the lie exploits of edaine al A detective novel and a motion picture drama by ARTHUR B REEVE N thywell known novelist and the creator Creato of t lie craig kennedy stories Storie 3 presented in collaboration with the pathe players player anil and 4 Uia Eclectic film company copyright Cocy right ma by byth the sur SM ckuj all F SYNOPSIS tile new york police are mystified my stifled by a series of murders und other 0 crimes i tile alio principal clue to ti alip trl 1 I ilal Is tile tho letter which li sent petit tile tho victims warning ignec chhn clu duth liis ha canil nd 11 tile tho latest at victim of 0 the nister lous as assassin massin Is taylar r dodge doak tile insurance Ins president y hit 1114 daughter daught pr employs era I 1 kennedy ned ll 11 1 the famous detect y e to try t to ca ithe the mystery what xen ken bledy lips Is li told by hla his friend Jame jameson Ja soo a man Hil raged at the d effort antna and nf craig kennedy are malting to put an end ilila 1 I 1 ilni Tl r 1 in ni 4 the tha ilund na a atila criminal li Is known res 0 et to all ports orti u 01 the lh most dla bollent s t to ao put them out af tato wily way baell chap ter ot of the story tells of a n ow plot against lives kal and of the HIP way tile the areat detective um tilt nil him n skill t to save i areat ul iia pretty girl anti himself from alith fourteenth EPISODE THE RECKONING 41 IV pacing up and down ills his den in the ilie of long sin was ao I 1 thinking aier lits his bargull with ken dedyo betray tile tn famous cl stcl 1 I 1 ay int vand hand at kongth lie ha seated himself on a faal W table defill over tata ro lie had been forced to dalai e to 0 kennedy aly nn an idea seemed to tn strike adili M lifting it little hammer lie ho baruck a chinese gong gone on tile babl table 4 litt t hla side at tho the same time tim I 1 ho abed over oer and turned the knob I 1 ot at tile the J ado ot of a abarge large roll top desk A few bev second olater later a sort of hatch way covered by a rug on tile tho floor in ano earlier corner of afi allo room was vas slowly 4 fitted and long sins secretary a pale chinaman appeared from mylow 4 ilo iio steeped noiselessly into atho the T boorn and shuf fied across to long and handed him a letter iong I ong sin scowled as aa though some wing hoi interfered with etli ills his own k lans ilits but ut tore open tile tho envelope with at b a word tp reading out on ills his lap llie f paper it contained the letter amas was mes mea fr bi age nf ee all in capitals capitali which read IH IB AT AT 12 antroy on TRoy tins THIS LY t at it tha bottom ot of the noto note appeared napp ared ifo sinister ker signature of the clutching liand i alf j bowing low again tho the secretary hurtled fauCT huft led ed poss noss p n oss and down again ta t A hatchway cloaking clo aling the bof coq as he descended long sin read the note once more willie lia ills inscrutable face tilt ai of malicious cunning f with ati an air of deliberation lie ile foa ech chod cd for a match and struck it alo had bad placed tho the paper lit in tile flame when hn suddenly lie ho seemed to change chonge A lys mind lie ho hastily blow blew out tho the it 1 1 Ir patch which had destroyed only a le t wisa 6 no r of the paper then llen folded aided tho the ito carefully and placed it in hla his q A f A few moments later with a malag 16 gallit ns iH chackle chyc ch lickle kle iong I ong sin rose slowly A aiji left the room jr g meanwhile hIAn while tho the roaster master criminal was fealy fl aly I 1 engaged in putting the Oni finishing shing touches to a final of fiendish f lise I 1 nulty tor or the tha absolute detric t 1 4 tidd of craig kennedy s r n ha had been at work or in ill a emill f groom 0 fitting up al a sort of if laboratory aln 4 tho mysterious house which now r il arted nry ed as tits his headquarters clutching iland hand at a berich bench in one bad just abt completed an infernal Wc I 1 lilno ine of diabolical cunning and v r vaa v aa rapping it carefully oAre fully in paper pap or to 1 I Vs V N i an innocent package e i fc ito ire was aa interrupted by a knock at bytho tho door laying lading down tile tho bomb lie he it vent th answer the summons with a movement there blood long E 11 1 who had disguised himself as a laundryman ti xit 1 l j n ume good growled clutch f f ing hand as be 06 closed sed the door 4 f with e ecial A ual care k w an fn no 0 o tiro time was wasted tit in useless for V t ft 5 ftc 0 athla ahls Is a bomb ito ho went on I 1 point ring ing to tho the pack package carry it carefully on no account let it slip or lou oro nio ft dead man it must be I 1 in i tou kennedys Kenn edys laboratory before I 1 light i Understand 9 can you arrange it 11 i long SIT sin glanced lit at tile the dangerous package then with an expressive look replied have no fear I 1 can do it it will bo be in the he laboratory within an all it bour trust me a s i ja U laboratory I 1 was neath at h crafa make tomo como experiments v kith ith a new xray X ray apparatus vo ve were oblivious to the passage of 1 and only a call over our speak L pg iti ts diverted a our ur Et I 1 opened tho the door and a few seconds bater long iong sin himself entered kennedy dennedy looked up inquiringly as th to chinaman approached approach ec iol dlug out tt package which lie bo carried