The Romance of Elaine - Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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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 waited to hear no more. Seizing 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 giving his secretary and another Chinaman the most explicit instructions. As he finished each nodded and showed him a Chinese dirk concealed under his blouse. Just then a knock sounded at the door. The secretary opened it, and Aunt Josephine and Elaine almost ran in. Before they knew it, the secretary had locked the door. Long Sin rose and bowed with a smile. "Where is Mr. Kennedy?" demanded Elaine. Long Sin bowed again, spreading out his hands, palm outward. "Mr. Kennedy? He is not here." Then, straightening up, he faced the two women squarely. "You have a ring that means much to me," he said quickly. "The only way to get it from you was to bring you here." He was pointing now at the ring on Elaine's finger. She looked at it a moment in surprise, then at the menacing Chinaman, and turned |
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