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, GEYSER TX.IlliTH BASIN TIMES he Exploits of Elainf A Detective Novel and a Motion Picture Drama 1 . -- By ARTHUR B. REEVE The {Veil -Known Novelist arid the Creator of the \Craig Kennedy'' Stottes Presented in Collaboration With the Psthe Players and the Eclectic Film Company . Copyright, I911. by the Star Company All Foreign Right* Ueberred 0 half as high. In the box I could see, besides other apparatus, two good The New Fork police are mystified by a siZed spools of title wire. rtos of murders handhoithermal The 1141.'8 all that?\ I asked inquiet - le .1 ei te rli r vt h s seat lie • I tively. e.reH .1, t Ilene \Another of the new instruments it that scientific detectives use,\ he re - SYNOPSIS. I I r>t n 1'4 I.at I 1. 1 - riend .1 at (11. \,Ii , and CialLf .ly Illith111,1. Ina an rind to Ms the Cititelitim liand. as this tar mg.- anima is known, resorts to all ,otis of the most diaboli. al schemes to pot LI .Lo out of the way. Each chapter of tho s‘tory P Its of a new plot against their lives affii of tho w.ty the great .1e- oll his skill to save this pret- ty girl am hingielf from death. ELEVENTH EPISODE THE HOUR OF THREE. With the ominous forefinger of his Clutching Hand extended, the Master Criminal mnphasized his instructions Id his minions. \Perry Bennett, her lawyer, Is in favor ;Wait' eel'. Elaine Dodge,\ he was seying. - She and Kennedy are - en the outs even yet. lint they may become Remedied. Then she'll had retained this young man. Raymond h ave that fellow on our trail again. Chase, to attend to that, liefore thet happens we must 'get' her Just now what worried Craig was —seer the situation with Elaine. and I fau- lt was in the latest headquarters cied that he had given Chase some to which Craig had chased the (mine commission In connection with that. Wel, in one of the toughest parts of ''I've got it, Mr. Kennedy,\ greeted New York's great river front section. Chase with quiet modesty. 'Now.\ went on the Clutching Hand, \Good responded Craig heartily. \I \I want you. Sem, to follow them, knew you would.\ ffee what they do -where they go. It's \Got what?\ I asked a moment later. her birthday. Somethieg's bound to Kennedy nodded for Chase to an- oreur that will .rive you a lead. All swer. yoe've got to do is to IlSe your head. \I've located the new residence of Vet me?\ Flirty Florrie,\ he replied. I saw what Kennedy was after at once. Flirty Florrie and Dan the Dude had causee the quarrel between him- self and Elaine. Dan the Dude was d. ad. lint Flirty Florrie might be forced to explain it. \That's tine. - he added, exultingly. \Now I'll clear that thing up.\ Ile took a hasty step to the tele- phone, put his hand on the receiver and was about to take it off the hook. Then he paused, and I saw his face working. Finalty hie pride, for Kennedy's was a highly sensitive nature, got the bet - hr of him. \No.\ ho said, half to himself, \not —yet.\ * * • • • . • It was. as Clutching Hand had said. Elaine's birthday. She had received many callers and - congratulation.s, in- numerabe , coetly and beautiful to - hi of remembrance from her count- less friends and admirers. In the censervaSore of the Dodge house Plai tie. Aent .I - esephine and Susie Mar- tin were it OF discussing not only the happy erasion, but more, the many strange er ents of the pas! few weeks. - Well, said a familiar voice behind them. \what would a certain blonde young lady acceee as a birthday pres- ent front her family lawyer'!\ All three turm•d in surprise. - Oh, Iteeeett,\ cried Elaine. \How you startled us!\ ' Elaine hesitated. She was thinking met so mach o'\ his words as of Ken- . nedy. To (I ni all, however, it , seemed that ses was unable to make up her mind 'dial, in the wealth of her luxury, - seat she would like. Susie feeirtin had hero wondering weether, eow that Bennett was here. she was not de troll, as she loehete at her wrist watch mechanically. As she did so, an idea °cc:it - red to her. \Why not one of theeer she cried impulsively. indicating the watch. \ra- ther ban seine beauties at the shop. - sponded, scarcely looking up, \a little maenetie etzard, the telegraphone.\ \Which is?\ I prompted. \Somethihg we detectives might use to take down and 'can' telephone con- versatiens anti other such conversa- tions. NVIeet it is attached properly to a telephone, it records everything that Is said over the wire. The record Is not made mechanically on a cylin- der, but electro-magnetically 'on this wire.