PAGE SEVEN CAPE MAT STAR A AD WAVE SATURDAY, MAT 1, 1915.

The Exploits of Elaine A Detective Novel and a Motion Picture Drama > By ARTHUR B. REEVE TbeWeD-Known Novelist and the Creator of the "G*ig Kennedy" Stories Presented in Collaboration With the Pa the PUyors and the Eclectic Film Company

SYNOPSIS*. . The New York nolle* are mystified by • arrina of murdws and otl- r crime*.', The principal due to th«-*vrtmlnaJ I* the warnlng^K-tter which Is aenl^the ^victims. j Taylor Dodge, Nhe^nBuram-e "midden" j Hl« daughter Klaine. employ- Oral* Kep- I nedy. tte famous s- lenllBe Jfi-dv.-, to j /t«e» hl« ' • titm-a. 'lie • 'lurching Hand, a*' < to all"*..?!.* of \he''rn'oi.I dial .'.1 1 "a! "'arhe m '•» ' again lit 'tiirtr' iitea'nnd Iff the "way "the gn-.it detective use. all hi- skill to eava this pretty girl and himself from death. FOURTEENTH EPISODE THE RECKONING. Pacing up and down his den In the heart of Chinatown, Long Sin was thinking over bis bargain with Kennedy to betray the infamous Clutchlag Hand. At length he seated himself on a teak-wood table still deliberating over the promise he had been forced to make to Kennedy. . Suddenly an. Idea seemed to strike him. Lifting a little hammer, he struck a Chinese gong on the table •t his side. At the -same time he " leaned over and turned the knob at the side of a large roll-top desk A few seconds later a sort of hatchway. covered by a rug on the floor, in one corner of the room, was slowly lifted and Long Sin's secretary'- a pale, cadaverous Chinaman, appeared from below He stepped noiselessly Into the' room and shuffled across to Long Sin and handed him a letter Long Sin scowled, as though some thing had interfered with his own plans, but tore open the envelope without a word, spreading out on his lap the sheet of paper it contained. The letter was a typewritten message. al] In capitate, which read "HE AT HEADQUARTERS AT 12. . DESTROY THIS IMMEDIATELY." At the bottom- of the note appeared the sinister signature of the Clutching Hand. Bowing low again, the secretary shuffled across and down again through the hatchway, closing the door as he descended. Long Sin read the note once more, while his inscrutable face assumed at. expression of malicious cunning. With an air of deliberation he reached for a match and struck It. He bad placed the paper In the flanu i when suddenly he seemed to change his mind He hastily blew out the match, which had destroyed only a eornef of the paper, then folded the note carefully and placed It in his pocket. A few moments later, with a malic nant chuckle. 1-ong Sin rose slowly and left the room Meanwhile the master criminal was busily engaged In putting the finishing touches to a final scheme of fiendish ingenuity for the absolute destruc tion of Crmtg Kennedy He had been at work in a small , room fitting up a sort of laboratory. In the mysterious house which now eerved as his headquarters. Clutching Hand, at a bench in ope corner, had ]ust completed an Infernal machine of diabolical cunning, and was wrapping it carefully in paper to I make an innocent package. He was Interrupted by a knock at I the door. I-a> ing down the bomb he i went to answer the summons with a a teal thy movement. There stood Long 1 Sin. who ha{! disguised himself as a - Chinese laundry man "On time — g»od' growled Clutch- 1 Ing Hand surlily as be dosed the door I •with equal care! ' No time was wasted in useless for 1 malitles This Is a bumb." he went on, point- ' leg to the package "Carry it care < fully. On no account let It slip, or ' you are a dead man. It must be In ' Kennedy's laboratory before night. Understand* Can you arrange It?" ' Long Sin glanced at the dangerous . package, then with an expressive took. ' replied. "Have no fear 1 can do it it will be in the laboratory within an ' boor Trust me In Kennedy's laboratory I was watch- , log Craig make some experiments , with a new X-ray apparatus We mere oblivious to-UTT passage of , time and only a call over our speak- , tror tube dlsarted our attention. , 1 opened the door and a few seconds ] later Long Sin himself entered 1 Kennedy looked up inquiringly as , the Chinaman approached holding out , a package which be carried ' A bomb." he aaid. in the most mat. , ter-of tact way. "I promised to have it placed in your laboratory before 1 night I. Kennedy took the bomb "and carefolly placed It under the wonderful ( ray* then with the fluoroscopy over his i eye* studied the shadow cast by the rays on Ms sensitive screen. I "It's n bomb, sure enough." Craig t exclaimed looking up from It at last is me. It's timed by an ingenious i

