Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

caught up the telephons receiver. assured
hee ofs THIS Tfs y wsna sssshe
when ol his number had been Obtained our
Good, varney. That was from me. Take
MiIl get he. there, Do not betrsy your
mot 1na KNOW ,sa TWO e s Back o9s s ss
P FoItd from the ne, OLD So womsns house and
was more terrified than ever OF the Mas.
ter's cunning.
tired early leaving Varney and MSrs to-
gether.
;, The girl then told OF her desire to .v,s!.
s SaaIy snouFh dissaado her bat sud-
Hish Master, with the thumbs ,upturned on
and agreed to take her in his machine AeAe
=, Thsy sped -. out along the road at Myras
found the e Clearing ase haf a" A0u f'd' they
% s ss syn! tTo sDe se
n' 1se ede Gs s se utered and
forced her to slip /, Into the poke. 81 her
oSR tfsseheTS e the slask ofdss D a. ms
little house & xht . tns dGgT of tho
window. As she Knocked four our" masked sis men
to R.y ushsd ant at
the, girl. who had stepped within.
Myra as she peered about the dimiy ' it sS
t tor or Do II came for tho ointment as you told
upon which she had been lying.
cried Outside se% We're 0T voiee and
the s Sr0ne spTa4g toward the door to swing
manding admittance. The two women stood
beams ladder Myra could not o tell W Ssias
began be- to bang rythmically against the door;
ram.
Myra remembered tho revolver which VAR
session: At the last report there was cry
retreat
they do viii SHOW ' seu o how to ss
cape, for you were kind to an old witch
panon patted her shoulder "A and them her
denH To The % s9ay d a
the ,x telegraph station the d5owsy operator.
Vision Of the young Woman who had
ehided him that afternoon. She seemed to
sa1 wis ms ssssdsa this sF ssRt
pad on the desk 9eGss him IN
written. sending It along the wire to the
AS he finished tn. spirit vanished and h.
with en oor Ths TIN 5
II wonder II that dream?' muttered
g6aRs sanR, r son q hin 5hs.s
However, Dr. Alden had received tele-
Myra." i''''
e Tho Shysqs SAILED the
lonely address. The captain promised action.
Alden summoned a taxicab. armed himself
and was a soon speeding through the dark
which he had ridden carefree that after
Within tho hut Myra had returned to con-
trations
a. she rose, eyhauted from her curious
What's that? Something is burningm she
sds M ts e. Wooden ss as
sS'med IT run run cut they VIII catch y.
soopn h5s by sch
Myra obeyod. and was soon crawling on
93 als
sho was relieved to breath the, fresh night
the passage and emerged in a clump Of
hssyy unde thrush =.
Siasrity which Myra had oDse ,s Sefors.
them Shots were fred and the old woman
crouched down as we'll her beating heart
Don't move-IlI beglamour them so that
we will look like trees to them!" said tho OLD
woman making some curious passes with
a Il h hsnds m Srs s s sss re
ground while the old woman crouched..
Four men, weapons In hand rushed to-
ward them. Then they stopped.
Nothing but fallen tree and stump"
cried one of them pointing at Myra and her
aged protector. II could have sworn that
they were the two women"
On the roadside. Alden. with several po-
licemen was rushing toward the flaming
house. His heart sank as he saw the walls
cave in with great shower OF angry sparks
shooting skyward
Too late" he muttered. They have sue
cceded!'
With the bluccoats he ran toward tho
house. to do what he could--inenectual a ha
felt 1t would be-
Suddenly. from tho thick woodland, behind
the ruined hut. he heard the piercing scream
He dashed in that direction followed by
men no opposed him. and they melted away
In the darkness
He almost tumbled Myra. who was
other figures Just disappearing ahead of
e afm o but The safs Of the beleyed girl
the automobile. where she reganed con.
sci9Iusness. to INQUIRE about her protectress.
woods" answered Alden. Heaven help the
The had Just recognized her when
struck her with knifo Oh. II was dread
ful. but what can have become OF Arthur
An Officer just walked over to them with
Varney at his side lirnp!ng noticeably Tho
latter had been found in his own automo-