Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1915, Page 26

L | i i S { % a 0B READ It Here No Featuring | Miss Pearl White. .. ... Mr. Arnold Daly............“Craig The Famous Sclentific Mr. Edwin Arden. .. The Chinese Master Criminal WRITTEN BY AR The Well-Known Oreator of the ‘' Oraig Kennedy'® Stories Dramatized Into a Photo-l’mby Chas. W. Goddard, Author of ‘“The P Everything you read here today you can see in the fascinating Pathe Motion Pictures at the Motion Plct- ure Theaters this week, Next Sun. day another chapter of “The Exploits of Elaine” and new Pathe reels. the Star Co. ts Reserved.) (Copyright, 1915, by elgn R Synovsis of Previous Chapters. The New York lice are mystified by | A serles of murders and other crimes. clue to the criminals is a | * which is sent the victims “clutching hand.” The | est victim of the mysterious assassi or Dodge, the wealthy Insuranc. t. His daughter, Elaine, employs ralg :ennmy, the famous sclentific de- ective, to try to unravel the mystery. |What Kennedy accomplishes is told by | Els friend, Jameson, a newspaper man. Enraged at the determined effort which Elaine and L‘rll: Kennedy are '“'“"g to put an end to his crimes, the Clutching (Hand, as this strange criminal is known, resorts to all sorts of the most diubolical #chemes to put them out of the way. Each chapter of the story tells of a new plot against their lives and of the way !the great detective uses all his skill to | save this pretty girl and himself from denth, In & careless moment the master crim. inal leaves a clue In the form of a type- |written letter. Through this Kennrdyl peretrates his disguise and the master All For- ‘lnh.-n 'A.“.fllhl kY oF ‘stolets Wi (1o locate the to and a its in E H i i E | { i i i : ! i 3 of S ii {! P il i i i £ ] l 3T itz 8 i £ i H ! ; H i I i i i g xf:} £ i3 : P f ! 5 g ] i é I H i ] : : | E ; | s H i FE 1 i i i E | i ? i 3 H § arrival resnit, out any- grected Kennedy eagerly from his microspope. and g H i i i the University of Pennayl. | Ppeculiarities of the starch | various plants are quite as| those of the blood crystals, I P g ] E wound. 1 ] 11 delinitely recognized. This 1s | & care of aconite polsoning—prob- | Y sUgmested to the Oriental mind by e polson’ arrows of the Ainus of North- | | - i Dr. Leste 1 " and 1 both looked through the microscope, comparing the starch srains which Kennedy had discovered With those of scores of micro-photog y phe Which lay scattered over the table, | “Thete are several treatments for aconite poisoning,” ruminated Kennedy. “T would say t one of the latest and :::l s digitalin given hypodermically.” | | # cabinet, adding. “only it 1 | - & was 0o late Just what the relations were between #nd the Chong Wah 'romli er been able to determine ex- One thing was certain; Long al in New York had of- arriv m&‘hu.mmwmumm ter, here the offense was | criminal soclety “Your |they left the headquarters, hiding in door- H HY H i H ] 3 H 1 i .e.......Elaine Dodge | Detective of Fi tlon_xennedy" vosbievsies i W-RONE THUR B. REEVE Novelist and the of Pauline.” Wu had taken another apartment up- | town In one of the large apartment houses near the parkway, for he was far to | wubtle to operate from hix real head- | quarters back of the squalid exterior of Chinatown. | There Long Sin was now engaged in making all possible provisions for the safety of his master. Anyons who had been walking along the boulevard and had happened to glance up at the roof of the | tall apartment building might have seen | Long Sin's figure sithouetted against the #ky on the top of the mansard roof near @ flagpole. He had just finished fastening to the flagpole a stout rope, which stretched taut across an areaway some twenty or thirty feet wide to the next bullding, where It was fastened (o a chimney. Again and again he tested it and finally, with a nod of satiefaction, descended from the roof and went to the apartment of Wu, There, alone, he paused for a few min- utes to gaze In wonder at the cryptic ring which had been the net result so far of his efforts to find the milllons which Bennett, as the Clutching Hand, had hid- | den. He wore it, strangely enough, over | his index finger, and as he examined it he shook his head in doubt. Long Sin went over to a desk and opened & secret box, in