The Washington times., 1916-08-06

cnaTs STOOD ABOUT the room, and the
ar wa: impreGnated with the heavy,
, cines. Ne' '''oN'
Later / had hard time excusing N.Y.
sell for the sheer sympathetic folly
when sne was 50 badly in need of n
leader. We should have found a police
man oefore We entered into what might
p psGSe lions den as we'll as a doctors
Mary had propped on her knees and
was pecring through a keyhoie which
| save q view OF tho room into which we
supposed supp the girl We were following had
Miss Fairfax. that sirrs in there
ana they've got a whole suitcase full of
money. Do you suppose-" she ber.n
ana then she interrupted herself sud
SSeniy and cried aloud with real Joy VI
G GIa.ns IN through her tones, George!
turned and faced the young man
20 whom she wns speaking. For a second
me- expression was ono of blank un-
recognition. Then he laughed cojdiy ana
MIN cruelty which did not attempt TO
disguise itself. "
Mary ID Caught.
A second later the door of the inner
room hurst open and In a Quick pano
rama saw the mysterious girl close the
money-filled suitcase and realised that
one OF the biggest. most brutal looking
men had ever seen was fairly leaning
into the room where Mary and bsd
SO foolishly ventured.
he was followed by a man I knew at
once must be the DIR. schulze" Of the
gun In the Doctors hand. I caught
Mays wrist and rushed with her 10 The
outer door. But the other girl stood
mere smiling SO unplesantly that II pro-
nuced the effect Of a snarl
o, nary Ryan's letter had brought me in
Inc Dig man caught Mary In his strong
arms and dragged her into the inner
room A moment later the doctor and
tne man who looked like Mary's missing
b ""rd had oyerpowered me. They
heid our bodies mana cled to chairs and
quite helpless. / had a feeling that
was trussed up like a Christmas turkey
ana n the midst Of my hideous surprise
| ! nad queer desire to laugh at the
ABSURD tigure ! knew I was cutting.
| In q situation like that one always
mas a strange feeling OF unreaiity.
kept telling myself that this absurd
| meiodrama couldn't be true-that I.
Beatrice Fairfax. could not be taking
part IN this ridiculous scene. so like
ties Of my youth. I expected 10
at my desk.
A Menacing Figure.
| But moment later the grim reality
| OF the situation forced itself on me-
In coarse. husky voice. without trace
OF culture or emotion. the man who
looked like Mary's sweetheart was
speeking: They're after us at the
| town"
| The doctor" nodded emphatically.
The other two men and the girl seemed
to be absolutely under orders from him
ne gave his commands In series OF
signals. which he jerked out roughly
and which they obeYed WITHOUT protest.
The big man lifted the suitcase full OF
| money and followed the pseudo watch
man from the room. Then the Doctor"
slow malice which struck terror TO my
heart, loot o.., A.. ,.
Information that he hadn't quite An
ished with us-that people who blocked
with.
He measured us coldiy for a minute.
| wanted to shrek out that l was
would avenge me-but I was not quite
sure that 1t would be wise to reveal
my identity to the sinister creature
VINO stood appralslng us SO coldly.
| second later wonder gave way TO
dizzying horror. The Doctor walked
over to his medicine chest and took
out Jar and a glass retort. He
poured some dark crystals from the jar
into the retort and then moistened the
crystals with a glass of water. At once
dense cloud of white vapor arose.
Blinded by Fumes.
Then the Doctor covered his mouth
and nose with his hand and plunged
out Of the room and away from the
strangling fumes. that were flling nv
lungs with a choking vapor and blind
| Ing my smarting eyes.
Tense and expectant. sat in the
deadly miasma that was bearing down
upon me with a force that choked al
MY throat and tortured my heart into
hcavy-fiooding beats. I had set out TO
help Mary Ryan. but was impotent
| even to reach out a comforting hand
to the girl who had hidden from me
somewhere in the poisonous white mists
that swirlcd about US.
Mary" ! called. "Maryy
There 'Vas no answer.
| when Jimmy Barton eft Mrs. kyan's
home with the photograph which Mary
! had given him. Jhe proceeded ut once to
the Rogues Gallery
lie was convinced that there was