Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17


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his lfS peFfey,.ins machine rsJuvei.ate
sehy IS sew 9ork sas s Mssn
ni,a.n;h slSs Stancys father made the
After the sixt.snth victim is slain in the
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slayer But ,n1s .y,Y of srTs La HHs the
sgsi.sn,ai dses aud Tf' Srsals a the pns
smpt To .,a siie ss SO
f f.. Hn,. IN from death by snak. sent by
Hu.ed La tue calls ON vanya While u la
rue Is thor" Stanley. waiting outside for
tho building liz follows her and %If is IN f ,ise
- save cia.tons NE. but La Rue esca pes.
. nnS and n. II. Tanner blow the safe in an
conscious is put in trunk N h anS ihro Tr
M " r I, but Is saved 10y Florence cia%.
'ah.. the necklace gu, OF La Rues poeI, s.t.
,n .ss Ton. GOING 10 pr. Mon,roScs restdcncs.
.nyins Parrish himself in thu nsY h"nss INN ann
,hyton goes Into ~. fail. whcr. Florence
spying. He sees La Rue cavcseroppimg and
sn sna Ia pho'osrsphns his hngerprint
for IN. s"nnss clsE'%n ani rr..e ie.v
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!" her scream. the front door flew oucn
anu BOB Clayton burst into The room.
lie strobe forward 10 where Flor.
cnce writhcd al her bonds Before ne
could reach her Tanner ana tho
ked man hurled themselves upon
sround under sheer weight and su-
pcrior strength
Pierre La Rue. on ,layton's entrance
stepped swiftly back through tn.
doorway by which he had entered ana
disappeared into tho outer darkness
AS TANNER with a ''full-Nelson.' held
clayton poWcrless. the masked man
drew long -biadcd knife Florence
screamed madiy for help and closed her
eyes to the butchery she had not the
courage to witness.
Let him up" commanded a voice
from the rear door
Florence turned. expecting to soc
Pierre La Rue standing there. Instead
the doorway framed the BODY of a
hun hbacS --bcu r,lcd. ragged. sinister.
He "aE fcrclinc 81 pistol ar the battling
THO On the floor
let him up" <narled the h.nchhaci<
again.
S"ramblime. they got 10 their feet.
holding their hands above their heads
and gaping Gazcdiy at the newcomer
Clayton. released. spraug M. All
The hunchback. moiioninr to clay
ton with his free hama. pointed 10 the
icttcred girl
on, her loose" il. said. and get
Away from here. can hold thcs.
o"rrton till you're gone"
MarNclimg. Clayton obeycd While
m" others stood criugiuE before the
answering weapon. he cut loose the
rawhide bonds and helped the fright
'ncd girl 70 her feet.
we owe YOU our lives. sir" he
h.san. addressing The hunchback
We
Get her 20 your car and take her
home" interrupted his rescuer
Yes, breathed Florence, rs Clay
ton with one arm about her. half
carried her 10 the car. Take me
home. Bob. You can telephone your
mother that I'm too unncrvcd 10 go
TO the dinner. Take ne home
The hunchback waited without NOV
ms, the two GaESsteTs sciIl held help
less b. this mena1iue pistol. until lie
heard the th:oh Of the departing ear
Then. with movement unbelievable
swift Tor one 50 crippled he slipped
out 81 the rear doorway and into the
darkness
Recovering their courage. Tanner
ana the BH}k Mask spraug after him
Blu, he was nowhere 10 be found
lhe car made slow progress over
the decp-iutted byway, on its return
trip 10 the State road. So many jars
and bumps shook its occupants that
neither OF them noticed an extra inn
pact as the huuchbacli overlook them
AMI c!ambcred up To his former place
Oh the irunk rack.
TO BE Continued To- Morrow.