THE OifAITA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 2. 1915.
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Featuring
Miss Pearl White. Elaine Dodge
BIr. Arnold Daly. . .- ."Craig Kennedy"
Th Famous Sclenttfl Dataotits of Fiction.
Mr. Edwin Arden Wu-Fanir
Th. CM Ma. tlutir Criminal
WRITTEN BY ARTHUR B. REEVE
Th Well-Kncwn Novelist and the
Orea,tor of th. "Cnig Eennedj" Stories'
Drmatiied Into a Photo-Play by Chas. W. Goddard,
Author of "The Perils of Pauline."
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vera can a, in th fascinating Iai he
Mortem Plrtnrra at the Motion Pict
ure Tbfitm thla week. Next 8un
day another chapter of "The Exploits
of Elaine" and new Path reel.
(Copyright. imS, by The Uter Co. At!
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Inunli af Fiwaiataa Cha
Th New Tor police are mystified by
a aerlee of murder and other crime. Th
. ptlnctnsj du tA tha crlmlnale ia a warn
In letter, which I eant tha victim.,
aimed with a "clutching hand.'' Tha lat
ent viaUm of tha mysterious assassin It
Taylor Lodr. tha wealthy irte-urajvt
preeident. ilia daughter, F.lain. employs
Craig Kfnnntjt, tha famous scientific da-tc-tiv.
to trv to unravel tha mylery.
What Kennedy accomplishes I told hy
hla friend. Jameson, a newspaper man.
Each thapler deala with a new plot
gejnat tha Uvea of Kennedy and Elaine,
'but eaoh time tha master criminal la de
tested by the niarvelnna aklll of Ken
nedy. At laat Kennedy discovers the
' Clutching Hand to be Klalne'a t mwted
lawyer, Hennett. mis ianuty unnwn, no
fl to the rtn of a Chinese criminal,
who had assisted htm In many of hi
criminal operation.
After the Chinaman force Bennett to
tell tha secret aiding place of bit stolen
wealth, he give him a potion which will
auspend anlirmtion for monthe. In this
unconscious state, Kennedy sea Bennett
and auptKwea hlin Oad. It 1 the run
nlng displayed hy theme Chines r.rlm!ntl
In reventlnw Kennedy from local in
Pennetfa fortune, that bring new peril
to Kiaine.
Wu Fan kidnap Elaine, believing sh
baa tha cryptic rtng which will open Hie
vault to Penrett'a wealth. Kennedy
rnak 'a duplicate ring to offer Wu Kang
for lysine's reins, hut his plan ftUla.
Wu Fang enters Elaine's home concealed
In a hug vane, recovers the reel ring.
later he opens the vault, but Is pre
vented from carrying away 7,OOrt,onO
worth of Jewelry by tha unexpected ar
rival of Kennedy and Jamenon. With
th Clutching Hand's wealth now In hi
possesion ha turns to tha task of find
ing Klalna.
The Deadly Germs
CHAPTER XVn.
Elaine was still, In tha rower of Wi
Fang. Kennedy had thwarted tha
Chinese master criminal tn hla search
for the million, amaneed by tha Clutching
Hand. But any Joy that we might hava
derived from this sucooa waa completely
ohectired by the fr that Wu might
wreak soma dlabollcaJ vengeance on
Blaine.
Nor were .Kennedy" fears unfounded.
Wu and 1C.ng Kin had scarcely reaohd
tha secret apartment back of tha decep
tive exterior of tha Chinatown tenement.
When tha subtle Chinaman began to con
template his revrig.
Long Jn wea smoktitg a Chines pine,
reeling after their harried flight, while
Wu. tha tireless, waa seated at a table
at tha other and of tha room. At laat Wu
Fang took up a long Chinee dirk from
the tahle befnra htm, looked at It, turned
It over, felt It edge. It waa keen and
the point waa sharp. K rose and de
liberately wallted acroaa to a door lead
ing Into a back room.
