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10 B THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 13, 1M5. It Here Blow Thee SEE It All Moving .Pictures READ Featuring Miss Pearl White .Elaine Dodge Mr. Arnold Daly "Craig Kennedy" Th Famous Sclsntlno Detsctlvs of Fletloa. Mr. Edwin Arden Wu-Fanj? The Chine Master Criminal WRITTEN BY ARTHUR B. REEVE The Weil-Known Novelist and tha . Creator of the "Craif Kennedy" Stories Dramatized Into a Photo-Play by Ohas. W. Gcddard, Author of ''The Perils of Pauline." r'terythlnaj you read here today jro. cn ne in the fascinating I'atho Motion Picture At tho Motion IMo tr Theaters thla week. Nest Bon dsy another chapter of "The Ks plolta of Elaine' and new rathe reels. Copyright, 1916, by Ths Pur Company. All Foreign Right Keserved., Sjnopsla of IreTiotu Chapters. The Xsw York police ura mystified by a series of murders and othw crime Th principal clue to tha criminals la warning k-tter, which la cnt tha vic tims. Signed with it ' clutching nand." Tha latnt victim of the mysterious as ssssln la Taylor Dodge, the wealthy In sursnoe president Hia daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Kennedy, the f&moua scientific drteotlve. to try to unravel tha myatary. What Kennedy aocompliahea la told by hla frlnd, Jameson, a nawapaper men. f-sch chapter deal with a new plot ssolnst tha Uvea of Kennedy and Elaine, but each time tha master criminal la defeated by the marvelous skill of Ken nedy. At Isst Kennody discovers tha lutchlnf Hand to bo lysine's tmatad lawyer, Hsnnalt. With Ben n it gone, Klslne and Ken red v are confronted by Wu Fang, a Chlneae criminal. Ill continuous plotting etrutnal their lives lrtnc nw pirlla to 1, Is Inc. and call for greater eklll on tha part of Kennedy. While Kennedy, In hla laboratory, la fihivhlng hla ephymograpn, an In.tiutnrnt for reading a person a thoughts by recorded blood pressuro. Wu Fang haa plumed to blind Elslne, by having placed about her cyea a handkerchief contain ing a amall piece of radium. Wu eenda flaay, disguised aa a gypy fortune teller to Klalne'a home to accomplish thla. Th plan fall. Clsey la captured; Wu auc ceeda In freeing Clesy, but not until after tbe aphyftmnaraph had tlven Kennedy tha lmatlon of Wu a den. , , CHATTKR XXIT. The Wireless Weapon r'or a long time Kennedy had. I knew, beat at work at odd momenta in tha laboratory secretly. What it wa that ha wss working on, oven I waa uublo to guess, ao closely bad ha guarded hla secret..-But that it ' was something mo nienteus, I ' waa aasured. It was a day or two after tha escape of Wu Pang and lnex. Kennedy had Chase an another detective whom ha fre quently employed on routine matters at work over tha clues developed by Ms us of th sphygmograph. Klalne, ' anxious lor news, hsd dropped In on ua at tha laboratory lust as Kennedy has hastily opening his mail. Craig cams to a large letter with an official look, atlt open th envelop and unfolded tha letter. "Ilurrahl" ho cried Jumping up and thrusting tha letter ba ton us. "Read that." Across tha top of the paper wars cm boused In blua tha formidable words: United Mates Navy Department. Wash inkton. D. C. . The letter waa moat Intareatlng: Prof. Craig Kennedy, the University, New York Llty Dear Sir: Your telauto nwlio torjedo model was teated yester day and I take great pleasure In elating that it waa entirely successful. There la no do u lit that tha I'nlted Htatea la aafe from attack as long as wa retain Its secret.' Very sincerely, DANIRTj WATERS. Asalatant Secretary. "Oh, Craig," congratulated Klalns, aa she handed bark the note. ''I'm so glad for your rake. How famoua you will be!" "When are wa going to see tha wonder ful Invention. Craig?" "Aa aoon aa you wish," he replied, moving over to the aafe nearby and open ing It. "Here's tha only other -model in rstatenc besides th model 1 seat . io Washington." Ho held up before us a clgar2?iicd ' affair of steel, about eight Inchea long, with a tiny propeller and rudder of a also to rorreapond. Above waa a aeriea of aires, four or flv Inchea In length, which he explained, were the aerials by which the torpedo waa controlled. "The principle of tha