which Wu had placed several packages of money with which to bribe those whom he wished to get into his power. It was Long Sin's Wu Fang Avolds Capture by Outting Trying to Reach Him. buy the dacorations. come along." Bhe took Kennedy's arm playtully, Among the many places which Blaine had down on her shopping list was a small Chinese curfo shop on lower Fifth avenue. They entered, and were greeted with a profound bow by the proprietor. He was the new Tung leader, and this uptown #hop was his cover. In actual fact he | was what might have been called a Chi- nese fence for stolen goods. Elaine explained what it was she wanted, No objections— and, with Kennedy's ald, selected a mission to carry out this scheme, 80 he | number of Chincse hangings and dec- packed the money Into a bag, drew his | grations. They were about to leave the coat more closely about him and left the | ghop when Klaine's eye was attracted by a little showcase, in which were many Quaint and valuable Chinese ornaments in gold and silver and carved ivory. “What an 0dd looking thing?" she said, pointing to a knobbed ring which re- posed on the black velvet of the case. “Quite 0dd,” agreed Kennedy, The subtle Chinaman stood by the pile of hangings on the counter which Hiaine had bought, overjoyed at such a large sale. Pralsing the ring to Elalne, he turned nsinuatingly to Kennedy. There was nothing else for Cralg to do—he bought the ring, and the Chinaman proved again his abllity as & merchant. From the curio shop where Blaine had completed her purchases, they drove to Kennedy's laboratory. We were In the midst of planning the entertalnment when a slight cough be- hina me made me start and turn quickly. There stood Long Sin, the astute China~ man who had delivered the bomb to Ken- nedy and betrayed Bennett. We had seen w little of him since then, T am in great trouble, Prof. Kennedy,” began Long Sin in a low tone. “You don't know the Chinese of the city, but if ybu did you would know what black-, mallers there are among them. I have| refused to pay blackmall to the Chong Wah tong, and since then it has been trouble, trouble, trouble.” Kennedy looked up quickly at the name Cheng Wah Tong, thinking of the in- vestigation which the coroner had usked hini to make into the murder. He and Long Sin moved a few steps away, dis- cussing the affair, Elaine and I were still talking over the entertatnment. She happened to place her hand o1 the desk near Long Sin. My back was to- ward him, and I did not see him start suddenly and look at her hand. On it was the ring—the ring which, unknown to us, Long Sin had found in the passage- Wway under Aunt Tabby's garden, of which he had been robbed, and which now, by a strange chance. had come into Eiaine's possession. lady speaks of an oriental re- " he remarked. ‘“Would she care tc engage a magiclan?™ Elaine turned to him surprised. ‘Do ¥You mean that you are a magiclan?’ she | asked, puzzled. Long Sin smiled, quietly. He reuched over and took a small bottle from Kene nedy’s laboratory table. Holding it in his hand almost directly before us, he made & fow slelght-of-hand passes, and | @ secret hiding place he drew small bow and arrow, He sat down table and hastily wrote a few Chi- on & plece of paper, roll- te into & thin quill, which & prepared place in the the window and deftly it oul street, back of the board where the final conference had place, was a rather sleepy looking an occasional puff at with opinm. to his feet suddenly. With arrow had burled itself quiv- Quickly he selzed the note and read It Canton vernacular, it~ read “He goea with much money." overcame the effect of the dope, and the Chinaman shuffled off quickly to the Tong headquarters. ‘They were walting for him there, and he had scarcely delivered the ‘message before their plans were made. One by one, else of value. The sound of the approaching police- man now alarmed them. Just as the new Tong leader had ralsed an axe to bring it down with crushing force on Long Sin's skull a shot rang out and the axe fell from the broken wrist of the Chinaman. In another moment the policeman had selzed him. Then followed a sharp fight, THE OMAHA w---Then SEE “Exploits”Elaine |to break out all over him. SUNDAY BEE APRIL 18, 1915 & | which § | They all hurried to her. the Rope Over