Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-08
The Crimson Stain Mystery
NoEeliZrd ~ Albert Payson rcrhuns
from Consolidated Notion Picture
Triumph.
copyright. 1915. by Consolidated Film
COrporatiop.)
Everything YOU read here to-day you
may see In movini; pictures ihi. week
al tho Victor Thcatcr.

Into the shops telephone booth he
slipped and called up DR. Montrosc's
house. NJ one: Bob Clayton replied
ordering him to leave .hc wire clear.
Florence Montrosc.'' broke in the
cripple. painting from his record break
ing rum. Florence MontroSe Is I'm the
old Harding boathousc at the foot Of
Spuytcn Lane. Shes TO hc taken up the
Harlem In motor boa, and dropped
overheard with "a stone at her feet.
Quick"
He hung ny the receiver. darted out
OF the booth and syrinted to the tiny
cove where Tanners nlotor-boa, was
moored Boarding the boat, he cast
ZOOS" and set the engine going.
crouching At the wheel in the bow
nc dcIt!y stcercd the craft around the
point Of land and toward the boat
house As he nc"red the bonthousc nc
seemed to lose hts athletic energy and
to slump back once more into his for
mer awk ward and feeble condition.
As the moior-boat came in sight
around the point Tanner stepped out
on tho landing stage signaling the
cripple to bring the craft alongside.
You took long enough time about
IT. he called as soon as the cripple
came within sound Of hts voice
Where have you been all this
while"
Tn" cnGiu" was cranky in starting"
mo " VI ~ 'H' ~ IDI'ie. ana nad to
lie broke off as the engine suddenly
ceased its chugrins and the boat be-
gan to drift heiplcssiy along on the
crawling tide.
See" explained the cripple. IT'S
stalled again"
fou said YOU knew how to run a
notor-boa'. you clumsy fingered boob -
snaried Tanner. Get her started again
and bring her alongside or IN hurry
< l,t,- at hot To-,
Get busy
The cripple looked once at Tanners
Henacine pistol. then got the engine
INTO motion and with cxaspcratingly
awkward slownes5 laid the boat along
siIe the ricke,y old landing stage.
Tanner and Morrison lifted Flor
ehce aboard bodily and Sc, her down
in the stern
Keep guard over her there. YOU"
tanner ordered tho cripple. You're
no use "a, tho steering wheel Nor
rison, take the wheel. will youc You
know where to go"
Morrison obeycd Tanner s.,,.d
himself IN the bow beside the steers
man. The cripple sIumped into a seat
alongside tho fctter.d and Earped
girl IS lie did so his eyes swept The
bank and the road beyond it for the
tenth time
But now his bleared glance bright
encd at what he saw. An au,omohile
was racing down tn. lane toward tn.
ooaihouse. In its ,onncau urging the
Montrose chauffeur to greater .peed
sat Or Monirvse himself and Robert
Clayton.
ne cripple looked ahead Morrison
-" '"hh.r were talking together.
.He'Hef saw the approaching car Blu,
dayton lad seen IN. boat and lis &C.
cupahts he also saw that the car was
thirtE seconds too late For already
ia" inotor-boat was leaving tho land
stage a'd moving downstream
clayton ana Moutrosc stared nara
iyEeo with fear. for an instant. Then
noo saEe the chauffeur a quick order
tns same time began Ia gropc
Tor something in the tuolbor ban.,,h
'he automobiles rear scat
10 BE Contimu.I rn. Ainr.nn.