Show the exploits of elaine 0 A detective novel and a motion picture drama by ARTHUR B REEVE the tae well known knolon Nov novellia ellif and the 4 creator of the alln craig kennecy stories in collaboration with the pathe players and the eclectic film company I 1 4 ai copyright 1914 bythe by tb star company all foreign gow arved SYNOPSIS the formation of 0 a partnership as professor and aide tn in crime science between cragg r a ig kennedy un university hersity chemistry pro s gor and walter alter jameson Jam eaon newspaper man ris Is at 0 once nce followed by their becom lag narn I 1 interested in a series of murders by a roaster aster cri criminal minLI who leaves eaves no other duo clue to his identity than the sign Tri manual anual of a clutching hand elaine dodge whose father is one of tho the latest victims of B the mysterious murderer witnesses the beginning of kennedys Kenn edys scientific in of the murder L SECOND EPISODE a the twilight sleep kennedy had thrown himself whole beart heartedly edly into the solution odthe of the mysterious tor lotis dodge case far into the night after the chalks lenge of the forged finger print he continued at work endeavoring to extract ft a clue clua from the meager evit dence a bit of cloth and trace of polson already obtained from other cases we dropped around at the dodge house the next morning early though it was we found elaine p trifle paler t but more lovely than ever and perry dennett bennett themselves vainly endeavoring to solve the mystery of the clutch lug ing hand they were at dodges desk site she in the big desk chair he standing beside i ver her looking over some papers theres nothing there uennett bennett ir was s saing a as we entered I 1 could not help feeling that ho he was i gazing down at elaine a bit more ten derl than mere business warranted have you found anything que tied elaine anxiously turning eagerly to kennedy nothing yet he answered shaking his head but conveying a q quiet iet idea of confidence in his tone just then jennings the butler en bringing the morning papers J elaine seized the star and hastily opened it on the first page was the story etory I 1 had telephoned down very late 1 in the hope hopa of catching a last city edition we all bent over and craig read aloud t CLUTCHING HAND STILL AT LARGE yf new yorks master alaster criminal remains undetected perpetrates new daring murder and robbery on mil alit llon lion alre dodge ile he had scarcely finished reading the brief but alarming news story that followed and laid the paper on the desk de sk when a stone came smashing through the window from the street startled wo we all jumped to our S feet craig hurried to the window not a soul was in sight ile he stooped and picked up the stone to at it was nas attached a piece of paper quickly lie he unfolded it and read 1 craig kennedy will give up his 11 search tor for the clutching hand or diel die 1 later I 1 recalled that there seemed to be a slight noise down as it at tho cellar window through which the masked man had entered the night before in point of fact one who had been outside at the time might actually a sinister face at that cellar window but to us upstairs it was invisible the faco face was that of the servant michael without another word kennedy kenned Y passed into the drawing room and took look his hat but and coat both elaine and dennett bennett followed im afraid I 1 must ask you to excise c ise me for the present craig apologized elaine looked at him anxiously you you will not let that letter intimidate you she pleaded laying lier ier white hand on oil his arm oil oh mr Uen kennedy nedy she added bravely keeping back the tears avenge him all the money in the world would be toi W little to pay it if only at the tha mere mention of money ken face seemed to cloud but only for a moment ill try ho he said simply r elaine did ld not withdraw tier her band as she alie continued to look up at him miss alias dodye dodge he went on his voice steady as though he were repressing mom something ething 1 I will never take another case until the clutching hand is captured the look of gratitude she gave him would have been a princely reward to itself it was some time after these events that kennedy reconstructing what had bad ran across lit in a fi strange way which I 1 aced not tire the reader fy f y telling lolling a doctor haynes IIa head of the Hil hillaria latia sanitarium for women whose story I 1 shall relate substantially as we received it from his bis own lips it have been that same night a visitor drove up in a cab to 0 o our hillside sanitarium rang the bell and admitted to my office I 1 am by the tha way the superintending super intending and that night I 1 was sitting IL ith hh doctor thompson my assistant office discussing a rather inter esting eating case when an attendant came in with a card and handed it to me it read simply dr ludwig Relna coblenz heres that doctor thompson about whom my friend in germany wrote the abo other day I 1 remarked nodding to tho the attendant to admit doctor I 1 might explain that while I 1 was a broad abroad borne bome time ago I 1 made a particular study of the tha Daemmer schlat otherwise tho twilight sleep at freiburg where it was developed and at other places in germany where the subject had attracted great attention