The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
CHAPTER XxxV.
CoIville Intervenes.


II was lust possible that the very
loud banging on the door would have
the opposite effect to the thing that
Braybrooke dreaded Ailsa should
give him credit for not making such a
wholly unnecessary noise There was
comfort in the idea. but uneasiness in
another direction. II was plainly evil
dent that Sir Charles had become pos
sessed of some clue as 10 the where
Iabouts of the missing woman.
In the snort time at his disposal
Braybrooke raCked his brains Tor
some sound solution OF the problem
How had that poor. drink-sodden brain
succeeded when the quick Wit OF Lady
Altamont had absolutely failed? But
there was no time TO discuss this nice
point, for Altamont was still loudly
pounding on the panels, and declaring
that he had discovered some secret.
Lady Altamont watched him with
Contemptuous disgust. II was quite
evident that she had regarded all this
as the mere rawlings of drunken
mind.
'Wul you be SILENT she demand.
ed What is the meaning of all this
folly?"
Sir Charles didn't seem To mind He
ceased his monotonous drumming en-
the panels for a moment. and faced
round upon his wife He looked Wild
enough, but there was a certain kline
of determination In his duh, bloodshot
eyes.
Il tell you she's next door he said.
Il don't know how they managed 1t.
l,,f ba IL I hap NOT 1--WE
minutes ago looking out or the win
dow. It isn't safe
What isn't Safe" Lady Altaniont
demanded. What is the man raving
about? And who is il they have got
next door?'
AS if YOU didn't know" Sir Charles
muttered call her La Belle ATLANTA.
Call her anything you like, SO long as
you can understand plain English
She's next door. | tell you | saw her
looking out of window upstairs.
Saw her with my own eyes as | was
coming in just now My head is SO
-aueer on could tell YOU moro
|. They're after me again.
The flash of reason seemed 20 leave
the speaker as quickly as it had come
The look of comprehension departed
from the unhappy mans eyes, they
we're filled with a nameless horror IN
stead He commenced to beat the air
with his hands as If to fight OF some
terror that was terrible To the other
two. He sprang at Cecil Wanless, VINO
had been watching him i'm a fascinated
way. There was mischief in the air.
Evidently the demcnted man mis-.
took Wanless for one Of his foes
Strange TO say. during his few mo'
ments OF absolute sanity he had never
seen Wanless at all Now he caught
him by the throat and bore him back
wards against a table
"Oh. YOU devil he Kissed. so We
got Won at last I've been waiting
years for this Ever since ! was a
boy Won have logged my footsteps.
/ You came and sat al my bedside and
kept mo awake with your hideous
faces But ! could not grapple with
YOU. because you were> "A ghost then
Bat now am going to hold You by the
throat Till the blood fills Your head
I and IL bursts After that shall have
peace
The words came quite plainly and
SLOWLY n was evident the speaker
was I'm deadly earnest Cecil Wan
4 less recognised that and braced him
self ion the frav lie knew that he
was In The grip OF a dangerous lunatiC
Sill. he was not afraid. Youth was
un one side constitution impaired
: by drink OH the other
Hold his right arm" Wanless mur
INJURED. ~ don't want % hurt him q
an faEe hOtI- Of his right arm | Caa
force hin ~ the floor