The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
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Copyright. 1914. by Louis joseph Vance
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"a Tho Trey, q lIoar,s.. IN The Times,
sup.rior Theatre. synopsis 5" OF P' PRECEDING
sp'srs:, The trey of hearts Is the death
Y. Sssed by him through hi, duusr,ct.
atsi sEain.t Alan Law. Nhosc father
"s e s1:' td for ts the Law +ssla snd
,se' Juciths twin sister love each other.
10 ,Aved by Alan and She falls in love
IN MIN. but. seorncd by him. she pursucs
The aod h of i fsd1R" and a'h ~.
IN Nan comes 10 NeT York In search
ain. ssrcus. a .ysch,smsn who has a..
hsd the lovers. lies In jail At New Bed
CHAPTER %Llt.-.THE PRISONER
Quite positive that none had observed
exit and that none followed him.
made his assuranc" doubly and
ebly sure by driving to another nam
otii caravSnsarai, discharging his
nveysncc. walking through the place
ON street to street. and hailing still
iothcr taxi
When he repeated this n,anoeuvre he
II ,olcrably convinccu that, i: he
ero sim Swallowed assuming that he
d ever bccnJ it MAS by a foot weary
ID cNaspcrated spy with positive
inus for his tradc--since not the
ost vicilant watch could discover a
ace OF him
It Was about in the morning when
arrived inconspicuously tbut not so
uch 80 aa to seem deserving or no
% surreillanccg in the ncighborhood
the Riverside Drive home OF his
ortal enemy, grim white house that
wcred. stark and tall. upon A corner
80 ice.
dnd little more than comfortlcss cx-
else. Huge. still. It's wall bathed in
milk and ink ~ moonlight and
adow, the dwelling doomed against
argent midnight sky with facad.
blank and iilcSible AS tho face of
dead man: palace dedicated 10
enc'. mystery Ind dread: its doors
aled tight: its lower windows heavily
FRED and all it's windows dark but
e-and that che. in the topmost tier.
owed only Feeble glimmer. 40 slight
at Alan almost overlooked 1t
But once Uncovered. II focused upon
'e'f his thoughts with a power little
Of than hypnotic.
He believed with small doubt that
ose vas prisoner within those
Ais. that judith must have conveyed
" there With all speed. for the judg-
sn, OF her father. once she had stolen
SEC FROM her Hover. that his sweet
art now icsted there pending OK
ution OF whatever sentence had been
.usen upon her. that as vet not
ourh time had elasped TO pnrini, her
enstcrNnce TO another place, II such
NOVA had been dccrced
An". this bong tho prcsumptiyc case.
at small high window OF the light
'Eht VOL be hers
That u might equally we'll be an.
hers was beside the point: the POS
oilitN remained. and while this was
nc could not rest without doing his
st 10 learn the truth
Nov. one way Of accomplishing this
cred itself to mis- fertile and ardent
ssination
Directly across the street from the
Inc residence. on the opposite cor
r. colossal apartment structure
BOD half finished. stone work TO its
coId story, raunt iron skeleton rear
above. web OF steel 7tenciied
sinnt the shining sky, the steel arm
hosting crane poised like an ad-
'niiory hnEcr at its top. several
orics above the roof Of the house
at harbored the secret OF his be.
= veds tate.
Ali this .ilan saw in two hasty
snceH as he paused. oAtensibly 10 re-
;ht = cigar. IN the shadow OF tho
.es across tho drive. Then turning
differently, he s,rollcd on. crossed the
Get quickcncd his pace. RAPIDLY made
= circuit OF several blocks. more than
&c doubling oil his tracks or waiting
una q corner TO surprise "a follower
any sucn there werc-sno finally.
&c more with his nonchalant poise
tho citiZcn out for midnight saun.
:. approached the watchmans shelter
The unfinished tenement.
To his infinite disgust. Alan found
guardian very wide awake. very
och oil the lob. no chance here to
.al unseen into the building.
This In Itself might have been deemed
suspicious circumstance. not for
thinS does an honest night watch
In 80 dcny the laws OF nature and
tcnets OF his craft. But Alan
,rely praised tho man, while cursing
very fact OF his existence: and,
costing, overcamc with bank notes
lat tened an uncommonly stubborn
uctauce. and got his way
Fe could not know that another
uliicd behind barrier OF lime bar
IS and overheard ALI that passed. and.
lcn Alan had duckcd smartiy into
unfinished building. rose and stole
.er him with footsteps AS noiselcss as
cats and face that had the saw
cry OF tigers when il was tran
,ntly relieved In shaft OF moonlight.
All ignorant, tho young man ad-
sssed himself 10 an uncommonlv un-
sssant climb. The ladders we're
,ziy constructed and none too Sc
rely poised, once no had left the COM
tative solidity OF the FIRST two stroies
le ronNorkcrs rode TO and from
PR tasks OH the hook OF the hoist
tackle, and were consequently quite
different to the trustworthjness n
, ladders. Time and again, ere ne
ached his objective point, Alan caught
panic breath as support swaycd or
rnnG was false to it's trust and he
unS momcntariiy suspended by his
nds alone over that black ABYSS
fall meant certain death
IContinued To-morrow