Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-10-19
his own close against his body.
Part Three-The Haunted Villa.


tine by substituting valgrand for him
self in the death cell, Lady Beltham
had immured herself in a convent at
| Neuilly. Here she remained as u
boarder while building her health
which had been shattered by the terri
bic experiences through which she had
passed. If time did not pass happily
for her, at least it was passing quietly.
She was sincere in her efforts to for
get. One day she received letter
that told her she was still held by
chains of the past.
Dear Lady lis it possible that
you still refuse to see me? Last
night 1 visited our deserted villa,
where you have so heartlessly had
set up For sale" sign.
BE assured that l did not wake
the gardener at the lodge. There
in the villa, alone, l spent the night
reviving the past.
Lady Beltham, 1 must see you
and speak to you. l shall wait for
you Wednesday at midnight, in the
room which has been the witness of
so much of our happiness.
"Gurn."
All in n moment the unfortunate
woman was a prey to the conflicting
emotions of terror, joy and sorrow.
She still loved the Imam who was re-
sponsible for her downfall. Yet at
the same time she feared him. she
know that she could not refuse to see
hun. She knew that she could not
refuse to see him without paying the
penalty. she longed to see him with
, deep yearning, yet equally strong
! within her was the desire to run away
from him. She could arrive at no de-
cision. Vacilatipg, hesitating. she
spent her time in an agony of inde-
cision. r.9 81
| At midnight on the following We'd
nesday man stood in a room on the
lower floor of the deserted Beltham
villa at Neuilly. In the darkness he
waited--and listened. Soon an aute-
mobile was heard. 1t was brought
to a stop, and moment later the
great front door of the villa was heard
to open and close. Gurn smiled as he
heard a familiar step approaching
through the dark rooms. s
Lady Beltham had struggled against
her desire to visit the man, but her
power over her was too great. She
entered the room and switched on the
light. Gurn was waiting for her, she
found, and despite her determination
her heart gave a great leap Of joy.
| What she had in mind to tell him, he
lever knew for after a short struggle
with her emotions Lady Beltham sur
rendered her heart again to the man
for whom she had sacrificed so much
When she left, she promised to re-
turn every Tuesday at midnight.
Dismayed by the sharp trick by
" hich Fantomas had made his escape
but still as determined as ever to see
that he was brought to justice, Juve
started his search for the mysterious
and elusive criminal as soon as he got
to his feet on the boulevard. Youi
| true Partisan Is sensitive to ridicule
and Juve felt how ridiculous he looked
as he sat on the pavement with hall
a cape and rubber arm in his hands
while the clever criminal disappeare.
ed in an automobile.
The detective was not discoura ged
because Fantomas was not to be founc
masquerading as Dr. Chalek or Lou
part. He also decided that it would
be useless to watch Josephine. What
he could not get out of his head was
the thought that perhaps clue might
be found by watching the deserted
Reltham villa at Neuilly. Taking
Fandor into his confidence, Juve asked
him to meet him there the following
day.
When the newspaper man reached
the villa, his friend was nowhere Ii
sight. Lounging near by was fa
old sot who finally walked up to hin
and touched him on the arm. Look
ing at the man closely, Fandor saw
that he was laughing at him. 1t wa
, Juve, so cleverly disguised that he hat
fooled his best friend.
Come on" said the seeming loafeI
5 "Pm glad to find you don't recOgniz
4 rie. We've been prowling around her
( SO much that 1 thought I'd come thi
time ipcognitO."
D At the lodge gate they rang tn
t bell, which was answered by the gar
: dener.
pardon me-" said the Journalist
e prompted by Juve, "this man told m
3 this villa was for sale when he say