The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-12-09
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dered impossible by reason Of tho
bankers grief.
Manning himself. apart from his
lover-like distress because Of Marga
ret's incomprehensible disappearance
was maddened by the sheer helpless
ness of his position. Never before had
he encountered any criminal organiza
ton which showed such devilish In
genuity as that headed by All Singh
nor one that possessed 1.-THE of its
resources. A species of sorcery seem
ed to blend with the latest develop
ments of science in this malefactor's
| schemes, which were invariably
thought out by master brain and car
ried to logical conclusion by un'
scrupulous satellites.
In which direction should the gang
be sought? whittier might they have
| conveyed Margaret Bronson? Was she
| even alive2 ~
Manning could have wept In AFFECT
despair. For time he rallied bitterly
against the limitations of mans intel
ligence, so blank was the darkness
which the eyes OF his mind failed to
pierce Yet when the smile suggest
ed itself to his tortured brain CLEAN
Of light dispelled the gathering stupor.
He bethought himself of the dog.
Forthwith he raced out madly, calling
on Bronson to bring leash.
The Airedale. let loose from his ken
mel. showed great excitement and be-
gan Mt once to pick up trail In the
neighborhood Of the summer house.
Seldom Mt fault longer than a few sec
onds, the animal led the two men to
deep ditch at the back of clump OF
trees which screened the bankers resi-
dencc from the northeast wind. Here
a cunningly devised trench had been
and indications were not lacking that
May Manning had been hidden there
before being carried back to the sum-
mcr house. Such proceeding was
indeed wholly unnecessary. The girl
might well have been left until she
was found or regained her senses. 1t
seemed to be just part and parcel Of
the illusiveness and mystery.
Beyond that point the dog could go
no farther The hope which had
sprung into sudden life died as quick
". There could now be no reasonable
doubt that Margaret Bronson had
been spirited bodily away from Fern
Brae. Defeated and sick at heart. the
searchcrs returned to the library but
Manning's wits were at once spurred
into tackling the exigencies Of the mo-
ment by being summoned to the tele-
phone.
Kemp's voice reached him with a
tone of fright.
"Ford's body has been recovered"
announced the police captain. "IIe was
drowned. poor fellow, but was I'M
doubleday, rendered unable TO struggle
before being thrown into the water,
as the fingers Of both hands are crush
ed to pulp, and the doctor says that
the injuries were inflicted before
death"
Manning bit his lower lip savagely
in the effort to restrain his tongue. He
almost shirked the dreadful task of
announcing Margaret Bronson's uncer-
tain fate.
But that isn't ALL" went on Kemp,
evidently laboring under the stress Of
deep emotion. "Hennessey is missing
too! You will remember, Mr.. Manning,
that Ford and Hennessey were the two
men specially detailed to watch All
Chows joint"
Then was Manning galvanized into a
frenzy of resolve and action.
. haa ha hat
be the very place to which they have
taken Miss Bronson! Never mind eXpla-
nations now. Kemp! Collect strong