thing," he went on proudly, "la that I use wirnleas waves to actuate relays on the torpedo. The power Is in tha torpedo; tha relay releaaea It. That la, I aend a child with a mes rsge; the grown man, through the relay, rtoee tha work. Bo, you see. I can alt , miles away la safety and send my little David out snvwher to strike down a hut Goliath." lis had scarcely flnlahed his brief de scription when there raroa a knock at tha door. I anawerad It. It waa Chaee and hla aaa latent. "We've found th place on Pell street." they reported excitedly. "It s In No. 14, aa you thought We've left an operative AUguleed as a blind beggar to watch the plac," "Ch, good!" exclaimed Elalna, as Craig) knd I hurried out after Chass and his man with her. "May l go with your "Really, Elalna," objected Csalg. "X don't think It's safe. There's no telling what may happen; In tart. I think Wal ter and I had hotter not he seen there even with Chaae." ' Half aa hour later we turned Into Chinatown from the shadow of th ele vated railroad on Chatham Square, do k.g our beat to affect a Bowery alouch. Wa had not gone far before we earn io tbe blind beggar. . Wa passed him, and Kennedy took out k coin from his pooket and dropped It ktto tbs cup. As be did so ho thrust hla hand into th cup and quickly took out a ilacs of paper, which ha palmed. The blind beggar thanked and blessed Ua and wa dodged Into a doorway, whr Kennedy opened tha paper and read, "Wu Fang gone out" "What eh ail wa doT 1 asked. "Go la anyway," decided Kennedy 'Jit kly. We had scarcely mounted the atalra to tha d"n of tha serpent when a aervant in a heck room, hearing a noise, aturk Ms Lead in U door. Kennedy and I made a daah at him and quickly over powered him, snapping th bracelets on his wrists. "Watch him, Wsller," directed Craig aa ha made his way into ths back room. see In tha devious plots and schemes of Wu Fang hia nefarious work had brought him into contact not only with criminals of tha lowest ordrY, but with those high up In financial and diplo matic clrclea. Thua It happened that at auch a crista aa Kennedy had brought about for him Wu hsd suddenly been railed out of tha city and had received an order from a group of powerful foreign agents, known secretly as tha Intelligence office, to meet sn emlaaary at a certain rocky promontory on thv Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound ths very dav after Kennedy's llttls affair with him In tha laboratory and th day befor the letter from Washington arrived. Thotuh he waa mortally afraid of Ken nedy's pursuit, there waa nothing to do but ibe- this Imperative summons. Quit tly he slipped out of town, the more readily when he realised that the sum mens would tske him not far from the millionaire cottage colony where Klalne had her Bummer home, which, bowever. she hsd not yet opened. There, on ths rocky shore, he sat gat ing out at tha waves, waiting, when sudw denly, from around tha promontory, ram a host rowed by two stalwart sailors. It carried as passengers two dark complex loned, dsrk haired men, foreigners evi dently, though carefully dressed so ss to conceal both their Identity and nation ality. Th two mysterious rtrangers saluted Wu. "Wa are under orders from the.lntelll gene office." Introduced one who seemed to be tha leader, "to get this American, Kennedy. "Information haa Just corns to us," ths stranger wsnt on, "that Kennedy hss in vented a new wireless automstlc torpedo. Already g letter is on Its wsy Informing him that it haa ,boen accepted by the navy." I Ths other man who had been drawing a rlKar-ahaped outline on the wet aand looked up. "We must get those modela," ha put In adding, "both of them the one ha haa and that ths government has. Can It be doner' T ran get them," anawcred Wu aln- Isterly. Down In Washington the very morning that our pursuit of Wu rams to a head, th officials of the Navy department, both naval and civil, were having the final conference at which they were to accept officially Kennedy's marvellous Inven tion which, It waa confidently believed, would ultimately make war Impossible. They had Juat completed the examina tion of tha torpedo and laid It on the end of the