The Washington times., 1916-07-16
Dranlatized by Charles w. Goddard.

struggle. Then they rushed at tho girl
who had stepped within.
II received your message" exclaimed
Myra. as she peered about the diml,
as You toId me f 10 40. hor the ointment
The old woman arose stihy from the
cot upon which she had been lying.
1T 10 q tricki didn't send for you. ;
voices. and the crone sprang toward thu
door to swing II shut and bar It. Rough
hands were pounding at the portal; the
| meg were demanding admittance. The
two women stood quiet. in their terror
could not tell which, began to bans
rhythmically against the door; the In.
truders were using 1t as q batterine
ram.
Myra remembered the revolver which
varney had slipped to her She drew Il
from her pocket and fired three times In
rapid succession. At the last report
mere was q cry of anguish from the
other side OF the wooden door. Then ST.
fence Indicated temporary retreat. q
They will return" said the old WON.
an. when they do. will show you
ni% Wee 70 escape, Tor you were kind to an
Myra sank weakly into a chair as her
companion patted her shoulder and then
her forehead soothingly. The girls body
suddenly seemed to become lifeless. Far
on IN the telegraph station the drowsy
SSp ee' nodding once more. seemed to
pehold VISION OF the same young wom-
an who had chided him that afternoon.
She seemed to lean over his shoulder.
tnis iair apparition. to write a MESA re
on the top blank OF a message pad on
began TO tick-tick the name and address.
then the message. as he saw IL written.
sending II along the wire to the next
As he finished the spirit vanished and
he awoke with a start. The tinpan drop o
ped noisily on the floor. and he rubbed
II wonder II that was dream, NUT.
tered the operator. He looked at the
But there was no message written upon
the yellow sheets. N''''
However. Or. Alden had received a
, tel IsIn,v, trsnsmitted for speed from
message read: II am in the Witch - !
house. Save me. Myra.''
The physician hurriedly called I'D the
police station. located in the suburbs
near this lonely address. The captain
once.
Alden summoned a taxicab. armed
himself, and was soon speeding through
the dark streets toward the rustic high.
way way , over which he had ridden so care.
Within the hut Myra had returned
to CONSEQUENCES. under the old WON
ans administrations.
AS she rose. exhausted from heI
curious trance. she shifted suspic
What's that? Something is burn
Ing" she exclaimed. The old woman
! ran to the other side OF the iittl,
house. felt the wooden wall and wall
They have set IRE to this side" sh,
exclaimed. III we run out they viii
catch us. They threatened my III,
ms aIterno0n when you left and nov
,, Myra nred the remaining shots 1,
the chamber OF the weapon through
the wall. but evidently no harm wa
done to the conspirators outside. Tn,
flames now began to lick their wa,
into the room. through cracks ant
| chinks OF the woodwork.
but the old woman drew her towart
the other corner.
Il have secret passage here b!
which we may escape follow me-" Sh,
raised some boards and disappeared
into a dark hole.
Myra obeyed. and was soon crawlinl
on hands and knees through a shall
Ave minutes or more she was relieved
to breath the fresh night air again
| They had reached the mouth OF tn,
passage and emerged in a clump o.
heavy underbrush
Como now-run!" cried the s,,
woman. She made away with the sam
sprprising siaerity which Myra ha'
But dark forms in the woodlan M
espied them. Shots were fred. an,
| the old woman dropped cautiously I,
her knees. Myra crouched down a