Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-12-28
rIpped the stairs attn shook slightly.

gripped the stairs still shook slightly.
"Achi but 1t is YOU" he whispered up
For q moment thought-but It was
the folly of child And so. Mr.. Har~
land, you come again to trouble me- Well
II Is for the last time-mark you that
for the very last time"
He sat himself across the cylinder. Az
he did so felt hand upon my shoulder,
and knew that Graden was awake.
"You might have spared TIE lad" he
said very quietly.
Marnac looked up with une of the
beast-like glances that showed the dis
ordered brain.
1T was a necessity" he said. "Hs
would have prevented my act Of Justice
upon you-upon you who have tried so
hard to hinder me in my revenge upon
nv enemies who are also the enemies or
science. Do you understand what l am
aboutT'
Perhaps" answered my cousin grim
", and at the word he jerked away my
boot letting the trap fall into Its place.
'',ro the door, Robert" he whispered.
ITO the door and shout for help, or 10
is all over with us. He must have no
ticed the ammonia cylinder this after
noon. II he turns the tap, that stun
will choke the life out of u.s. The gas
is under immense pressure and will pour
up into this den like water from fire.
hose Run. man, rum"
| staggered across the heaving cabin
10 the door and dropped upon my knees,
hammering with my irons and screaming
for aid. 1t seemed to me that the thun-
ders of the storm redoubled in violence,
as If Nature was conspirng to shout
me down. Once | looked round and saw
that the light about the trap had gone.
Graden had smothered the spot with
blankets. Presently he came cropping to
me, raising his voice in hoarse below
ings.
And then it happened.
There came an acrid. piercing scent to
my nostrils, that grew and grew until
nv lungs seemed to contract, so that
} l fought for very breath. My cries
ceased. | struggled to my feet, with my
head raised like bird shot through the
lungs. Brilliant lights flashed in my
= eyes; there were hollow drummings In
4 my ears. And then it seemed that ths
e air left me in a vacuum. / fell, and
e forgot it ALL
:. 1t was daylight when remembe
+ facts again. The motion Of the ship ha'
ceased, and there was an English strang
d or by my side My chest felt bruise'
h and battered, and my eyes still watere
Il freely. Also was very weak and Ill.
r "My cousin3" / faltered.
D. 1--WE have got your friend round" sal
II The doctor-for so felt that he must b'
il "aso the other man."
Ig "What manT
he 1.-THE man who pulled you out ate
ID the cylinder exploded. A red-heade
- fellow-Blake, think his name is. 70
20 owe your lives to him. You had bot
tainted when he opened the door"
ID 'Then he heard us, after all Tell II
what became Of MarnacT'
Mt 81 really don't know about him.
n don't think he was injured. OH perhal
in You mean the old gentleman who bol
u ed?
ed "BoltedT
I'M eyes; of course there was great excit
ID. ment over the accident. The capita
as was dreadfully cut up over the death
ito his servant. He could not imagine he
nm Il came about When the ship arriv
az here. Mr.. Marnac, or whatever his mar
70 was, slipped away by a shore-boat, wn
m everyone was fussing over you. 70
ar friend has gone to inquire about MN,
fancy. The old man had somethl
ing against you both, hadn't hef Or was
lys you against him?"
he both. doctor, BOTH" whisper
t. shutting my eyes.
He ITO be contlnued.)