Which Kennedy is Long Sin. She seated herself for first time during the evening. “May 1 get you an ice? I suggested She thanked me, and 1 hurrled off, As 1 passed through the drawing room I did not notice that Long Sin had man- aged to escape further congratulations of the guests. Just then a walter passed through with ices on a tray. I called to him and he stopped. A moment later Long Sin himself took an fce from the tray and retreated back of the portieres. No one was about, and he hastily drew a bottle from his pocket. On the bottle was a Chinese label. He Palmed the bottle, and anyone who had chanced to see him would have noticed that he passed it two or three times over the fce; then, lifting the portieres, en- tered the drawing room again, He made the circult of the rooms fn such a way as to bring himselt out di- rectly in my path. With a smile he stopped before me, rubbing both hands together. “Is it for Miss Flaine?’ he asked. I nodded. By this time several of the guests, who wero fascinated with Long Sin, gathered about us. Long Sin flutterea open a Chinese fan which he had used in his tricks, passed it over my hand, and In Some Incomprehensible way I felt the plate with the ice literally disappear from my grasp. My face must have #hown my surprise. A burst of laughter from the other guests greeted me. 1 the looked at Long Sin, half angry, yet un. | able to say anything, for the joke was plainly on me. He smiled, made an- other pass with the fan and instantly the plate with the ice was back in my hand. Meanwhile Kennedy had been moving from one to another of the Buests, seek- ing Elaine. He had already taken am foo from the walter and was going in the direction of the conservatory. There he found her. “Won't you take this ice?* he asked, handing 1t td her. “It is very kind of you," " she sald, “but |T have already sent Walter for one.” Kennedy insisted, ana she took fit. She had already started to eat it when T appeared in the doorway. I was rather vexed at Long Sin for having delayed me, and I mumbled something about it Kennedy laughed, rather pleased at having beaten me “Never mind, Walter,” he sald with a smile. “I'll take it. And er—I don't think that Elaine will object if you play the host for a little while with Aunt Josephine,” he hinted. Chatting with animation, tasted the fce. He had take only a couple of spoonsfuls when a look of wonder and horror seemed to spread over his face. Ho rose quickly. A cold sweat seemed His nerves almost refused to respond. His tongue seemed to be paralyzed, and the muscles of his throat seemed to be like steel bands. He took only a few steps, began to stagger, and finally sank down on the floor, He had fallen near the fountain, and one hand dropped over into the water. It All As for myself, 1 had been so overjoyed at sceing my would have forgotten anything. | Kennedy looked rather wan and | peaked, but insisted on going to the |laboratory as usual “Do you remember what became of the bottle of digitalin?’ he asked, fumbling in the closet Mechanically 1 felt in my own pocket; it was not there. 1 shook my head “l don’t seem to remember what be- came of ft—perhaps we left it there fact, we must -have left it there. around loose,” remark ing up his hat and o ergy. “I think we had better get it.” Elaine had spent rather a sleepless night after the attempt to poison her had miscarried and resulted in poisoning Kennedy. | To keep her mind off the thing, she had- already started io take down the | decorations. Jennings and Marie, as well las a couple of workmen, were restoring the library to Its mormal condition, un | der the dircction of Aunt Josephine, | The telephone rang, Elaine |answered it. Her face showed that some- |thing startling had happened. “It was she cried, {dropping the receiver, overcome. “He says that Mr. Kennedy and ne were visiting that Chinaman' this morning and Mr, Kennedy suffered a telapse—is dying there, in the Chinaman's apartment. He wants us to come quickly and bring that medicine that they used last night. He says it 1s on the tabaret In tho library. Marie, od Kennedy, tak- and Jameson,” almost |will you look for it? And, Jennings, get the car right away." Jennings hurrled from the room, and |a moment later Marle had found the bottle behind some ornaments on the tabaret and eame back with it. Scarcely knowing what to do, Elaine, tollowed by Aunt Josephine, had rushed trom the house, hatless and coatless, just as the car swung around from the garage in the rear. Jenuings went out with the wraps. They seized them and leaped into the car, which started off swiftly, It was only a matter of minutes when they pulled up before the apartment house where Wu had taken the suite from which Long Sin had telephoned the mes- sage in my name. Together Blaine and Aunt Josephine hurried in. Kennedy went directly from the lab- oratory to the Dodge house. 