Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-29


ne mashed on the torch again. Stand.
ing out from the surrounding darkness.
as IN spotlight, was the face of Sat.
suma. He bent over the inert heap on
the floor. II stirred ever so slightly.
burke, though unconscious from the
blow OF the Japanese's life preserver,
was living. Returning to the desk
Satsuma resumed his interrupted
search, hastily examining paper after
paper and then tossing II aside i'm
patiently. He was evidently unable to
ind that which he was after. Sud-
denly he again snapped out the light.
HIS keen ears had heard, in the rear
OF the house, the tinkle OF a key in a
lock and the creak OF door cautious
ly opened. Then the sound OF stealthy
Footsteps as the latest intruder, evil
IDENTIFY feeling his way In the dark.
ness. entered the sitting room. Sat
suma's retreat was cut of. Straight
from the door OF the laboratory came
the FOOTBALLS. Then a dim shape,
blacker ever than the enveloping
darkness. appeared in the open door
way. within a yard OF where Satsuma
crouched. waiting. The Japanese
swung up his revolver, but in the
darkness his hand came in contact
with shelf holding a row OF test
tubes and II came crashing to the
floor. At that instant the man In the
doorway sprang. Had his blow
reached It's mark Satsuma would. for
the time being. at least, have faded
from this story, but as the Japanese
was much shorter than his opponent.
II went harmlessly over his shoulder
ana the next moment the two were
locked in each others arms. The
struggle in the dark was a savage one.
Each OF the intruders supposed that
he had been surprised by member of
the household and fought desperately
to get free. Round and round the
laboratory swayed the two figures. so
intertwined that they seemed like one.
Each tried to get at his weapon but
his move was instantly anticipated and
thwarted by the other. It was no I'M
even struggle. for the Japanese made
up for his lack OF stature in agility
and knowledge OF wrestling. They
lunged against table burdened with
Burke's experimental apparatus and
over It went with a crash of shattered
glass. They swayed against a book
case and that went over too. Still |
clasped In their wild embrace. they |
reeled through the doorway into the |
sitting room. Satsuma was endeavor-
Ing to gain the window through which !
he had entered. All at once a shrek |
ran through the darkened house.
Help! Help! Help! Police! Po-
lice!" Cleo. awakened by the uproar,
stood at the head of the stairs, lamp
In her hand, screaming frantically for
assistance. At the same moment Sat
suma, putting into practice q Japanese
wrestling trick. grasped one OF his op-
ponents wrists with both hands and
brought 1t downward with a terrific
force. dislocating the shoulder. With
a groan Of pain the other relaxed his
grasp and as he did so the Japanese
leaped through the open window. En-
sued sudden silence. It was broken
by Cleo.
Daddy" she called in terrified ac-
cents. Daddy, what has happened?
Daddy, why don't you answer? Dad
dy dearest, are you there?" faint
groan from Burke, who was beginning
to recover consciousness. was her only
answer. Summoning all her courage,
Cleo, the lamp held high above her
head, fearfully descended. AS, quak-
Ing with terror. she reached the door
OF the sitting room, figure crouching
In the shadows crawled painfully but
silently through the window by which
Satsuma had made his escape and dis
appeared in the outer darkness. Pass
Ing into the laboratory Cleo stumbled
over the outstretched form of her IA
Their, who was slowly recovering from
the blow dealt him by Satsuma.
Though he quickly regained his facul-
lies under Cleo's tender care the old
Inventor was badly shaken. Assisting
him to his bed she bathed and bound
his throbbing head. and clinging to
MS hand sat beside him until morn
ng.
boNihB iiolh tuc HlBut OI tU6 httdCh, |
Burke became acutely nervous, but de-
spite Cleo's pleadings and the advice
If Hope, he steadfastly refused to
iave anyone sleep In the house or to
AXE any additional precautions.
1T is not me that they are after"
le argued. What they want Is the
Iecret of the submarine But they can
'ansack the house from garnet to cell
ar and they will never find IT," -,
Yet. notwithstanding his assumed in.
Inference to danger, morbidness seized
lpon him. He insisted that he was l
icing spied upon. Twice he excitedly
Cleo to the laboratory, In :
listing that he had seen a face peer {
ng at him through the window, but ,
ghen she arrived the face-if face Z
here was-had disappeared. Morton, q
gho had left Valdavia and was staying Z
n San Francisco. again came to see !
i'm, but Burke remained deaf TO the s
ounger mans opportunities to sell [
i'm an option on the invention. c
Tell your uncle" said Burke, dur c