The Washington times., 1910-09-23

! that willing was making ready TO
leave the house, according 10 his
arch she lost herself. and for a while
blUndered blindly through the bound
less darkness. choking back her sODS
lest they should be heard-sObs OF
sheer anxiety and sOlicitude- For II
she failed 10 md the stairs she would
be too late.
But she found them. chance and
her guardian angel led her. and she
scrambled up. dashinE tears from her
eyes as hope sDrang up anew in her
tried heart At the top she paused
for an instant doubtful If he had
made prisoners Of CauoEan and
CreaEh, where would Willing have
locked them uD2
A sudden bestiaI scream Of rage
echoed through the vaulted cellars
like the shrek OF q soul in torment
and struck cold terror to the girl s
heart. She stood a. II 'petrlhed with
fear, her face blanChed, her eyes stony
with horror. Had the monster turned
upon its MASTER
There were a dozen cries. not one-a
chorus like the raving Of as many
maniacS-aud sharp above them rose
the sound Of an exploding pistol. the
defamation roaring and reverberating
in the pent stone walls. and another
and another There followed the sound
Of hurryinE feet. Some seconds later,
a fourth report And on the heels Of
that-for 50 powerful had been the
shock that the girl had not moved
from her place AT the cellar dOor-the
lantern yellow glow became visible
in the darkness at the foot of the
stairs, SilhouettinE vikings feet and
legs as he backed slowly down the cor
ridor, swearing furiously 10 himself IN
a half-chOked tone
Il appeared that, having mutinied,
the negro had escaped But the girl
hardly waited to grasp the thought
Already she was in fight, through the
door 20 the main hall through that 10
the Veranda, guided TO the refuge Of
the open by the StaT-CiimmeT in the
doors and windows
But here her fight ended She was
endowed with rare resolution and
though fear might daUut her heart, IL
could not COW it. She was given
pause oy comforting sound-the
shock Of the slamminE OF the door az
the head Of the stairs-tO which there
was added the click of a lock shot
home willing had imprisoned the
monster.
The fear OF that most terrible thing
removed. she paused. as 7 say She
might still accomplish her purpose-
might Vet rescue or ascertain the fate
Of CadoEan and his man. And safe be
looked back into the room, screening
herself behind & half-open shutter.
through whose Stats she could see the
room plainly a. Willing brought the
light into it,
The mans COUnIenaECe was liTid with
rage and pain He seemed TO walk
with extreme diffcuItv. as If he had
suffered severe wrenchiuE OF one leEr
and carried has left shoulder stiffv,
while from the hand that carried the
lantern little drops Of blood fell. spread
ms like thick oil. steamiuE on the hot
glass chimney Whatever punishment
ne had been able 10 iufiict upon his
creature. II was indispu1abIe that he had
himself been hardly used
Dragging his injured leg, he moved
over to the fireplace where setting tle
lantern upon the manCei, he stood for d
while. his head inclined AZ If listening
If no heard aUEht IL did not seemingly
increase his already high pitch of eN-
element and anger, for presently he
held I'D the hand from which blood
drlpped and examined IL atteutiTely,
cursing- Then he got out a handker-
chief and wound 70 round the palm,
oered his revolver, took out the dis
charged cartridges and reloaded IT,
bis next move peTplexed the girl be
yOnd expression STOPPING, ne thrust
head and shoulders into the chimney,
remained in that strained attitude for
moment and backed out, holding in his
right and sound hand q lantern similar
to Cadogan's save that its chimney was
of dark glass
What could he want O. that2
Putting this beside the other on the
EEzntei, the assistant keeper depressed
the catch, lifting the chimney. turned uD
the wick, struck q match and lighted it.
The flame showed green through the
glass
Here was the lantern which he had
used OF had caused 10 he used, 70 simu-
late the ghost lights. beyond question
But what did he want OF it,
The answer to this riddle was 10 re-
main unEuessed for some time Willing
did nothing TO elUcidate il or 10 give the
another period OF intent effectiveness,