table scarcely an srm's length from the stenographer. Aa ehe finished a page of notes she glanced quickly st a watch c.n her wrist. It was exactly 1 o'clock. Hastily ah reached over for the tor pedo and with on awlft. ailent move ment tossed In out of ths window. Down below, in a clump of rhododen drons, for several moments hsd been crouching ons of th men who hsd horns ths orders to Wu Fsng st the strange meeting on ths promontory. His eyes seemed riveted at the window sbove him. Suddenly ths supreme, mo ment for whloh this dastardly plot hsd been timed came. As ths torpedo model dropper from ths window, h dartsd for ward, caught It, turned and In an In stant hs waa sona. Wu Fang 'hlmaelf had returned after aettlng In motion tha forces which hs found necessary to call to aid th foreign agenta In their plots against Kennedy's torpedo. As Wu approached th door of his den and was about to snter his cys fell on our outpost, ths blind beggar. Instantly, hia suspicions war aroused. lis looked th beggar ovsr with a frown, thought a moment, then turned and Instead of en tering went up th street lis msds th circuit of th block and now ram to aa allay oa tha next atreet that led back of th building In which be bad his den. "No on In th back room." said Ken nedy, rejoining ms in ths den Itself with the prisoner. "Hs s out all right" Befor Craig was a mirror. As hs looked Into it at an angle, he could see a part of ths decorations of ths wall be hind hint actuslly open. For an Instant tha avtl far of Wu Fang appeared. Without a word Craig walked Into th back room. As hs did so, Wu Fang, knife In hand, stealthily opened th slid ing psnel Its full length and nolselesly entered the room behind me. With knlfs upraised for Instant action hs moved closer and closer to ma. He had almost reached m and Paused to gloat as he poised tha knife ready to strike, when I heard a shout from Kennedy and a scuffle- Craig hsd leaped out from behind a screen near th doorway to th back room where hs hsd hidden to lure Wu on. I was at Wu myself an lnstsnt later. Hs wss a powerful flghtsr, but we managsd to snap th handouffa oa hint finally also. Waiter," panted Kennedy, straighten ing hlmaelf out after ths fracas. "I'll stay her with tha prisoners. Oo gat ths polios." I hurried out and ruanod dowa th atreot seeking1 an officer. t'p In th don, W Fane aUent. aloud with his bark to ths wall, scowling sul lenly. Cloae bealds him hung a eort of bell cord. Just out of rasxh. Kaoaody, revolver In hand, was examining the wriUnst table to discover whatever evidence he could. Slowly, imperceptibly, inch by Inch, Wu moved toward tha bell cord. He -JFta reaching out with his manacled hands to selxs It, when Kennedy, alert turned, saw htm, and Instantly ahot. Wu liter ally crumpled, up and dropped to th Poor as Craig bounded over to him. By this time I had found a polios man and he had summoned the wasron from the Elisabeth atreet station, a few blocks away. As we drove up before the den I leaped out and ths pollcs fol lowed. Imagine my surprise - st seeing Wu stretched on the floor. "How ere you, sergeant?" nodded Ken nedy. "Well. I guess you'll admit I made good thla time." Kennedy's restless eye fell on ths bell rope which hsd caused ths trouble. "Walter, you and th sergeant take the prisoners into the next room," hs said. "I want to aee what this thing really la" Ws moved Wu and his servant snd stood in . the doorway. Craig gave-the ropo a yank. Instantly there was an explosion. A concealed shotgun In ths wall fired. 6h Satmtd to Rsad tha Traglo scattering shot all over th front of Wu'a table. Just wher we had been standing, knocking over and breaking vases, scattering papers and In general wrecking everything before It. "So that's It," whistled Craig. "You fellows csn come back now. Two of you men I'm going to leave her to watch the place and make other arrests If you can. Come on." , . With Kennedy I left the tenement, while the aergeant marched the prison ers out, and we drove off with them. Common humanity dictated that w take Wu first of all to a hcapltal nnd get blm fixed up, and to a hospital we went Kennedy and I entered with our pris