and noiseless little piece of clockwork, in there, too. And it's powerful • j enough to blow us all. the laboratory included, to kingdom come." , As he spoke, and before I .could re1 1 monstrate with him. he took the in- . fernal machine and placed It on a ■ | table where he set to work on the ' . | most delicate and dangerous piece of 1 ' dissection of which I have ever heard. - i i Carefully unwrapping the bomb and I unscrew ing one part while he held an- | other firm, he finally took out of it a i bottle of liquid and some powder. Then he placed a few grains of the I powder on a dish and dropped on it a j drop or Two of the liquid- There w as a bright flash as the powder ignited ' Instantly. "Just what I expected." commented Kennedy with a nod, as he examined j the clever workmanship of the bomb, i One thing that .interested him was J | that part of tljp contents had been wrapped In paper to keep them In place. This paper he was now care fully examining with a microscope. As nearly as I could make It out. the paper contained part of a typewrit ten cremical formula, which read: TINCTURE OF IODINE THREE PARTS OF He looked up from his study of the microscope to Long Sin. "Tell me Just how it happened that ycyy got this bomb," fie asked. Without hesitation the Chinaman re cited the circumstances, beginning with the note by which he had been summoned. "A note?" repealed Kennedy, ea gerly. "Was It typewritten?" Long Sin reached into his pocket and produced the note Itself, which he had not burned. As Craig studied the typewritten message from the Clutching Hand 1 could see that he was growing more and more excited. "At last he has given us something typewritten," he exclaimed. "To most people! I suppose. It seems that typewriting Is the best way to conceal Identity. Hut there are a thousand and one ways of identifying typewriting "Look. Walter." he remarked at : length, taking a Hue tipped pencil and . pointing at the distinguishing marks j . as he talked. "You will notice that all the TV in this note are bat ! . tered and faint as w ell as just a trifle j out of alignment. Now I will place the ! paper from the bomb under the. micro- i A •cope and you will see tfiat the 'TV R In the scrap of formula have exactly the same appearance." j f I strained my eyes to look. Sure I g enough. Kennedy was right There B was that unmistakable identity between the T's In the formula and the Q Kennedy had been gazing at the (| floor, his face puckered In thought as (. * I looked. Suddenly he clapped his ! hands together, as If he had made a great discovery. "I've struck It I" he exclaimed, jump- . | Ing up. "I was wondering where 1 - ^ ' had seen .typewriting that reminds me of this. Walter, get on your coat and hat We are on the right trail at j 0 last." With Long Sin w-e hurried out of i the laboratory, leaving him at the | nearest taxlcab stand, where we Jumped into a waiting car. "h Is the clue of the battered 'TV " Craig muttered Aunt Josephine was in the library knitting when the butler. Jennings, an i n ounced us. "Whcre Is— Miss Dodge*" Inquired ; t> Kennedy, with suppressed excitement e as we entered. s "I think she's out shopping, and I „ don't know- Just when she will be j, answered Aunt Josephine, with j surprise "Why* Is It anything j g, — any news*" j t! i "Very Important," returned Kennedy | excitedly. "I think I have the best ; a clue yet. Only — it will be necessary ! i look through some of the household | ecorrespondence immediately to see ^ whether there are certain letters. 1 1 wouldn't be surprised if she had some } ^ — perhaps not very personal — but I j j must see them." I Kennedy lost no time He went to | jc desk where Elaine generally sat,! and quickly took out several type- j a written letters. One after another he j h examined them closely, rejecting one ' after another, until finally he come j to one that seemed to Interest him. ! He separated it from- the rest and „ fell to studying it. comparing it with ' the paper from the bomb and the! a' i note which Long Sin had received I . the UHwhlaa Hand- Then he! 1 folded the letter so that the slgna-lT' tore and the address could not be i read by us. j s< A portion of the letter I recall read j something like this "This t» his contention: Whereas, j"1 it the only goal and MATTER j non-existent — " "Look at this. Walter." remarked : with difficulty restraining him ! 'e •elf "What do you make of it*" j ' A glance at the iypew riting was suf- j , to show me that Kennedy had. j made an important discovery. I We stared at each other tlnott too I * dazed to speak. *

