Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-26


 man finished setting the signal the Laughing Mask saw the group of de tectives at the head of the street at right angles to the tracks. dashing to wards him. In another minute they would reach the car. i
 He slipped his revolver from his coat pocket and ran through the car. With Q bound he was upon the front plat | form and slipped the catch of the door behind him. As the motorman faced about, the Laughing Masks revolver was thrust into his face.
 Start the car-now!" cried the Laughing Mask.
 Instead. the motorman lifted the con. troller handle from the box and would have struck the Laughing Masks re volver hand, but the latter stepped back and thrust the motorman oR the platform with a terrific shove of his foot. The motorman tumbled over in the dust of the roadway and before he could regain his feet the Laughing Mask had the spare controller handle out of the tool box and had started the car at full speed.
 Leaving the controller box for an instant, he gazed backward. The de detectives had stopped a passing aa tomobile and were piling into it. The car gained momentum, and soon ii careSned along the rails. swinging around curves with two wheels in aiI and ever bettering its speed.
 Nevertheless. the automobile, now driven by one of the detectives. could not tO be Outdistsnced. It was now scarcely more than hundred yards be. hind. The car was approaching another slight upgrade, preparatory to dash ing across the highest bridge cn the road. As the car struck the level stretch of track at the entrance to the bridge abutment. again its nom mentum drove it at fresh speed. Now it was gaining on the automobile as the car full of detectives. in it's turn. struck the upgrade. A new plan flashed through the Laughing Masks mind. He looked back to measure the dis tance between the car and the automO- bile. The car gave lurch as it struck the bridge switch-frog. in another mo ment it had left the rails and then 1t hurled against the guard rail. smashed it and plunged downwarf.
 As tho car disappeared from the sight of the detectives in the pursu- ing automobile. Golden gave an invoL untary cry.
 Drive on over the end of the bridge" commanded Golden. and let us go down below"
 The searchers went down the de clivity to the wate-side and there lay the wrecked trolley car. smashed to splinters. The detectives scattered along the bank of the river. hunting for some sign of the Laughing Mask. but there was none.
 We have hunted all along the shore" reported one of the detectives to the captain. but there is no sign of the Laughing Masks body. It must have been carried on down the liver and over the falls"
 For the policemen and Golden. the quest was ended. They drove back to the Golden mansion and then the captain and his men took their leave. Golden, still somewhat unnerved at the fate that he believed had at last Overtaken the Laughing AIask-fOr the eyes make the brain an appalling wit ness of what the ears would record only a meager impression-Golden the stairs of his home.
 Margery. wide-eyed. stood at the What Golden had just seen was still pictured. in some sort. on his lace
 Father" she cried out. what is it, what has happened?"
 The Laughing Mask" he said, has net a terrible death"
 And then he told her what he had ieen. She looked into his face. in- .redulous. amazed. horror-stricken.
 No No, It can't be,rshe gasped ut, like one in frenzy.
 q saw it with my own eyes," said Ter father
 She gazed at him. vacantiy. and then ell into his arms. her limp figure haken by convulsive sobs
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