oners, cloaely guarded by the police. Craig banded Wu over to two young dictora and a nurse. Ty this time Wu w:ut vry weak from loss of Mood. Still he hsd his Iron rervs snd that was carry- lint Mm throuuh. The two young doctora and th nurse bad scarcely began to tako off Craig's rude handsgn to replace H properly, when a noise outsldo told ua that a weeping and gesticulating delega tion of Chlneae had arrived. "Keep 'em beck," called one ot the doc tors to n attendsnt. The attendant tried to drive thm awsyi But It was no use. Thsr wss nothing for him to do but to follow them In- tj Kennedy by thla time had finished talk ing to ths doctors and handling Wu over o 'them. They had . taken him Into a room In the dispensary. Just then the chattering crowd pushed In, aoma asking questions, others bewailing the fat of th great Wu Fang. ! In tha melee one of their number man aged to get sway from the rest and reach the doorway to the emergency room. It waa, as ws found nut lster, dressed al most precisely like Wu, although he had on a somewhst different cap. The other Chinamen drew back behind th screen which hid the doorway to ths emergency room and concealed himself. "Well, good-bye," nodded Craig to the flrat doctor and nurse who had attended Wu Fang outside. "Oood-byo. We'll fix him up and tske good car that he doesn't chest ths law," thsy said, with a nod to ths sergeant- In ths emergency room Wu wss placed on an operating table and there waJ bound up property though he was terribly weak now. Back of th screen, however, ths other Chinaman wss hiding, able to get an oc casional glanc at what waa going on. There happened to be a table near him on which were gauss, cotton and other thlnga Hs reached over an took the gaus and quickly mad it Into a ban dage, keeping on ey on th bandaging ot Wu. Then h placed th bandage over his own shoulder and arms tn ths same way that ho saw ths doctor dolrur with Wu. They had flnlahed with Wu and one of th doctors moved over to th door way to call th sergeant For th mo ment th rest had left Wu alone, hla syes apparently half closed through weakneea Each was busy about his own eepsclal task. From behind th screen, which wss only a fsw feet from th operating table, th secreted Chinaman slapped out Quickly hs placed his own hat on Wu and took Wu'a the took Wu s plar oa th tabla whlls Wu slipped behind ths screen. i ns aocior turned to the eupposed Wu. j Com now," hs ordered, heading him over to Wie polio. "Here he Is at last.' aergeant siarlea to lead the prto- oaar out "Thst's not Wu Fang!" he exclaimed. Instantly there was the greatest ex citement. The doctors were sstounded as all rushed Into the emergency room again. One of them looked behind the screen. There waa an open window. "That's how hs got awsy," hs cried. Confident that our srch enemy wss safely landed In tha handa of the nolle, Kennedy and I left th hospital and were hastening to Elaine with the news. Ws stopped st ths taborstory only long enough to get ths torpedo from the safe and at a toy atore where Craig bought a fine little clockwork battleship. Ws found Elaine and Aunt Josephine in th conservatory and quickly Kennedy related how a had captured Wu. But like all Inventors, hla pet waa tha torpedo, and aoon ws were absorbed in his description of it. As hs unwrspped it, Elaine drew bsck, timidly, from ths fesrful engine of destruction. Kennedy smiled. "No, it Isn't danger ous," he said reassuringly. "I've re moved Its charge and put In a percussion cap. Let me show you, on a small scale, how It works," hs added, winding up ths bsttleshlp and placing It In the fountain. Leek On My Haggard Pace and Stoppad. Next be placed the torpedo in the water at the other end of the tank. "Come over here." he ssld, indicating to us to follow him' Into tbs palms. There he hsd placed the strange wire less apparatus which controlled the tor pedo. Hs pressed a lever. Around the tank It went, turned, cut .a fljrure eight, aa Kennedy manipulated th levera. Then It headed atralght toward th battleship. It struck; there was a loud report, a spurt of water. One of tho skeleton masts fell over. The bat tleship heeled over, and slowly sank, bow