\ Craig continued to tinker tantaliz- ingly with the machine which had been invented by a Dane, e'aldemar l'oulsen. lie had scarcely finished testing the telegrapleme when the laboratory door opened and a deem -cut young man entered. Kennedy, I knew, had found that the routine work cf the Clutching Hand case was beyond his limited time and Elaine had returned home. Alone, her thoughts naturally went back to what had happened recently to internee. a friendship which had been the sweetest in her life. \There must be sonic mistake,\ she riurmuree pensively to herself, think - hie, of the photograph Flirty had given her. \Ole why did I send him away? Why didn't I believe hint?\ Sleebenically. she put out her hand to the telephone. ehe was about to take oft the re- ceiver, when something scented to \Oh good,\ exclaimed Elaine, - how stay her hand. She wanted him to sweet!\ !teonie to her. \Thee let's all go to the shop,\ said * * • • Beeneti. - Miss e!artin will personally Craig's e fell on the telegraphone, conduct. the tour, and we shall have and tin idea seerued to occur toetim. our piee of the finest stock.\ - Walter, you and Chase bring that it tees too gay 'a party to notice a thingealiene.” he eeid a inontent'latete sdneleer figure following them in a cab. At last 'we came to the apartment ChatsMg with animation, the three Imuse at which Chase had located the mewed oser to the watch counter. UOInan. wbile the crook, with a determination - Now, Chase.\ he directed, \you not to risk missing anything, entered needn't go in with us. Walter and I the shop door, too, can manage this now. But don't get 'Mr. Thomas,\ asked Susie as her out of touch with me I shall need tateser's clerk bowed to them, \please y on any moment—certainly, tomor- ehew Miss Dodge the wrist watches row.\ father was telling about.\ Kennedy slipped on a badge in - Unobserved, the crook walked serer scribed: \Telephone inspector.\ near enough to hear what was going \Walter.\ he smiled, \you're elect- Craig Kennedy Seized Elaine's Arm, Broke the Beautiful On. ed my helper.\ At last, with mach banter and yet We entered the apartment house ere, Elaine selected one that was in hall and found a negro boy in charge yet in the little matter we talked deed a beauty and was about to snap of the switchboard. about?\ It on her dainty wrist when the clerk \You look over the switchboard, \Say—be careful of names—over Laterrupted. Kelly.\ he winked at nee \while I test the wire,\ came a growl. \I beg your pardon,\ he suggested, out the connections back here. There \You know—what I mean.\ 'but I'd advise you to leave it to be must be something wrong with the \Yes. The trick will be pulled off \tweeted. if you please. - wires or there wouldn't be so many at three o'clock.\ Reluctantly Elaine handed It over complaints\ ''Good!\ she exclaimed. \Good -by to the c'erk. He had gone back to the switch- and thank you.\ A moment refer they went out and board while the negro. still unsuepe With • his well-known caution sntered the en: again. (-ions, watched without understanding Clutching Hand did not even betray As they did oso. Slim, who had been what it was all about, names over the telephone if he could looking over various things in the \I don't know,\ Craig muttered final- help it, next case as O. undecided, came up to ly for the benefit of the boy, - but I Flirty hung up the receiver with the eatch counter. think I'll have to leave that tester, satisfaction. The manes of the de' \I'm making a present,\ he remarked after all. Say, if I put it here, you'll parted Dan might soon rest in peace! eonfidentally to the clerk. \How about have to he careful not to let anyone • • S • • • those bracelet watches?\ meddle with it. If you do, there'll be 1 The next day, early in the forenoon. The clerk pulled out some of the the deuce to pay. See?\ a young man with a small package cheaper ones. Kennedy had already started to tas- carefully done up came to the Dodge \No he said thoughtfully, pointing !en the telegraphone to the wires he house. out a tray in the showcase, \something had selected front the tangle. \From Martin's, the jeweler's, for like those.