! At tbst moment we were startled ! i by the sudden appearance of Elaine. . ) She entered the room carrying in } her arms a huge bunch of roses which i j she had evidently Just received. The moment she saw Craig, however. she stopped short with a look of j great surprise, j Her keen eye had not missed the fact that several of her letters lay | j scattered over the top of the desk j ! "What are you doing with my let- ! ters. Mr. Kennedy?" she asked. In an j astonished tone, evidently resenting the unceremoniousness with which he had apparently been overhauling her correspondence. As guardedly as possible. Kennedy met her Inquiry, which I could not myself blame her for making. | "I beg your pardon. Miss Dodge." , | he said, "but a matter has just come , j up which necessitated merely a cursory examination of some purely formal letters which might have an Important bearing qn the discovery of ; the Clutching Hand. Your aunt had : might return, and the absolute neces- ! sity for haste In such an important I matter Is my only excuse for examining a few minor letters without first 1 obtaining your permission." ! She said nothing. At another time i such an explanation would have been j Instantly accepted. Now. however, it was different. | Kennedy read the look on her face | and ah instant later turned to Aunt Josephine and myself. "I would very much appreciate a chance to say a few words to Miss

alone." he Intimated. "I have | j had no such opportunity for some I time. If you would be so kind as to j us in the library — for a few mln- j i He did not finish the sentence. ! I Josephine had already begun to withdraw and I followed 1 For a moment or two Craig and | looked at each other, neither I saying a word, each wondering Just what was in the other's mind. Craig cleared his throat, the.obvlous of covering up his emotion. | "Elaine." he said at length, dropping ! recent return to "Miss" Dodge." for j the moment. "Elaine, is there any I truth in this morning's newspaper reShe had dropped her eyes. But he | I persisted, taking a newspaper clipping from his pocket and handing it to her. ! Her hand trembled as she glanced I 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 announcement of an engagement between them at any time . would not surprise. Elaine read no farther. She handed j back the clipping to Kennedy As ber ! eyes met his she noticed his expres 1 slon of de*p concern, and hesitated j with the reply she had evidently been ; about to make Still, as she lowered her bead. It ! seemed to give silent confirmation to truth of the newspaper report. Kennedy said nothing, but his eyes continued to study her face. He suppressed bis feelings with a great effort then. ' w ithout a word, j bowed and left the room "Walter." he exclaimed as he re- : Joined us In the drawing room, where was chatting with Aunt Josephine, , "we must be off again. The trail fol- ; still farther " An hour or so later. Elaine, whose mind was now in a whirl from what happened, decided to make -a call on her lawyer and the confidant of her father. Perry Bennett As Elaine entered his private office. rose to greet her effusively and they exchanged a few words "I mustn't forget to thank you for those lovely roses you 6ect me." she | eaoliiinind.. at ... length "They were | beautiful and I appreciated them ever j so much." J A moment later Bennett led the conversation around until he found an opportunity to make a tactful allusion to the report of their engagement In the morning papers He had leaned over, and now attempted to take her hand She withdrew it. however. There was something about his touch which, try as she might, she could cot like. Was It mere prejudice or was it her keen woman' e 'intuition ? Bennett looked at her a moment.

j suppressing a momentary flash of anj ger that had reddened his face, and i I controlled himself as if by a superi human effort. "I believe you really love that man Kennedy." he exclaimed in' a tone that f was almost a hiss. "But 1 tell you, Elaine, he Is all bluff. Why, he has 9 been after that Clutching Hand now ,- j for three months — and what has he j accomplished? Nothing!" He paused. Through Elaine's mind ] there flashed the contrast with Ken- . nedy"s even temper and deferential r Bennett, by another effort, seemed | to grip his temper again. He paced r up and down the room. Then he t changed the subject abruptly, and the conversation was resumed with some constraint 9 While Elaine and Bennett were talk- . lug Kennedy and I had entered the ofCraig stopped the boy who was f about to announce us and asked for I Ui-nnett's secretary instead, much to i my astonishment. The boy merely indicated the door L of one of the other private offices, and - » e entered. We found the secretary hard at work at the typewriter, copying a , legal document. Without a word Kenl nedy at once locked the door. The secretary' rose in surprise, but Craig paid no attention to him. In- * stead he calmly walked over to the ; machine and began to examine It. "Might I ask"— began the secretary, i "You keep quiet," ordered Kennedy, i with a nod to me to watch the fellow.

