The Washington times., 1910-07-03
CHAPTER XII CContinued)

~ HAT checks OF Cash. They're
all settled now but one II
wont take long TO settle
He picked up the revolver. glanced
round 10 make sure that his Irnpedf-
IlenJa i"r travel were all convenient
dL l-&au- ll'en went out of the Is
hFarE into the hall A clock sfriESfne
SoiilvW mere m the stiffness of the
bungalow, doled out three notes
Time enough, but none too much 90
tl'Y15HL Ndlqlon- a. he passed down
ne hall as the dark and turned into
t-e paSsaSeway leading 10 TIE ga
he fumbled al the upper door. mn
locked u, went quietly down the
Stars and, al the lower door. Srou-
ITru 10 listen Not sound from within
struck his ear.
\ mere detail tails sa=a be FL,
himself, as he inserted the kew. sv-unc
tite 1ooI pack. and stepped into tie
Subterrau chamber
To make sure that M noise mo-
SllSft-St EilmEGer of light ShD7rfI Fsa-
Tray has presence TO the doctor sFor7 q
EiaTSreaye happen 10 waken and look
80 % HlS room, which faced the ga
-~SE from Lcf oSS the gravel court
~ +luTOn closed tie steel door behind
pm before reaching for the electric
light switch
The door Jared shut and VEaIGr0n
head the lock euap.
This viii be a strictly private s=5-
SION between samson The SuOru The
Ean4ulshed, and MYSELF he smiled. a.
lie turned on the light.
me sudden glare sHafr-bIinded him
Tor moment. but nc only bIf0LSed MS
eyes ana walked quickly across the
man
As he went, he balanced the revolver
IN bis hand
one shot, in the right place said he
a-lt4- ought TO turn the trick No one
can hear IL, any more than a1va0fy-
heard Simpsons remarks when I car
yea OF my preliminary experiments with
MN capital idea ] had, eh2 TO make
tbs chamber solid and S0und-DrO0F- with
concrete walls and steel door He
reached the cage, stopped and peereI
through the bars
Why-WHere the deuce De ex-
CLAIMED. dan surprise coming uron
MN Where's the Internal beast gone
%. anyway
one moment. the idea occurred TO him
that possibly Hsrsresve had foreseeu
ms intention and abStracred Samson
" aldron well understood the Su-gper-s
intense interest IN the creature and his
desire 10 possess him in lieu Of fee
5Gl TINS thought was quickly disDeIIeG.
1or- toward the farther end Of the Gaze
MS eve Tell on a bar which had been
MrenCneG bodily from its place as
JhouEh by hands Of marvellous and in
credible strength
And just as the first siczeufnz reaEiza-
ton Of the truth daWued Iu his mind
NJ EedTG sound behind him-a slight.
low sound. hardly more than a soft r45-
pad OF naked feet on the cement floor
yet sound now hideously frauCht
with terror
Great heavens cried WaIGrou.
WElriinE about. his every limb weak
with the sickness Of mortal fear Hes
loose He knows me-
Coming toward him. crouchiuE- creep
Ing SieSIthilT across the chamber head
well forward eyes blazing with the
N q M ~ II
arms pendent. NaldrOu saw the mons
sfrouS- Haff-hgmau thing stalking him
with mcrCileSS and savage cruelty even
greater than his Own
For moment the cEarnie7- seemed to
swim and dazzle before the paufc-S-rIclz-
en- eyes Of the man The lights danced
the floor seemed 10 rock and rrembin
under his feet. He leaned back against
the cage. shrauk against the cold. steel
bars. and shrieked with irrepressible
terror
The ape-man seemed 20 erin. His fin
gers worked his lips drew hack and
the SlaVe~ed ruShes cleaned under the
electric =ht.
Then. All AZ once. waldron remem-
beTCT the revolver
He raised IT, the barrel shaking hope
lessiv- and pulled the trigger Chance
directed the shot, for. a. the bursting
echoes Toared through the cHamber-
Samson yelled with pain and for an
iH-taut staggered Waldron saw. a. IN
2 cream q bright red Srreak take form
aCrOSS the aDe-mau'S shoulder
Eu- SauS0u-S incoming was merely
checked SriI hOElinE- but more with
fury than with pain, he dropped 10 all
fCurs with quick reVerSiOu 10 his beast
No ture. and made sudden uimole-
hiGecuS run Al mis- hated master
NEaldT0u fired aga IN The shot went
wild. Something shattered the light
vent oGt- and pitch-pIacS darkness
filed the chamber.
Then came q rush OF feet. a hgwiiHc-