The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26

The woman shrieked. The butler sud
denly sprang upon the last man to en-
ter and sent him spinning down the
steps Almost at that instant there
was a scream from upstairs. Quest
took a running jump and went up the
stairs four at a time The butler, who
had so far defied arrest, suddenly
snatched the revolver from Hard
away's hand ard fired blindly in front
of him, missing Quest only by an inch
or two
Don't be a fool. Karl" the woman
called out. The games up. Take 1t
quietly"
once more the shrek rang through
the house. Quest rushed to the door
Of the room from whence it came, tried
the handle. and found it locked, He
ran hack little way and charged it.
From inside he could hear a turmoil of
voices. White with rage ana passion,
he pushed and kicked madiy. There
was shot from inside. a bullet came
through the door within an inch of his
head then the crash Of broken crock
cry and a mans groan With final
effort Quest dashed the door in and
staggered into the room Lenora
was standing in the far corner, the
front of her dress torn and blood upon
her lips. She held revolver in her
hand. and was covering man whose
head and hands We're bleeding Around
him We're the debris of a broken jug.
nHaCtf' G "a ''TonD
go near him--i've got him covered
I'm all right
Quest drew long breath. The man
who stood glazing at him was well
dressed and still young. He was I'M
armed however, and Quest secured
/ him in a moment.
"The girls mad" he said sullenly.
"No one wanted to do her any harm"
Hardaway and his men came troop
ing up the stairs. Quest relinquished
his prisoner and went over to Lenora.
1--WE been so frightened she
/ sObbcd They got me in here-they
told me that this was the street in
which my aunt lived-and they
wouldn't let me go. The woman was
horrible. And this afternoon this man
came The brute"
Quest turned to Hardaway.
TN take the young lady away he
said. lou know where to find us
Lenora had almost recovered when
they reached the hotel Walking up
and down they found the professor
My friend!' he exclaimed-"Mr
Quest, 1t is the devil incarnate
against whom We fight"
What do you mean" Quest de-
/ manded
/ The professor wrung his hands.
I Il put him in our James II pris-
/ on" he declared why should |
| think Of the secret passage? No
1 one has used it for hundred years
/ He found it. learned the trick"
You mean Quest cried
"He has escaped" the professor
broke in. Craig has escaped again,
They are searching for him high and
low, but he has gone!"
I Quests arm frightened for a moment
! in Lenoras 1t was curious how he
| seemed to have lost at that moment
all sense of proportion. Lenora was
| safe . the relief OF that one
1 thought overshadowed everything else
! in the world.
'The fellow. can't get far" he nut.
! tered
Who knows?" the professor re-
/ piled, dolefully.
! They had been standing together in
little recess Of the hall Suddenly
| Lenora. whose face was turned to-
/ ward the entrance doors, gave little
cry. She took quick step forward.
I Laura" she exclaimed, wonder
ingly. why, it's I.aura!"
! They all turned around A young
woman had just entered the hotel,
! followed by porter carrying some
| luggage Her arm was In a sling and
there was a bandage around her fore
head, She walked too. with the help
OF stick. She recognized them at
once and waved it gayly.
| "Hullo, you people!" she cried.
Soon run you to earth, eh?"
They were for a moment dunn.
/ founded. Lenora was the first to And
words. But when did you start.
Iaura?' she asked Il thought Won
were too i'll to move for weeks"
! The girl smiled contemptuously.
I "l'left three days after you, on the
Kaiser Frederic" she replied There
was some trouble at Plymouth. and