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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-08-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
The Shell of Deceit.

Margory Golden. all things consid- cred, was once more in very excellent spirits. There were even moments when young David Manley considered those spirits as both deplorably and disturbingly excellent, due, thought he, to the presence of young Count Lugi de Espares.
 He had come, as more than one im- poverished young nobleman had come to America. to dispose of those can- vases and curios which, if they had not once graced his own ancestral halls, had at least been conscien- tiously made, on the far side of the Atlantic, after models bearing every earmark of the authentic. And one of the treasures which he had suc- ceeded in disposing of to Enoch Golden was a full suit of medieval Japanese armoA. complete even to the long-bladed Kagisaki dagger and grotesquely fashioned metal face mask.
 That leering metal face David Man. ley had hated from the first moment he saw it in position at the far side of the somber Golden library. The ugliness of that metal monstrosity, in fact, seemed accentuated by the soft toned canvas painting which stood immediately behind it. And Manley hated it more than ever as he stepped into the room and saw Margory smil- ingly contemplating it from the chair beside her fathers table.
 Tt seems so mysterious" was Der answer. Tt keeps suggestiA, some thing which can't quite define, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
BY ARTHVR SPRINGER Author of "The Wire Tappers," "The Gun Runners"
 The Hand of Peri" Etc
IThe MarUelous Story, Hitherto Unpublished, From Which the Pathe Photopiay of
 the Same Name Was Made)
SYNOPSIS

 ~ dor Gdo threats the his teaI secret the the Pados Pado the child Golden aud his a1ife narrowy TteD ldtef bantu Golden hardened millionaire Pagidori himself the prnceng mysterus aughing her he is tue Hammer o God."
 
 Godens 8 spirited 
 Nes his encasng brandy cask driuing Oith then threatens Golden Uih
  under the guise toged letter. He Many Kidnapped Goldens the n tue meantime Margory locked Goden home by cith the a U the chart
 
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  releases Golden Spotted Wamng that hin, the portion chart Wndoad amd laughs at the and Mgory bis sisters country
  Mysterious mother Golden appointment tcentytoh floor CentroI Building.
 the q bit yeo futes the street Naney Dith clutches slides 800 feet to the street beloD Who tell?
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 KV0 ARGORY GOLDEN'S se- H.v renely self-willed Aunt hA Agatha disliked animals al-
 most as much as she dis liked mysteries. And about her tran auil Cedar home she felt were trans piring events altogether too inexpli- cable tofemain long to her liking.
 So when Hannah, the plump but less practical-minded caretaker of that erstwhile abode of tranquility, tremulously announced that a stranger in a yellow mask had left a bright-colored parrot, answering to the name of Tito, at the door for Miss Margory, the bird in question was viewed with open disfavor, and Mar gory was subjected to many disturb- ing interrogations.
 None of the girls answers proving satisfactory, however, her firm willed maiden aunt proposed that they pro- ceed with their interrupted game of Preference" But a green parrots instinct and enigmatic cry of Look out for the Iron Claw" proved in no way consistent with so tranquilizing a game, and the owner of the house finally and firmly commanded the de- parting Hannah, who "slept out, to carry the disturbing creature off to her own cottage for the night.
 This Hannah did, with much num- bling. But her feathered charge, harping with parrotlike joy on it's newly learned phrase of Look out for the Iron Claw" proved anything but a cheering companion, once the shades of night had closed about Hannah's humble cottage. That re- bellious and thoroughly aroused woman, in fact, determinedly gath cred up her loquacious guest ana de- pcsited it in her chicken coop.
 There Tito would have spent quiet and uneventful night. in all likell- hood, had not certain mildly pre- dacious negresS answering to the name of Jemima Watson, returned all but empty-handed to her suburban home. For one of the by-products of this dusky lady's activities as a scruhwoman was the gathering of those trifles which find their way to the waste baskets and refuse cans OI ollCC DulluAu6os <aiiA iiOA OAAAJ A~~ vest, on this occasion, was half DOT ton of time-yellowed code chart and map, which, having blown from the dizzy balcony of the Central Tow. CT Building, lay unnoticed in the gut- ter of Broadway until spied by hur- rying ledger-keeper who, after puz- zling over it's foolish list of words and meaningless maze of lines, contempt uously consigned it to his @aste-pa- per basket. And it was with ges- ture almost as contemptuous that Rastus Watson, Jenaima's lord and master, flung the same sheet of paper down on their kitchen table when the same was placed before him as the extent of a days s'pickin's."