On a couch lay Elaine and with bar, as
a guardian, was Weepy-Mary whom th
Clutching Hand bad used to lure her to
the church where tha faked record of her
father's marriage waa suppnand to ba.
Indeed, though Wu bad loat th Clutch
ing Hand's millions, he had seen his
chano and had fallen heir ta what waa
left of Bennett's criminal organisation.
Aa Wu, th Herpent. enterdnd ad
vanced alowly towards Klelna, she
crouched back from him In deadly fear.
Ha stopped before her without a word,
and hla menacing ya seemed to read her
very thoughts.
Klowly ha draw from under hla roh th
Chine dirk. Ha felt the dge of it
again and gaaed significantly at Elaine.
Pha shrank back evn further, as far as
tna eivan would permit.
It waa a critical moment.
Just then Long Pin entered. "One of
th t.Cflotno wait outside," he reported
simply, with a bow.
Out in th front room. Juat a moment
before, a knock at th door had dlturbd
Long fin, and a Chin servant had an
nounced a visitor. Ing Bin had waved
to th servant to usher him In and a
poorly clad coolie bad entered.
Ha bvwed at long Bin faced hhn.
"Where la th masterr k had asked.
Long Sin had not designed to, apeak.
With a mere wave of hla hsnd.'he In
dicated that he wauld ba th bearer of
tha meeaage. and had followed Wu
through the door of the back room,
8J almost by chance, Wu was Inter
rupted In th brutal vengeance which had
ftrt oum, t0 hi, mlni H, ,nsthd the
knife trad, still without a word, went back
into the main room, glvlnj a nod to
Weepy Mary to guard Elaine closely.
Wu eytj the coolie until the newoomer
could almost feel the master's penetrat
ing gas, although his head was bowed In
a a. Quickly th eooll thrust hi hand
under hie Mouse and drew forth a pack
ige. With another bow, h advanced.
Tor your enemies, oh master." h
id. handing th parkage over to Wu.
'or th first Urn -in th loa of th
.'reasure, Wu Fang seemed to take an
Ir.teiest la eomethtng besides revenge.
The roohe started to open th parks-,
removed th paper wrapper, mni thea a
ailk wrapping Inside. Finally he came t
a box. from which he drew a leather
pouch, each operation conducted with
greater car as it became evident that tha
lonknts were specially precious ta soma
sr. Then ba took rem tha pouch a
maU vial.
"What ta itr demanded Wa Tang, aa
ha cooiia displayed it
Th cool! drew forth now a magnify
g glass and a glass .ltd. Opening th
vial with great care h shook something
o it oo th sud. thea i, laced it unUsr th
if Here
w ivy
gLX
"Ijook!' hs said simply.
Wu bent . over and looked, t'nder the
lens, what had formerly seemed to be
merely a Mark speck of dirt, became
now on ef tha most weird and uncanny
little creatures to be found tn all th
realm of nature. It aeemed to be all legs
end feelers moving st once. A normal
repugnance. Wu regarded it with a sort
of unholy fascination.
"And It Is?" h queried.
"What th white man rails th African
tick which carried th recurrent fever,"
answered ths collie deferentially.
A flash of intense exultation seemed to
darken Wu Fang's sinister face. Several
time he paced up and. down th room,
as he contemplated the eight which hs
had Just seen, Then Jie rama to a sudden
determination. - .
"WalU ha said to ths coolie, ss he
moved slowly sgaln Into tha backroom.
Long Aln had remained there. With
Weepy Mary h was guarding Elaine
when Wu-Fsng r-enterd. Elaine was
thoroughly aroused by this time. Even
the feet that Wu no longer held th
murderous dirk did not serve to measure
her, for the look on his fare waa even
more terrible than before.
Ha smiled cunningly to himself.
"Hufferlng Is a state of mind." he said
In a low tone, "and I have decided that It
would be poor reveng for ma to harm
you. "You are free."
Long Sin, the slave, did not stop to
question hi master, but merely moved
over to a closet and took out ths hat and
wrap which Elaine had worn .when she
had been kidnaped in th uptown apsrt
ment. He handed them over to her and
ah got them on with trembling handa.
