Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-04
Continued from Yesterday,

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Climbing the ladder as nimbiy as "a
scarfu cat. La Rue showed open the
'cuttle, wriS3lcu throuGh-barely
GLIDING Stanisy's grasp at his legs
AID slammed the scuttle in his pur.
suer'S face.
Harold paused only to draw his re.
roivcr $50 that La Rue might not at
tack him at an advantage from abovep,
then threw open the scutt!c and bound
ed to the roof.
The moments delay had given Pierre
IN" time he so Sorely needed. His man
on the roof across the narrow court
was alertly on the lookout. y, 4 sig
nal from the escaping Pierre. he toss
ed him a ropc-end.
La Isuc swiftly and securely tied
the end 10 a jutting iron bar in the
IN "a masonry. Tanner had al
ready fastened the ropes other end TO
court.
AS Stanley cached the parape, La
Rue was already crossing the ,aut
rope. hand over hand, to the opposite
roof.
Harold leveled his pistol. tool de-
!iberate aim 1T La Rue. who was not
six feet away from him, and fred. The
shot took no effect. Again Stanley
fired. and again and again. more quick
~ now, but with deadly accuracy of
aim.
There Was no chance. apparently, Of
missing at such ridiculously short
range. Yet Pierre continued his leis-
urely hand-ovcr-haud process along
the rope toward the opposite roof.
Not one of the elk heavy-caliber shots
hit him. He turned and srinned
ariuscdly back over his shoulder at the
a thrill OF something like supersti-
;ious terror tingled through Stanley as
lie saw his failure 10 hit the easy tar
get.
The man is a devil he muttered
bewiidered 20 himself. bullets can't
hurt him"
\ wholesome Indignation surGed into
his brain. dispcllinH the momentary
awe. He sprang to the iron bar and
tuggcd AT the knot La Rue had tied.
But La Rue had fastened it too cum
ningiy. for all his haste, to permit
Harold ID unite IL soon enough for the
he had in mind. Stanley
whipped out his pockct-knifc and
drove it's keen edge into the rope
strands.
"If ho, lead can't kill him well try
Die steel" growlcd Stanley TO him
rope.
La Rue was barely halfway across
the chaamlike court, If Harold could
sevel the rope before Pierre should
reach the safety OF the farther roof.
the man must be hurled against the
side wall oil the opposite house.
AMI such an impact would certainly
cause him TO loose his precarious hold
on tho roof and tumble 10 the flag
stones a hundred feet below.
La Rue saw his own danger. And
he redoubled his cautious speed To
get across before the rope should
| part. With one last effort. Harold
sawed through one of The Two re-
: naming strands.
With a sharp crack the strand
broke. La Ruc's body was whirlrd
downward, c%lingins franticaIly to the
rope.
Like the end OF Il heavy pendulum.
he swung and with a uhizzing speed.
In another instant IT seemed his body
mus, strike with terrific force againr:
tho farther houses wall. Then--
II va not the solid wall his boGy
snote against, but against one Of the
windows set in that wall. And straight
liroua the MISUNDERSTANDING glass
and sash with him. nc was hurled.
STANLEY saw him crash To the :ioor
Of p room. gather himself up painting
and Shaking from the jar OF the fall
and stages away out of sight.
Yes, he is n devil!' muscd STANLEY.
aShast- as he turned TO descend 10
thH studio. "A devil. lie bears Il
charmed life. Iut--bu;. sooner or
later. ! am going 10 break the charm
Go He Continued To-Morrow.)