Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

aides would not disappoint her in
crisis.
AT the roadhousc the three de
cided TO have dinner, and wait until
the hour appointed for the climax
Of the night 81 the sanitarlum-lt all
went well. Mona had been obliged
TO leave the details of the inside
operations largely to Mary's VIZ and
presence OF mind, agreeing with the
girl only that the building would be
watched from 10 o'clock on, and that
at the slightest sign of disturbance
those outside would demand an inn
mediate entrance 1t was Mary's part
10 open the front door without the
knowledge of Dr. Ludlow, II she
could do it without too great risk TO
herself and Mona had devised ruse
for this purpose, which both girls
thought was just simple enough to
work out excelenty. In the mean
time, if Mary could gain moment
with Maxwell she was 10 advise him
OF developments, and bid him hold
himself prepared to act on the slight
est signal. As for the rest, Mona
was trusting largely to luck, and TO
her determination TO force a release
of the two prisoners, no matter to
what lengths it was necessary to re-
sort.
Mona found an evening newspaper
al the roadhouse filed with the latest
surmises and guesses as 10 Maxwelps
disappearance, but none OF the re-
/ ports anywhere near the truth. While
/ foul play was freely suggested, there
4 had been no Development to hint at
anything Of the kind, and the police
were stubbornly silent on the ques-
ton. The girl saw that the fnancier's
Disappearance had had at least one
very definite result. The munition
stocks of which he was in control,
/ had suffered a violent relapse, and
prices, which had been quoted the
day before on the top of the market,
had already dropped dozen points
/ when the Exchange had closed its
doors in the afternoon. Remember
ing the scene at MaxwelPs room,
Monas lips compressed grimly. 1t
was evident enough that his disap-
pearance and Imprisonment had been
engineered by those, who expected
TO gain Immediately and directly by
his absence. There could be but one
explanation. Maxwell had met with
foul play at the hands OF men, who
had been following the market, and
who knew the inevitable results that
would follow.
The grounds of Restview SAM
tarium were envelope in darkness
only occasionally iilumined by a
pickering arc lamp, when Mona and
her two companions brought their car
to a stop on the road outside the
entrance gate, and prepared to await
developments. The building Of the
sanitarium itself doomed beyonc
strangely dark and sinister with only
htful slant Of light seen now anc
then through the window OF the
ground floor. The upper story wa:
entirely dark.
The driver brough the car well un
der the wall at a point far enough re
moved from the main gate to b'
safely out Of range Of chance
Waterman. From the seats Of the
machine to the top of the wall wa
distance of less than three feet. Th'
two men climbed to the wall, after ex
tinguishing any tell-tale lights of thu
motor, and rushed down to offer /
hand to Mona, but she waved then
aside, and in another moment hat
wormed her way to their side. Thu
drop to the adjoining and inner sid
was not so easily managed, and Mon;
slightly wrenched her ankle when sh'
struck the soft earth below, but M
alarm had been given, and she saw
with satisfaction that the sanitariun
was still in darkness and in apparen
repose. The trio stole forward unit
they were just beyond the front door
and we'll within view OF any OF tn
windows on their side OF the build
! ing. Mary yentured to press the but
ton OF her pocket flash light, and say
that ii was only few moments pas
/ 10 o'clock
= Returning now 10 Mary, and trans
{ ferring the scene from the exterior I
: the interior OF the sanitarium, we fin
young woman in an agitated stat
/ OF mind and not at all sure what tn
t next three or four hours would have i
: store. Ii is one thing 10 consent t
dClliR iilG pan bl INSANITY AANh ",
+ is safe and sound. and with one
= friends and quite another propos
) ton when that role brings the prime
/ pal to the midst of a lunatie asylum
5 where the most earnest plea IS dis
counted as the vaporing OF an III
. sound mind by attendants either SIT
Did. or brutal. or both, When Mar
found herself consigned TO a small
- scantily furnished room, and hear
!. the KEY turn in the lock, she felt th;
y she was suddenly cnveloped IN kin
/ OF sultocatug darkness. She 81
! down ON tile edge of her bed, an
. tried deliberately TO reason hcfsi
back To a more optimistic frame
; mind. Ii was not an easy task Whe
her watch showed that it was after
o'clock. She rose and pccred throuH
{, her window The darkness ousil
I told her nothing. Ii Mona and d
y others were near her. they were ui
I douhledly IN ConccalWtut
The gMl stepped back and oneue
q hrf bag From t She took ihc aft
tles 0f hef might toilet and sWiie
. soitly 90 herself as she stole softly
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