The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-15

point against the safe door Instantly
there was a binding blaze Of light
Al this moment a second figure,
cloaked from crown TO toe, fitted
across the room aud back again Tine
fierce light continued, the gleaming
carbon melting It's way into the iron
door much as ii the barrier were made
Of cheese, In o brief space the
9ioyed hands thrust in a small bar
through The opening, pried back the
bo4ts, opened the door, aud drew forth
the dazzling hoard of gems and
gold
When the day broke again the wires,
the strange tool, the gliding figures
and the treasure we're gone like things
dissolved in darkness.
Az eight o'clock that morning.
Joe, the mulatto serving man. en-.
tered capt Coply's room with a tray
Of food He looked and fed, calling
for help. moment later Almar en-
tered the apartment His face flashed
white with horror and he fell upon his
knees by the bed and cried aloud.
Suddenly he rose and ran TO the clock,
Opening panel at the side, he drew
cut a belt of little plates and, fitting
these into a small case, which he took
from n drawer, called Joe to his side,
Run with these 10 Warden, the pho
tographor, Just round the corner.
Tell him what has happened Ask
him to instantly develop these and
bring them here. For Gods sake, fly.
The muiatto rushed out. Almar
looked at the rifled SAFE and again at
his father, then he turned and STUN
bed down the stair into the sitting
room Weak and sick, he paced back
and forth. Twenty minutes later DE-.
carlo came leisurely in TO give Capt.
COPY his morning treatment. He OK.
pressed unstinted amazement ana hor.
ror at what he found As he and Al
mar talked, Joe returned, broathios8
and bearing the empty jewel box. lie
had found il in the shrubbery. Plac.
ing it en- the table, he turned to so,
when carlo sternly commanded him to
remain
why did you kill Capt. Coply?' he
demandea
The mulatio started back in aston.
ishmeut carlo leaned forward and
bent an understandable look upon the
trembling man His eyes had the
round, hard, fierce intenseness of the
eagles. The serving man shrank and
quiyered, bat gazed into CARLOS eyes
as if fascinated. He drew slightly
nearer, yet with the look OF one atrug-
Cling to escape the clutch Of an In
visible power.
Why did you kill Capt Coply?"
again demanded the doctor in graf.
ing, measured tones.
A strange, half-demented expression
crept into the mulattO's face and eyes
He stood painting; his dry lips moved
IL killed him for his money, sah!"
he gasped in a dry, metallic voice.
Almar stared in utter bewilderment
Now, make fun confession" said
carlo fixing the poor fellow moe
surely with.his satanic gaze
The serving mans ashen lps began
to move with words that would sure
~ cost him his life when suddenly
Warden, The photographer, with two
officers, burst into the room. Arrest
this mani cried Warden, and the Of
fccrs laid hold on carlo.
With u fine composure and scorn
the doctor demanded the reason for
his arrest. Warden stepped to the
window and held the little belt ct
negatives against the light. Almar in
voluntarily cried out and carlo stag.
gered back, clutching at the air. There
he saw himself, dimly in some, but
plainly in others photographed in nu-
m(~ous attitudes, as he looted Capt.
Coply's safe, Across Two Of the pie
lures q figure fitted cloaked from
crown to toe.
After days of weakness and curious
stupor Joe returned to his innocent
normal self,
Two months later and just before
he was executed carlo told Thorn
whore the bags Of gold We're aecrctod,
hut OF the gems and The strange wom-
an he would tell nothing, These went,
as they came, shrpuded in mystery.