\ At last he finished and stood up. Miss Dodge,\ he said to Jennings at lie ended by picking out one iden- - \Don't disturb it and don't let any the door. Beatty like that which Elaine had se- one else touch It.\ he ordered. \Bet- Elaine and Aunt Josephine were lected, and started to pay for B. ter not tell anyone—that's the best sitting In the library when Jennings \Better have it regulated,\ repeated way. I'll be back for it tomorrow, announced him. the clerk. probably. \Oh It's my watch,\ cried Elaine. \No.\ he objected hastily, shaking \Yas sah,\ nodded the boy, with a \Show him in.\ his heed and paying the money quick- bow, as he went out. Elaine put the watch on her wrist Iy. \It's a present—and I want it to- • • OOOOO and admired it,, night.\ Back in the new hang-out, the \Is it all right?\ asked Slim. Ile took the watch and left the store Clutching Hand was laying down the \Yes yes,\ anewered Elaine. \Yon hurriedly, law to his lieutenants and heelers, may go.\ • • • • • • • when Slim at last entered. • • • • • • • In the laboratory, Kennedy wail \Huh!\ growled the master crim- Early the same morning KennerlY working over an oblong oak box, per. 'nal, conveying the fact that he was went aroune again to the apartment twee eighteen inches In length and considerably relieved to Bee hint at house and, cautious not to be seen wet- ..\ iler• neve you been? / 44, been off on a little job myself, and got back.\ . Slim apologized iirohhiebr: \Yes sir,\ he replied hastily. - vre!l , I went over to the Dodge Newt, and I saw them finally. I followed them Into a jewelry shop. That lawyer bought a wrist watch. So I bought one just like It. I thought perhaps we could—\ \Give it to me,\ growled Clutching Hand, seizing it the moment Slim dis- played it \And don't butt in—see?\ From the capacious desk the mas- ter criminal pulled a set of small drills, vises, and other jeweler's tools amid placed them on the table. \All right,\ he relented. \Now do you see what I have just thought of— no? This is just the chance. I.00k at Carefully lie plied his hands to the job, regardless of time. \There he exclaimed at last, hold- ing the watch where they could all see it. \See!\ lie pulled out the stem to set the hands and slowly twisted it between his thumb and finger, lie turned the hands until they were almost at the point of three o'clock. Then he held the watch out where all could see. As the minute hand touched three, front the back of the ease, as If from the chasing itself, a little needle, per- haps a quarter of an inch, jumped out. It seemed to come from what looked like merely a small insect in the deco- ration. - You see what will happen at the hour of three?\ he asked. No one said e word, as he held up a vial which lie had drawn front his pocket. On it they could read the la- bel, \Iticinus.\ -One of the most powerful poisons in the world,\ he exclaimed. \Enough to kill a regiment They fairly gasped and loolted at It with horror, exchanging glances. Opening the vial carefully, he dipped in a thin piece or eeass and placed a tiny drop in a receptacle hack of the needle and en the needle itself. \I've set my invention to go off at three o'clock,\ he concluded. \To- morrow forenoon, it will have to be delivered early --and I don't believe we shall be troubled any longer by Miss Elaine Dodge,\ he added, ven- omously. Calmly he wrapped up the appar- entiv innocent engine of destruction and handed it to Slim. \See that she gets it In time,\ he said merely. - I will, sir,\ answered Slim, taking it gingerly. • * • • • • • Flirts - Florrie had returned that aft- ernoon, late, from some expedition on which she had been sent. Rankling in her heart yet was the death of her lover. Dan the Dede. Thus, when she arrived home, she went to the telephone to report and called a number. 4491 Greenwich. \Hello chief,\ she repeated. \This is Flirty. Have you done anytheig ttY re, ,.ered the telegraphotte return with Oft, wires. Attaca them \Has Dia watch purcheiee ler sties Teeetiser we carried it to the lettere- to the bell which I will leave here. Elate° Dest.se been delivered?\ he tory. When it rings, raid the house. Jame- askei the eiark. -- There lie set dire - Tittle ffititrufnent that looked like a wedge sitting up - on end, In the face of which was a dial. '1•Itrough it he began to run the wire from the spools, and, taking an ear- piecp . put attother on my head over lee ears. lie turned a switch and we listened mercies eirst came several calls from peo- ple with bills, and she put them off most adroitly. Then we heard a call that caused Kennedy to look at me quickly, stop Ill' machine and start at that point over again. That's what I wanted,\ he said, as wo listened in: eee me 4494 Greenwich.