The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-02

Golden stood slowly s.a.a- his
head np ana d9"u "a comprehension.
Then he turned with q mOr.a. smile
20 the younger man
And if our Iron Claw is there.
Ilavy. Won civ. him q welcome that
he's going - r"w,wh.r'"
Two hours later. as Euo.n Ea,'nu
stood with his daughter ~ h'- .it'
. receiving their guests. il would have"
taken particular p.uorra'in- py. 20
+ detect any darker mi,rcurr,nt OF in
trigue To thar ripping tide of color
and mirth which cId..G about them.
So pUnctilious was Golden In his hearty
hand grasp to each of those incoming
visitors. that Narsrrv herself mad"
note Of this newer phase in her IA
Tiers character
Sid" by side with a Flemish nun
walked Paris Apache. then cam" a
MOntcnCCrin peasant and a flowing
ROBBED Oriental Swami then red
sashcd pirate and a velvet clad Ncne-
tian Doge. Then. following man on
filters. who laughingly proclaimed
himself TO be HIlly Gee. the Chinese
Giant. came an equally tall figure in a
goId-hraidol Arabian buTn0osc This
figure. for all its height, was strangely
StOOp ShOuldorud, moving with a dig
nifty Of step which went well with the
voluminous drapcry in which it was
clad. And Marley watched closely as
this stately Arabian chieftain. bowling
gravcly 10 Golden. reached out two I'M
glovcd hands 20 greet the two hands
which his host extended To him. About
these hands he saw at a glance rhcre
could be nothing doubtful They were
most Enthusiastically flesh and blood.
But Marley had little time TO give
further thought to the scene. for at
that moment he became aware of the
fact that Da Espares had slipped away
To another part of the house-and dur
ing that night, Manley had determined
he would keep an eye on his cnigmati-
cal foreign friend But instead Of
following Ia Espares. on discovering
him stepping quietly into the deserted
library. the alert-eyed young secretary
promptly rctreated to the quarter
where the receiver of his dictaphone
was concealed. There. on placing this
watch-case receiver to his ear. Manley
had the satisfaction Of catching the
faint hum of voices. Much of that
guarded talk taking place in the Ii
brary Manley could not Overhcar. But
he caught enough TO arouse his curl
osity.
Then the plan has worked" asked
the anxious voice of Da Esparcs.
Without a hitch" answered the
other voice. The girders have been
cut through and the bomb placed!
And the clock fuse adjusted?"
Yes
But what was it set for"
For the stroke of twelve" an
S"ereu 'he Unknown voice. by that
'i'le tme crown VIII DC at the laDie'
eatlie'
but now "Skeu the ANXIOUS voice
OF ia Espares' couId we get Legar |
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lulliDer S'iooHer stern ana hung 10
uuue' on"ii' 'uo"l WIN tde
an houF 'd'er swan ashore
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ManI"y ana not wait for more. Mid
night he knew. was already too peril
Dusly close Tor half measures. by the
time he reached the upper floor. in
fact, he found Enoch Golden already
heading the grand march to the great
table running almost the full length of
he huge room opening off the conscrv-