Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-13
SIXTH %inSTALLMENT
THE UNSEEN TERROR.
XIV.

With a little gesture OF despair
Quest turned away from the instru-
ment which seemed suddenly to have
become so terribly un%responsiVc, and
locked across the vista Of square
roofs anG tangled masses Of telephone
wires to where the lights of larger
New York fiared up against the sky.
From his attic chamber the roar Of
the city a few blocks away was al
ways In his ears. He had forgotten
in those hours Of frenZicd solitude to
fear for his own safety. He thought
only of i.cnora. He paused once more
before the little instrument.
"Lenora, where are you" he sig
nailed. Il have taken a lodging in the
Servants club. l am still in hiding,
hoping that Craig may come here. I
am very anxious about YOU"
Still no reply! Quest drew a chair
up to the window and sat there with
folded arms looking down into the
street. Suddenly 11he 4 sprang to his
feet. The, instrument quivered--there
was q messageGat0last!STIHe tookJi 1t
down with a aliftH teholse Fof relief.
81 don't know Where am. !, am ter
rifed. l vas ;ls; oo3tsiae the garage when
l was seized from behind. The Hands
held me, was unconscious until I
found myself here. l am now in an
attic room with no window except the
skylight, which I cannot reach. l a
see nothing-hear nothing. No ono
has hurt me, no one comes near me.
Food is pushed through a door, which
is locked again immediately. Tho
house seems enptY9yottIAfancy that I
am being watched all the tire]9I am
terriiled!' ! .I'o0'' .'''''1'&l
Quest drew tie INSTRUMENT TOWARDS Tt i
him,
II have your message he signaled
BE brave! l am watching for Craig.
Through him | shall reach YOU before
long. Send me q message every now
and then"
Quest again took up his vigil in
front Of the window. Once more his
eyes swept the narrow street with its
constant stream of passers-by. Then
suddenly he found himself gripping
the window sill in q momentary thrill
of rare excitement. His vigil was
rewarded at last. The man for whom
he was waiting WAS there! Quest
watched him cross the street, glance
furtively to the right and to the left,
then enter the club. He turned back
to the little wireless and his fingers
worked as though inspired.
y am on Craig's track" he signaled.
BE brave"
He waited for no reply, but opened
the door and, stealing softly out Of tho
room, suddenly confronted Craig in
the deserted hallway. Before he could
utter a cry Quests left hand vas over
his mouth and the cold muzzle of an
automatic pistol was pressed to his
ribs.
Turn round and mount those stairs,
Craig" Quest ordered.
Craig turned slowly round and
obeyed. He mounted the steps with
reluctant footsteps, followed by Quest.
Through the door to your right"
the latter directed. That's right!
Now sit down in that chair facing
me-"
Quest closed the door carefully.
Craig sat where he had been ordered,
his fingers gripping the arms Of the
chair. In his eyes shone the f~urtive.
terrified light Of the trapped crim'
inal.
What do you want with me?' Craig
asked ~doggedly.
First OF ALL" Quest replied, Il
want to know what you have done
with my assistant, the girl whom you
carried off from the professors gar.
age"
Craig shook his head. 81
/ II know nothing about her.
She locked you in the garage"
Quest continued, and sent for me.
When l arrived I found the garage
door open, Lenora gone and you a
fugitive"
Bewilderment struggled for q mo-
ment with blank terror in Craig's ex.
preston.
How do you know that she locked
me in the garage"
QueIt smiled, stretched out his right
arm and. his long fingers played soft.
y with the pocket wireless.