flrat. "Wonderful!" exclaimed Elaine. "That waa very realistic." We brushed our way out through the thick palms, congratulating Kennedy on th perfect success of his demonstration. So astonished were we that we did not hear th door bell ring. Jennings an swered it and admitted two men. "Is Prof. Kennedy hers?" asked one. "Ws have been to his apartment and to ths laboratory." "I'll aee," aald Jennthga discreetly, taking th card of one of them end leav ing them In th drawing room. "Two gentlemen to see you, Mr. Ken nedy," Interrupted our congratulations, handing Craig a card. "Shall I tell them you are here, air?" Craig glanced at the card. "I wonder what that can be?" hs said, turning the card toward us. It waa engraved: W. R. BARNES. U. 8. Secret Service. "Yea. I'll see them," he said, then to us, "Picas exous me." Elaine, Aunt Josephine and I strolled off in ths palms toward ths Fifth ave nue aide, while Jennings went out toward the back of tha house. "Well, gentlemen," greeted Kennedy, as he met ths two detectives, "what can I do for your Ths leader looked about then leaned over and whispered: "We've Just had word, professor, that your model of the torpedo has been stolen from th Navy department In Waahlngton." "BtalsnT repeated Kennedy, staring sghaat "Yea, Ws hesr that an agent of a foreign government has found a traitor in the department" Rapidly Kennedy mind pictured what might b don with th deadly weapon In th handa of an enemy. "And." added ths secret service man, "ws havs reason to believe that this foreign agent is ualng a Chinaman. Wu Fang." "But Wu haa been arrested," replied Craig. "I arrestsd him himself. Th police have htm now.' "Then you don't know of his escape?' Kennedy could only star as they toll ths story. Suddenly, down ths hall, cam cries of "Help! Help!" Outside th Dodge house a man had ; shadowed ua II waited until we went I In, then slunk himself by th back way ' and climbed through an open window I Into th cellar. ! Quietly he mads hla way up through ! th cellar until finally he reached th library. listening carefully, hs could hear us talking In th conservatory. Stealthily he moved out ot th library. Ws had left th conservatory when h entered, peering through th palms. On he stole till hs cam to th fountain. H looked about. There, bobbing up and down, wss the model of ths torpedo for which hs hsd dared so much. Hs picked ! It up and looked at It gloating, xb crook waa about to wove toward the library, hugging the precious model close to himself, when he heard Jennings coming. He started back to the con servatory. Jennings entered Just In time to catch a fleeing glimpse of someone. Hla ausplciona were aroused and he fol- lowed. The crook fell back and dropped down behind the palms. Jennings looked about, but ssw no one, and stood there puxiled. Then the crook, fearing that he might be captured at any moment,- looked about to see wher he might hide the torpedo. There did not seem to be any place. Quickly he began to dig out th- earth In one of the palm pots. He dropped the torpedo, wrapped atlll m the handkerchief. Into the hole and cov- ered it up, lent tncs was clearly puxz'ed. He ha'l seen someone rush In, hut the conser- vatory was spparently empty. He hat Juat turned to go when he ssw a palm move. There was a face! He mad a dive for 't and In a moment both he and the crook were rolling over and over. Kennedy and the secret service men were talking earneatly when they heard the cry for help nnd the scuffle. They rushed out snd Into th conservatory In time to see the crook, who hss broken away, knock out Jennings. He sprang to his feet snd darted away. Kennedy's mind wss work ing rapidly. Had th man been after the other modol? The detectives went after him. But Craig went for the torpedo. As ha looked In the tanlt. It was gone! He turned and followed th crook. I wss still ln'strhe garden with Elaine and Aunt Jose phine when .1 heard sounds of a struggle and a moment later a man emerged through the window of th conservatory, followed by two other men. I went for htm, but he managed to elude me and dashed for the wall in the back of the gar den. The secret service men fired at