I 1 WAB much impressed and had imported the treatment to hillside while we waited I 1 reached into my desk and drew out tho the letter to which I 1 re referred erred which ended I 1 recall As doctor Rei la Is in america ho be will probably call on you I 1 am sure you will be glad linow now him with kindest regards im fraternally yours EMIL SCHWARZ at D director institute of medicine 1 most alost happy to meet you doctor I 1 greeted iha now arrival as lie ho entered our office for several minutes we sat and chatted c of things medical here and abroad what wit isit Is it doctor I 1 asked finally that interests you most in america oh lie ho replied quickly with an expressive P gesture it la Is the broad mind edness with which you adopt the best from all over the world regardless of prejudice for instance I 1 am very much interested lu lit tho the now new twilight sleep of course you have borrowed it largely from us but it interests me to seo see whether you have modi modified fled it with practice in fact I 1 have come to hillside sanit sanitarium ariam particularly to io seo see it used perhaps wo we may learn something from you it was most gracious and both doctor thompson and myself were c harmed charmed by our visitor I 1 reached over rind and touched a call button and our head nurse entered from a rear room are there any operations going on now I 1 asked sho looked mechanically at her watch yes there are two cases now I 1 think she answered would you like to follow 0 our ur technique I 1 asked turning to doctor I 1 1 I should be delighted he acque escel A moment later we passed down the corridor of the sanitarium still chatting at the door of a ward I 1 spoke to tho attendant who indicated that a patient was about to be anesthetized and doctor and I 1 entered tho the room there in perfect quiet which la is an essential part of the treatment were several woman patients lying in bed it in 1 the ward before us two nurses and a doctor were in attendance on oil one 1 I spoke to the doctor doctor holmes by the way who bo bowed ved politely to the distinguished doctor then turned quickly to hla his work miss sears lie he ticked asked of 0 one of the nurses will you bring me that hypodermic needle you will see doctor I 1 injected in a low tone that we follow in the main your freiburg treatment we use and nark I 1 held up the bottle as I 1 said it a rather peculiar shaped bottle too and the pain lie he asked practically tho the same as in your ox ex peri perlenia per lenca ence abroad we do not render the patient unconscious but prevent tier her from remembering anything that goes on doctor holmez the attending physician was just starting the treatment filling his hypodermic lie he selected a spot on tho the arm where it had been Pe scrubbed rubbed and sterilized and injected the narcotic and you say bay they have no recollection of anything that happens asked absolutely none if the treatment to Is given properly I 1 replied confidently fi wonderful ejaculated as we left the room now comes the strange part of my story after had gone doctor holmes the attending physician of the woman whom he be had bad seen anesthetized missed his syringe and tho the bottle of scopolamine lamin honnies Hol Holl nies nes miss aliss sears and miss stern all hunted but it could not bo be found others had to be procured I 1 thought little of it at the time but since then it has occurred to me that it might interest you professor kennedy and I 1 give it to you for what it ma be worth 0 0 0 it was early the next morning that I 1 awoke to find kennedy already up and gone from our apartment I 1 knew ho he must bo be at the laboratory and gathering the mall mail which the postman had just slipped through the letter slot I 1 went over to the university to see him As I 1 looked over the letters to cull out my own one in a womans comans rand fiand writing on attractive note paper addressed to him caught my eye aa 1 cano up ui m autu putu h to tue luo stiem wry latry building I 1 saw through the window that in spite of hla his getting there early be was finding it difficult to keep his hie mind on his bis work it was the first time I 1 had bad ever known anything to interfere with science la in his bis life well I 1 exclaimed as I 1 entered you are the early bird did you have any breakfast I 1 tossed down the letters ile ho did not reply so I 1 became absorbed lit in tho the morning paper still I 1 did not neglect to watch him covertly out of tho the comer of my eye quickly he be ran over the letters instead ot of taking them one by one in his usual methodical way I 1 quite complimented my superior acumen lie he selected the dainty note A moment cragg looked at it in anticipation then tore it open eagerly I 1 was still watching his face ace over the top ot of the paper and was surprised to seo see that it showed first amazement then pain as though something had hurt him ile iio read it again then looked straight ahead as it if in a daze suddenly ho he jumped up bringing hla his tightly clenched fast 1st down with a loud clap into the palm of his hand dy by heayn hea cn he exclaimed 1 1 I 1 I will ile he strode hastily to the telephone almost angrily ho he seized the receiver and asked for a number wh w hats the matter craig I 1 blurted out eagerly As he waited for the