1 don’t think I ever saw such an ex- pression of surprise on anybody's face as that on Jennings' when he opened the door and saw us. He was aghast. Back of him we could see Marie. She looked as If she had seen a ghost. “Is Miss Elaine in?’ asked Kennedy. Jennings was even too dumfounded to | speak. ‘Why, what's the matter?’ demanded Kennedy. “Then—er—you are not ill again?' he managed to blurt out. “Il again?" repeated Kennedy. “Why," explained Jennings, “didn’'t Mr. Jameson just now telephone that you had had a relapse in the apartment of that Chinaman, and for Miss Elaine to hurry over there right away with that bottle of medicine?" Kennedy walted to hear no more. Selz- Ing me by the arm, he turned and dashed down the steps and back again into the taxicab in which we had come. In Wu's apartment Long Sin was giv- Ing his secretary and another Chinaman the most explicit instructions. As he old friend restored that I| In/| "I don't like to have such things lying | in Moving Pictures A DETECTIVE NOVEL AND A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA Presented by This Newspaper in Collaboration With the Famous Pathe Players, ' finished each nodded and showed him a Chinese dirk concealed under his blouse. | Just then a knock sounded at the door. | The secretary it and Aunt Jo- Be- secretary had opened | sephine and Elaine almost ran in. fore they knew it, the locked the door, “Where is Mr. | Blaine, | Long Sin bowed again, spreading out | his hands, paims outward | “Mr. Kennedy? He Is not here, Then, straightening up, he faced {two women squarely “You have a ring that means much to me,” he said quickly. ““The only way to Kennedy?" demanded the at with forced en- |get it from you was to bring you here.’ | He was pointing now at the ring on Elaine's finger. ment in surprise, She looked at it a mo- then at the manecing Chinaman, and turned quickly. She ran to the door. It was locked. Long Sin, motionless, smiled. ‘“There 18 no way to get out,” he murmured. Aunt Josephine was standing now with {her beak to the door leading into an- | other room. She happened to look up and saw the secretary, who was near her and 1alf turned away. From where she was tanding she could see the murderous dirk up his sleeve. She acted instantly. Without a word summoned all her strength and |struck him. The secretary stumbled. i “Elaine,” she cried, "look out: They {have knives.” Before Elaine knew it Aunt Josephine had taken her by the arm and dragged her into the back room, and, although Long Bin and the others had rushed forward, managed to slam the door and lock it The Chinamen set to work immediately o pry it open. | While they were at work on the door, which was already swaying, Aunt Jose- phine and Elaine were running about try- |ing to find an outlet from the room. There seemed to be no way out. Even the windows were locked. “T don’t know why they want the ring,” whispered Aunt Josephine, “but they won't get it. Give it 10 me, Flaine.” She almost seized the ring, hiding it in her waist. As she did so the door burst open and Wu, Long £in and the other Chinamen rushed in, A second later they had seized Elaine and Aunt Josephine, Kennedy and 1 dashed up before the apartment house in which we knew that Long Sin lived, leaped out of the car and hurried in. It was on the second floor, and we did not walt for the elevator, but took the steps two at a time. Kennedy found the door locked. Instantly he whipped out his revolver and shot the lock to pleces. We threw ourselves against the door, the broken lock gave way and we rushed in through the front room. No one was there, but in & back room we could hear someone. It was Elaine and Aunt Joscphine struggling with the Chinamen. "Lung 