No on sti.pped her and shs nerved her
self to take several ' step toward ths
door. 8he had sesreely crossed hslf tha
room.
"Walt!" ordered Wu sharply. . ,
"This will ba the vengeanc of Wu
Fang," he went on Impressively. "Slowly,
on by one, your friends will weaken and
dle.Uhen your family, until finally only
you ar left. Then will com your turn."
He stopped again and raised his long,
lean forefinger. , "Oo," ha hissed. "I
wish you much Joy."
He turned to Long 8in and whispered a
word to him. A moment later. Long 8Sn
drew forth a large silken handkerchief
and tied It tightly over Elaine's 'eyea.
Than he took her hand and led her out
There, was to b no chanr by which sho
could lead a talding party back to tha
den In which she had been held.
I don't think that tn all our friendship t
have even seen Kennedy so utterly d.
praautd aa he was when we returned after
tho dlacovery of th vast fortune which
Bennett had cleverly secreted- I came
upon him In the laboratory tha next morn
ing whil h was trying to read. H
had laid asld his scientific work, and
now h had even laid asld his book.
There aeemed to be absolutely nothing
to do until eorr.s now clus turned up. I
placed my psnd on his shoulder, but th
word that would encourage him died on
my lips. Reveral ttmea I started to speak, j
hut' each tlms I checked myself. There
did not seem to ba anything that would
ha spproprtal for such an occasion.
A sharp ring at tha telephon mada
both of us fairly Jump, so nervous had
wa become. Kennedy reached over In
stantly for tha instrument tn tha vague
hope that at last there was som newa
As I watched his fao. It changed first
from despair to wonder, and . finally It
aeemed to right up with the' most re
markable : look of relief and happiness i
that on could Imagine.
"I shsll be right over," he cried. Jam
mlng th receiver on th hook, and In
th same motion reaching for his hat and
coat "Waiter," h cried, "it is Elaine!
(They have let her f!" . j
I eelacd my own hat and coat In time
to follow him and w dashed out of tha
laboratory.
Tha suapena under which Aunt Joao-
phon had been living had told on her.
Her nlec. Elaln' cousin, Mary Brown,
who lived at Hockladg. had coma Into
the city to comfort Aunt Joeephln and
they" had been sitting, that morning In
th library. Marie, th niaid. was busy
about th room, while Aunt Joaephla
talked Sadly over Elaine's Strang dis
appearance. She waa on th verge of
tears.
8uddenly a startled cry from Jennings
out In tti hall caused both ladle to Jump
to their feet. They could scarcely bellev
hat they heard as th faithful old
butler cried out th nam.
"Why Miss Elaine!' he gasped.
An, lnstan later Elaine heraalf burst
Into th room and flung herself Into
Aunt Jusphin' arms. All talking and
half crying from Joy at one, they
crowded about br. Breathlessly ah an
swered th question that flew thkk and
fast. ,
In th excitement Aunt Josephine had
seised th telephone and called our
number, bh did not cvn wait to break
tl.e good aws, but handed ths tphon
te Eiain herself.
Wa left th laboratory on th rxn. too
fast to notk that Juat around th build
ing Una stood a limousine with shade
drawn. Even If w nad paused to glance
back, we could not have seen Wu Fang
and Long Ma inald. gating out through
th corner of th curtalna. They wr In
Europe a drees now, and had evidently
coin prepared for Juat what they kaawt
was likely to happen.
la all tha strange series of events, I
doubt whether we had ever msdr better
time from th. laboratory over to the
Iodge house than we did now. W were
admitted by the faithful Jennings and al
most ran Into the library.
"Ob. Craig!" cried Elaln. as Knndy,
Blow llliee SEE ft All.
v I I E I K Jl& I I I I i V J I r V V
almost speechless, seised hsr hy both
hsnds.
For a few seconds non of o could
speak. Then followed a veritable flood
of eager conversation.
