The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-03-07
SECOND EPISODE
Continued from Friday

Jules Legar, in his role as master
Of underworld activities, was both
adroit in his engagement of the serv-
ices of others and painstaking in the
preparation of the field wherein they
should labor. Like the humble weasel,
ne held that every warren should have
both an exit and an entrance.
So when Legar and his scientific
friend, DR.. Herman Stein, engaged
their triple-floor Office suite at the top
of the Central Tower building, they in
sisted on certain structural altefA-
tons in those offices. Not only was
one of the largest windows comman-
deered for the installation of
strangely complex apparatus used in
STEMS electric wave-projector (which
was announced to be the latest i'm
provement on wireless), but the upper
and lower floors of the suites were
connected by a smoothwalled shaft
which, it was explained, would make
easier the passage back and forth of
chemicals and apparatus needed by
the illustrious Doctor Stein in his
carefully guarded experiments.
Equally well prepared was Legar's
second base of activities, the secret
subcellar beneath the Owls Nest. This
second warren, deep as it stood I'M
foreground, was also provided with
secret passageway leading into wa
ter-gate opening on the East river it.
self.
1t was from both these points that
Legar was conducting his campaign
against his old-time enemy Enoch
Golden. And both of these points
might have remained as we'll hidden
as their user still dreamed them to be
had it not been for the casual agency
of pocket camera. For less than an
hours work in the Office of the regis
ter of automobiles had duly shown
Marley that license No. 6249 belonged
to one Prof. Herman Stein of AZ Maple
avenue. Yet Manley, armed as he was
with the knowledge of this cars iden-
tity, showed no undue haste in inter-
fering with it's movements. For still
another hour of cautious shadowing
on the part of Golden's private secre-
tary provided him with the knowledge
that Doctor Stein was in the habit of
motoring from Maple avenue to the
Central Tower building, and from that
prosperous skyscraper to an humble
point within block of the Owls Nest
itself. Thirty minutes later found
Manley in telephone booth, talking
to his employer.
Have you received any message
from that man Legar?" asked the
younger man, after impatiently ex-
| planning who he was.
Il have received message, but
don't know it came from Legar."
Then how did you get it?"
1T was thrown through my house
| window folded up in beer bottle"
"Win you please read me that mes
sage. And quickly, for this is impor-
| tant"
| Here it u.s." answered the bewil-
| dered voice over the wire. "'You are
keeping Blonde Casey a prisoner in
your house. Unless you Iberate her
within an hour your house will go up
in flames. And after that house, your
next house, and the next 1t is signed
| The Cookson Gang But what am
to believe? What am l to do? And
what is the answer to all these mys-
teries?"
| whatever you do, don't let them
get that young woman away from
you!"
Family the listener could hear the
sound of sudden calls, of quick ques
tions and answers and counter-ques-
ton. Then the voice of Golden was
once more frantically calling him over
the wire.
"Manley, Manley, is that you?
You've spoken too late. Wilson, my
butler, has just hurried in to me here
Ten minutes ago stranger claiming
to be meter inspector got entrance
to the house. Do you hear me, they've
taken that girl! She's gone!"
Gomez" echoed Manley. Then
haven't time to stand here talking"
Yet, Enoch Golden, even as Manley
uluSSll, lldQ llttlO IliAO lOl tdlhlllS
over that strange abduction. For two
minutes later his still furried butler
announced the arrival of James Girls
void, the president of the Union
Traders bank, on urgent business.
Golden" began that visitor almos
as soon as he had crossed the thresh
old, Il have counted myself among
your friends. But when l receive {
note like this, threatening me and my
business, regard it as about time tt
J see you, face to face"
Golden took the sheet of paper from
the bankers hand. He stood regard
ing it with troubled eyes. For it read
"You are friend of Enoch Golden
the oppressor of the poor, the scaven
ger of unclean gold. The blow that il
about to fall on you and your banl
falls because of this alliance with evil
doors. You are warned"
The grim-jawed millionaire turne'
on his visitor.
"That is not ALL" declared the bank
er. Nor is this afternoons paper
with it's bitter attack on you an,