The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-04-22


room. Then she crossed to the closet
door itself, Strengthened the edge Of
the disordered rug. closed the door
and turned the key In the lock.
A moment later. Manley, with his
ear against the panel. heard the sound
Of heavier steps. Then came the even
more interesting sound of voices.
We'll. wat do you say Of Oldt Stein
now. maybe? You still .t'ink he talk
foolish ven he claim dose actinic rays
In conjunction NIT converging wireless
impulses couldn't maybe start q leetle
combustion Won or two miles away.
eh?"
"A little combustion. yStein?" said an
unknown voice, you've peddled 'em
out like gunfire. all over the damned
city"
Marley suddenly ducked back be-
hind waterproof, smelling acridly of
acid burns, for footsteps had APP
preached the closet door and the key
was being turned in the lock.
The fugitive stood close against the
wall, draped by the waterproof. as the
specialized scientist CROPPED blinkingly
about for his housecoat.
"Und you, Legar, II you please, show
me on der map choost vat remains to
be done. Vich buildings viii you have
wiped out, ven der viping is still goot?"
Manley, emerging from under cover,
saw that the old German had left the
closet door trifle open. 80 moving
cautiously forward, he peered out into
the room. Clustered about the table.
bent close over the map. he could see
Stein and Legar and two Of his un-
known accomplices. Manley advanced
silently into the room. crouching low
- he went. For on the table he had
already caught sight of the blueprint
of Stems protector apparatus. SO,
holding his breath. he crept closer and
still closer. He had the blueprint In
his hand, but before he could slip
back from the table edge his presence
was detected and his retreat cut OF.
He darted for the window, going
through It like circus rider through
q paper hoop.
! A minute later the conspirators
were after him. But Manley, rolling
through q clump Of shrubbery and
doubling rabbitlike on his pursuers,
lodged under cover. BY the time he
had recovered his breath and his wits
he slipped unobserved from the
grounds, rounded the block and
climbed into his waiting taxicab.
/, Police headquarters" he told the
driver.
{! Brief as was Manley's visit to police
headquarters, that call resulted In
sudden and startling movement from
the great gray structure in Center
street. For the mysterious fires were
now breaking out even in crowded
tenements on the East side, keeping
a bevildered fire department shut.
Ting impotently back and forth.
! The attack on Legar's skyline quar-.
tiers was q feverishly hurried and yet
q surprisingly orderly one. It was not
until the police reached the top floor
that the elevator came to q STOP
At the same moment that they
poured out into the narrow hallway q
mechanician In his shirt sleeves
opened the door leading from Legar's
private workroom and started down
the hall. Before he could retreat or
slam shut that door the l.eutenant's
revolver was covering him. Reach
ing back to his hip. his hand was al
ready on the butt Of blue-metaled
automatic. Before he could whip out
that weapon, however. the lieutenant's
quick eye comprehended the move
ment and his own nrearm spoke firse
The shirtsleeved figure fell in
heap, where he had stood in the open
doorway.
At the sound of that shot. from
within could be heard sudden calls
and shouts and hurrying steps.
That's Legar." cried Manley, a. hs
caught sight of the one-armed figure
side by side with . bespectacled Ger
man striving and lighting to push
shut the intervening door. But the
fallen mans body Lay In the way. and
the door refused to close. Before that
body could be dragged to one side.
the lieutenant and his men were In
through the door. welding night
sticks and flashing firearms.
) Il wAs Manley himself who caught
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