I watched Elaln carefully; In fact, w
all did. for she seemed. In spite of the
excitement of her return, to be almost a
complete nervous wreck from th terrible
experiences sh had undergone.
"Won't you come and stay with me
few days Up In the country, desr?" urge,
Mary at lset
Elaine thought s moment, then turned
to Aunt Josephine
"Tea," considered her aunt, '1 think It
would do you good."
Ktlll she hesitated, then shyly looked at
Knnnndy snd laughed. "Yon, too, Craig,
must ba fagged out," she said franklj.
"Com up ther with us end take a raat"
Kennedy smiled. "I shall be delighted,
and accepted promptly.
"You, too. Mr. Jsmeson." she added,
turning to me.
I hesitated a moment and Kennedy
tried to catch my ay. I was Juat about
tn speak when hs brought his hl down
sharply on my toe. I looked at him
sgaln and caught Just th trac of a nod
of hla head. I saw that T was de trop.
"Kt, thank you," I replied. Tm afraid
J'd bettor not go. Really, I hava too
much work staring at me. I can't get
away but It's very kind of you to think
of saklng me."
Ws chatted, then left ,a few moments
so that Kennedy could pack.
Around the c 'trier from th laboratory,
a we dashed out. had besn. a I hare
said, Wu Fang and Long ln looking out
from th llmovsln. No aooner had we
disappeared across th rsmpus than their
driver started up th csr and they sped
around to our apartment. ' '
Cautiously they alighted and walked
down th street. Than making aura they
were not observed, they entered and
mounted the stairs to our doorway. Lon
Bin waa stationed down th hall on guard
while Wu Fan; drew from his pocket a
blank key. a file and a c ndl e. Ha lighted
the candle and held the key In Its flame
until It was covered with soot.
Then h Inserted the key in the keyhole,
turned It and' took th key out Working
quickly now, h examined tha key
sharply. In tho soot ware slight scratches
Indicating where It stuck and preventing
tha turning of tha lock., He filed th
key. trying It again and again. Finally
he finished and opened th door.. Beck
oning Long Kin. h entered our rooms.
Finally his y rested on tha telephone.
It seemed to suggest an Idea to htm and
ha crossed over to .It' Carefully holding
down tha receiver on th hook, ha un
screwed the cas which held tha dia
phragm, whil with his clever flngwra
ha held tha rest of tha Instrument Intact
Then h removed from his pocket th
vlsl which tl.e cool's had given htm and
placed its contents on th diaphragm It
self. Quickly now ha replaced th re
ceiver, and. having finished their work.
Ixng Bin ami Wu Fang stealthily crept
out.
A second tlms, aa wa approached our
apartment after th visit to Elaine, w
wr too excited to notice the limousine
In which were Wu and Long an. But
no sooner had wa entered than Long tun
left tha car with a final, ward of Instruc
tion from his master.
Upstairs, tn tha apartment Kennedy
began hurriedly to pack, and I h el pad
him aa well aa I could. W wr In th
midst of it when th toiephon rang land
I answered It
VHello!" I called.
Ther was no response.
"Hello, hello T' I repeated, raising my
volos.
Btlll ther was no answer. ! worked
th hook up and down, but oouM rt no
reply. Finally, disgusted. I hung up.
A moment later, I recall now, It aeemed
to me ss though soma one had stuck a
pin Into the loh of my ear. Still, I
thought nothing of It ta the excitement
of Kennedy' departure, and went to
work again to help him pack.
Wa had scarcely got back to work.
when th telephone Jangled again, and a
second time I answered It.
'Is Mr. Kennedy ther? cam back a
Strang voice.
1 handed th Instrument ta Craig.
"Hallo." hs called. "Who la .this?"
No response.
Hello, hello." h shouted, working th
hook as I had dona and, as tn my caa.
ther was still no answer.
"tiom crank.' ha exclaimed. Jamming
down th receiver tn disgust and re
turning to his packing.