him, but he kept on. A moment later Craig came through the window. "Did any cf you take ths torredo?" he asked. "No." replied Elaine." we left it Juat as you had it." Kennedy seemed wild with snxlety. "Then both models have been stolen!" he cried, dashing after the secret service men, with me close behind. The crook by this time hsd reached the top of the wall. Juat aa he was about to let hlmaelf down safely on the other aide, a shot struck htm. Hs pitched over and we ran forward. But ho had Just enough of a start. In aplte of th shock and tho wound hs managed to pick hlmaelf up and with the help ot a confederate hobbled Into a waiting car, which sped away Just as we came over the wall. We dropped to ths ground Just as an other car approached. Craig comman deered It from Its astonished driver; tha secret service men and I piled in and we wfere off in a few seconds in hot pursuit see Down at th terminal where tralna came In from Waahlngton, Wu, much better now, was waiting. lie had pulled a long coat over hla Chlneae clothes and wore a alouch hat. As he looked at the Incoming passengers he spied the man he wss waiting for, the young crook who had been waiting in the shrubbery outside the nsvy build ing when the torpedo model wss thrown oyt. ;The man had th model carefully wrapped up, under hla arm. Aa hla oye traveled over the crowd he recognised Wu, but did not betray It II walked by and as he passed hastily handed Wu the package containing tha model. Wu slipped it under his coat Then each went his wsy, in opposite dlrecUona. It was a close race between ths car J bearing ths two crooks and that which Kennedy hsd pressed Into service. 'One w came to a cross road and Kennedy stopped and leaped out Deeply planted in the mud, hs could see the tracka of the car ahead leading ,'Jji.i TWrT'WTri-- i t ' - ass?sssaajH. .t.-ii ijssi jsitawM8' u im .iusiul-jlijii.!. latAUB! mmi mmrnmmmfjpip $ew SirploKs- off Elaoinie AYIth Edw In Arden as "THK CHIXF.HE MAHTKK CRIMINAL" esse Theatre em Theatre SOUTH OMAHA 1523 So. 13th St. Every Wednesday Episode Ro. 22 Today Juno 13 Episode No. 24 Juno 16 Best Projection in Tho City grand Theatre Nicholas Theatre 1 ElhcrynTlBridany0y CoUnCl1 B,US' la' Eplsodo No. 23 Juno 17 Eplsodo No, 17 Juno 15 d i a r.i o theatre FflUQUITE Theatre at very Taasday. gipUods Wo. aa. Jam li. c BBWU gB V LOTHROP Thoatro 17th and Vinton St. 8211 N. 24th Street EpISOdC NO.23 JUnC 15 Bplsoas) Vs. M. fan IT. r " I ALAMO THEATRElp:a:V?ofni? Fort sL,o,n l For Bookings: Write Pathe Exchange Ics. 1312Farnin St. Oaaha Neb. W"l , M l II ,MTmm, 4W H4illil.wrswwtawtw I llll-l wu wmmrim- , n A DETECTIVE NOVEL " AND A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA Presented by This Newspaper in Collaboration With the Famous Pathe Players. i out by tha left road. Close beside th'i tlre trarks were tha footprints of two men going up the right road toward the """d- lou follow the car and the driver." decided Craig, hastily tndlcatina the rond jby which It had gone. "I ll follow tha j footprints." i The secret service men Jumped back .Into the car and Kennedy and I wnt along the shore road, following the two crooka. j Already the wounded crook, supported , by his pal, had made his wy down to i the water and had come to a long wharf, : There, near the land end, they had a 'secret hiding place. Into which they went. The other crook drew forth a i amoke signal snd began to prepare It. Kennedy and I were able now to move faster than they. As we came in sight o' 'he wharf Kennedy psused. "There they are. two of them," he Indicated. I could Juat make them out In their hiding place. The fellow who hal stolen ths torpedo was by this time ho weak from loss of blood that he could hardly hold his head up. while the other hur ried to fix the amoks signal. Hs hap pened to glance up, und saw us. "Come, Red, brace up," he muttered, "they're on our trail." ThS wounded man was slmost too weak to answer. "I I can't." he gasped weakly. "You go." Then, with a great effort remembering the mission on which he had been sent hs whispered, hoarsely, "I hid the second torpedo model In th Dodge house in the bottom of-" -He tried hard to finish, but