A bomb lie he said in the most mat ilter 0 f fact way 1 I promised to have it leay it laced in your laboratory lab orator befaro renji ady took tho the bomb bobb and care bulf YE 1 P it cac I 1 it under tho the wonderful ry avri n with tile the fluoroscope over his tile shadow cast by the to sensitive screen bomb lib sure anre enough cragg V w f looking up fram it at last joist to 1 its ita timed by au an lingo ulous t t bud and noiseless little piece of clockwork in there too anti and ll it s po pov ful enough to blow us nil all the labor ry included to kingdom conic como As aa ito ho spoke nud and before I 1 could ro monserato mon strato with him film lie ile took the infernal machine and placed it on oil a 1 table where lie ho set bet to work on t I 1 most dosvil delicate anti and dangerous piece OL 01 dissection of which aich I 1 havo ever heard euril li Ciro carefully fully unwrapping the bomb and unscrewing one part while lie he hold held nn an othor other firm lie he aln dually illy took out of it a bottle of liquid and homo powder then ho he placed a few grains of the powder on art a dish arid and dropped on oil it a drop or two of tile the there was wait a bright lash flash as tho powder ignited instantly just what I 1 expected commented kennedy with a nod as aa lie examined tho the clever workmanship ot of tile the bomb one thing that interested him was waa that part of the contents had been wrapped in paper to keep them lit in place this he was ADS now carefully examining with a microscope As aa nearly ns as I 1 could mako make it out th the paper contained part of a typewrite type writ ten cro mical formula which read TINCTURE OF IODINE THREE PARTS OF lie ile looked up from ilia study of the microscope to long sin tell itie just how it that you got this bodib lie he asked ached blout hesitation the fhe chinaman re cited tile circumstances beginning with the note noa by which lie ho had been summoned tied A note repeated repealed kennedy sa an gerly was it typed typewritten rl t tell long sin rear reached glipa into bis bin pocket and the note itself which lit he hall had not burned As praise studied the typewritten message r om hand band I 1 cou that he was irow growing ingmore more I 1 et a i excited vt t ho he lias has glynell typewritten lie ho d 7 to most people I 1 suppose I 1 it t seems that typewriting la is tile the best beat yay way to co conceal rIceal identity hut but there aroa thousand and one ways ras of at identifying ing look walter lie remarked at length taking a flue flite tipped p suit and pointing at tit the distinguishing list td marks na as he talked you yogi will notice that all tile the tn ra lit in tills note are battered dand and well as just a trifle out of alignment now 1 I 1 will place the I 1 paper from the bomb under the microscope and you will seo sea that the TB in the scrap of formula have exactly the same appearance I 1 strained my eyes to look sure enough kennedy was right there was ivan that unmistakable identity identify between tho the Ts in the formula and the note kennedy had been gazing at the floor his face puckered in thought as an I 1 looked suddenly ho he clapped tits his hands together as it lie ho had mado made a I 1 great discovery ive struck it ho be exclaimed jumping up 1 I was wondering where I 1 had seen typewriting that reminds me of tills walter get on your lour coat and hat wo we aro are on the right trail tit nt last with long sin we hurried out of the laboratory staving him at the nearest taxicab stand where we lumped jumped into a waiting uniting carit la Is the clup chip ot of alio abo battered Ts craig muttered aunt josephino josephine in tile the library knitting when the butler jennings announced its wilhe Is miss dodge inquired kennedy with suppressed excitement as we entered 1 I think ashes oil out shopping and an d I 1 dont know just when she will he be back answered aunt josephine Josephi with some surprise why Is it anything important any news very important returned kennedy excitedly 1 I think I 1 have the best clue yet yat only it will be necessary to look through some of the he household correspondence immediately to see whether there are certain letters I 1 bo be surprised it site she had some perhaps not very personal but I 1 must see them kennedy lost no time ile he went to a desk where elaine generally sat bit and quickly took out several typewritten letters lettera one after another ho he examined them closely rejecting one ene arter after another until inelly lie ho amo came to one that seemed to interest him I 1 ho to separated it irom from the rest and tell fell to studying it comparing it with tile the paper from tile lie bomb nud and the note which long sin had receiver received front from tho ho clutching iland hand then ho he folded the letter so that the signature and the address could not be rend read by us A portion of the letter I 1 recall rend read something like tills this this Is s his contention whereas TRUTH Is the only goat goal and MATTER mattel Is tion non existent 11 look nt fit tills this walter remarked craig with difficulty restraining himself what do you make of it A glance tit at tho the typewriting was but aut relent to show me ine that kennedy had indeed made nn an important discovery we stared nt at each other almost