Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-11
SIXTH lNSTALLMENT
THE UNSEEN TERROR.
CHAPTER XIV.


With little gesture OF despai
Quest turned away from the instru
ment which seemed suddenly to hay,
become so terribly unresponsiye. an,
looked across the vista OF squar,
roofs and tangled masses Of telephone
wires to where the lights OF large
New York Jared up against the sky
From his attic chamber the roar o
the city Il few blocks away was al
ways In his ears He had forgotten
In those hours OF rrenzled solitude tt
fear for his own safety He thought
only OF l.enora, lie paused once more
before the little instrument.
"Lenora, where are your" he sig
nailed Il have taken lodging In the
Servants club AIN still In hiding
hoping that Craig may come here
am very anxious about you"
sun no reply Quest drew chair
up to the window and sat there with
folded arms looking down into the
street Suddenly he sprang to his
feet. The instrument Quivered there
was message at last, He took 1t
down with little choke OF relief.
Il don't know where am am ter,
rilled was outside the garage when
was seized from behind The Hands
held me was unconscious until
found myself here. | am now In an
attic room with no window except the
skylight, which | cannot reach can
see nothing hear nothing No one
has hurt me. no one comes near me.
Food is pushed through door. which
is locked again Immediately. The
house seems empty, Yet fancy that |
am being watched all the time am
terrified
Quest drew the instrument towards
him
Il have your message he signaled
Be brave! am Watching for Craig
Through him | shall reach you before
long Send me 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 ita
constant stream OF passers by Then
suddenly he found himself gripping
the window sill In momentart 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
furtlyely 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
q am on Craig's track" he signaled
BE brave"
lie waited for no reply. but opened
the door and, stealing softly out Of the
room. suddenly confronted Craig In
the deserted hallway Before he could
utter a cry Quests left hand was over
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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 10 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 furtive.
terrified light of the trapped Grim.
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
Il know nothing about her"
she locked you in the garage"
Quest continued and sent for me
When ! arrived | found the garage
door open, Lenora gone and you
fugitive"
Bewilderment struggled for a mo
ment with blank terror In Craig's ex.
preston.
How do you know that she locked
me in the garage?"
Quest Gmiled, stretched out his right
arm and his long fingers played soft.
y with the pocket wireless
In Just the same way" he ex-
planned. that am sending her this
message at the present moment-a
message which she will receive and
understand wherever she Is hidden.
Would you like to know what ! am
telling herr"
The man shiyered His eyes as
though fasclppaif ElgleNbed the little
instruma54, paid X W Brown}
Il am s paid A J Thomay" Quest
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power. He Is ST. '' ''' lin a few
feet OF me and viii leave this
room until he has told me -four where,