Charlevoix county herald., 1915-01-30
BYJ.V. OIESY

woman and a nasiCn?"
will help" the Russian replied.
For q moment he sat silent; then:
Together we shall save the white
race. You have come in time to
wake me from my dreaming and
show me the terrible thing | would
have done. Aye, Lieutenant Gafford,
if these things be true, ID nitri Kar-
loft will undo the hing he has done
in a way the Jap will not forget"
"How? What do you mean"
GLOW ?" Karloff's lips twitched.
81 made and l can destroy. So easy
is il that when ready | can undo the
work of years, in five minutes. But
for the complication of the girl in
Oshitu's possession we could remove
this Ganger rs though it had never
been. But the girl must be saved,
because she is the one whom thou
lowest and hast sworn to rescue, and
for the reason that she deserves it
by having made a man of you after
YOU had thrown away your manhood,
even as | must help you &c save my
race .,..ouse you have shown me that
| am a dreaming fool"
But your plan ?" urged Gafford.
"You know more of the situation
than do. Which move shall we
make first ?"
Karloff drew out heavy watch
and inspected the dial leave it TO
Karloff," he said. [ have the free
dom of the plant. can come and
90 as | will In fifteen minutes
more the motor will come back to
take me to the valley. When | ar
I 10 Ill n
girl this same night. First / must
be certain that il i. really your
sweetheart who is there"-he paused
and then went on-"Or at least a
woman who is white"
"But how can you learn that If
Oshitu has her shut up In his
house ?" cried Gafford. as not my
word enough ?"
I believe that you believe what
you tel me-" said Ka-loff. "But be-
fore | accept all the facts ! must
prove them. | have decided that this
sha. be the test. If a white woman
i i'm Oshitu's house | shall find out;
and / shall believe all if it is so.
Now must go.
"Do you lie in cover, and as soon
as it is dark slip down into the val
lev. At a point where the switch
turns from the railroad to the stor-
age house of the bombs is a little
hut where thew keep a small track
motor for the track repairers. Lie
in the bushes at hat spot until |
come. Now, good-by." He rose.
"But how are you to learn if the
girl is there? Tell me" Gatford pro-
tested. "How am l to know if you
learn or not ?"
Karlof turned back. Il am the
official means of communication with
the outside by my wireless" ne said
quickly. Each day | talk with the
CAPITOL from this station. When
90 back | shall tell Oshitu that there
is much eXciteme-.t over the loss of
this woman, and that he is accused
of her abduction; and advise him
that, if it is so, he had better see
to it that she is well hidden before
the governm mt tests ara made to-
morrow. / have lived with these
people for years and | shall be able
to tell if my words INT near the
mark"
"Goodw accepted Gaford THAT
is a clever trick. Make him tell you
without asking a question. That's
all | wanted 20 know, | am satisfied.
Tonight, after dark, then, ! shall
meet you at the little hut by the
switch. Goodby, karloff, and good
luck.
The throb of the returning motor
came to their ears. Karloff stepped
out of the bushes and Gafford crept
to their edge. The roadster was
just hating IN fro. OF he wireless
hut. karloff lifted a hand and
walked slowly toward the machine
When he reached it he clint ed up
beside the driver and sunk his
be lrded chin on his breast above his
folded arms. The machine swung
around and vanished down the road.
Gafford waited until the sound OF
the receding car had died, then
slipped down with great caution and
inspected the hut through a window.
So far as he could see it was an
ordinary wireless plant. He made
out the lever which threw the water
wheel into gear, the dynamo which
furnished the current for the spark,
the table of the operator, with it's
coils and switches, nodded in salts
faction that Karloff seemed TO have
spoken truly concerning the control
of his engines of destruction, and
slipped away in the direction of his
cave on the ledge. He had decided
that he could best watch the plant
from that point with the least
chance of being accidentally OBJ
served.
He reached the cave without Incl
dent and ate 2 little of his food.
Then after repainting the bare spot
on his hand he stretched out in the
weeds on the lip of the ledge and
focused his glasses on the scene
below
But always as he swung them
they came back to the house above
which flew the sun-ray flag. An in
stinctive voice told him that beneath
its pagolalike roof Shiela McRae
was held the captive of Oshitu, and
straightway he began to dream of
the girl. Karloff had asked him is
he loved her, and walked the love in
his breast.
He pictured her on each time ne
mad seen heron the quay at Ma
qasaki that first evening: aft the