The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-27

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why, that was one OF our maids"
cried the astonished girl
And also secret agent OF the
Iron Claws announced the man ia
the mask
but what are you going 10 dof
demanded the puzzled girl
I'm going TO show that I'm still
your friend and at the same time
prove that this particular maid Is your
enemy" called back the man in tho
mask.
Hut that particular maid. realizing
apparently that events we're shaping
themselves into some final issue lost
no time in lettering along the hallway
OF that shadowy house She ran
straight TO the heavy folding doors
which shut on the library wherein
she knew. Enoch Golden was already
conferring with his circle Of officers
from the detective bureau Opening
these doors. she confronted those
startled officials
II you're after that man you call
the Laughing Mask" she announced
in her shrill soprano 'youll nnd him
here in this house, at this very mo-
ment"
In this house," echoed the astound-
ed old millionaire.
you'll find him. shrilled the white
faced maid. IN Margery Goldens
room And the sooner you get thore
the better"
They rose as one man and moved
towards the door
nnt they did not pass through that
door They came to a pause. for the
very material reason that man In
yellow mask holding a revolver ~
his hand. confronted them from the
hallway
Just a moment gentlemen, this
masked stranger suayely announced.
although the suavity of HIS voice was
somewhat discounted by the obviously
menaclng position OF his nrcarm.
Since denunciations seem TO be in or.
der. will you permit me to point out
TO you that the young lady who has
Just addressed you is Betsy LeMarsh'
alias Williamsburg Sadie not only ono
of the most adroit woman crooks In
the city. but also an emissary and
agent OF Jules Legar himself
Having made that speech, the
Laughing Mask promptly swung the
heavy folding doors shut He did so
before enc of the astonished onlookers
could interfere Then he turned the
KEY In the snaplock. and ran headlong
along the quiet hall lie all but col
llded with Margery Golden herself
Here's where ! take time by the
forelock." he grimly announced, as
he darted across the room to huge old.
fashioned grandfather's clock which
stood against tho farther wall The
astonshed girl saw him swing open
the door and step inside the clock.
Then she turned quickly about, for the
men from the central Office were al
ready In the room. And she had no
desire to make their task easier for
them.
THAT man came into this room
declared one OF this older men, chal
lenging the halfamiling girl with an
indignant forefnger Where is he2
How should | know? asked the
calm.ey young woman
"Wcn. he's here and Wen get him.
declared the man who seemed 10 bf
The leader OF the others Then Marge2
Golden's heart suddenly came up int
her mouth. for she could see that h'
was hurrying across the room IN th'
direction OF the clock She could SEE
his right hand go into his pocket ant
whip out a revolver as bis left han'
threw open the little black walnr
door along the face Of the clock lhel
she breathed again. for the clock wa
empty
But the man with the revolver ha'
dropped to his knees and was pattini
interrogatively about the clock base
Il thought So" he suddenly calle'
] out There's a spring trap here tha
opens through the floor. Quick. som
OF you men, get down 10 the base
menti"
Margery Golden was even able I
= smile again.
Wilson" she SAID. be so good a
to show these gentlemen the way I
the basement. And then be 50 goo
as to have Miss Betsy LeMarsh tom
here"
But Miss Betsy LeMarsh had cou
mandeered hat and coat belongin
10 her mistress. possessed herself u
ieweled ring or two and small moro
= 90 case, which she disereetly stove
away as she stole quietly down Il
q servants stairs. and slipped o.
through the shrubbery.
l. SO preocoupied was she, however
putting distance between her aud II
house which she had just left that 81
failed to observe figure simulian
ously and quite as eagerly emergia
from a basement window. Yet as 81
se hurriedly rounded the block. in eag'
ouest of a taxicab. this figure shove
10 an unmisiakable interest In her NOV
le ments. And when she had hnal
e. hailed a taxicab and climbed into
of the stranger in a yellow mask 20 ca
W tiously shadowing her made sign
or
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