Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
RICHMOND IMEs-DIsPATCH: SUNDAY OCTOBER Is 1915

whole apartment. Running out to in
restiSate. they found Parrish lying a
full length on tho hallway floor. a:
Harold drew near the detective slowl.
raised himself to his knees. clutchinG
aGonizingly at his throat
IL guess | must have kcelcG
over" he cvaded. brokcnly, In answc,
TO Stanlcy's excited questions. Il
oh. there you are. Miss Montrose.''
Half an hour later. leaving Felix to
notify the doctor of Parrish's presence
Harold and Florence went to the pho
toEraphic dark room the girl had
equipped on the second floor OF the
Montrosc home.
AT the same moment, Pierre LA Rue,
creeping along the hallway, halted just
outside the dark room" door and list
ened. In evident worry. Leaving the
door. he ran noisclcssly toward the
now empty laboratory. returning II
minute later carrying an odd -shaped
tank to which was attached II tube.
Holding the end of the tube to the
kcyhole OF the unventilatcd dark
room.'' La Rue turned on the tap. The
dark room" straiEhtway began TO fill
with n dizzying vapor But III MS
haste Pierre turned the lever too sud-
denly in order to increase the pres
sure. AS n result, the tank exploded
with Il force that tore the dark room
door from its hinges.
Stanley staggered out i'll inc nan.
and. ut glance. recognize" la rue
from his Photographic likeness with
n shout he sprang at the man. In Ruc,
deity wriggling out of reach OF Har-
Odds descending arm, boltcd across the
hall and upstairs. Harold followed
Up, up ran La Rue, the two young
men at his heels. He sprang at last
up the scuttle ladder. kicking 1t away
l,;, MI tninpu the ROOF.
Harold, picking up the fallen ladder
and climbing In turn TO the roof, was
I'm time to see La Rue crouch Tor an
instant on the parapct edge. theh
launch himself into the air
Across ten-foot space La tuS
sprnng; till his ontiiuns arms seizeu
the boughs Of tall tree that grew
beside the house. He worked his way
swiftly to the trunk and. with the
spccd of n cat. slid down 10 the erouno
far below.
AS Pierre's feet touched the earth
bent over the parapet. and
drawing his revolver. fired at the
fleeing figure. La Ruc's left arm WAS
suddenly jcrkcd upward by spas
modic twitch OF the nerves.
Felix. alone of the household. took
no part I'm the man hunt. In the de-
serted laboratory he stood. his left
sleeve rolled up; bathing wound In
his forearm.
At last the searchers realized that
they were on Il foOrS GRAND. They
gathered in the great lower hallway,
from their fruitless efforts.
And there Felix. descending the stair
way, found them.
IL have been searching the roof. sir
he said in reply to question from
The unhappy doctor NO trace Of him
up there"
There is a trace Of him here.
houEh. said Florence, in sudden
carried the precious Photographic plate.
Look, dad"
She handed il TO Or. Montrose. lie
ield the negative to the light, study
ng II long and earnestly. his face gray
With suffering. Then Parrish stretch
ri out his hand for il.
Its our best Clcw. so far" said
Harold The photograph of the
Crimson stain" murderer. And no
me will believe how we got It, We"
lie broke OFF with cry Of anger.
'arriSh. clumsily handling the fragile
'late. had let il slip from between his
myers. II fell TO the polished floor
md smashed into dozen pieces.
Lord. but I'm sorry" sputtercd Par
ish. in noisy contrition, I'm II butter
fingered boneheaG! That's what I am,
IN"
Harold stanley was not listening. He
lad caught queer look In Felix's
'raity eyes, as the plate fell.
FLORENCE. watching her lover, saw /,