Neither of us thought anything of It
at the time, but now I recall that I did
see Kenaady one or twic press th lob
of his ear aa though something had
hurt It
Ws did not know until later that In a
pay station down th street our arch
enemy. Long Bin. had bean calling us up
and then, with a wlckd smile, refusing
to speak te ua.
It was about a week later that I
cam horn on night from th Star,
feeling don up. Whatever It was. a
violent fever seamed ta have emna
ma suddenly. I thought nothing of It. at
nrai. nacaua I soon grew better. But
whil it lasted. I had the moat intense,
shivering, excruciating pains In my limb,
and delirious headache. I recall, too,
that I felt a peculiar soreness aa th
ear. It waa all Ilk nothing I had vi
had before.
Indeed the next morning when I woke
up, I felt a laaaltud that mad It quit
hard enough svn to loung about In my
bath rob. Finally, feel ing no better. I
decided to aa a doctor; I put on my
clothe with a decided effort and want
out
The nearest doctor was about a half a
block and w scarcely knew him. for
neither Kennedy nor I were exactly
eickb.
I don't think h treated any symptom
very seriously. In feat. I might hava
known what he would do. He talkad a
little while oa genarallrJea. diet ant ...
rcis, thea walked ovr to a cabinet
ana emptied out a few pills Into a littls
paper box.
I suppose I ought to hava been
and. In fact, I was cured of going to that
aotior. i paid him aad want back ta th
spartment, my bead soon In a whirl from
a new onset of ths fever.
I msnaged to gel back Into my bath
robe, and threw myself down n th
dlvsn, propped up with pillowa I had
taken ths pills, but they had no mora
effect than sugar or milk. By this time,
I was much more delirious and wss try
ing out
I saw faces about me. bat I did not sea
he feces which wer sctuslly out by our
a.11 door. Wu Fsng snd Long Pin had
'waited patiently for their revenge. Now
that they thougM sufficient tlm had
lapsed, they hsd stolen stealthily to
ths apartment door. While Long Bin
watched, Wu listened.
"Tha whit devtl has It" whispered Wu
Fang as ha rejoined his fellow conspir
ator. How long I should hava remained
In this stat and In fact how long I did
remain, I don't know. Vaguely, I recall
that our scqualntsnce, Johnson, who had
th spartment across the hall, 'at last
heard my cries and came out of his own
door. Hs needed only a moment to listen
at ours to know thst something waa
wrong.
"Why. what's the matter, Jameson?" he
asked, poking his hesd in and looking
anxiously at me.
I could only ravs soma reply, and ha
tried his best to quiet me. "What's tha
matter, old man?" he repeated. "Tell
me. Shall I send for a doctor?"
'With a great effort I gathered all my
scattered wits snd managed to shout out,
"Telegraph Kennedy Bockledgs."
At about the sama tlm, up at Rock
ledge. Kennedy and Elaln. with ' her
cousin, Mary Brown, were starting out
for a horseback . ride through ths hills.
They wer chatting gaily, but Kennedy
waa forcing himself to do so.
"Why, Cratg." cried Elaln. stsrtled,
"what's tba matter?" ,
Tha sound ef her volos seemed to arouse
him. He braced up. "Oh, nothing, I
gue.es," ha said with a forced smil. "I'm
all right"
tt was no uas. however. They had to
cut short tha rid, and Kennedy re
turned to th house, glad to drop down
in an easy chair on tha porch, while
Elaln hovered about solicitously. Ills
head bussed, his skin, waa hot and dry.
his eyes had an unnatural look. Every
now and then be would place hla hand
to his ear as though h felt soma pain.
They had already summoned th coun
try doctor, but it took him som tlm to
get out to th house. Suddenly a mes
senger boy rod up on hlc bicycle and
mounted th porch etepa - "Telegram for
Mr. Kennedy, he. announced, looking
about and picking out Craig naturally a
th person ha wanted.
Kennedy nodded and took ths yellow,
envelope whil Elaine signed for it List
lessly ha tors it open. It read:
Craig Kennedy, . -
csr Wellington Brown,
Kookledge. N. T.