he was too weak. He fell back, dead. Hla pal had waited as long as he dared to learn the aecret. H Jumped up and ran Juat aa w buret into ths hiding place. Kennedy dropped do.vn by the dead man and 'searched him, while 1 dashed after the other fellow. When I returned, I found Kennedy writing a hasty note. "I couldn't follow him, Craig," I con fessed. "Too bad." frowned Craig, evidently greatly worried by what hsd happened, ss he folded the nots., VWaltor," he said seriously, "I want you to go and find the fellow." He handed me the note. "And it anything separates us today, give this note to Elaine." Y.eanwhlle. aa nearly as I can now make out Kennedy searched the dead man again. There was certainly no clue to hla identity on hi;n, nor had he tho torpedo model. Craig looked abo'.it. Sud denly, he fell flat on his stomach. There was Wu Fsng himself, coming- to the whsrf. csrrying tho model of the torpedo which had been stolen In Wash ington and brought up to him by his emissary. Kennedy, crouching diwn and taking advantage of every object that sheltered blm, crawled cautiously Into sn angle. Unsuspecting, Wu came to the l?nd end of the wharf. There he say his lieutenant doad and the smoke algnal atlll beside him, un lighted. He bent over In amasement and examined the man. From hla hiding place Kennedy crept atealthily. He had ecareely got within reach of Wu 'hen the alert Chinaman seemed to sense hia preaenc. fl rose quickly ind swung around. The two srch enemies gated at each other a moment silently. Each knew it was the final, fatal encounter. ."lowly Wu drew a long knife and leaped ut Kennedy who grappled with him. They struggled mercllesaly. In the struggle Craig managed to tear the torpedo out of Wu's hanHs, Just as they rolled over. It fell on a rock. In stantly an explosion tore a hole In ths sand, scsttering the gravel all about Kelcntlessly ths combat raged.' Out on ths wharf Itself they went, right up to the edge. Then both went over into tho water, locked in each other's vice-like grip. Even In the water, they struggled, fran tically. Ws reached the shore, where we ssw msrks of ths explosion and of a fight Out on the pier I ran breathlessly. I rushed to the verv edce and Based over. then climbed down the slippery piling and peered Into the blsck water beneath. A few bubhlea aeemed to oose up from below. Was that all? No, as I gssed down I ssw tliat some dark object waa there. Slowly Wu Fang's body floated to the aurfacs and lny there, rocked by th waves. Deep In i his breast stuck his own knife with Its handle of the PIkm of th Serpent! I reached down snd srlied him, aa I peered ai,oiit fne Kennedy. There w "iothlns; more there. "Orale!" I called desperately, "Craig!" There was no answer. The silence, ths echo of the Inppinc; water under the wharf wns appalling, mocking. t managed to call the secret service men and they got Wu Fang's body up on the wharf. But I could n.t lesve the spot. Where was Craig? There wss not a sign of him. I could not realize It. even when the men brought grappling Irons snd hegsn to search the black water. It was all a hldeoua dream. I saw and heard. In a date. It waa not until late that night that I returned to the Dodge house. 1 had delayed my return aa long as I could, but I knew that I must see Elaine some time. As I entered, even Jennings must have seen thai something waa wrong. Elaine, who was sitting In the library with Aunt Josephine, rose as she saw me. "Did you get them?" sho asked eagerly. I could not speak. She seemed to resd the tragic !ook on my haggard face and stopped. "Why," she gasped, clutching at the deck, "what Is th ematter?" As gently as I could, I told her of tha chase, of leaving Craig, of the explosion. of the msrks of the struggle and of the finding of Wu Fsng. As I finished, I thought she would faint. "And you you went over everything about tho wharf?" n "Everything. The men even dragged for the " I checked myself over the fateful word. Elaine looked at me wildly. I thought that she would lose her reason. She did not cry. The shock wss too great for that. Suddenly I remembered the note. 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