number he threw the letter over to me I 1 took it and read professor craig kennedy the university the heights city dear sir 1 I have come to tho the conclusion that your work Is a hindrance rather than an assistance in clearing up my fathers death and I 1 hereby beg to state that your services are no longer required this Is a final decision and I 1 beg that you will not try to see me again regarding the matter very truly yours ELAINE DODGE if it had been a bomb I 1 could not have been more surprised I 1 could not make it out kennedy impatiently worked the receiver up and down repeating the number hello hollo hello he repeated yes hello Is miss oh good morning miss dodge lie he was hurrying along as if to give her no chance to cut him off 1 I have just received a letter mies dodge tell ing TOO me that you ilont dont want mo me to continue investigating your fathers death and not to try to see you again about ile he stopped I 1 could hear the reply why no mr kennedy I 1 have written you no letter the look of mingled relief and surprise that crossed craigs faco face spoke volumes miss dodge he almost shouted this 1 13 a new trick of 0 the clutching hand I 1 ill be right over craig hung up the ree receiver civer and turned from the telephone evidently he ha was thinking deeply suddenly b his Is face seemed to light up ile ho made up ills his mind to something and a comei moment t later lie opened the cabinet that hat inexhaustible storehouse from which ho he seemed to draw weird and curious instruments st menta that met the ever new problems which ills hla strange profession brought to him I 1 watched curiously ire ho took out a bottle and what looked like a hypodermic syringe thrust them into hla his pocket and for once oblivious to my very existence deliberately walked out of the laboratory I 1 did not propose to be thus cava berly dismissed I 1 suppose it would have looked ridiculous to a third party but I 1 followed him as hastily as if he had orfed to shut the door on his hie own shadow we arrived at the corner above the dodge house just in time to see another visitor 13 dennett ennett enter and perry we heard elaine say eta as we ve were ushered in someone has even forged my namo name the handwriting and everything telling mr kennedy to drop the case and I 1 never knew sho she stopped as aa we WB entered thata the old limit IWO exclaimed don ban nett hilss dodge has just juat been telling mo yes interrupted craig look miss dodge tills this la Is it lie handed tier her tho the letter she almost seized it examining it care carefully full IV her largo eyes opening wider in won der this la is certainly my writing and my note paper she eho murmured but I 1 never wrote the letter crift looked from the letter to her keenly no one said a word for a moment kennedy hesitated thinking might allgot I 1 er seo see your room alias dodge lib ho asked at length why certainly nodded elaine as aa she lead the way upstairs it was a dainty little room breathing the ho spirit of its mistress ml stresS in fact it seemed a sort ot of profanity as aa we all followed toll owed in after her for a moment kennedy stood still then he carefully looked about at the side of tho the bed near the head licad he stooped and picked up something which he held in tho the palm of 0 his hand I 1 bent over something gleamed in the morning sunshine sonto some little thin pieces of glass As AB ho he tried deftly to fit the tiny little bits together lie he seemed absorbed in thought quickly lie he raised it to his nose as it to smell it ethyl chloride lie he muttered wrapping the pieces carefully in a paper and putting them inside his pocket an aix instant later lie he crossed tho the room to the window and examined it look lie he exclaimed there plainly were marks ot oc a jimmy which had been inserted near t the he lock to pry it open miss liss dodge lie ho asked might I 1 might I 1 trouble you to let me see bee your arm wonderingly she did so BO ai ad kennedy bent almost reverently over her plump arm examining it on it w waa as a small dark discoloration around which was tl a slight redness and tenderness that he be said slowly Is the mark of a hypodermic needle As lie ho finished examining El alnes aines arm lie ho drew the letter from hla his pocket still facing tier her he laid ald in a low tone miss dodge at yo did write this letter but under luence fluence of the new twilight sleep why craig I 1 exclaimed excitedly what do you mean exactly what I 1 say bay with miss alias dodges permission I 1 shall show y you ou hi v f f yi ti 1 IHs S c f 3 x ia A T W asa ysis yv k M 1 l v i J s 0 atis pT IS s ima yi i BiB if ax sz sj S 1 JF mi JK A k aisy ii B astl tw K 1 latr i fi rt isi thero thera were marks of a jimmy on the window dy by a small administration of the drug dru which will injure you in no way miss dodge I 1 think I 1 can bring back tho the memory of nil all that occurred to 0 you last night will you allow me mercy not no protested her aunt josephine se who had entered tho the room 1 I want the experiment to be tried elaine said quietly A moment later kennedy had placed her on a couch in the corner of the acom now sirs mrs dodge ho he said please bring mo me a basin and a towel aunt josephine reco DiHel brought bron glit them kennedy dropped an antiseptic tablet into |