8in and the others had selzed Elaine and Aunt Josephine was trying to help her just as we rushed in. With a blow Kennedy knocked out the secretary, while I struggied with the other Chinamen, who blocked our way. Then Kennedy went directly at Long Sin. They struggied furiously, Lorg Sin, with his wonderful knowl- edge of jlu jitsu, might not have been a match for six other Chinamen, but he was for onc white man. With a mighty effort he threw Kennedy, rushed for the door, and as he passed through the outside room sefzed a Tong axe from the wall. / Afrald of the wonderful jlu Jitsu, T had picked up the first thing handy, which was a tabaret. 1 literally broke it over the head of my Chinaman, then turned and dashed out after Long Sin just as Kennedy picked himself up and followed. In the main hall of the apartment houss entrahce, some twenty-five or thirty feet Through the street door the jani- tor and two or three other men were running in. They had heard the nolse of the fighting above. Escape to the street was cut off. We were behind him on the flizht of stairs Long Sin did not hesitate a moment He ran to the elevator, the door of Which was open, selzed the elevator boy and sent him sprawling on the marble floor. Then he slammed the door and the ele- vator shot up. Kennedy was only a few feet behind, and_he took In the situation at a glance. He leaped into the other elevator, and before the suprised boy could interfero shot it up only a few feet behind Long Sin. Tt was a wild race to the roof. Long Sin had the start, and as the elevator reached the top floor he flung it open, dashed out and through a door up to the roof {tself. A second later Kennedy's elevator stopped. Craig leaped out and fired his last shot at the legs of Long Sin as he disappeared at the top of the flight of stairs to the roof. He flung the revolver from him and followed. Without a moment's hesitation Ken- nedy threw himself at Long Sin. They struggled with each other. Finally Long Sin managed to wrench one arm loose and raise the Tong axe over Kennedy's head Kennedy dodged back. he tripped on the very edge of the roof and went sliding down the slates of the mansard. Fortunately he was able to eatch him- self In the gutter. It was the opportunity that Long Sin wanted. He started across the rope which he had stretched from this apart- ment house to the bullding ameross the court, with all the deftness of the most expert Chinese acrobat Long Sin had reached the roof on the opposite side as we ran across in the direction of the taut rope. A moment later he turned and bowed at (Continued on Page Twelve—Col. Two.) T~w DaBene FBaney, SANATORIUM Loorlr 2 | This institution is the only one in the central west with separate buildings situated in their own ample grounds, yet entirely dis- vnct, and rendering it possible to classity cases. The one building being fitted for and devoted to the treatment of non-contagious and non-mental diseases, no others be- ing admitted; the other Rest Cot- tage being designed for amd de- «d Lo Lhe exclusive treatmen: || ot select mental cases requiring for a time watchful care and spe cial nursing Besse Theatre SOUTH OMAHA Every Wednesday New Exploits of Elaine «with.. . “The Chinese Master Criminal” Sign of the Serpent PRESENTED BY PATHE EXCHANGE, Inc. Gem Theatre 1528 So. 13th St. Episode No. 1 in which the Tong men's knowledge of Ju-jitsu stood them In good stead. The policeman was hurled aside, the Tong leader broke away, and, one by one, his followers disappeared through dark hall- Ways and alleyways, leaving the police- man with only two prisoners and Long Sin lying on the sidewalk. But the ring and the money were gone. “Are you hurt much™ demanded the burly Irish officer, asslsting Long Sin 1o his feet, nome too gently. Long Sin was furious over the loss of the precious ring, yet he knew to involve himself in the white man's law would end only in disaster both for him and his mast He forced » painful sm #hook his head and managed to get away down the street muttering. It was the day after his return from Aunt Tubby's that Kennedy called again upon Elalve, to tind that she and Aunt Josephine were engaged in the pleasant pastime of arranging an entertalnment. Jennings announced COralg and held back the portieres as he