\ \Hello \ 'II. It chief. This is Flirty. Have !olte anything yet in the little we talked about?\ -be careful of names—over th•• V. ire.\ \YOU know—what I means' - Yes. the trick will be pulled off at this s o'clock.\ • - Good! Good -by, and thank you!\ • tiooti-by.\ retie paused and considered a min - Ile, then moved to the telephone. - There's only one thing to do, and test's to follow out my original 1;0:erne.\ he said energetically. 'In- fer:nation, please.\ \Where is Greenwich 449i?\ he .1 a moment later. The minutes passed. \Thank you, sir, \ he cried, writing down on a pad Pit :;thlress on the West side, near the river front. Then turning to me, le exclaimed, \Walter we've got him at hist!\ Craig rose and put on his hat anti coat thrusting a pair of opera glasses into his pocket, in case we should it ant to observe the place at a dis- tance. I followed him excitedly. The trail was hot. - gen - son - lead you - to - tt:t-- comewat \ \No.\' 'dusty - bifek Ihe - reply. \the „ ter,\ he added, picking up the bags. \ wate); Mr: Beepett bought is still here • • • • • • • • being regulatesi.\ , Ton minutes later, outside the new Keenedy hubs# op the receiver. Ile headquarters, a crouched -up figure, was stunned. carrying a small package, his face \The watch w;e3 cause her death at hidden under his soft hat and up- three o'clock,\ said the Clutching turned collar, could have been seen Hand. \Swear to leave here without slinking along until he canto to the discovering my identity and I will tell steps. you hots. You can save her! In that lie went up and peered through the watch,\ he hissed, \I have sera poi - aperture of the doorway. Then he soned needle in a spring that will be rang the bell. Twice he raised his released and will plunge it . .into her hand and clenched it in the now fa- arm at etactly three o'clock. On the mi , l k ia c rr c o l o u k td ii s . side needle is ricinus!\ saw it through the Craig advanced, furious. As he did aperture and opened the door. The so Clutching Hand pointed calmly to ligure entered and almost before the the clock. It was twenty minutes of door was shut tied the masking hand- three! i k dee e r n t h ii t e y f f o r ‘ e en t i i c i • i :e it face, tlte IN m 'h o ie s i t i 11:riudstheids With a mental struggle Kennedy controlled his loathing of the creature lieutenants. The crook bowed to the before him, chief, who, with a growl as though of - All right—but you'll hear from recognition, moved down tlw hall. me—sooner than you suspect,\ he As lie canto to the room from which shouted, starting for the door. Shin had been sent on his mission. Then he came back and lifted his the same group was seated in the hat, hiding as much as possible the thick tobacco smoke, selenium cell, letting the light fall \You fellows clear out,\ be growled. on it. \I want to be alone.\ \Only Elaine's life has saved you.\ \The old man is peeved,' muttered With a last threat he dashed nut. one, outside, as they left. He hailed a cab, returning from some The weird figure gazed about the steamship wharves not far away room to be sure that he was alone. \Quick!\ he ordered, giving the • • • * • • • Dodge address on Fifth avenue. When Craig and I left the police he Minute after minute the police and had given me most minute instruc- I waited. Was anything wrung? Lions which I was now following out Where was Craig? to the letter. Just then a tremor grew into a - I want you to hide there,\ he said, tinkle, then came the strong burr of indicating a barrel back of the house the bell. Kennedy needed us, next to the hangout. \When you see a With a shout of encouragem , ent to wire come down from fro the'headquar- the men I dashed out and over to the ters, take it and carry it across the old house. lot to the old house. Attach it to the Meanwhile Clutching Hand himself le. II; then wait. When it rings, raid had approached the table to recover the Clutchieg Hand joint.\ his weapon and had noticed the queer . I wailed what scented to be an ill- little selenium cell. terminable time back of the barrel. \The deuce!\ he cried. '14e's Finally. however, I eaw a coil of tine planned to get me anyhow!