Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-16


at inc Victor Thea,er.
Straight IN to Dr. Mon,roso he
walked
"wha, are you doing here: loudly
demanded Montrosc. Are YOU drunk
or w"ii.lng n your sleep? Who lot
you in? All
The exclamation WAS calsed by the
swift gripping OF tho doctors throat
touched the Hcah OF the doctor. yet to
tho watchers, he seemed 10 be cxerting
giant force
Don, he surprised ut anything,
dear, lin
sound Of running feet ami OF
col!dinE bodies interrupted him iTc
rushed to The window just in time u"
see Clayton graphic with The fleeing
Tanner.
With a shout. Stanley vaultcd over
Tic low window sill 10 go 10 his
friends aid. Eut. before hn had
cleared tho window strong hands
dragged him back into the room
IIc wh!ricd about--to confront Lay
ton Parrish. In the same instant Pal
risir deity snapped pair OF handouts
on Stanlcy's wrists
Florence cried aloud IN dsmay.
Stanley anGrily demanded OF the dc
t-ctivc:
What IS the meaning of thisH Take
these things off my hands at once
Parrish laughed long ana loud.
M? young rcformer'" he scoffcd.
''thc time is past for YOU TO force your
o;dors on me OF on amy on" else. And
You've written your last roast on nc
N the Examiner. rho Crimson. Stain
Mystery - solved at last. Harold
stanley" he continued. in tho formal
dicti1n OF the police. - arrest YOU for
the murder Of Or. Burton Montrosc."
Florence screamed.
Hush. dear soo,h'd Harold Your
fnther is alive and we'll! Parrish. as
usual. has made foo, or himself
Take these things Off my wrists, Par
rish. Take them off, say
"Biuffing won't help YOU, Stanley"
said Parrish Your race is run. The
Crimson Stain chiefs race is run
10 start FOR police headquarters.
Hold on" broke in Harold sharply
Unless YOU want TO face a false ar
Tou say ] killed Dr. Montrosc Go UP
- his laboratory"
Parrish stood irrcsolu,c for - NO.
ment: thcn, with - sncer. departed
On his journey TO tho laboratory. At
tho foot OF the stairs nc encountered
F"iiN The servant whispered some
thing 10 him. Parrish nodded. then
mounted tho stairs
Stanley, in fcw ,susc words OK
/ planned tho situation to Florence Sud
denly Harold turned. with Hn odd sem
sation that some one c.s" had entered
the room. Pierre La Rue stood in
the doorway.
! Harold ddrtcd toward him forget
d! ful of his own mannclcd hands Pierre
stepped back into the adjacent diniug-
room. Summing Tn. door shu, in
| iIarolds face
! Harold. ciawiug awkwardiy at tho
/ knob, npedcd by the handouts sue
! cecdcd at last in getting tho door open
/ He STROBE into the dining room al
most stepping on the child. whom
. Florence had thai morning brought
/ home. No one else Was in the room.
ibid sou sec man ram throuc n
this rocm:" Harold asked.
rhc child shook her head.
Stanley turned back. dumfrundcd to
Florence, who had followed him TO tho
door.
Il can't understand it, lie STAN
naered. You saw him go into this
/ room. Yet the child would surely have
! seen him TT
: iJr. Montrose cam. into Tic library
accompanied by thu discounted Par
/ rish.
Harold walked up 10 the detective
! without a word. holding out his wrists
Su!kiiy, Parrish iishcd n bunch Of key
I out of his pocket and unlocked tn.
/. handouts
TO Be Continued To-Morrow.D