Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-15

srs at0ut to be shocked in a much Uor7 serious way. On the stroke of twelve there is to be an accident here, r3rhops something much graver than er l-'ideui. iu which it is my great oe fiat you should not participateI NJ ! must ask each and every one of yod to leave this room. and this house, as quietly yet as quickly as possible, Every one,' repeated that authorita- tive voiced intruder as Da Espares and the tall man in the Arabian burnoose rose to their feet, except these two gentlemen here"
 Out of the silence that ensued on that declaration arose a small mur- mur of wonder, a stir of nervousness. and one shrill laugh from a woman holding wine glass. Then Enoch Golden himself called out an angry ex- postulation, followed by a sharp word or two of command. But the company had already risen. For the masked stranger, stepping still closer to Da Espares and the figure in the flowing burnoose. had ccolly intercepted them Gs they moved in unison towards a side door.
 Get back. both of you" the clear voice behind the yellow mask had called out. 'or before God I'll shoot you down where you stand,"
 That sudden threat of violence was the spring which released the ten sion. There were mingled shouts of resentment and fear. followed by a quick and urreasoning rush for the door, courtiers and nuns and peas ants and Apaches and Geisha girls in contending furry of finery and fright ened faces.
 For minute or two the master of the house struggled in vain to stop them. Then his attention was directed towards the Laughing Mask. for the latter. advancing with a quick stride to the man in the burnOOse. jerked aside that flowing garment and re- .vealed Legar himself. Legar with a sinisterly scared face and an iron claw at the end of his right arm. And the same moment that this movement was taking place. Da Espares himself. with his eyes always on the Laughing Mask stole quick step by step towards the door on his left He had reached that dcor before his enemy detected him.
 The man with the revolver wheeled about and fired as the Spanish knight in silk and lace dived through the open ing. Legar, seeing his chance in that division of interest. charged bodily through the damask-laden table. scat tering silver and glass and flowers as he went In another breath he had reached the conservatory. where. a second or two later. his iron-shod arm could be heard failing through the fra gle barrier of glass between him and the outer world. AyI Dy the time Enoch Golden reached the spot his enemy Lad vanished.
 Yet in almost the same breath the Laughing Mask had leaped in the op- posite direction. in pursuit of the fee ing Da Espares. But that flight. wher- ever it led or might have led. was in- terrupted by sudden detonation that shook the great house to it's founda- tion. There was a roar of falling gir- ders. the splinterirg of wood. the rum Ale of a great avalanche. as a seven- ton steel vault. deprived of it's sup ports. crashed down through the finn sy flooring. carrying dust and debris and tumbling pieces of household fur r-fer h-e sive thing of metal stop until it bedded itself in the broken cement flooring of the cellar below. Then above the -sttle of falling plaster and echoing showers of scattering bric-a-brac rose the quick cry of human voices calling for help.
 Golden. staring dazed at the great room through which sudden ruin had erupted. was scarcely conscious of the frightened girl clinging so forlornly to his arm. He was scarcely conscious of the tSrong of servants and watch men who ran back and forth through the dusty rooms. He Quaveringly helped his daughter to a chair. She stared wide-eyed at Wilson as the lat ter led David Manley. limping a little and much disordered as to apparel. into the room.
 "Is anybody hurt?" asked the white faced girl.
 The ever dependable old butler look ed at Manley. who in turn looked away
 I'm sorry Miss Narrerv WfIso, hesitatipgly- explained. "but it is the Count, ps Espares, t
 efeM iifs an he iss-
 Inc old butler nodded
 I'm afraid so. Miss Margerv. They have just found his body. crushed un-