The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14

goes to the police for protection. When |
a crook has made a haul, and is shaky |
about losing mis- swag, he beats 1t 10
his Malina, to his fence, the same as
your friend the Laughing Mask has
done! And the sooner we get the
wheels moving and root that masked
grounding out of his dugout the bet
teri"
I'm ready" announced Enoch Col
den.
With gasp of sudden resolution
Margery rang the bell, called for her
roadster, and struggled into her hat
and coat, as she ran down the sand
stone steps to the street.
She sped off through the city at
rate that was an open and obvious
violation of all the speed laws. She
laughed rebelliously as, once free or
the congested ferry traffic, she swung
lightly past the car in which she be-
held her own astonished father decor
ously seated, giving him her dust as
she mounted to the crest of the Jersey
hills and struck the road leading north
ward along the wind-bosomed river.
Then as she swung past still an
other hurrying car the smile sudden
ly died from her face. For she felt
sure that one OF the faces in that car
was the face of Jules Legar himself.
She went on, from that moment,
crowding every inch of speed out of
her car, exulting in the fact of its
power, ignoring the shouts of onlook-
ers as she swept up through Coleman
village, took the turn in smother OF
dust, and brought the steaming road
ster up sharp against a cedar-hedge
GROWING the topmost ridge OF the
river cliffs. She leaped boldly through
the hedge and ran to the outermost
lip Of the Palisades. There, cupping
her hands to her lips, she called out a
single name again and again.
From a crevice in the broken rock
face below her a figure wearing yell
low mask looked cautiously out and
waved up to her with an equally eau
tious signal. The next moment she
was clambering nimbly yet carefully
down the ledge of broken rock.
A pair of stalwart young arms were
waiting to hold her up. But she quick
ly broke away from their clasp.
Quick, they are coming to capture
you!"
"Who are?"
"The police. They have found on
you are hiding here. And Legar alsC
has found OUT"
The man in the mask darted back t.
a small table on which stood a shaded
lamp. He bent quickly over and blew
out the flame. This left the back o
the cave in darkness. Then he raj
back to where the girl still waited.
do you trust me?" he asked.
II trust you in everything" was he
reply.
Then listen! The water at the foo
, of this cliff is deep. 1t is drop OF
hundred feet But it may be our onl
chance. Are you willing to take tina
leap with me-"
"I trust youth everything sh
told him, as she drew herself up. II
, held her there for a moment and the
a slipped to the back Of the cave. Whe
q he reappeared he carried rough pin
: table in his arms. This he place
G On end close to the entrance OF til
( cave.
The next moment a shadow darI
| ened the mouth of the cave. Silhoue
| ted clear against the outer light the
could see the STOPPING figure of IL
| Iron Claw.
| AS he stood there, peering caution
| ly about the ledge Of the rockshe
| he was stealthily joined by his IL
lowers.
| They're coming" the LaughiI
| Mask whispered to Margery Code
as he drew her closer in beside Z
| rocky wall of the tunnel. Then, usii
the up-ended table as q screen,
advanced with her toward the ca
mouth, slowly, silent, foot by foot.
They were within six feet of t
opening when Legar turned about
give q word or two of command to
followers. Two figures, those OF
| masked man holding a slender 6
Il firmly by the hand, came running
of the cave.
So suddenly did they come that tn
scattered Legar's men as they
n vanced. And before those astound
II men could recover either their fo
ing or their wits, the man in the ma
~ holding the girl close to his side, /
crossed to the cliff-edge and had tai
a flying leap out into space.
Nv An involuntary gasp of conster
wi ton burst from that startled group
gangsters as they stood watching
af- clasped figures hurtle through
mt air, strike the surface of the wa
en- clean, and go down into its b
depths. Then, after what seemed
aid interminable walt, second she
led as involuntary, apparently, as the Fl
ice burst from the watchers as they
at held the two figures reappear, sw
nd ming strongly side by side along