"Craig!" gasped Elaine, reaching up and laying her soft white hand
on his arm in undisguised fear for him, "you--you must give up
this chase for the Clutching Hand!"
"Give up the chase for the Clutching Hand?" he repeated in
surprise. "Never! Not until either he or I is dead!"
There was both fear and admiration mingled in her look, as he
reached down and patted her dainty shoulder encouragingly.
CHAPTER VI
THE VAMPIRE
Kennedy went the next day to the Dodge house, and, as usual, Perry
Bennett was there in the library with Elaine, still going over the
Clutching Hand case, in their endeavor to track down the
mysterious master criminal.
Bennett seemed as deeply as ever in love with Elaine. Still, as
Jennings admitted Craig, it was sufficiently evident by the manner
in which Elaine left Bennett and ran to meet Craig that she had
the highest regard for him.
"I've brought you a little document that may interest you,"
remarked Kennedy, reaching into his pocket and pulling out an
envelope.
Elaine tore it open and looked at the paper within.
"Oh, how thoughtful of you!" she exclaimed in surprise.
It was a permit from the police made out in her name allowing her
to carry a revolver.
A moment later, Kennedy reached into his coat pocket and produced
a little automatic which he handed to her.
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