Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23

e., saa snel Saii again Well, don't want
Alden examined IN. bag closely. anc on
b.held tiny he5osly ID s' w si,xs1 s says
NM f,r,, nervous r. ,s,,, s,art
meaning ss to this this, /, haven't suspected.
Myra did not Wsn to "e talk s'1 o tn. or wndo
again gain wonder II -. '"'
through it to the aspnK Stretch Ind ., licked esl
; e. II; asss a21sas XII nc Shjsea and
won mhnro II vas a. soms5hns that
'ss s a. asT & sa ame fs
opened his aud drew out ns l nnner y
founS tho he searched ror He 'n resnrne nd
turning up tho light to betray his actions to
10 oor tAssss the
to hin htmss sl, expsetantly. 'A''"k
s Do SSf ;ss r sEs. as 80
r.s Sa.isa i t0 w,h his tnsk compilation he
ness IS. .,o - 81 IN inc dark
position n which tho h. w 5nS
waitsd long and with Erow OWN Y m SoM; h:
after s95 a sisassPs ssou he
asS%sR h a.ns nf . sRs y So
patienc. h ana message of ts own that
pose would bring s"eeess' Q" A'' new pur-
h.a Tdddeniy, aftsr an interminsble delay. no
Il wonder" and then no cr.nt no,.,,
to the partly opened doorway !eadns ie sniy
the fh wnittnE room "s INTO
un iek rns aw shs fsent
the ' rnstns rn ,sTn ur rsq Of WS
aroma hinii e, Of some Oriental perfume. apprises
s DEE le easpt ssaat
s sGs hs to he sE fsa
aA,h impudent abandon. win
st,sppGd into and thse% Wes on Aid tS.
Laughed inNoiently at the stern look OF s shs
.WWsl,1" s sho said said SSrsz.nly.
II c M;1, FOR for my propertyr, she retorted
dooion saTr my SD witnesses' exclaimed tn.
WSnt to rn have any police here either The.
"oorway %' "e'' An" 70" Mary block that
You are from the Black Order" snappod
nar %h by his II You na have ,s los. Myra May
clock ,HGs ~ have served my purpose and no no
"n@s srn fo olG' 6amno hands
it, cried Alden, He advanced toward her'
"pe her. is the hts S Saq, hs
an S ser on and e so believe sh
mo how to treat your
forced her to the eorner sn Of the
room room, on which the hitherto unnoticed parch-
TO shrll cadence which was fairly earspiite
to end aaaEia hs and h.r In
me As v her feet touched the sacred parchment
oh spare me" she moaned. but Alden
IPsn't let hosSs 60 John; he commanded;
locks became thinned and gray; her teeth
with s Ss
compression or thousand years,
5esn lo,for s.r!efsn Se1ssy A .SrnsS sHay
Sa it tGs Erswsomo sight from his eyes
Rnt the furious doctor still held her there.
gram" he demanded
s Ss sh@Rssd ST.
Ora vnd the agh Mrssr Of the Black
cable torme4tor attll mastered the situation.
her eAs Sit IN ssa es.ir
If " yon don't tell r me a 'ne viii so,d you
,hsr. Until your evtl spirit dIsintesratsa
J.. The old womaG's soothless mouth mumolea
bu; no sound came forth at i ars, Then 0 she
hnaiiy m nnans to snesk
hypnotiEed Myra this afternoon She saw mo NJ:
kiss you. and thinks you arc untrue in your
:, , nIns ar are they doing to her now de-
his Or he Sra "ef yem SSatRfp"S
lie commanded her 10 meet him at thu
esfy "S ii her nc ,se yes and s9a 7h TN sss
10 make her walk out on the path above the <
water. the silver path. to the Land OF tho
Moon, where all her troubles were to end!
Alden turned with the words.
Watch this woman, John. and see that
she goes out. Lock the doors after me-" ne
cried.
rIe felt In MS pocket assuring himself that
he had his revolver safely in place for energ-
pNfia han hA hA ri
lowed by the old woman. who shook
trembling witch's claw after him She picked
up her bag. hobbled out or the room. studi-
onsy avoiding tho terrible pentaaram and
the door behind her.
Alden was running down tho street.
Ahead OF him on the ripping surface OF
the great river he could see the gl!tterins
reflection Of tho moons rays He understood
too we'll the meaning OF tho phrase: Tho
silver PATH"
room With the but OF his revolver. sleepy
voice finally answered him. and the door was
with me. It's life and death" he cried.
Plead mp the river to the Gray Rocks
The glare "f the strong battcry-light shot
forward like n silver arrow and as they
came to the dreaded rocks Payson Alden saw
Myra Maynard walking ont into the water,
!" the direction OF the moons reflection.
The her os siss Gr. dark k,na figure ,u,
lated to fro. fearing miga and hit the
the hypnotized girl.
suddenly there was scream.
swakensd from her trance. and her head
disappeared from view.
STOOD