Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-01-27
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stem sounded nalJhgiy III Inc pas
Grenier the oi-disant doctor, livid
and shaking with the ague OF ire
ahIs crime. stumbled after his more
.,lons associate. Unconsciously he
tieked Philips hat to one side. He en-
'arsl The room, an apartment with
ENDLESS view of the sea.
uore there was more light than in the
.itrbsn. The windows faced toward the
eartbwest. and the last radiance of
p lstt;ng sun illumined wall on the right.
T. .T@f tberel" he gasped. I'm this chair;
-. faca-I must see his facet"
' Mason, still clasping his inanimate
t,,rJan laughed with snarl.
0u aSton that" he roared. "Pull yourself
..aotber Get some brandy. I've done
NJ, ~S work. If you can't do yours, let me
finish it" o. a..
bote The sight of blood. Get towel.
Mind II round his neck. His clothes
Tbav viii be saturated. And wipe his
face I must see his face
Crpnier was hysterical; he had the
highly strung nervous system of girl
where deeds of bloodshel were concerned.
While Mason obeyed his instructions he
messed his hands over his eyes.
Bring some brandy, white liver. DO
Won want me to do everything?"
This pruff order awoke Grenier to
trembling action. He went to cup
hoard and procured a bottle. Mason,
having placed Arson in chair and
steadied his head against the wall, seized
half a tumblerful of the neat spirit and
drank it with gusto. The other, grad.
rallv recovering his self-eontrol, was sat
isfed with less potential draught.
1T will be dark soon,'' growled Mason,
I'VE must undress him first, you said"
yes If his clothes are not blood
stained"
Rot. He must go into the water
naked in any case. The idea is your
own"
"Ahl l forgot. 1t will soon be all
right. Besides, l knew l should be up
set, so l have everything written down
here-all fully thought out. There can
be no mistake made then"
He produced a little notebook and
opened it with uncertain fingers. He
glanced at a closely written page The
words danced before his vision, but he
perseyered.
yes. His coat first. Then his boots
Clothes or linen stained with blood to
be burned, after cutting off all buttons.
Now, I'm ready. l win not funk any
more"
His temperament linked the artistic
and criminal faculties in sinister COM
L. l,
nation in a guilty partnership. 1t must
have been the instinct of the pickpocket
that led him to appropriate Philips silver
watch, with its quaint shoelace attach |
ment, before he touched any other article.
Queer thing" he commented "a rich |
man might afford a better timekeeper |
But there's no accounting for tastes"
Mason, satiated and stupefed, obeyed |
his instructions like ministering ghoul !
They undressed Philip wholly, and Gren-
Ter. rapidly denuding himself of his boots |
and outer clothing. donned these portions |
OF the victims attire.
Then the paint tubes and the other |
accessories of an actors makeup were |
produced. Grenier, facing a mirror placed |
on table close to Philip, began to re-
N"'NSi AIS ONh pldSbiC 1tdLulES III GIOSt |
smilitude to those of the unconscious
man He was greatly assisted by the
TACT that in general contour they were
not strikingly different.
Philips face was of fine. classical
type; Grenier, whose nose, mouth and |
chm were regular and pleasing, found the
greatest difficulty in controlling the
smfty, ferret like expression of his eyes.
AGAIN Philip had no moustache. The
only costume he really liked to wear was
ms Yachting uniform, and here he con-
FORMED to the standard of the navy. The
shaven hp, of course, was helpful to his
aitator All that was needed was an
artistic eye for the chief effect, combined
with a skilled use of his materials. And
itTeln Gremer was an adept
tain.
a lamp" he said, ENORMOUSLY, for
'uae sped and he had much to do; bring
lamp quickly"
MASON went toward the front kitchen.
=, did not care about being left
.o3 face to face with the pallid and
aaheu form in the chair, but he set his
ote'n ana repressed the tendency to rush
"isef ms confederate.
slant. -''''9' '''i'e'i an III
,Hiello!' he cried. Here's his hat"
"a a' t{ placing the lamp ON the table be-
. que 'ne mirror, he went back to the pas
M, '[ehler was so busy with the making
Il process that he did not notice what
~ companion was doing. His bent form
1 moulded the light, and Mason placed the
Is +' eaSireiessly on a chair. He CHANGED
II Hol~ 1t by an uninjured part of the
a. a.. 'l1 never thought of examining it.
81 az i'st Grenier declared himself sat {
Io,,, @nat do You think of the result?" he i
,o o''i1 med facing about so that the other
' ate see both Arson and himself
no.l us. rate 1t would deceive his own ,
ioor terrific rat-tat sounded ON the outer :
-jon. '.lsc , summons to the internal re- I
poro .. io'l'a not have startled both men
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