 ! Now, Rastus, who was of much portlier frame than his spouse, was . firm believer in the efficiency of forced feeding. And since the days harvest had boen a lean one, and the larder showed disturbing signs of emptiness. that plump bodied negro possessed himself of worn gunny- eack and announced his determine
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was just wondering if hadn't solved the mystery, even as you came in through 'the door,
 "You mean this man Da Espares?" Manley asked with a vince.
 NO, not exactly. But that leering metal face makes me think of the Laughing Mask, and now I'm almost certain I know who this Laughing Mask is."
 'Who?"
 Count 'Lugi da Espares himself!"
 'I don't believe it!"
 "Yes, but listen: Quite by acci- dent yesterday, when we were having tea together, yellow domino dropped from his pocket. He was confused and seemed unwilling to make any real explanations about it."
 And the count will remain with it?" demanded Manley, keeping calm only by an effort.
 Well, since he's not exactly rug peddler who can be shown the door as soon as his pack is tied up, imagine he will remain our guest until quite convinced he is no longer welcome here."
 Three hours later he was peremp- torily summoned to the billiard-room, where he found Enoch Golden in slippers and dressing gown feverishly pacing the floor.
 Its another of Legar's Spotted Warnings!" explained Golden, in a voice heavy with apprehension.
 That new footman, Wrench, brought it to me. He says it was thrown through the glass front of the old conservatory"
 "I never knew you had a second conservatory"
 opened by a narrow passage from the library. But when the new build ings shut off the light it was closed up and the passage covered with wainscoting. Wrench heard the crash in the empty room and went to investigate. This is what he found!'
 Did you speak to Da Espares about this?" Manley asked.
 "No. Da Espares went to bed an hour ago."
 And Margory?"
 "Margory is with her mother"
 ''Then the first thing to do is to make sure that she is still safe.''
 Manley, with a sinking of the heart, continued his search through the lower regions of the house. And he did not breathe freely until, quietly opening the side door into the library, he caught sight of Margory herself, in @ narrow backed Jacobean chair. bent low over a book which lay open on her lap.
 She sat clearly outlined in the bright fulcrum falling over her care- lessly-posed body, leaving her in luminous shower from the single wall light, which she had left turned on immediately above her. He could see the polished metal of that armor flash venomously in the strong side. light.
 Just then gasp of incredulity burst from his lips. For as he stared at the metaled hand holding the long, -bladed dagger, he saw, or thought he saw, that hand slowly raise, as though some miracle had en- dowed it's insensate links and plates and vambraces with life. Then the very blood in his body seemed to cur dle with sudden horror, for now there was no doubt about it. The mailed hand holding the glimmering knife blade above the >sIy breathing girl was slowly but >s being lifted,
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matic barrel to one side and sprang bodily on Manley. As he did so an unexpected strangely manteled fig ure glided into the narrow room. It was figure wrapped and hooded in heavy velour and only a second glance at it's strange coveries would have revealed the fact that 1t was 8 portiere quickly torn from it's fas- tenings and improvised into a mask to conceal its wearer's identity.
 It was not until that hooded figure had joined in the contest that Manley became aware of the second portiere which his newer opponent carried. For this portiere was deftly thrown over the young secretary's head and suddenly drawn tight about his arms.
 Manley himself, maddened by the thought of that culprit's escape, swung about on his hooded assailant with a fury that sent the latter also retreating toward the hall. That un- known enemy even sought to escape as his colleague had done, but at the stairhead Manley overlook him. To- gether they went down the stairs, tangle of limbs and striking fists and portiere ends.
 Manley fell sprawling, tangled in many yards of velour, and landed on the covering head and shoulders of the astounded Wilson, who, at that sudden assault. promptly and vocifer- cusly shouted for help.
 When Manley. stunned for a minute or two by the fall, once more opened his eyes and blinked inquiringly about l,;r, J,n ur hnfh CnIda,1 ox,<I 1,;< xx-ffo and Margory herself clustered at his side.
 Did you get him ?" he demanded.
 Get who?" asked Enoch Golden.
 "That murderous blackleg, Da Es- pares!" was Manley's reply.
 But Count da Espares has nothing to do with this," protested the gx>, with a frown of bewilderment. 'He's only been helping us, as he always helped us!"
 "Yes, as he will tell you himself" For at that moment, suave and sis..l- ing, the count joined the wondering circle.
