The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-11
Dramatized by Charles w. Goddard.

dence Of the tragic determination Of .tbs
shattered by another bullet
."Look cried Myra, az she stood in
% ne s.. shelter ,hsr, OF ,he wall The bullet
my head was rehected''
Alden had rushed downstairs onca
more. This time his action was careful-
Manned. in advance. for as he sped
from the angle OF the house Where O Ss
had been concealed.
Doctor! Isaw II. II was from that
summerhouse there-a pun Of smoke
went up from the door Of itr'
Alden and the biuecpat ran for the
summer house. with drawn revoivers.
Again II was empty.
This Ia Just the way Il was yester-
day. began Alden. and then he began
70 psy around the old junk which lit
found something more definite. II was
| the muzzle OF a sawed-off rifle.
Gingerly the physician drew II up.
Iinoins u arranged in a vice-like holder.
attached to q tiny mechanism OF wheels
and springs. The whole arrangement
had been cimningly concealed under the
BOARD flooring Of the summer house.
| AN automobile sighter." was the doc
LOTS comment. Let's see where these
The policeman blew his whistle and
half dozen more officers appeared ON
the scene as though by magic. Arthur
.rarhey, standing on the porch stepa OF
n ne n1%,e' ga. gave vent to a muttered Inn
as MS teeeth closed in rage.
Of Alden. he ASKED
1--WE found the method, and now I'm
s Whne. d,ter the guilty party for know
The doctor. with his weapon in his
nano. now hurried toward the stable.
ne was followed by .yarnsy. Miss Myra
s,a d ner .i mosher. while one policeman
Aaen rushed up the stairs to the
gardeners room. and cautiously opened
the door. The room was empty. Varney
gave vent to another of his Irritating
Il guess you must have had a bad
dream last night doctor!" he tainted.
Your theories have been WOOL gather
Not at ALL" said the physician.
This man is the one who has engi.
neered the deal; at least, his hand
| DEATH" "
The others had crowded into tho a.-
serted room. as Alden drew something
from his pocket.
How do you know thatr' was Var
neys question; Despite his rabid dis
was forced against his will to q pro-
I round admiration of the physician's
| subtle sleuthing."
simply with thisw
plate. which he handed to MIA ON
II was a blurred image of a mans
mead. with two thumbs upturned on
Either EN- r., side Of the maievolent, snari-
ing FEATURES. II was the face of the
master Of the Black Order.
How ala you get THAR And Var
neys voice was tense and eager
| ,Alden looked at him. answering
. You ridiculed my thought photog-
time when It worked out right"
such things are done.
! Varney snatched the plate, studied 1t
eea e ~ al, and then Spnglingly drop
was shattered hopeIessIy.
gised. Il am so clumsy-this terrible
ah TALL has sso made me nervous"
sed his shoulders. He started for the
ground floor again.
Well, IT is Of no consequence. We
VIII get him yet, And there is a
still left I have only begun to make
my collection, of thought pictures,
Let us see what the police have dug
They found the yard deserted, ex-
cept for a lone policeman
where are the others. officerT ask
ed Narney.
In the distance they could barely see
the blue figures rushing into the small
structure, The four Of them peered in
tent. to observe the men reappear. look
Ing about the grounds. as though the
trail had been lost
:, This proved to be the case. The DO
nee captain was back In a few minutes
"The birds had flown" he said. I'VE
found big telescope, and an automatic
sishter at the end OF the wires. They
were laid about three inches deep In
the dirt. and II didn't take us long to
trace them up. But. you can't swear
out, a. warrant against. a telescope and
box full OF wires and wheels. anu
CHAPTER XXXXI.
The Gardeners Reward.
IN the secret headquarters OF the
| Black Order several Of the black
L robed brethren were oonversing in
! excited whispers. Big things were
aneld as they we'll knew. Hut every
| tnfng was uncertain. IN suspense.
ihe gardener. after giving the regu-