Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-11-16


,isit the place. This was readily |
granted. The Austrian was an extra
stout man. His eyes We're |
shaded by tinted spectacles and he
seemed to have difficulty in walking. 4,
When the members of the board !,
reached the cell occupied of Fan 1,
tomas, the Austrian visitor asked If
he might speak to the prisoner.
AS soon as the visitor was alone
with Fantomas he opened his over
coat and took from beneath it the diff
ferent pieces of guards uniform, not
the sword and cap. He did
not say word as he also threw on the
bed a pair of muStaches and Il little
beard, identical with those worn by
the guard who had opened the door.
looked OH in astonishment
He was unable to understand how his
unknown assistant had been able TO,
gain admittance to him. Fantomas
put all the clothes under
the sheets of his bed. The man
on the door for the guard to
release him, and in few seconds the
bandid was alone.
When the Austrian reached the
main hall, he recalled he had left his
glasses in the cell. AS it was quite
dark In the cell, the visitor asked the
guard to turn on the light. The man
departed for the switch. The stranger
then ordered Fantomas to dress him
self in the clothes which he had de-
posted when he came the time before.
The prisoner put on the guards uni
L,ustaches and little beard, did. in
eed. look not unlike the guard, whs
had gone to turn on the light.
Meanwhile the visitor was not idle.
He slipped out of the clothes he wore
and into the prison garments Of Fan
tomas. The criminal put all the dis
carded clothing into black bag, and
walked out of the cell, and out of the
prison to freedom. He had not rec
ognized that the man who had made
it possible for him to do this was none
{ her than Juve. his implacable enemy.
When Fantomas left the prison ne
did not see two men We're following
him. They were Michel and Leon.
detailed TO the case by Juve.
1t was until he had entered the train
for Paris that Fantomas was aware
that he was being followed.
When the train stopped at village
lighted to walk up and down the plat
form. He did not let on that he knew
te was being followed. A train bound
i'm the opposite direction stopped at
the station. FantomaS waited until
It had started. Then he sprang into
the express car. thus giving his pur-
suerS the slip.
From compartment which he oc-
cnpied alone. Charles Pradier. just ap-
pointed examining magistrate at st.
Calais. left the train at a station, and
did not have time TO get back when
the train started. He jumped into
the baggage car where FantOmas was
hiding. With that absolute lack of
feeling which marked all his crimes.
FantOmaS Sprang upon the unsuspect-
ing man and murdered him. Not I'M
til he searched the body did he learn
his victim was the new magistrate at
st. Calais.
A lightning flash of genius made
plain To the great criminal what he
should do. 1t was nothing less than
L, take the place of the dead man and
assume his duties at st. Calais.
AT ST. Calais Judge Pradier was eS-
pected. The false magistrate present
: himself M the hotel. and took the
rooms which had been reserved for
Lin.
The next morning the false magis-
trate was introduced to the work
which awaited him. Among the cases
were those of the robberies of the
jeweler and the Marquis de Tergall.
Fantomas knew the Tergall jewels
could not easily be disposed of. since
their descriptions had been sent broad
east. He started quiet search of the
town and was rewarded by coming
upon Bebe and RibOnard. the man who
had deXterously bored the hole in the
hotel wall. He surprised the men to-
.ether. and confronted them with n
cruel smile.
what apt pupils you are" sneered
Fantomas. Here you are, working
away without saying anything to the
master. Yet don't think for an in