 "Ah, monsieur. keep watch above, as you ask" he explained with a shrug. But nozing happen. I see nobody. Then, mon dieu, hear the tumult, and come down to you. But I cannot comprehend. So tell me, monsieur. I beg. what has happen?"
 Manley rose stif1y and slowly to his feet.
 'But what do you mean by this, anyway, Manley?" demanded Enoch Golden.
 "Oh, I guess he's merely the guy that put the Laugh in the Laughing Mask" was Manley's embittered yet enigmatic retort.
 (To be continued next weelk)
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higher and still higher. And in an- other moment, Manley felt, it would surely strike.
 Quick as flash he caught the automatic from his pocket, swung it up, and trained the barrel on the glinting high lights along the mailed fist. Then he fired.
 There was a muff1ed shout of pain, a short scream of terror from the startled girl, and answering calls from abovestairs as the uproar echoed through the midnight house. But to all of these Manley paid scant attention. With ten steps he had crossed the room. Then he flung himself on the suit of mail, twisting it about and sending it toppling from it's stand. But one glance showed it to be empty. The framed canvas that stood behind it he jerked from the wall. Then an exclamation of wonder burst from his lips. For, in the wainscoting at each side of where the canvas had hung he discovered two holes cut, not yard apart, and Sufficiently large to admit of a mans arms being thrust through them.
 Some enemy, secreted behind that wainscoting, had thrust an arm into the metal shell of an arm holding the dagger, and had lifted it to strike down the girl so close beside it. And that enemy, Manley resolved as he battered down the panel and crowded his way through into nar- row passageway, he would discover and capture or know the reason why.
 Yet that passage, which led to the abandoned conservatory and from there back to long unused buffers pantry, proved to be entirely empty. All that rewarded Manley's frantic search was sleeve button and a shred of cloth torn from a service coat, caught on nail where the pas- sage itself made against the vain scoting. And by the time he had pushed his way back to the library Golden and Da Espares and Wilson were already there.
 ''Where's Wrench, that new foot man?" he demanded.
 q saw Wrench in the upper hall, sir, two minutes ago." was Wilson's prompt reply.
 He was off the next moment, run- ming with all his speed through the house, with his automatic in his hand as he went.
 It was not until he had mounted a second and then third flight of stairs that he came to a stop. That was close beside the door of Wrench's own room. And listening there he heard the sound of movement within.
 He did not even try the door. Back ing quickly away, he shouldered against the wooden panels with all his weight. The lock gave way and he went staggering into the room.
 There, bent over suitcase, he caught sight of Wrench himself. One glance at that startled and pallid face, one glimpse at the sleeve of the service coat from which a button had clearly been torn away, convinced him that all his vague suspicious of the past week had been only too well founded. And he wasted no words on argument.
 He leaped to that startled figure, thrust his automatic against the waist line of the service coat and commanded. Wrench to back up against the wall. As he did so a sudden shout sounded from the door way behind him and instinctively he glanced about to ascertain the mean ing of this shout. Wrench, seeing his chance, knocked the menacing auto-
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plug him one. For I've got a little personal reckoning with him, later ony'
 He handed the automatic to one of the men and motioned to him to un- lock the closet door. Then he or dered the chauffeur to step out.
 "Now, you beat it with these ribs, and beat it quick!" was the brusque command to the man in the bear skin coat and cap.
 That chauffeur had not taken six steps across the room before sud- den cry broke from one of the men standing close beside the card table.
 Your maps gone!" was the be- wildering message that fell on Legar's ears as he leaped to the table side. The man in the bear skins at the same moment stepped out through the door,
 ''That guy gave you copy, fake copy done in disappearing ink"
 Legar gave one glance. Then, with an oath, he leaped for the closet door, flung it open, and sprung bodily on the masked figure, dragging it out to the light as he tore away the band of yellow that covered the latter's face.
 A shout went up from the startled group.
 That's the chauffeur!" cried one of the men. They switched makeups in that closet, and the main guys got away"
 For one second Legar stood stunned and motionless. Then. with his jaws set, he sprang for the lean-faced chauffeur, already edging along the wall toward the door. At the same moment that the man with the auto matic ran toward the center of the room, leveling his gun as he went, a shot rang out from beside the open window.
 Legar. realizing the outcome, with one sweep of his hooked arm flung the green-shaded lamp from it's table, jumped through window and vanished from sight.