Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-11-09


eliminating document. Should it not
be found, Fantomas, mind was made
up. He would kill the girl. Whatever
part of his terrible secret was in her
keeping would thus die with her.
When Fantomas finally realized
that his search was in vain, he de-
tached rubber pipe that led from the
chandelier to table reading lamp.
This he placed close to the face of the
sleeping girl and then turned on the
gas. The two men then left the room
as noiselessly as they had entered.
The master criminal reasoned that
the girls seemingly voluntary death
would be attributed to grief ever the
loss Of her brother. 1t mattered moth
ing at all to Fantomas that his path
would be marked by one more corpse.
Meanwhile, Fandor had received the
girls letter. He thought it wise to
lose no time in calling upon her for it,
despite the fact that he did not receive
her communication until after ten
o'clock. He thought that he might be
able to telephone some. news to his Of
flee for the morning paper.
1t was after midnight when Fandor
reached the boarding house at Auteuil.
A servant who went to knock on Miss
Dillon's door reported that she did not
answer but that there came from the
room strong odor Of gas. Fandor
rushed up to find out what was the
matter. The gas frightened him. Put
ting his shoulder against the door, he
burst it in. Then with handkerchief
over his nose and mouth he rushed to
the window. After throwing it open,
| Re seized the unconscious girl in his
arms and carried her out of the room.
The doctors had to work over her
for an hour or more before she re-
gained consciousness. AS soon as Eli
zabeth recognized Fandor and had re-
covered her wits, she whispered to him
that she wished to leave the house at
once. The reporter ordered taxicab.
Afr they had been riding about for
a while in the fresh air., the girl en-
tirely recovered from her terrible eX-
perience.
Where Elizabeth was to live was
now the important question. Fandor
thought of a convent near at hand,
and the two decided that it would be
best for her to go there for time to
live. On their way there she happened
70 think that she had not brought with
her the precious memorandum which
might serve as clue to unravel the
mystery of her brothers death. She
explained minutely where the paper
could be found.
Fandor feared that something might
happen to make his efforts vain if he
went back to Elizabeth's boarding
house and openly asked to inspect hel
room. Therefore, after he had placed
the girl safely in the care of the nuns
F'andOr returned to the boarding
house. 1t was dark, and he had nc
trouble in climbing over the wall into
the garden. From there it was ar
easy matter for him to reach her room
The window had been left open to al
low the odor of gas to evaporate.
j Once in the room, Fandor had NJ
trouble in putting his hands on th'
blotter. He had just taken out thu
precious paper when he heard thu
sound of steps coming up the stairs
1t seemed to him as if several person.
were approaching Miss Dillon's room
II was too late to run away, and ther'
was only one place where he coult
hide. 1t was a large willow baske
used to hold the young girls lingerie
Fandor jumped into the basket ant
pulled the cover over it. Then he bur
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