The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-12
= NEWS OF WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME -

whom she used as a slave of all work.
Laura was now nine years old, and
her little body was frail and weak
from all work and no play and fire.
quent contact with a brutal strap.
aura was destined to play an i'm
portant part in the tragedies and mvs-
teries surrounding the quest for the
Mexican crown jewels.
DIR. Markay and the woman were in
the back room. the doctor preparing a
drug to be hyperdermically injected into
his two victims to prolong their UNI
consciousness. r
81 do not want them to become con-
scious until tonight. when I will talk
with them, N at a time. I think I
can get all 1 want from the girl, as she
apparently does not know the import
ance of the secret she has" +
When the injections had been admin
istered Markay left the house, instruct
ing the woman that not even was little
Laura to know of the presence of Ryer-
son and his daughter. After a few
hours rest in his office the doctor went
to the health department office and re-
ported that he had a case of small
pox in the house in Campbell place.
why, that's a pretty poor section
for a patient of yours, isn't it,, doctor?'
asked the clerk, who knew of Markay's
exclusive clientele.
"Oh, this is a charity case explained
the doctor. 1.-THE patient is a woman
who works around my place.
The health department communicated
with the police department and two
patrolmen were assigned to watch the
Campbell place house. maintaining a
strict quarantine there. DIR. Markay
chuckled to himself that this was a
pretty shrewd move, as the presence
of smallpox in a house is a pretty good
barrier to keep almost everyone away.
During the day Captain Carroll and
his detectives called on DR.. Markay,
and apparently he was as much sur
prised by the disappearance of Million
ARE Ryerson and his daughter as were
the police. No, he could offer no pos
sible clue. They left his office together.
he said, and that was the last he had
seen of them. His smallpox patient in
Campfield place accounted for his abb
sence the night before, and would also
account for his contemplated visits to
the house in the future.
At 9 o'clock that night DIR. Markay
walked up Campfield place. and. by
identifying himself to the policeman on
guard In front, was permitted to enter
the supposedly disease-infected quar-
tiers. A few minutes later he was pre-
pairing a medicine which would revive
the two patients.
"We'lI let the old man sleep a while
longer" he said to Mag; II may be
able to get what l want from the girl.
I will revive her first and let her see
her unconscious father. Maybe that
will impress her."
The physician stuffed a bed blanket
under his vest to make him appear
much %stouter, had fastened a black
mask about his head to further the dis
guise. and was practising speech in an
unnatural voice before administering
the reviving drug to Miss Beatrice, in
the belief that she would not recognize
him, Hlhen there was a commotion in
the dark little back courtyard and a
heavy body was hurled against the
prison room.
who's that?" cried Mag.
The response was another terrific
thuhp which sent the door hurting
from its hinges.
DR.. Markay blew out the light and
sprang on the body of an understood
man who had broken in the door. :
For the sake of heavens, don't
shoot.' the stranger cried: Il give up
what do you want here?" demanded
the doctor.
II just want to get away from the
police" said the man on the floor when
he could get his breath. "Save me and
I'll give you half the swag l got on me-
so, you're a burglar, eh?" said the
doctor. well, you're in a nice place
here, where they have smallpox
That's better than the STIR where
I'd probably get ten years. The cops
caught me coming out of a jewelry
store and chased me in here. 1t amt
my fault"
We'll, you've broken into a quaran-
tined house. Say, Mag, come close .
And as the woman hobbled over to the
doctor where he sat on the PROSTATE
form of the burglar he whispered in
her ear:
We've got to finish this fellow right
here or it's all off with us. Can you
dig a hole under the hall floor for his
body"
ITO He Continued Tomorrow