The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-01-09
CHAPTER II.
The Masters Man.

berly. The one reason why Braine
made this man his lieutenant was be-
cause Vroon always followed the let
ter OF his instructions to the final pc
Rod; he never sidestepped or added
any frills or innovations of his own,
and because Of this very automatism
he rarely blundered into q trap. II
he failed It was for the simple fact
that the master mind had overlooked
some essential detail. The organiza-
tion OF the Black Hundred was almost
totally unknown to either the public
or the police. It IL only when you fail
that you are found out.
The patrolman has been trussed up
like you" began vroon. "If they find
him they will probably find you. But
before that you will grow thirsty and
hungry. Nhsre-did-your master put
that money!" n
HE carried It with him"
why didn't you call for help?"
THE houses on either side are too
far away. might yell till doomsday
without being heard. They will have
heard the pistol shots; but Mr.. Har-
greaves was always practicing in the
backyard"
The people In those two houses
have been called out OF town. The
servants are Of for the night"
Very interesting" replied Jones.
staring at the rug.
Your master 10 dead"
Jones' chin sank upon his breast.
His heart was heavy. heavier than It
had ever been before.
"Your master left Wilt"
Indeed, ! could not say"
I'VE can say. He has still three or
four millions in stocks and bonds.
What he took to the bottom of the sea
with him was his available cash"
Il know nothing about his finances.
was his butler and valet"
vroon nodded. Come, men; 1t is
time we took ourselves OF. Put things
In order; close the safe. You poor
jackals. I always haye to watch you
for outbreaks Of vandalism. on with
you!sFtf.lft4 ~ as@
He was the last to leave. He stared
long and sea-chingly at Jones, who
felt the, burning gaze but refused to
meet 1t lest the .plotter see the fire in
his The door closed. For fully an
hour Jones listened but did not stir,
They were really gone. He pressed
his feet to the floor and began to hitch
the chair toward the table. Half way
across the intervening space he crum-
pied In the chair. almost completely
exhausted. He let a quarter of an
hour pass, then made the final attack
upon the remaining distance. He sue
ceeded in reaching the desk. but he
could not have stirred an inch farther.
The hair on his head was damp with
sweat and his hands were clammy.
When he felt strength returning he
liftsd the telephone of the hook with
his teeth.
Central, central! Call the police
70 cIme to this number at once; Har-
greavs's house. Riverdale. Tell them
to break in"
After what seemed an age OF wait-
ing TO the exhausted prisoner. with
bhSsAia6 ahO DmaouiuB VI oooIbs INC
police appeared IN the room.
Where's your gag?" demanded the
f,rst oficAr to reach Jones' side.
There wasn't. any"
Then why didn't you yell for helpf"
The thieves lured our neighbors
away from town. The patrolman who
walks this beat IL bound and gagged
and n probably reposing back of the
billboard In she next block"
Murphy, you watch this man while
make call on the neishbors." said
the onlcer who seemed to be in au.
thority. When he returned he was
frovning seriously. WED better tele
phone to the precinct to search foz
Dsunison. There's nobody at home In
either house and there's nobody back
Of The billboards Unite the man..
w1on this was done. the oflcer said:
NOV, tell ps vhat'6 happeped: and
dont forget any or the dstails."
56nss told . simple and convincing
stolv: II Wa 20 simple and convinc'
nj hat the police believed It without
eu3 kion. a u.
Fell, II that ain't the INIT rld
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