The evening world., 1914-02-10

the forrest Of Q crtain Bstbao?" ASksd
Patrioe. who. for some momeneD. had
been thinking Of the queer name men
toned BY Zoe - the veutrins'. . name
which he could not remember exactly.
''BAbao7 Wait q biti Never-no. new
one hearW . call In the foreet-at dusk.
near the p1erefeu c1eas1ng-yee. I've
hearva . cali something Nike dis: Baoo!
Baaoo! Perhaps u was BiebAo!'
suddenly the driver hung himself back.
holding In his fSorves. which seemed
ready to run away so1 were neishing
nndly.
Look cuti They're not ar on 0owr'
"fiow do You known" asked Patssos.
beginning 10 ahake with fear.
LOOK a. my o,orsss." slsd Switch. 81
can't hold them. They always osnavs
like that when the Brothers are near.
NV horses aniR - II they ansiled .
Wild aaimal!'
Patrica greatly alarmed at what
Switch was saying. leaned over the
side Of the coach to see what was hap
psning on The read. The Detectives,
surprised ~ the disordsray conduct of
the team. he'd run up ossids the ear
Al given moment ono horse reared
and neighed. and the two other horses
noishso In concert and gave every sign
of The most Intense terror. They
swerved to one eide and the diligence
drew almost right across the road.
Patrics, holding on to the hand-rail,
pssrsd at svssythins around ~ we'll
10 the flaming darkness would permit.
He vas overcome with = terrible
sense Of fear when ne saw mo con-
fusion that reisne6 below. group
OF detectives, acting on the order OF
one OF their number. were prsparing
TO re-enter the conveyance. when. with
tuc redibio wud fury. the whole team
dartsd forward, sounding. Tying along
tho road amid shouts and cries OF
despair.
The horses carried the great. 5oltinG
body Of DE diligence At fun spesd, a.
though It weighed no more than q
feather, far. far from the detectives
who painted after II In vain and soon
Patrice thought mat his isst hour
had come. He had the greatest aim.
Guilty In keeping his seat on the top Of
the coach. Clutchhng tho iron rasi. he
turned TO Michel.
Ho saw the back Of the driver cit.
ting 10 stif and straight and calm on
his hog that Patrlce could not under
: stand Il. Michel wus driving his hcrsss
on n light rein. not with the iudicrous
effort Of q coachman trying to master
mis- animals and failing. bur with tht
stately pride OF . victorious comyeti'
tor in an ancient chariot race. Wha,
! ala it mean? What did 1t msanf Hal
/. Michel lost his head? And PAsrc'
. shouted:
The driver turnsl round. n VA
. 80 N0rhS1t
!; And, IN fact. It wrs hard TO tell ~sh'
, II was. FOR he wore Q black mask on hi
! face.
TNSe war tho crowning terror. In
: capable even Of yelling out In fright
, Patrice, Joitsd to and fro ~ me dsmoi
: chariot, fell upon his knees.
Don't move. Patrice" said ~
a black mask in the voice Of Blonderi
: murderer. :.
, Patrics was bereft Of the strens@ =
a make the slightest movement saw
those enforced upon him by tho alarm
4 ing bounds OF the diligence. a Jsrk
more powerful than the rest. sent hin
n rolling TO the feet OF that hell's owl
!. coa0bsnan, who now was atandinI
straight no above the runaway team
Y Ths driver must have hands OF iron u
i make animals mad with terror keep IN
road at such pace.
! What hands! The hands when ma
1 strangIed Biondei berrs he had tim
. to utter q cry! And Patrice could es
: that that devil Of . driver uses oh',
one hand. only one. to his threc nc ssr'
whereas the other--thA other nam
descended - descended slowly - VIM
the driver calmly resumed his scat
descended slowiy--sh. II was tho nam
J. lonr arm At the end Of which appears
. the daxsling white cum. tho cum tina
! made that arm appear so much Longer
J, through tho little serving.hatch OF IN
= billiard-room--sIowl but surely IN
ifand descended to Patrices mroa
. even a. he had seen II come to bloh
|. dels throat through the htels xper
, turs nj the ssrving-hatch.
: And Patrice felt . grip OF iro
= And he heard-hs could just hear
he hoard . voice from under tho blac
. maAk-ths same voice that had mu'
= dered Biondel-ask:
. "w'lil YOU 60 back to ne man
!. house?"
! And, a. the grip around his throe
: was slightly released. Patrics was adj
d to gasp out Just single WORD;
. Newer
. But this word which he Gsspsd on
20 the black man was marked WIZ
such an accent OF sincerity that
), succeeded In saving Patrice's ~
- The terrible driver ceased stfanglin
him-there was lust time-and tn
J.. syss yelled their terrible glitter.
a sven seemed 10 Patrice. for no far q
one can realize such q thing at suoh
a moment, that the terrible driver VS.
!. chucisltng under HIS inlsk.
n In any case. what Patrice did "a
n was that the demon driver took on h
~ cap 70 him. very politely. ana Put
on again at once. :.
Then a. tho diligence slacksnsd u
. pace, for the horses were ont
- breath. and skirtsd the tall fores
:: trees, the man in the mask graspsd
y, branch. hooked himself on to u .
" though by magic. swunG HE heel
turned On astounding somerNault. On
&c disappeared In the dark leafaGs soov
is CHAPTER VIII.