Jsmeson very ill. Wants you. Better
corns. s JOHNSON.
' "I must see Walter." he exclaimed, ris
ing . rather weakly and going into ths
house. '.
How ha aver did it ta still. I think,- a
mystery to him, but h managed to pack
up, and. in spit of th altarnallng fever
and chills, made tha Journey back to the
etty.
When at laat Craig arrived at our spart
ment. tt must hava seemed to him that
h fe-ntd m almost at death's door. I,
waa terribly Ul and weak by that tlm a
but had refused to sa tha doctor again,
and Johnson had managed to get me Into
bed.
Ill htmself Kennedy threw himself down
for a moment exhausted. "When did this
thing corns oa Walter?" h asked of John-
sen.
"Testerday, I think, at least as nsarly
as I can find out,' replied our friend.
Craig waa decidedly worried. "There's
unly one person In New York to call on,"
hs murmured, pulling himself out of bad
snd retting into th living room aa beat
hs could.
"Is that you, Godowskl?" ha asked over
th telephone. "Wall, doctor, this Is Ken-
nwur. ,omm ever io my apartment, quick.
I've a case two oases for you."
oodowskl was a world-famous scientist
In his Una and had specialised In bac
teriology, mainly In tropical diseases
As Kennedy hung up th receiver he
made his way back again to tha bed
room, scratching his ear. He noticed that
I was doing tha sams la my delirium.
Has Walter been scratching hi ear?"
r.a asked of Johnson.
Johnson nodded. "That's strange." con.
sldsred Craig thoughtfully. "I've ben
doing th same."
Hs turned back into th living room
and for a moment looked about Finally
hla y happened 'to fall on th tele
phone and an Idea seemed to occur to
him.
H west over to the instrument and
unscrewed th receiver, Carefully h
looked inalde. Then ne looked cloaer.
Ther waa something peculiar about It
and h picked up a blank sheet of whit
paper, dusting off th diaphragm on It
There, on' th paper, wer Innumerable
black specks. i
Juirt then, outside, Dr. Oodowskt's car
drew up and ha Jumped out. swinging his
black bag. Not being aoquatntad with
what we ware going through. Godowskl
did not notlc ths almond-eyed Chinaman
who waa watching down ths street
"How da rojl do. doctor." graetai Craig,
faintly, at tha door.
"What ros to s ths difftrutty? in
quired tha doctor eagerly. .
"I don't know," returned Craig, "but
I hava my suspicions. I'm too 111 to verify
them myself. 6a I've celled to you. Look
at Jameson first," hs added.
While OodowtkJ was examining me.
Craig managed to get out his microscope
snd waa looking through It at th strange
black speck oa th 'paper. There, under
tha lens, he could sea tha moat remark-
almost microscopic creatur. all
legs snd feelers, a moat vicious object.
Weak though he waa, ha osuld not help
an exclamation of exultation at his dis
covery. Just as Godowskl hsd finished
with ma.
"Look!" he crief. calling tha doctor. "I
know what tha trouble la, OodewskL"
He had started to tell, but tka excite
ment or th Journey snd tha sxe-tton
wre so great that he co-aid hardly
mumble
"Hero look on this psper," hs cried.
"From the telephon."
H hsd risen and was handing th
paper tothe scientist when his weakness
overcame him. Hs fell fist on his face
on th floor and dropped th paper,
spilling th contents.
Oodowakl, .now thoroughly alsrmed,
bent over Craig. But the delirium hsd
overoom Kennedy, too.
Unable to make any sense out of
Craig's broken wanderlnrs, Godowskl lost
no tlms In tsking samples of our blood.
Then h hurried swsy to his laboratory
In his car. As he did so, however. Long
Sin leaped into a taxlcab which was wait
ing and followed.
