The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-23

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"I'U be- back in minute. ma'am." the
girl replied. only TOO glad Of amy rca.
sonahIe excuse Tor disappcarirg
Marsrry. in IN" meantime. r.arrd
doUbuully about the spmhrr huudu-
IN which sh" found herself SO uuv>.
Pcctrdly visitor. Along one sid" of
the room in which she stood she could
make out dark masses of dye wood
piled as high as her head Beside this
She saw, III IN" uncertain ight, an
open PIT h,!"d with water. Into one
SIDE Oh TINS pit ran a ccmcut-wa.l'd
SIuIce"ay. stained almost black. with
Na'cfSat" set IN tn" upper part OF
IL, channel Tn" opening in the far
sac Oh IN" pit. which was guarded by
L'aFN IRON grlA as big as park
gate. led into a h'gh-"al!"d cavern
across which stretched q number of
mug steel drums Set I'D these drums
were rows oil khiie-'dS'd 'I"a'"rs.
Inc rolsh"d surfaces Of thcs" great
blades OF steel shone omlnously in the
haIi-hght-
Narg"ry was still staring N m"
great drums briSjllug with c'cay"rs
"h"n with a SuddeUu"Ss that startled
h"r ~" electric lights were thrown on
across tn" roof OF the chamber. Sh"
wheeled about quickly 10 discover the
caES" Tor this. As sh" did so, an inyOl-
HH'dry gasp escaped from her lips. For
standing beside the door. with his fin
ger SIN on m" switch. the Iron Claw
"'iI!S'H confronted her
"Why are you afraid of me-" he con
iidontly purrcI For the girl drew
slowly away while he as slowly fol
lowed after her, step by step. Then.
with Increment that was feline in its
GuiokLoss. he flung out an arm and
seized her. Then he turned her DELHI
eratcIy about until sh" faced the black
walled sluiceway. But the girl shrank
back.
Don't be afraid Of it, my dear" he
Knocked as he led her forcibly, step by
step, to the lip Of the channel through
which the mill water was curling and
cddyinG. In fact. | want you TO LOOK
at it closely and understand it fully
It's wonderful, wonderful for MANY
reasons. At the end of this sluiCc. you
see. is log mangle. have seen those
knives shred a siX-inch timber in less
than minutes time"
He turned and stared down at the
white-faced girl, drinking to the fun
the dizzy wine Of her terror. wringinG
voluptuous delight out of her word
less cape of horror. Then the look on
his face suddenly altered, and he
wheeled about. still clutching the girl
close TO his side. He stood staring at
the door which he had locked but a
minute before And his face sudden.
ly hardened as he saw the heavy iron
latch of that door move.
Margery. following his glance. also
watched that door And when she
heard the thump of a heavy timber or
its panels a new hope sped through
her That hope equipped her with
fresh strength. 1t prompted her 10
struggle against the Iron Claw with
the utmost power of her desperate
Young body. But her enemy, for all
her efforts. was too much for her Foot
by foot he forced her back towards
the open sluiccway. Then. with NUT
tered gasp of fnality and a sudden up-
ward heave of his shoulders. he flung
the girl headlong into the water.
AS he did so the door burst omen.
For the heavy-hearted Peggy O'NTara
after slipping guilty away from the
sluiceroom where she had left her
quite unsuspecting victim. awakened
for the first time to the full enormitv
Of her Offense As she stood there in
the darkness. staring back at the dark
mass of the factory walls. the aches Of
remorse lay heavy on her young heart
She was standing there. with tears
of helplessness in her eyes. when a
figure stepped up to her. She would
have fed. inContinently. at the ap-
prOach of that intruder. But the
stranger held her with a gently re-
straining hand. And as she peered up
at his face she saw that it was the
man in the laughing mask.
The righting Of wrongs is a part OF
my business in life. Can help you?"
The girl hesitated.
Yes" she finally confessed. with a
burst of tears. And through her sobs