\ - • • • a • • mm ire drop rapidly to the ground front Cluteleng Hand ruslu - d to the door— Fmniedy e...nd I came at last to the a window somewhere above. I niade a then stopped short. Outside he could ) , 7:te.• OD the West side where the dash for it, as though I were trying to hear the police and myself. ( - reeked streets curved off, rush the trenches. seized my prize Clutching Hand slammed shut his Irstead of keeping on until he came and, without looking back to see where door and pulled down over It a heavy te tile 1,1ave we sought, he turned off it came from, beat a hasty retreat, wooden bar. end quickly slipped behind the shelter Around the lot I skirted, until at At the desk he paused anti took out of a fence. There was a broken board last I reached the place where the e the fence an a piece of cardboard. Then, with a i d he bent down, gaz- police were waiting. Quickly we heavy black -marking KOCH, he ealtnly • tag e t r hr s 6 s t 1 ti i i gl e with the opera glasses. fastened tile wire to the bell. , printed on it. while we battered at the lot was the new hang- We waited, barriv w aded door. a few' short feet away. . ko out. a somewhat dilapidated, old-fash- Not a sound from the bell. Ile laid the sign on the desk, then haled brick house of several genera- • • • • * • • on another piece of cardboard, drew thins back. Through the glass we Up in the room in the joint the crudely a hand with the index finger could see an evil -countenanced crook hunched -up figure stood by the table. pointing. 'rhis he placed on a chair, ssl,:ti.titeidn. waiting. g along. Ile mounted the steps Ile had taktin his hat off and placed it indicating the desk and rang the bell, turning as he carefully on the table and v. as now Just as the swaying and bulgteg door gave way, Clutching Hand gesve Frem a small aperture in the door- Suddenly a noise et the door startled the desk a pull. It opened up—his get - e ay looked out another face, equally him. Ile listened_ Then he backed away. evil Under cover. the crook made away from the door and drew a revel- lie closed it with a sardonic smile tee sign of the Clutching Hand twice yen In our direction, just as the door and was admitted. As the door slowly opened there en- eitt. crashed in. .. tered another figure. hat over his eyes, \That's the place, all right.\ whis- We looked altkeellelitere was not a eered Kennedy eith satisfaction, lie collar up, a handkerchief over his soul in the roonehnothieg but the sele- herried to a telephone booth, ehere fa r ee s t , ! the exact counterpart of the ilium cell, the pe t eete, leie de k, e e m e. called several nube first! numbers. Then we \Look!\ e l er e i r i efl, t eet ell ng sight of For a moment each glared at the teturned to the laboratory. the index finger, and feting over to the Prom the table lie picked tip other, adesk. \Hands up!\ shouted the first lig- We rollid i ta t a h n1ref f 4 There on ure, hoarsely, moving the gun and the eat te .ipee4 gs si h : os . closing the door with his foot. Dear BItitkfiveWife!hi'•' \r ti The newcomer slowly raised his KennestYllaled Ilstallidelisteetit, crocked hand over his head, as the blue \:. steel revolver gaped menacingly. heiel the first sinister figure removed With a quick Moveinent of the other the Clutehilseafauslai we ge, Then oarneselliaileirsystittiblus sign of the handkerchief front his face and c \N o l i: e lt r l e eiy a 3 e ir l i t t l i tt 4 c ie h il t I g et ilietearpeod Where straightened we \IV teil INtlerinidifto reetme. hut straightened up was Kennedy? It eas Kennedy! In thVgitAt Ils? , &teeing Head \Come ovur to the center of the had lite - N* 11 cl ee out of an upright room.\ ordered Kennedy. piano into the room correspentling to Clutching Iltind obeyed, eyeing his that he had left. Hastily he ' - hrew off captor closely. . his handkerchief, slouch hat, old coat \Now lay your weapons on the ta- and trousers. A neat striped pair of ble.\ trousers replaced the old, leveed and Ile tossed down a revolver. baggy pair. A new shirt, then a sporty The two still faced each oilier, vest and a frock coat followed. ''Take off that handkerchief!\ As he put the finishing feeeSes on It was a tense- moment' Slowly ee e t ee v e - d far a n the 3 ,.. a nd ma it\ Clutching Hand started to obey. Then whisl - ered foreigner. he stopped. Jeennedy was just about At the door of the new headquarters, to thunder. \Go one' when the criminal a few seconds later, I stood with the calmly te marked. \You've got NIE all l'° right, Kennedy, but in . 