In Oodowakl' s laboratory, where he was
studying tropical diseases,'1 tha bacterio
logist set to work at once to confirm his
own growing suspicions. -
From a monkey, whleh hs had there
for experimental purposes, hs drew off
some blood samples. Then, with tha aid
of hi asslstsnt, he took the blood samples
ha had obtained from ua The monkey's
blood, under the microscope, seemed full
of rather elongsted wriggling germs of a
peculiar speciea In and out they made
their way among tha blood corpuscles
each Ilka a dart aimed at Ufa Itself. . .
Then ha took the samples of our blood.
In them were the same germs carried
by that gruesome tick!
"Tha spirillum!" he muttered. "They
are infsoted with African recurrent fever.
Tli "only remedy is atoxyl, administered
Intravenously, after the manner of Prof.
Ehrlich'e famous '80 "
Oodows ki had rung the .call box hastily
for a messenger, when Long Sin. who
had mansgd stealthily to creep up to
the doctor's laboratory window, scowled
through at th action then moved away.
Whil his Assistant gathered, ths ap
paratus, th doctor wrote:
Mlsa Anne Septlx, )1 Weet th Strest:
rleaa go nt once to the apartment of
Craig Kennedy, Claremont avenue.
Surgical case UODOWSKI, M. D.
Tha boy arrived finally and the doctor
gave him a generous tip to hurry with
tha note.
Ha had not turned tha corner, however.
When Long Sin appeared. Subtly ha
played on the boy's cupidity to get him
to deliver a note of his own. tn'n nttiyr.it
to deliver the boy's note for him. Th
flash of a five-dollar bill mad the rest
easy.
Aa tha bov dlsaimeared nn a fake m.
rand, Long Sin, with th real not hur-
nea aowntown. amlllnr wickedly. '
"They hava discovered the fever, trus
ter." ha reported In tha den.
Wu was beside himself with rags. Be
fore he could SDeak. however. Tr sin
spread out Oodowskt's message. "But I
have this," he added. v
It took merely a fiance to auaarnat
Wu a new plan of action. He rose and
moveo quickly into th back room.
"Come," he ordered Weetw Marv
must dress up as a nurse lmmelliv
Quickly shs denned one of tha numer
ous disguises, while Wu planned his
campaign.' ,'
"Her," he directed when shs wss
ready, handing, her a little vial. "You
muat infect every Instrument the doctor
aaes on Kennedy and Jameson aee?"
Sh nodded, and a moment later waa
on her way uptown.
Meanwhile Oodowakl himself had ar
rived at our apartment, much to tha
relief of our friend Johnson, and waa un
packing hla Instruments. Quickly h Im
provised two operating tables, and placed
one of ua on each. Then, with Wa as
sistant ha put on his white rob, maak.
rloves and other precautions for osapst..
setting out the aDnaratua for ttv int-..
venous administration of tha drug that
wouia am tn spirillum.
Godowskl was busy with thT Unni
mlxlnr it in a normal salt solution. He
wouia eirop in a few drobs of an cM
then a few drops of alkaline solution, so
to aeep tn mlxtur neutral. Finally,
n pourea th solution Into a container,
to tha bottom of 'which wa .tt..w. .
long tuba. ThU container he raised high
otot our neaa. clamping the tub.
Then he faatsned a tiny neadla to the
end of th tube, ao that tt could ba In
erted In our arms, catching skillfully a
vein a very difficult -j... . i.
whloh he excelled. Th liquid would then
flow, by th fore of aravitv fmm h
container down through the tube, through
nouow needle and Intoathe vein
where It would act on th germs of th
ivr.
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A few moment later ths door of the
apartment opened. His face showed his
disappointment. It was a' stranger.
"Miss Septlx Is 111," she Introduced,
"and sent ma to tske her place."
The doctor looked about 'Very well,
then," he said briskly, seeing his prepara
tions. "Are you ready to go ahead?"
She" nodded and threw off her coat that
covered her immaculate white uniform.
The specialist plunged whole-heartedly
Into his work by saving us now. "Hand
me that netdle, please," he directed the
false nurse.
