Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-09
SIXTH lNSTALLMENT
TIE UNSEEN TERROR
CHAPTER XIV

VIII little gesture OF despair
2ucft turned away from the instu-
neni which seemed suddenly 90 have
,erome 90 terribly unresponsiyc. and
ooked across the vista oi square
'ocfs and tangled masses Of telephone
vires 90 whore the lights Of larger
Se~ York narod up against the sky.
from his attic chamber the roar ~
he city a few blocks away was ni
Fays Ia bile ears Die had forgotten
IN those hours ot frcuziDd solitude 20
fear for bits own safety Pc Thought
9piy ~ lonora iif paused once more
before The little Instrument
"Ienora WHERE are YOU he sig
ialed y have taken a lodging n the
ser' ants club ! ana sti.l 90 hiding.
lopins that craig mas come here
sm very anxious about you
san no reply Quest drew chair
20 20 the window and sat there with
'o:ded arms looking down into the
street suddenly be sprang 20 hts
Get Tho instrument qulyerod there
Tas a message az last 10 took %
low with a little c'oke Of relief
n don't know whore am am Ger.
HE'D was outside the garage when
Was seized from behind The Hands
he'd me eas unc@lscious until I
'ouud myself here ] am now iu an
stiic room with no window except tho
skyiight, which cannot reach can
So nothing hear nothing so one
has hurt ms no one comes near mo.
Foo Is pushed through O. door which
~ locked again immediately Tho
houso seems empty yet ! fancy that I
Ar being watched an the time ! avn
terrRed'"
81 quest drew the instrument towards
bin
I have your message be signnicd
Dc brave! am watching for Craig
Through him ! shall reach you before
Ione Send me mesage every now
and then
Quest again took up hIs vigil Ia
frunt Of the window once more his
sses swept the narrow street with its
constant stream of passera by Then
pddauly he found himself stripping
III window ain 10 a momentary thrill
81 rare excitement His vigil was
awarded an last The man FOR whom
b. was waiting vas there Quest
Matched him cross the street. glance
fursiyely to the right and 90 the left.
tkeu enter the club He turned back
10 tho little wireless and his fingers
worked as though inspired
= am on Craig's track he slgnaled
NJ brave"
Ho waited for no reply but opened
~ door and stealing softly out OF the
rpQm. suddenly confronted Craig IN
III deserted hallway Before he could
utter a cry Quests left hand vas over
BE mouth and the Geld muzzic OF an
antomatlc pistol was pressed 10 his
ribs
"Turn POUND and mo@ni those stairs.
CraiE Quest ordered
Craig turned slowly round and
cbeyed He mounted the steps With
reluctant footsteps. followed by Quest
Through the door 20 yogr right
D. latter directed That's right
Nov 81 down in that chair facing
me"
quest closed the door carefully.
CrAlg sat where he bad been ordered.
NJ fingers gripping the arms OF the
chair. In his eyes shone the furtive.
trrined llghi q ihe trapped Grim
nal
What do you want with me-" Craig
asked dosgedly
81 First Of ALL Quest replied. .
Want 70 kuow what Jon have done
xith my assistant. the Firl whom you
cArried on from the professors gar
Ake~
vi Craig shook his head.
X Il know nothing about her"
& She locked you IN the garage
Cuest continued. and sent for me.
Nhen I arrived found the garage
Door open. Lsnora gone ard you a
tgii,ve~
Bewilderment struggled for a mo-
rent with alznk terror IN Cralgs er.
BFesEion.
# "How do you know that she locked
1e In the garagef"
al Quest smiled. stretched out his right
Urn and hts iong fingers played soft.
~ With the pocket wireless