too i bazol to it at that moment wo we were startled by the sudden appearance of elaine sho entered tho the room trying in her ber arras arms a huge bunch of 0 roses which she had evidently just received tho the moment she daw craig however olio stopped short with a look of great graat surprise tier her keen oyo eye had not missed tile the fact that several of tier her letters lay scattered over the top of the desk what are you doing w with lilt my letters mr air kennedy 1 sho she asked in an astonished tone evidently resenting tho the with which lie ho had bad apparently been overhauling her correspondence or 1 As guardedly as aa possible kennedy inot her inquiry which I 1 could not myself blame tier her for making 1 I beg your pardon miss dodge lie ho said hut but a matter has just come com up which necessitated merely ft a cursory examination of some purely formal I letters etters which might have an important bearing on the discovery of the clutching hand your aunt had no idea where you were nor when you might return and the ib absolute solute necessity for hasip in such on an important matter la is my m only excuse for examining a tow few minor lotom first obtaining your lour permission 9 she li 0 s said lid nothing at another time such an all explanation would have been instantly accepted now how however lever it was different Koni kennedy iedy read the look on her face find and an instant later turned to aunt josephine and myself 1 I would very much appreciate a n chance to say a row few words to miss I 1 g p rf f Q N Q kennedy la Is about to shoot when he discovers that it Is jameson and not th the e clutching hand who lies there before him dodge alone lie ho intimated 1 I have had no such opportunity for some time if you would be so BO kind as to leave us its in the library for it a few inan minutes lie ile did not finish the sentence aunt josephine hall had already begun to withdraw and I 1 followed for a moment or two craig and elaine looked at each other neither saying a 0 word each wondering just what was in the others mind craig cleared tits hia throat the obvious manner of covering up tits his emotion elaine El alne lie bald at length dropping the recent return to miss dodge for the moment elaine El alne la is there any truth in tills this mornings newspaper report ot of of you she had dropped tier her eyes out but lio lie persisted taking a newspaper alippi clipping tig from lits his pocket and linn handing ding it to tier her iler her hand band I f as she glanced over the item SOCIETY NOTES dame rumor Is connecting the name of miss elaine dodge the heiress with that of perry bennett the famous young lawyer the announcer nert of an engagement between them at any time would not surprise elaine read ho farther she handed back tile clipping to kennedy As tier her eyes met ills his noticed ills hid expression expresion of deep concern and hesitated with tile tho reply she lad had evidently been just about to make still as site sho lowered tier her lead head it a seemed to give silent confirmation to a the alie truth of tho newspaper news report kennedy said nothing but ills hla oyes eyes continued to study tier face lie ile suppressed tits his feelings with a great effort then without a word bowed and left tho the room walter lie he exclaimed as lie he rejoined us its in tile the drawing room where I 1 was chatting chattin g with aunt josephine wo must lio be oft off again the trail follows still farther an hour or so later elaine whose mind was wait now in a whirl from what had bad happened decided to make a call on tier her lawyer and the confidant of tier her father perry hennett As elaine entered ills hla private office bennett rose to greet tier her effusively and they exchanged a fow few words 1 I forget to thank you tor for those lovely roses you sent roe me rhe exclaimed at length they were beautiful and I 1 appreciated them over ever so much A moment later bennett led the conversation around until lie ho found an all opportunity to make a tactful allusion allu ilon slOn to the report of their engagement in the morning papers ile he had leaned over and now attempted to take her hand she withdrew it however there was something about ills his touch which try a 11 she might she could not like was waa it mere prejudice or was waa it her keen wonia homans womans intuition bennett looked at her bar a moment sup a momentary flash ot of ancor that thai had reddened i read ened his face and controlled himself as aa it if by a superhuman effort 1 11 I 1 belleve believe you really love that thai man K kennedy ho he exclaimed in fit a tune tone that was almost a hiss but I 1 tell you E laine he la Is all bluff why ho be has been after that clutching hand now for three months and what hat has haa he accomplished nothing ile iio paused through elainea El Eia alnea inos mind there flashed tho the contrast with ken kedys even temper and ana deferential manner dennett bennett by another effort seemed to grip its ills temper again lie ho paced up und and down tile tho room thru ho he changed tho the subject abruptly and the conversation was resumed with somo some constraint while elaine and li ennett were talking kennedy and I 1 had entered the office craig stopped the boy who we was about to announce us and asked for llen secretary