Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08


to the doorway. a minute after she
entered tho building man stepped
out OF the restibule and up to the taxi.
"rhe lady sent me out to say she
won't want you any more" he told
the chauffeur. Here's Il Ave spot for
you. Forget the change
The taxi chugged off. AZ once a
second taxicab took Its place at the
| curb.
Florence Montrose. climbing to Clay
! tons studio, knocked for admittance
| Receiving answer she concluded
mat Stanley had tired OF the long walt
| and had gone. Retracinx her own
entered the taxicab, which she sup
posed was the same In which she had
| come thither.
| Giving the chauffeur her home ad.
dress. she stepped into the machine.
Instantly she saw. by the indistinct
light. that II was occupied by two
dark forms.
Before she could move back one of
! the two men seized her. clapping d
pungentiy smelling handkerchief over
| into seat. At the Same time tho taxi
set OFT uptown at top speed.
| Uphill at last labored the taxi, along
[ the very edge. OF sharply curving
bluff that edged the river. Straight
below Slittcred the dark water In tho
starlight. single swerve of the
steady wheel would have xent tho ma
| chine through the fImsy fence and
down tho low cllff into the stream.
Past this the taxi sped. drawing to
| a halt u half-mile farther on In front
OF dilaDidated house that stood we'll
| mack from the road among tangled
shrubborE and weed-erown walks.
! The two masked mon got out and
iifted Florence. between them. from
| the taxi.
| They entered a large and very dirty
room with their burden and Sc, the
xiii down In rickety chair. Then ono
OF the men lighted q kerosene lamp
that hung from the ceiling.
/ The yellow light revealed tho size
ana the dirt OF the almost unfurnished
| room. as well az the Crime OF It's win
dows. A large and emnty clothes closet
end OF the room opposite the hallway
door.
One OF the two masked men stepped
closer. cropping for something In the
| breast Of his domino
AS though his step were "a signal. q
| laundering knock resounded at the
\ front of the house. accompanied by "a
shout Of:
Omen! In the name of the law"
The command was followed by a
Kick that sent the rickety old front
door skipping crafty from it's hinges
and tum6linE HAT. with q bang, into
the dusty entry.
The noise banished the last OF the
drug mists from Florenco's revirins
brain. She sat up. azedly, and glanced
about her.
She was JUS, in time TO see the two
masked men make dash for the
clothes closet-the only available place
Of concea Intent in sight One of them
reached the closet stride ahead OF
the other, jumped inside and slammed
the door shut behind him. Tho second
MASKED neure tugged franticaliy AZ
the knob to get IN. But the man in.
SIDE was evidently holding the door
shut against him in frenzy OF self
preservation.
And at that moment the room allied
with policemen.
| Florence started up dixxiiy from her
chair. pointing to the masked man who
Take him." she shrilled wildly TO
the police. Take him. He is the MUIR
derer OF Truxton LAMBERT
81 word from the lieutenant In
charge OF the squad Of police hurled
themselves upon the masked man. lie
made resistance
Bring him over here TO the Light"
ordered the lieutenant. so! Now rip
on that mask and let's get look at
him"
Sooner than the word was spoken
half-dozen hands had torn away tho
hooded mask and the enyeloping domi-
no. The mysterious man stood re-,
realed to the wondering eyes OF his
captors.
He was Harold Stanley.
How did you get here cried Flor
ence in the same breath
II was Florence's query that stan.
ley answered
How did | get here:" he repeated.
| why. I came here in tho taxi with
iEou-alonE with the man who drussed
you. II was the surest way to get him
and ANY of the rest of his gang who
might he waiting here for YOU"
This don't make sense TO me-" put
in the lieutenant. still with more than
" tinGe OF suspicion
NO" returned Stanley. well, Il
viii presently. was at Robert Clay.
tons studio. waiting for Miss Mont
.ose She was to meet me there. Two
masked men came In through the sky
.ight. They didn't see me. From what
hey said, gathered they'd come there
% finish me and to kidnap Miss Mont
;ose They were TO bring her here to
the old deserted house on the Durland
Turnpike Road. know the niace.
one of them wen, downstairs to wait
for her, tackled the other. He had
| I, knife. So let him think he Knocked
| ne out. Then as he bent over me !
got the grip wanted. Youll find him
there sim, trussed up and safe: unless
| some OF his friends have come for
him. phoned your police station, tell
ing you what was w and"
l. III was YOU who phoned, all right"
admitted the lieutenant. "I knew your
'oice. That's why We acted SO Quick
| IN Your tip. We weren't minute
behind the taxi in getting hers. But
now-?"
| Then put on the other chaps mask
and domino" finished Stanley. TO play
| .he game out. That's all The man
you want is in"
but what In hlue h1sxa, ala thiu
Soung lady mean by saying just now
that the man in tho mask was TruS-
ton Lambert's murderer" insisted the
lieutenant. Robert Clayton has just
been arrested for
lie WAS arrested wrongly" broke in
| Florence. II know. for saw the MUIR
der committed!"
! You? You did?" sputtered the lieu.
tenant.
Mr.. Stanley has asked me to be on