The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-02

fear from Lagar. So when she fen
back, as he apranR forward TO strike
her hand from the bsll, she saw that
her retreat lay ia the direction Of tfas
vault door.
Give me that mapi" he said, ia a
voice husky with blind and unr@a@on-
ing rage
MargoFy Golden. however, had no
intention OF giving him the map In
question she fought against him,
with ell the strength at her coma
mand, knowing that any moment nCw
would bring the needed haip.
But Legar. with his hand on her
throat. hurled her back against the
heavy vault door. shook har az q ter
rier shakes q rat. snatchsd the yell
low sheet from her fingers. flung her
staggering into the nav Of the opan
vault. and with a throaty and beast
ike cry Of triumph swung the great
steel door shut, even as the partly
dressed Wilson ran gaping In
through the library door. Yet Lswar
took time 10 throw back the lumber
lever and spin the dial before turning
to confront that wtde-syad servant
The latter remembs ring past en-
coun ters, dropped with a beat OF
terror as the laced intruder
swung one hand back to his nip and
covered Wilson with an ominous
looking automatic Then hearing
other approaching steps, re dove
through tha second door. scurrted like
a peited hound through shadow
rooms. slipped seI~like through b
quickly opened window and escaped
70 the street.
There he ran for a dark bodied
car standing in the deep tree shaa-
ows, and with q gasp Of relief Ffuug
himself up into the cushioned seat at
the same moment that the waiting
limousine moved hriskly yet snently
forward
As he ala 80 4 masked figure sit
ting crouched close back in the hooded
gloom Of that seat suddenly threw
out hand and garroted the startled
Legar against the leather upholstery.
On which ne began to writha like a
caterpillar on a cabinet pin. But with
an equally dafy second movement
the man 10 the yellow mask Snatchsd
the ohloug Of MANILA paper erom his
opponent hand.
This" blandly announced the man
q mystery as his gArrotlng hnMers
relaxed and he stepped down to the
running board. lis one Of the rare
moments whsn have the pleasure Of
trun ping your acct
And the all but apoplectic Legar
lay back gasptng for breath as that
stranger dropped lightly from the
speeding car and vanished shadow
ike Into the night.
AT the home OF Esnoch Golden. Ia
the meantime, the terrified Wilson
rad Fegalned both his feet. his pres
ence IT mind and presentahle por~
ton OF his dlgnIty. hts frantic shouts
for help bad brought the gess OF this
servants docking 90 the library, and
hts equally frantic egYorts TO describe
what bad taken place did not add TO
the peace Of that little group fgon
below stairs
Il tell you. Tfbhins. Miss Aargcry'a
locked In tha1 vault. and there's no
one In the 'euse as knows 'os to
open It. y
Then some one telephone for the
poitcel~ cried the second msns an
Wilson shouisasr0d out through tns
group zwargalng and gasf aculAFinx
about the vault door. Yes. ths pe~
licel''
Tie had the instrument tn hls saAak-
ing hand when the door opened ana
David Manley stepped quickly lns
with Tito. ina green bodied raFsos.
GA nis arm.
Its Miss Margory, air. hegan tina
aaavexAng yoAeed eutlar.
wv oil, what about Miss MArgory r.
shes locked la that vault sAsa and
80 one Ia ths ouse knows the come
piaatlonl"
'Geod Godsa 0rlao Marley. sud
dsnly trausaxed. Then he ran 70 the
vaait aoor. aln8tn@ tho atners asies.
FIinAlug or hia c0Ag, he bent ever
tie alal Ihe silent group sgreied
about htaA And sui be worked.
worked with every nerve GA edge.
every sense Alagt, Tor flme. he knew.
Naa prvcAeas
Twenty thirty ~~ Eorty-twa
slxsyl@ Was ahe shrlli and manaloas0ns
cry OF che pArsut, wlkh one eye cooked
e@llingwara
MAales sasideaiy wAsaieA about.
What ia God name does thas
parros mean p waltl ii Isle muas
ees- aut Instead a isnisAInw that
declaration he repeated the bird !
cry Twenty ems. thirgy, f0rty~twea
saAty
la gha naxe breath no Mas EaalnN
tina vault door. vita hes trenbllns
angeTs tuFnia1 and spanning the glina-
sAarln@ dial
rhen. without crcathtag. amA with
eoluriess faee hts hand ETaaeea tne
fnaneges lever And not one ~ that
aroup moved as Ne pag on that lwv4s
ghs pre- NSura that waala tell the tale
Its al right Manley called fraaa
the darkness Of the inner vaalg. shes
ailve~vahe'tl be around tn a saamutw
exly somebody get sasna wasnsg~
gIo ss ConalnuedA