Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-02
SYNOPSIS.
S.Ow II AL Hrcun,

~ ~, layton. an artist. and CLAYTON and
,yr + mad unconscious Dy the dynainiting
lie M HetS IA fa "s. as nSnt sls
m Ti.h tS5I arg rr" found to eortespond
yaG,. clayton and Florence are ovorpowercd
81" cr'%s"a s! NO aSf u 9Hs
a ,.;, riSfense i.lls her ts,bef' u ahe i
W%,ait ,i, for CLAYTON TO Try out her new car.
Fiorencg S"01 Tho ar ;s"' 4. Is,
sna Mon,rose sees H. Tue s Tsnne G''a and
hic. nash b. ia a 'a%igao Mon,ro~c pun
,nsn. when La Hus !. osptured and his lis.
f ia,, torn away, u turns gu. to % Felix
1i,t. FloEsmee I? trus, him. Clayton ard
,:r ""G @nSS 4's ,e' to
r ra.iil Mon,rose. seckins .ie",. seems IA
nn .nr no nd %n@ IN ,3w%r r3Sms La ~" az.
n pntsit Of ,' , nrms2n stain ana goes in
hears Fiorenec ni,el i to Tn haiI. ''" "'
j. a moment he had envclopcd the
hcIp!esS doctor in his garment al
JnSiing the masks cye-sli,s over the
prisoners agonizcd eyes
Nov, then" went on Tanner
"e're all tidy and comfortable.
guess I'll celebrate by Joining myself
~ little sip or The stun That Killed
He lifted one Of the TWO glasses
from the table. Montrosc's dazed cos
;!cancd IN !HurdcrouS hope
1hoM hastily Tanner set down IN.
glass. AS IN" sound of tramping feet
sounded along the dark passage
inc rear door opened. Pierre Ia
Hue entered. In his arms he bore the
s'rGSSiing bod| OF Florence Montrose.
~ worked cut bcautifullv." he said.
noddng 10 Tanner. She and CLAYTON
anne blLEGcrimp into the courtyard
~" II" was saying how queer II was
mat hospital should be in such a
place. Just then kic! tapped him
over me iead, and caught UP The
YOUNG LADY. Who have YOU cot here
he broke off sharply as his eye fell
or Montrosc.
Tanner in Two whispered sentences
"Aniained Florence cried out in hor-
roy. and renewed her useless strug-
rloe
Ia Hue laughed aloud. Blu, befor.
room from tn. dance hall.
Look out. chief" he painted Its
all up Clayton got on his feet again
! looked back and saw him. \ kid
n""sboy vas passing and told him
YOU had lueged the girl in here. Clay
ION blows r'lice whistle. and three
cops come NJ. a-runninE. They're
searching the dance hall outside.
They'll be here any minute. Bea, it,.
Florence fought nadly as She heard
thc tough's scared message. But she
could not wrench free from Pierre
grasp. Or. Montros., too-bound.
gagged and mask ed--strur led luadly
and Ia vain. hope seemed to gl!in-
mer for him again
IL, Rue glanced quickly from one
prisoner TO the other. Then. loosing
lis hold on Florence. he made for the
door that led 20 the dance hail. whence
now came confused babel Of shouts
and screams.
La Rue sprang through the door
WAY into the clamorous dance hall 10
verify his hcnchmau's words lliel and
Tanner followed al his heels
Florence. released. cast {. single look
Of terror a; the masked ,igure in the
chair. Then she CHANGED 10 catch sight
Of tho pistol hnr father had dropped.
II SIN laE on the floor in a corner.
As the door ncw open again she
snatchcd up tho weapon and fired.
Robert clayton pushing his way
past la Rue. rushed into the room
Florence'S Wild shot stretched him
dead a, her C.et
She reeled back, tain, with dread at
what she had done.
La Rue. running IN. caught her as
she swaycd. lie picked up one OF
the whisky glasses and forced it's con-
tents through her painting lips.
Sin. Shudderei ANA fell across the
table
La Rue. after an instant OF indeci
sion. slid oUi through the rear door.
leaving Dy Montrose staring now il,
dumb anguish at the TWO bodies ut
ls feet.
Then from the dance hall surEed in
the police. They saw the lifcless forms
on the floor. and turned in swift sus-
picion toward the sinister masked
hTure in the chair
Montrose. with surgling gasp of
stark torment. staggered from where
he sat tIc reeled to his feet and
started wildly about him.
Two people, laughing. chatting, were
entering the room.
They were Florence Montrose and
Robert Clayton. And the room itself
was the doctors own library
''Wc had such a jolly drive. daddy"
Florence hailed her father. The new
car is a darling
You're alive" croaked Montrosc
hoarsely.
Then staggering back in a daze OF
reaction. he babhled incohercntlN:
Tit was a dream. All fright
full dream. Butt was more, II
was warning. a warning I dare not
tisobey."