entered. “Ob, go0d!” cried Elaine as she saw him. “You are just in time. I was going to send you this, but I should much rather &ive It to you." She handed him u tastefully engraved sheet of paper, ich Be read with in- terest: Miss Elaine Dodge requests the hOROF of YOUr prosence prestol the bottle haa dl-ax-na A |As he fell back he seemed to have only few more passes, and a test tubb appeared |Just enough strength to withdraw his Iu its place. Before we knew it he had |hand from the fountain. On the stone Episode No. 16 April 21 Best Projection in The City caused the test tube to disappear and the bottle to reappear. We all applauded enthusiastically. ‘1 don't think that s such a bad idea after all,”" nodded Kennedy to Elaine. Perhaps not,” she agreed, a little doubtfully. “I hadn't intended to have such a thing, but—why, of Bourse, that would interest everybody." It was the night of the reception. The Dodge library was transformed. The | orfental hangings which Elaine and Ken- nedy had purchased seemed to hreathe | mysticlsm. At the far end of the room a | {Platform had been arranged to form a | | stage on which Long Sin was to perform | bis sleight-of-hand. The drawing room | 2iso was decorated ke the lbrary. Almost everybody had arrived when | Elaine turned to the guests and intro- duced Long Sin with a little speech Long . §in bowed, and everyone applauded He | made his way to the platform in the l- brary and mounted it. I shall not attempt to describe the amazing series of tricks which he per- formed. His hands and fingers seemed to move like lightning. Among other things, I remember, he took up a cover from a table near by. He held it up be- ! fore us. Instantly it seemed that a flock of pigeons flew out of it n'\)mld1 aad at an Oriental the room. How he did it T don't know. | ‘Vay separately uptown. They re. ool o0 April &th, at - They were real pigeons, however, and in the shelter of u rather poor | “‘Very interesting” exclaimed Cralg en- | the trick brought down the house | ‘before which was & board fence, |thusiastically. “T shall be delighted to| “This is wonderful, wonderful” I re- | o ‘vicinity of a apart- | come,” Peated s I happened to meet Elaine int Bouss. A moment's conference fol- | “Then you must work she eried |alone. We walked fnte the conservatory fowed and then the secretary glided away. | 6ally. “You are just in time to help me while the guests were crowding around | | out again and into the car, |coping, slowly and laboriously, he moved his finger. “What's the matter, old man?" I asked, bending over him. There was no answer, but he managed to turn his head, and I followed the di- rection of his eyes. With trembling finger he was tracing out, one by one, some letters. 1 looked, and it flashed over me what he meant. He had written with the water: \ “Digitalin—lab—" I jumped up, and word dashed out of down the hall and waiting outside Fortunately there was no one to stop| us, and I knew we broke all the speed | laws of New York. 1 dashed into the | laboratory, almost broke open the cabi- net and seised the bottle of digitalin and | & hypodermic syringe, then rushed madly | 16th and Binney Every Thursday Episode No. 15 April 22 | Episode DIAMOND THEATRE 2410 Lake St. Every Tuesddy Episode No. 14—April 20 LOTHROP Theatre a . 24th Street l’fll 2, | almost without a| the conservatory, | into the first car| | 1 scarcely waited for the car to stop in front of the house. 1 opened the door and rushed in. Without & word I thrust the antidote and the syringe into the hands of the | doctor, and he went to work immediately. | We watcned with anxiety, Finally Ken- | nedy's eyes opened, and gradually his | breathing seemed to become more nor-| mal | The antidote hed been given In time. | Kennedy was considerably broken up | by the narrow escape which he had had, and, naturally, even the next morning, did not feel like himself. | In the excitement of leaving Elaine's | we had forgotten the bottle of digitalin ' Episode Episode No. 14 For Bookings: GRAND Theatre | Nicholas Theatre Council Bluffs, la. FAVORITE Theatre 17th and Vinton St. ALAMO THEATRE c,.cicnos " avizs Write Pathe Exchange Inc. 1312 Farnam St. 4 Today April 18 No. 9 April 20 No. 15 April 20 April 23 were two elevator shafts facing the street | As he did so Pu—— Smame T