| Kennedy la About to Shoot When He Discovert That It la Jameson anil ; Not the Clutching Hand Who Lies There Before Him. \J_

| "You are under arrest— and the less j i yon say the better for you." 1 shall, never forget the look that crossed the secretary's face. Was It the surprise of an innocent man? ! Taking the man's place at the ma- j | chine Kennedy removed the legal pa- j per that was in it and put in a new j sheet Then he tapped out. as we : watched: BE AT HEADQUARTERS AT 12. DEj STROY THIS IMMEDIATELY. TINCTURE OF IODINE THREE PARTS OF— j This is his contention — whereas TRUTH Is the only goal and MATTER I TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTI ' "Look, Walter." he exclaimed as he j drew out the paper from the machine. ! I bent over, and together we com- • i pared the T's with those In the Clutch- • : Ing Hand letter, the paper from the ! bomb and the letter which Craig had i - taken froqj Elaine's desk * | As Craig pointed out the resem- j . blances with a pencil- my amaze i ment. gradually changed Into i I comprehension and comprehension . | into conviction. The meaning of it all j began to dawn on me. j The w riting was identical. Thers , I were no differences! While we were locked in the secre- j i tary's office Bennett and Elaine were : continuing their chat on various social ! topics. Suddenly, however, with a glance at the clock. Bennett told Elaine that he had an important letter to die- j tate and that It must go off at once. ' She said that she would excuse him a few minutes, and he pressed f butj ton to call his secretary j Of course, the secretary did not ap- 1 i pear. Bennett left his office, with i ! some annoyance, and went into the ad- 1 i joining room, the. door to which Ken- , ; nedy had not locked, i He hesitated a moment, then opened ' I the door quietly. To bis astonishment [ he saw- Kennedy, the secretary and ' i myself apparently making a close ex- j ! eminatlon of the typewriter. Gilding, rather than walking back j Into his ow-n office, he closed the door j i and locked It. Almost Instantly fear and. fury at the presence of his hated. ! j rival. Kennedy, turned Rennett. as it j j were, from the Jekyll of a polished 1 j lawyer and lover of Elaine Into an In- j . sanely jealous and revengeful Mr. - Hyde. The strain was more than his 1 j wmrpeq mind could tow. — _L With a* look of Intense horror and 1 loathing Elaine watched him slowly- j change from the composed, calm, in- ; ' tcllectual Bennett she knew and re- 1 spected into a repulsive, mad figure of | 1 a man. | 1 His stature even seemed to be al- ( tered. He seemed to shrivel up and ' f become deformed. His face was terribly j ' distorted. . ' And his long, sinewy hand slowly j twisted aid bent until he became the. f personal embodiment of the Clutching ! ' Hand.