' She moved over to the tsble nearby
and took it up, pausing only long enough
to dip it secretly into a vial she carried
with her. y
"Flesae hurry," repeated th doctor,
w She turned from the table and handed
R to him. He adjusted It and already
held It poised for the thrust which wss
not to cure "but to poison us further.
"Weepy Man !" cried a frightened voice
at our door.
Elaine had been deeply alarmed by tha
sudden Illness of Kennedy and tha mes
as me from Jameson. No sooner had Ken
nedy gone than It flashed over her that
Wu Fsng had predicted something lika
this.
"Th threat!" sh exclaimed, seeking
her cousin. "Mery. I must go to ths
city right away."
On the next train, then, aha had heen
speeding back to New York, and, arriving
si tne station, sh realised that there
waa not a moment to lose. She called a.
cab, drove directly to our anartment and
hurried in. without ven ringing the bell.
one glance at the Improvised hnanital
wa enough to alarm her. But the siaht
that hsd transfixed her was of a woman
whose face she remembered only too 'well,
though Kennedy and I hsd never seen her.
"Please, Miss." began Oodowskt's ss
slstant. trying to quiet Elaine, while Qo
dowsk! turned in vexation to his work.
imo. No!" repeated Elaine. "This wo
man is no nurse. She is a criminal'"
Godowskl paused. It was true hs did
not know the woman. He gazed from
Elaine to Weepy Mary In doubt
The game was up. Weepy Marv dronned
a piece of gauce which he had sosked in
th solution from the vial which Wu
had given her and bolted for the door.
so sudden waa her flight that no one
was quick enough to stop her. She man
aged to reach tha hall and alam th rinnr
Down she rushed to the street, Oodowski's
assistant arter her.
There, waiting, was . Long Bra's 'car.
She leaped in and waa of in a moment.
The assistant had Just time to dive at
th running board. But hla grip was
poor and Long Sin easily threw him off
. "You you fool!" he hissed at M.rv ..
soon as tHe danger of pursuit wss over
ana tn asslstsnt had gons back Into the
apartment .
"Oh. sir." shs begged. "It waa not my
isuu. uias Dodge came In unexpectedly
she recognised me. If I had not fled
they wpuld have caught me perhaps you,
loo. t
Long sin wss furious. Ha ' threatened
her and she cowered : back. However,
there waa nothing to be gained by that
and he subsided and drove quickly down
town. Tha excitement more than aver alarmed
Elaln now. "Tell me," she appealed to
Dr. Godowakl, "what Is the matter?"
"In some way." he replied , quickly,
'thsy hav baoom Infected by th bit of
an African tick whloh csrrte spllillum
fever." ,.'.
"Sh got away. In a cab," panted th
asalstant returning.
Oodowakl raised his hands In despair.
"I was Just about to start," he cried.
Everything Is ready. I can't und .
another nurse. Every minute count."
"Only show ma what to - do." she
"Only show me what tn a- -u.
cried "I will be th nurse!" . '
Several days later, wtieit he hsd re
covered sufficiently from the diabolical
attack that hsd been m.H. ...
Kennedy was again at work in tho labor
atory, while I was writing. W still felt
rather weak, but Oodowski's skill had
pulled us out all right.
Our speaking tube sounded and I knew
that It waa Elaine and Aunt Josephine.
"How do you feel?" Inquired Elaine
anxiously, aa ah almost ran across th
laboratory to CrIg.
"Fine!" h exaggerated, brightly.
"Raallyr sh repeated snxlously.
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"Look!" he ssld. turning to his mlsco
scope.
He took some blood from a test tube In
our electric Incubator and placed a drop
on a slide. It was some of the blood In
fected by the germs carried by the tick.
"That is how our blood looked before
the new nume arrived." he smiled, while
Elaine looked st it in horror.
Then he pricked his arm and let a
drop smcsr on another slide.
"Now look at thst perfectly normal.
he added. '
"Oh I'm so triad," she exclaimed radi
antly. "Normal thanks to you. Yt saved tie.
You were Just In time." cried Craig tak
ing both her hands in his.
(To be Continued.)
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