The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
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Sometimes Norton was Overeagers
several times during his tits with
the Black Hundred he had gone out
side the boundary Of caution-apq
paid for It. He did this very thing
today, and but for Jones ne might
have Jared extremely IL.
Braine swore that time Norton
should suffer. He would wiring the
truth out Of the reporter, the truth as
far as he knew it. Braine Vas pos
tive that Norton knew one or the
other of two things-Hargreavels
whereabouts and whether or not the
mysterious box contained the million.
The lurer finally paused at door,
opened it with key, and swung u
behind him, very careful however, not
to spring the latch. Naturally Jim
was nightly pleased when he found
the door could be opened When
Jones. not far behind, saw him open
the door, he started to call out a
warning, but thought the better OF It.
If Norton was walking into trap u
was better that he, Jones, should re-
main outside Of it. If Jim did not APP
near after a certain length of time,
he would start an investigation on ms
own account
No sooner was Jim in the hnliWay
tim he was set upon and overpowered
known as .sthe punishment room. :.
Here traitors paid the reckoning and
were never more heard Of. Into this
room Jim vas INTERNATIONALLY drop
ned when Braine found that he could
get no information from the resolute
reporter -
The room did not look sinister, but
for all that is possessed the faculty
of growing smaller and smaile l
slowly and swiftly. as the man above
At the lever willed. When Jim was
snnrised OF this fact, he ran madly
a bout in search of some mode of es-
cane. knowing full well in his heart
that he should not find one:
Presently the machinery began TO
work and Norton's tongue grew dry
with terror. They had him this time;
there was not the least doubt OF II.
And they had led him there by tne
nose into the bargain
Twenty minutes passed, anu Jones
concluded it was time for MIN TO acl.
We went forw ard to try the door, but
this time ii was locked. Jones, how
ever was not without resource me
house next door was vacant, ana ne
fonnd A way into this finally reaching
the roof. From this he jumped to the
other roof. found the scuttle open, anu
crant down the stairs, flight after
flight. till the whir of motor ar
rested him. .v
Conspirators are often oyereager,
10 so intent were the raseals upoa
tbe business at hand that they did not
notice the door open slowly. 1t dio
not take the butler more than a mo-
ment to realize that his friend and
ally was near certain death. With
a oath he sprang into the room, gave
Braine a push which sent him down
10 Join this victim and pitched into
the other Two. It was battle royal
while it lasted. James knocked down
one of them, 81 led to Norton, anu
Kicked the rope he saw down into the
nit. One end of this rope was at
tached to a ring in the wall. And
m this rope Norton swarmed after
he had disposed OF Braine The tide
of battle then swung about In favor
of the butler and shortly the fake re-
norter and his companion were made
to join their chief.
Jones stopped the machinery. He
could not bring himself TO let his
enemies die SO horribly Later he
know he would regret this sentiment
When the police came. summoned
by some outsider who had heard the
racket of the conflict, there was no
one to be found in the pit. Nor was
there any visible sign or an exit.
There was one. however. built
against such an hour and known only
to the chiefs Of the Black Hundred
And still the golden tinted bank
notes reposed TRANQUILITY in their hid
ing place