i- As Elaine, transfixed with terror, I watched Bennett's astounding metamorphosis. be ran to the door leading to the outer office and hastily locked a that also. t Then, with his eyes gleaming with >, rage and his hands working in murders ous frenzy, he crouched nearer and p nearer, toward Elaine, s She Bhrank back, screaming again and again in terror. 1 He was the Clutching Hand, i- . In spite of closed doors we could 1 now plainly hear Elaine's shrieks, Craig, the secretary and myself made i a rush for the door" to Bennett's prli vate office. Finding it locked, we bes gan to batter it. a By this time, however. Bennett had 3 hurled himself upon ElalDe and was slowly choking her. Kennedy found that It was lmpos- - sible to batter down thp door in time by any ordinary means. Quickly he » seized the typewriter and hurled It r through the panels. Then he thrust . i his hand through the opening and ' turned the catch, r As we flung ourselves into the room ! 1 Bennett rushed Into a closet in a cor- | ner, slamming the door behind him. It I was composed of sheet iron, and effec- | i tually prevented anyone from break- I - ing through. Kennedy and I tried vain- j ly. however, to pry It open. t While we were thus endeavoring to j - force an entrance Bennett, in a sort ) of closet, had put on the coat, hat and mask which he Invariably wore | In the character of the Clutching j Hand. Then he cautiously opened a j secret door in the back of the closet | and slowly made an exit. Meanwhile the secretary had been doing his best to revive Elaine, who j was on the floor, hysterical and half j unconscious from the terrible shock j she had experienced. Intent on discovering Bennett's ] whereabouts, Kennedy and I examined | the wall of the office, thinking there might be some button or secret spring • which would open the closet door. While we were doing so the door j of a large safe In -4be secretary's of- : flee gradually opened, and the Clutch- j Ing Hand emerged from It. stepping carefully toward the door leading to the outer office. Intent on escaping In that direction. At that moment I caught sight of him, and. leaping Into the secretary's office. 1 drew my revolver and ordered him to throw up his hands. He obeyed. Holding up both hands, he slowly drew near the door to his private office. Suddenly he dropped one hand and pressed a hidden spring In the wall. Instantly a heavy Iron door shot out and closed over the wooden door. Entrance to the private office was abso tjutelv c"' off. W|fh"~ . angry snarl the Clutching j Hand leaped at me. As he did so I fired twice, j He staggered back. I The shots were heard by Kennedy ! : and Elaine as well as the secretary. ' and at the same iastant they discov- | ered the iron door which barred the ' j entrance to the secretary's office. ' ' Rushing Into the outer office they | found the clerks excitedly attempting i 1 1 to open the door of the secretary's ' office, which was locked. Kennedy i drew a revolver and shot through the ' i lock, bursting open - the door. They rushed Into the room. | Clutching Hand was apparently seat ! ed in a chair at a desk, bis face bur 1 -led in his arms, while I was appar | ently disappearing through the door | | Kennedy and the clerks pouncec • upon the figure In the chair and tore | off his mark. To their astonishment I j they discovered It was .myself! | j My shots had missed, and Clutching | j Hand had leaped on me . with mad ' d'ened fury. | Dressed in my coat and hat. which | he had deftly removed after overpow i | ering me". Clutching Hand had -bv this j ' time climbed through the window ol | j the outer office and was making his j way down the fire escape to the street. I He rearbed the foot of the iron steps. ; leaped -off and ran quickly away. | Shouting a few directions to the sec- | j retary. the clerks and Elaine. Kennedy I | "Climbed through the window and dart ; ed down the fire escape In swift pur- ! suit. i. The Clutching Hand, however, man I ; aged to elude capture a$ain j _ While these exciting events were | I occurring In Bennett's office some 1 queer doings were in progress In the i ; heart of Chinatown. ' Deep underground. In one of the ! catacombs known only to the Inner- j j most members of" the C'hlneee secret I societies, was Tong Wah, popularly | ! known as !'the hider." engaged In j I Before him were eight odd-shaped j : | Chinese vials, and froth these he was ■ | carefully measuring certain propor- ! tlons, as if concocting some powerful | . I potion. j | 1 He stepped back and looked around j | suspiciously as he suddenly heard j i footsteps above. The next moment j i Long. Sin. who had entered through a | trap door, climbed down a long lad- j . ! der and walked into the room. + \ ' Approaching Tong tVafc. he asked. ] « , "When win the death drink be j $ I "It is now prepared." was the re- ! 1 • lily: _L A few minutes later the Clutching I t Hand drove up to Long Sin's bouse In I the taxicab and. after paying the | 1. I chauffeur, went to the door and t I sharply. In -response to bis knocking. Long h I appeared on the threshold and mo- ; tioned to Bennett to come "in, evident- fc ly astonished to see him. ii As he entered. Rennett made a se- y I cret sign and said' "I am the Clutch- | ing Hand. Kennedy Is close on my n j trail, and I have gome to be hidden." w In a tone which betrayed alarm and

