
drc*B of Lagsc Si-.
Suddenly the aged Chinaman wi-h
,ve grayer wheel stopped his Inces-
v«r.- irtfcus turning and. rising, held
Bennett lifted her to her
feet ar.d slowly assisted her as she
tried to walk away.
Kennedy watched them, more stupe-
fied than if he had been struck over
the head by Long Sin.
• ••••••
Police and detectives were now tak-
ing the captured Chinamen away, as
Bennett, his arm about Elaine, led her
gently out.
A young detective bad slipped the
bracelets ever l.ong Kin's wrist, and I
was standing bes-ide him.
Kennedy, in a daze at the eight ot
Eia-ne and Bennett, passed us. scarce-
The Oltiaanaea had by tins time
.shed their devotions, if such they
! might be '.sl-ec. ana the last one was
I leaving, vtn* tin* Kin s'ood *_one
oa the dais
i The noise of the departing satan.st#
had scarcely died a»ay »tea Clntcb-
;rg Hand stepped oat
Ftottew »e.' he ordered hoarsely.
s« ::ng ^ng Ki* hy the **= aid rad
i tug hiaaMwav
j They passed through the passage-
1 way of the fireplace and. having ea
»e*e4 the seance rocs* dutch mg Hand
that Aunt Josephine must go. T >nr
father cannot speak » nile *ne s ; v*-
e»t.~
Acnt Jcs?phiee arncyed by what
fin- 1 she had hea-d tniignantiy refa#ed to .
ji * C V© T'OTS " S --------
e dais one of wbkk up his hand as if to command a.^en- -v EOt:nl wfre
M-er. placed
:>otie Ku tcached with a stick
mg 11 to burst out into oens*
?taring be'e^ ti*m be
in r.asa’ wh:*«
daatsd
Eton of
go and was deaf to ail E-ame s ; -ad- *^ Ksing <~hau Las teen T?vbi
j that At sow he trad-
ings.
"I think ft will be all right." t' ally
acquiesced Bennett, seeing how beat
Elaine was on securtmg the message
"I'll stay and protect Mr.
^!t to hi* w
hi# ~ i
t« he f 1st r' trncciin* tk* m (*•"**#
[tern* Km signaW tc twe ytvex^ China- j
to go f*to the axterwott A too- j
two.
This i* roe sense." he cried In a
loud voice. ‘Why should our great
Ksing Chcro fies re a white devil* I, a
great mrefather. demand to know.
t*a--g with rage. Iovnc Sin or-
dered the Intruder off the dais. Pat
As Craig collected hi# acattered
forces Long Sin motioned to him. a^
if he had a message to deliver.
Kennedy frowned suspiciously. He
w*s about to turn away when the Chi-
naman began pleading earnestly for a
chance to say a few words.
Step aside for a moment, you fel-
Azst J.ve-phine finaT’v ir—i “Tery SMt inter *b*y re'-m-d wffth ETa ne
thd^g* she w*s EU ne
made »c attempt to rr-nggYe
when they bad act he- bend#
They camled Me ug te the da-# and j
the aged devotee refueed to go.
Throw him oct. he ordered h.s at- < s won t you. please?" he aatoed l
tendan’s
rt*r answer, a# the two young
Cbtsai&ea ap preached, th# old China-
eve* threw them down to the .
with a quick Jto-JRan mcvemact.
F.—.cr.* now beyoed eTpreeskm. j
He #elxed
that ail w*a net a* ft ought to
T# ku fM*et
tt aaroyance be s *
that th# acid hal h’-rted
tbrewgt the w -e* and cat off al. W*-
Mca= tnetv explain tg the p-rpoee fact, the dea had no woener c*.
. .. _____ — •!..> *-a >smw r#r than C * d*« bed to ea.i a*
At the o(l *d ef :M hr a. E-a»ra ,
a* Mtec x-g ■ gHaadTr for a r#
poc „ X0 M* A ret eager word* o' ta-
ffce wa* a*to#l*ted to tof
of th# guparattooa that bad
trade Lea* Sin wagged k.* head la
vataAto aggrcval
§•#••••
r »-’» wa* #tand rg la th# I'Amry
gating *ac y at Keaaad* * pcrtrv
well, then." she preteeted ma* : :ng
oat of th# recta ia a kgs ans * of
indignation
towver^l^totu VKir "«aced'her ard *te-nly I Long Kin s rg-cd tor**r61 H« seixed
M la mrdortd Mr to toto# M tbo j the beard and «nva* oC iho laUtlar
#r-me metallic figure
She -efiu##d bat inataxtly th# '~hi'aa-
m*r reired her arsa and twtodod ft.
ni.til -.My had ec*j*l *4 k*r ta fa-
te ber kiee#
Havsg fo-eed her to kc*r• !/**
K a turned to Ua
thinking cm recent e*e*t* and above
an lb# rebeff over tb# teephoce wick
ah* **ggreed »t# tad rece.ved.
to her than *be dew bed to ca .
Kensedv and *b* o-4eeed the 'laaf-
?ecr to take her a* gu ckly a* pcss Alo
to the jabeeatc-v
#••••••
Kennedy bad no: been ta th* ato
msory all the day nfbnr *» experi-
ence with the acid and I *u man
ueatl# non?* rg ms a.—iva- At *a#t
will hear wbat you havn to aay. Long
S.n"
lxiag Sm looked about craftily.
• YVhat is It ‘ * prompted Craig a#®*
lug that at last they were all alone
Long Kin aga r, looked around
Swear that 1 will go free and not
suffer he whispered ’and 1 will M-
To ha utter mmaxement they came UmT freat Oalcbiag Hand
uses i ed l«r '
ATStk
charted
sagir ard rar# fin
m!
to poo* | ward *c
It wa* Kennedy
With in automat e d-awn before
th# as'-ornated deriT dancers could
recover thcxneeCTen. Ctnig stood ot
bay
Long Km leaped behind th* big
grrg At th* Chtnaana ns hod *oe
# ai*v Kenuody •*.; the
Keaaedy studied th# China***
keenly for a moment. Then, teeaisr
Ij *a: sted with tM acrutiay. h# nod
Aed alonly aaeeat
A* Craig dW ao l *#* Long Kia loa*
ever and wh«*per into Kerned? • **r
«>#’g started hack ia berrer ard »***
IT** mm OC NTtXt ED)
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