The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-01

ache terrible, piercing, intense. A half
hours repose, and it win be gone, But until
them"
And he shook his head sadly.
AS he passed out MIR. Wiloughby glanced
up, pushed back his chair, and in a hearty
voice exclaimed
Let us adjourn to the billiard room and
continue the discussion there. What YOU say
is most interesting, Mr. Kingston, most inter
esting"
One moment, said Kingston; "befcre
SHOW you. Ii is connected with an extremely
romantic episode in real life. "
He held the silver hammer SO that all could
see ii.
This hammer is 4 souvenir of banquet
which attended in London just before
sailed. There were only six guests, and
every one OF them, except myself, was mil
lionaire The host was Talmadge Mac
lntyre.
You have not heard Of Tallmadge, i'm
agine He is man about my age, and an in
innate friend OF mine. We have this in com
mon that we are both of us adventurers in the
strange places Of the earth | seek scientific
discoveries Tallmadge hunts for wealth
Two years ago he drifted to the Cobalt re-
gion of Canada Wandering its length and
breadth, he sought in vain to find mine that
would give him the fortune he craved He
became penniless in rags, almost starving.
One evening, after wearisome and fruitless
days labor, he was returning to camp, when a
Il, 4
of him..
Instinctively, Tallmadge hurled his pros
pecting hammer at the fleeing rabbit. 1t
struck nowhere near the little creature, but
fell with force against the rocky hillside.
STOPPING to pick it up, Tallmadge's eye
caught familiar gleam beneath the earth it
had scraped away He fell on bis knees and
went frantically TO work Within week he
knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that his
chance blow had opened up one of the richest
silver properties in the Cobalt country. A
month or 50 ago he sold his rights for fabu-
lous sum 10 a syndicate Of London capital
lists. -
Lucky dog" calculated Dick Willoughby.
"The dinner" continued Kingston, twas
given to celebrate his triumph Silver ham
mers and silver rabbits were distributed as
souvenirs was toying with this hammer
against the side Of a goblet and noticed that in
striking il against the glass il caused a singu-
larly musical sound Investigating, found
that when brought into contact with the
proper substances it had an uncanny quality
Of Stimulating different expressions Of human
emotion love, hatred, fear, and SO forth.
Let nae illustrate what mean. You have a
gong on the sideboard--'
With deft motion he struck the gong
sIpartIy half dozen times. The room was
filed with a clamor that rose to piercing
shrilness and then mournfully died away.
Some one cried in horror
'The wall OF lost soul! Oh, don't do that
again, Mr. Kingston"
| am very sorry" and Kingston slipped
the hammer into his pocket; |" really hadno
idea the effect would be SO unpleasant
There was general movement toward the
door Crossing rapidly to Dicks side, King
ston muttered
Make an excuse TO bring your father TO
my room at once have sprung the trap
and fancy we shall not find it empty"
A minute later Kingston, Dick and Mr..
Wiloughby were standing together in the
darkness OF his room. He was speaking to
them earnestly: Do not be shocked by any
thing you may see The situation is most
serious, but, as | promised everything will
come out right. Let US go to the den by
way Of the piazza"
The second window to the right, whis-
pered Dick, where YOU ste the glimmer of
light"
Look for yourselves" he said, tersely.
Father and son recoiled in amazement and
dismay. The room. as Dick had told Kings
ton, was but dimly lighted, by single lamp
covered with a red shade. Yet its every de
tail could be seen with sufficient clearness,
Midway between The window and the door
stood mahogany writing-table, pushed back
against the wall. BY this table, crouched ina
most extraordinary attitude not unlike that Of
a Splinter at the mark. was the form of man
One hand rested on the table, or rather on a
bag which il held with tenacious grasp. The
other was outstretChed toward the window.
The face was plainly visible. ewes wide open =
and staring, features fixed in an expression Of
desthly fear. 1t was the Count dc Sacr~n.
There gentlemen. said Kingston. ".s the
writer Of your Black Hand letters. the man
who has so greatly troubled YOU with his
demands, and his threats."
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