. fear the Chinaman Intimated that ha - bad no place in which Bennett could 1 be concealed with any degree of safety. 1 For a moment Bennett glared savagely at Long Sic. i "I possess hidden plunder worth • seven million dollars,"^ he pleaded I quickly, "and If by your aid I can maka a getaway, a seventh is yours." t The Chinaman's cupidity was clearly excited by Bennett's offer, while the bare mention of the amount at stake I was sufficient to overcome all hia - scruples. » After exchanging a few words he - finally agreed to aid the Clutching - Hand. Opening a trap door in the floor of the room in which they were I standing, he led Bennett down a stepi ladder Into the subterranean chamber In which Tong 'Wah had so recently ■ been preparing his mysterious potion. ' As Bennett sank into a chair and > passed his hands over his brow in t utter weariness. Long Sin poured Into I a cup some of the liquor of death 1 I which Tong Wah had mixed. He handI ed it to Bennett, who drank It eagerly, i . "How do you propose to help me to ■ escape?" asked Bennett huskily. 1 j Without a word Long Sin went to ■ ! the wall. and. grasping one of the ■ j stones, pressed it back, opening a ! large receptacle. In which there were j two glass coffins apparently contain- • | ing two dead Chinamen. Pulling out : ! the coffins, he pushed them before : Bennett, who rose to his feet and i : gazed upon them with wonder. I Long Sin broke the alienee: "These > | ..men," he Said, "are not d?ad; but they . have been in this condition for many : months. It is what is called In your j language suspended animation." 1 "Is that what you Intend to do with i me?" asked Bennett, shrinking Rick in | The Chinaman nodded In affirmation as he pushed back the coffins, i Overcoipe by the horror of the idea | Bennett, with a groan, sank back into - the chair, shaking his bead as if to Ic1 dicate that the plan was far too terrible to carry out. With a sinister smile and a shrug of his shoulders Long Sin pointed to the cup from which Bennett had drank "But, dear master." be remarked suavely, "you have already drank a full dose of the potion which causes insensibility, and It is overcoming you. Even now," he added, "you are too weak to rise." With a malicious chuckle Long Sin moved closer to bis victim and spoke again. "Divulge where your seven million dollars are hidden," he suggested craftily, "and I will give you an antidote." By this time Bennett, who was becoming more rigid each moment, was unable to speak. Slowly, and after a desperate struggle, be managed to raise one hand and pointed to his breast pockeL The Chinaman Instantly thrust in his hand and drew out a map. For some moments Long Sin examIne^tbe map Intently, and. with a grin of satisfaction, he placed it In bis own pocket. Then he mixed what he declared was a sure antidote, and. pouring some of the liquor Into a cup. Uq held it to 'Bennett's lips. As Bennett opened his mouth tq drink it, Long Sftj with a laugh slowly pulled the cup away and poured Its contents on the floor. By this time I was slowly recovering my senses In the secretary's office, where Bennett had left me in the die j guise of the Clutching Hand. Elaine. I the secretary and the clerks were gathered around roe. doing all they ! could to revive me. Meanwhile Kennedy had enlisted I the aid of two detectives and was securing the city for a trace of Beu j nett or the taxicab in which be had j fled. Somehow. Kennedy suspected, inj stinctlvely. that Long Sin might giva a ciue to Bennett's whereabouts, and ! a few moments later we were all on our way in a car to Long Sin's house Though we did not know it. Long Sin, at the moment when Kennedy knocked at his door, was feeling in hia inside pocket to see that the map b« had taken from Bennett was perfectly safe. Finding that he had It. he smiled with his peculiar oriental guile. Then . he opened the door and stood for a moment, silent. "Where Is Bennett?" demanded Ken- | nedy. Long Sin eyed us all. then, with a , placid smile, said, ' Follow me. I will J show you." There was Bennett, seated rigidly In the chair beside the table, from which j the vials and cups, about which we ! knew nothing, had been removed, j "How did It happen?" asked Ken I nedy. "He came here," replied Long Sin. with a wave of his hand, "and before 1 could stop him he did away with him i self " "Weir, we've got him." mused Ken j nedy, shaking bis head sadly, adding j after a pause, "but he' Is dead." Elaine, who bad followed us down, covered ber eyes with her hands and j sobbing convulsively, i thought | she w;ould faint, but Kennedy led he* gently away into an upper room. ! As he placed her in an easy- chair, bent over her. soothingly. I —"Did ■ you— did rou— really — love be asked in a low- tone!" : Still shuddering, and with an eager ! look at Kennedy. Elaine shook her head. Then, slow ly rising to her feet, she at Craig appeal lagly. "Forgive roe," murmured Elaine, out her hand. Then she added a voice tense jvlih emotion, "Thank you for saving me." Kennedy took her hand. For a moment he held it. Then he drew her toward him, unresisting. THE END.