Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24


tested against admitting him Amt An none
tole you she amt here
down the stairway leading TO tic subter
ranean duo of rooms. in or which lean
countcrfeitcr8 were AT work. AS she passed
trough jeans prison chamber the gil
But the evi-faccd old creature ignored tn.
trEhtened girl and hurried into the next
lean felt a sudden renewal of energy.
haps curiosity nigh, help her out: She
crossed over to the door ana pressed her
which gave her hope y mans voice vas
CRYING III great agitation:
Miles is At your door" Jean tremblcd
with joy-John would save hcr, after ali;
she wondered vaguely why some one from
Madame that John was ut her house
The geography Of tina, subtcrtanean world
to Jean. But directly John went ,p th.
steps OF the bungalow. the proprietor OF the
so complctcy ignored rushed back 10 th.
n,acnen 'nrongh the trapdoor and down the
stairway to give warning "a Madame Call
the wonderfully welcome news that John
nad come to he bunEalo~ lie had not
y second later the door wiie ere she was
anc 1aillard came In with auch haste and
Violence that Jean staggered to her kuces
an" almost fell hehdlonE into tho room be-
yond. Madame Gallard paid attention
10 thc grit. but hurried across tho room and
ntoush, ''cat as a prisoner The Eirl STAG
""r"d bach 10 the chair on which ahc had
been sitting and began aohbiug partly ia
n"ie' partly ~ terror. lest something beiall
of course. J didn't know ii. but a. ven,
creeping down IA" Stairway leading IRON, the
inn. J Was UNDERGOING emotions cutie slrrli-
been torturins ii,,le lean, Moor. ""''
IN IN" meantime Madame Gatl'arh pr"-
"ita,c stood io ,t'' Mi,e " , a'enS ~ ne,
cd e, mai lt.
hut for all his queries as to jean Moore she
o h "9'R ea but nae" du S % Ina sh2Ef
anrrily: ~ You dom produc" her once
Madame c..ill.rd made dcprccatlrr ,cs-
imrg and fsl, back q sien % Two, as II IN
door il was clear to MIN ,ha, he Would
have ,e go tor the police; suddcniy a heavy
fist brought itself with crashing impact
against the base OF his skull Ito fclI 10
the ground sensclcss. Ils assai!ant nom
and let it fan TO tho ground. \ sacond
later later wig followed the dress and madam
Gaillard stood revealed, man. Tie seized
Miles IN his arms and strobe of down H.,
way and &C the chain OF events which II
the mctamorphoscd MADAME Gaillard had.
few minutes before. begun pilLrima.c
toward "a reckoning with uuauspcrtcd forces.
tunate for Gaillard ana his couniertettcrs
him to hide both OF mis- pTisoncra iu the
same place. So. after he had Knocked John
through the sliding panel. down the stairs
and into the room where Jean
prisoned.
o;aillard had shown certain huinanenoss
in his treatment OF his prisoner m tina he
found use for that wa,cr and began her
efforts 10 revive her beloved
y moment later the lovers found them
selves in complete darkness. for when Gail
lard reached the counterfeitcrs den hc
where he had LET, his prisoners. lie meant
TO make them utterly helpless while lie was
~. iii itN,tt
prie,or angriiy and order i.im bacl. to his
place. That was how Jimmy and cot our
prisoner.
Now when Jimmy lef, me and crep, to
heard WAS Ciaiiard's voice caiins. /" q, lis
Of here alive We an go to the pen.
three fellow consDirators. crossed me room
and vanished through the doorway oppo-
Quietly and stood stening at The 90 door.
Then suddenly he cautiously opened tho
was brandishng his revolver thrcatcninsly
and Miles and pretty lshtn;,ircd girl,
ing Jean, we're covering away from it.
Then Jimmy saw thc countcrfciters max :
his blood to boil. 'rhey we're tearing slips;
Of paper into different lengths and droppius
simple proceeding had a very sinister portcnt
--evidcntly they We're going TO draw lots
with the helpless man and girl
playing il alone wasn't anything less
than taking desperate chances, but Jimmy,
in spite Of he cheerful grin which simply
couldn't keep away from his face. was an
Perhaps his grin asset i; or en-
made dangerous foes measure min very cas-
nal, jimmy had always the advantage OF
KNOWING. The strong points of his foe and
giving danger duo credit.
Now he reached through tho crack in nc
doorway anG pressed the electric switch.
In ono second Gailard realized mat lac
had drawn the fatal chance. picked up his
gun TO aim il and Jimmy made MS plans Ia
4 fight it out alone.
hut in another second John Miles put hi-
room with panthcr-iSc speed: the gun II
Gaillard's hand fell to the FOO. with Il
crash, and tic countcrfeitcra reinforce.
mcnts sprang forward At that point Mr.
- switched on again on scene :ucl - na,
= never before witnessed
When | crept down the dark and narrow
=, stairway in search of Jimmy had expect cd
20 ard terrifying. But this primitive rough
- and tumble light. with human bodies thud
- ding over each other and human lungs OK
=, polling air in harsh Easps seemed almost
laugna6lc in its ugly reality
-. found myself on the cd-'" Of the tray
~, there were men Pll about me uG!tiri; life
a The spirit Of conflict took possession 'f ;nc
- il a, sne rin,.. Glands M
:. C!ailiard lcapcd toward me and alnns: an
. naticnily ircd. lie fell face downward or
~ The nooi .N.terwa,d I found that ha,
% gave me no particular happiness. But n
the moment had time for only one thought
10 | had brought the necessary reinforcement:
~ and they in tinci
without their leader the countcrfciior:
10 were arriint towards, disorganizcd, incapa
= bic OF making stand. Jimmy and job,