1 . i twenty minutes \Not a sign of hien anywhere.\ Elaine Dodge will be dead!\ growled one of the Eaters. Ile said it with a nonchalance that • • • • 6 • • \ might have deceived anyone less £1E?, Elaine was sitting •,.11 th librarY tute than Kennedy. Suddenly there reading when Aunt Jegephine turned e flashed over Craig the words: \'Fille t o t ier. i TRICK WILL BE PULLED OFF AT \What time Is it, deer?\ she asked. THREE O'CLOCK!\ Elaine glanced at her pretty new There was no fake about that. Ken- trinket. nedy• frowned menacingly. If he \Nearly three, Auntie—just a couple small coil over which I had seen him killed rilitChing Hand, Elaine would of ininutes,\ she said. working and attached it to the bell die. If he fought he must either kill Just then there came the sound of and some batteries. Ile replaced It or be killed. If he handed Clutching feet running madly down the hallway. 0 o u nt y he table, while I watch w ed curl- Hand over Elaine as lost. Ile looked at his watch. It was twenty -live min- They jumped up, startled. ai Kennedy, his coat fhing and hat \A selenium cell,\ he explained, utes of three. jammed over his eyes, had almost \Only when light falls on it does it \What do you mean—tell me?\ de- bowled over poor Jettniugs in his mad become a good conductor of electrici- ma tided Kennedy with forced calm, race down the hall. ty. Then the bell will ring.\ \Yesterday Mr. Bennett bought a \ Just before making the connection wrist watch for Elaine.\ the Clutching \mh \ a ‘co , I s l i T y demanded h:InIne haughtily, he placed his hat over the cell. Then Hand said quietly. \They left it to Before she knew %Oat was going on he lifted the hat. The light fell on be regulated. One of my men bought Craig hurried up to iler and literally it and the bell rang. lie replaced the one just like it. Mine was delivered ripped the watch off her wrist, break - hat and the bell stopped. to her todsy.\ ing the•beautiful bracelet. Just then there came a knock at \A likely story!\ doubted Kennedy, lie held it up, gingerly. Elaine was the door. I opened it. For answer the Clutching hand speechless. Was this Kenneeiy? Was \Hello Chase. - greeted Kennedy. merely pointed to the telephone. he possessed by such an inordinate \Well I've found the new headquar- Kennedy reached for it. jealousy of Bennett? ters all right—over on the West side.\ \One thing,\ interrupted the Clutch- As he held the watch up, the seoond Kennedy picked up the selenium ing Hand. \You are a man of honor.\ fetid ticked around and the minute cell and a long coil of line wire, \Yes—yes. Go on.\ hand passed the meridian of the hour. which he placed in a bag. Then he \If I tell you what to do, you must A viciously sharp nee4le gleamed took another bag already packed, and, profuse to give me a lighting chance.\ out—then sprang back trite the filigree shifting them between us, we Initiled \Yes. Yes.\ work again. downtown. \Call up Aunt Josephine, then. Do \Well\ . she gasped eaten, \what's Near the vacant lot, back of the just as I say.- the meaning of this?\ new headquarters. was an old broken- Covering Clutching Hand, Kennedy Craig gazed at Elaine in silence. down house. Through the rear of it called a number. \This is Mr. Ken- Should he defend his rudeness, If we entered, nedy, Mrs. Dodge. Did Elaine receive she did not understand? She stamped I started back in astonishment as a present of a wrist watch from Mr. her foot. and repeated the question e we entered and found eight or ten Bennett?\ third time, policemen already there. Kennedy \Yes she replied, \for her birtn- \What do you mean, sir, by such had ordered them to be ready for a day. It came this forenoon.\ conduct?\ raid, and they had dropped in one at ' Kennedy hung up the receiver and Slowly he bowed, a time without attracting attention, faced the Clutching - Hand, puzzled as \I just don't like the kind of birth - \Weil men,\ he greeted them, \I the latter said: \Call up Martin, the day presents you receive,\ he said, see 'you found the place all right, jeweler.\ turning on his nee, \Good afternoon!\ New, in a little while Jameson will Again Kennedy obeyed. (TO BE (:ONTINUISo.) Ripped the Watch Off Her Wrist. Bracelet and
