The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-26
Written by Charles Goddard,
the Distinguished Playwright, fs:4's s., vii "The
Misleading Lady" The GhostBreaker,"
The Man from the Sea-" Etc.

He knows replied Hicks, shees1ee n,
has transferred tho effects OF yeur nicfs
phine from our astral body to Ais Thses
how he knows. You ought to know. tao,
because you have taken almost enouge a
the drug to kill you to- night, and yet E.l.a
Is the first time you have even closed 1us
eyes. You'd better lot him help Us an. -
that wire as he advises. Tn going n5>.
You will wake up In Z moment %
priest man told me after had givs az
the message to drop this out OF my a.. 4
and the dream would end. 90 her -
Goodby." "A
Owen saw Hicks hold his nAi a
table and drop small black shsn, .a,c1
upon 1t. As it dropped Hicks W.. ..xa al
owen awoke. He heard q .sass9 a. n
sew something black ana shiny i, "A
table. For a moment the seereiary a.
quietly In his chair stAstn1 at tn tabss
ana making sure that h was no loneas
dreaming. Then no szaqk7xea tn. bi. a
object 1t was the scAraS vAksh old IA
Marvin had removed from O. tol1s Il 20
mummy An image Of tAs tss;.s .ide
Egypt held sacred, carved IN haaca sf5Ia
owen had not noticed the SCARAB hofora
his short nap and he could nat 4 ceonua
Tor It's presence in his room anyway. 10
neiped himself to another haIs Grain A
morphine and sat for half an Aouf n: "a
and almost motionless looking orr -
window at the impartial stars,
IN few moments Owen Aonrst nh
molor-cyciing suit. tip,toed downs'. a
noiseiessly went out by back doc Il
was soon trundling his big twoc n.as
motorcycle from the garage. ia "A
careful 10 push It out OF the Me .t.
premises onto the highway before 90
MS lamp ana starting. The secrcta 4
taken 70 the motorcycle as one of f -
SUITS OF ms INSOMNIA. Some ona had a. \,
menoed motoring as a sleep-lnAucer -
could not expect to take the Marvu 10
ont az all times OF the night as be d ID
the little two-wheeied motor. In the .n,lA
hours OF the night along rhe deserted ron ~
the solitary rider had covered man ga
This night be traversed the dastat. a.
the Av1atiAn Cod m less time than elthcs
Ct 'n< sArS had made the day before
ArrfVfAg ct tho field iust at dawn. -
iotzd u As tNstr;ed as the spectral Uiri.a
mad Promised, Gni walked In without s,s.
ing ANYONE From the tool KIT OF his p1d.nrs
cycle Owen took two files OF dlfareao
sshapes and latpalr Of pliers. ne walsea
oriskly and feGrlessy over the ureyan
ground TO the hangers All were closed
except one, and that one contained tha
French machine in which Pauline waa
10 ascend. The secretary knew that thtn
hangar would be open He knew IN aSs
vance that he would find mechanic On
guard and sound asleep Everything would
turn out as Hicks had told him and he fa;A
perfectly secure. His only doubt was q 70
his own reality,
The fact that he could attempt murd~s
In this way and not feel a trace of worrsi
seemed unreal. Perhaps he was a drca u,
just as Hicks was. He wondered II ~
We're really standing In front ce the aerk
plane listening to the shores Of Frenc
mechanic or In bed asleep In hts swn roor 4,
Whose snores were they. the Frsnehmar \
or his own Morphine plays such cv..
tricks. s.,
Whether real or unreal, awake or a. 49,
the business Of the moment was ths r..nT
OF that wire. owen recognized It 3,ts1
and found 1t not to be q single wire a. 40
supposed. but slender cable composst a
many strands. These strands rseist.e I'D
hle and even the clipper attached 10 ..ta
piers. After what seemed an hours wort
ne nad weakened or broken enough q. .sA
metal threads so that the cable s.re.cAaa
perceptibly at that point. To do a,-s
might cause the cable DO break nj cneM
and betray what had been done.
owen hurriedly returned 10 his ynacs,ea
ana dashed back through the hear..AA
morning air to the Marvin home Cas-
gardener was engaged In shaking soma
sort of powder from a can orto a bars
SPOT on the front lawn. He glanced up "a
oven without surprise, for these earlx
Iioes were known to be ali old habit Of the
secretary. =,
owen took the machine to the gaYagat
satisfied that there was nothing guilty IL
MS appearance or the gardener would
nave noted It. Stepping out Of tbs garage
ne met Harry and could not help starting
perceptibly. Harry looked him In the eva.
and there was nothing for Owen TO do hus
stare steadily back, The notion that .
guilty man avoids the eye of an honeas
person Is wrong, as all detectives ana
others who must match their wfts against
malefactors well know.
You are UP very early, 0y@a~ sais
Harry, looking CT the dust on ia n.otrr
cyclists clothes
Yes, I've been for long rika. I tnirk
the morning air does me good
You don't look well. Owen. INV dos@
you go to bed to-day. I'll take Polly to ths
meet"
No thanks. ! wouldn't mtss seeing Misc
fsallne n.y. said Owen firmly. Each mRa
ieh a suspicion OF the other. Harry en-
.efed the garage, carefully locked the
uoer pulled down the shades OF the small
WY '""s and lifted UP the bonnet OF sha
oie 'sf' Now was his last chance. 4. /
- De Continued N This Nswspaps5
Next Sunday. And oon't Foroee-s
You Can See Every Episode You asaS
Hers In Werd.rfvl Mcylns Fkesuro6