Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-22

rounding up of this somewhat too au tocratic Laughing Mask.
 One of these efforts included visit on Enoch Golden by Lieutenant Kibby and three of his men from the detec tive bureau. Golden, the lieutenant pointed out, was in a position to helr the authorities out of a predicament hy telling all he knew about this same mysterious stranger.
 But 1 don't know any more about this Laughing Mask than you do!' protested the old financier.
 Surely you have at least some the ory as to the identity of the man." T thought I had, once or twice. And my daughter thought she had. But we were of the track, each time" "One moment, please" cut in the lieutenant as he suddenly rose to his | feet and strode across the room. He stepped out through the portiered doorway, stared down the hallway, and returned to the room again. Are you aware of the fact that young woman has been standing there listening to every word we said?"
 The deep-lined face of the aged finan- cier showed no perceptible change.
 My daughter, undoubtedly" retort- ed Golden. For the girls about as interested in this case, you see, as we are ourselvesi"
 Margerys interest in the mysterious case of the Laughing Mask, indeed. would have been brought promptly home to that somewhat puzzled police 1 lieutenant had he been able to give less attention to Enoch Golden and more to the puzzled-eyed girl who had stood momentarily arrested at the en- trance to her fathers library. For as she moved on down the shadowy hallway she found herself confronted by that interruptive but all too fla miliar figure of the Laughing Mask lence as she started back in alarm. Then he nodded his dominoed head in the direction of the library door.
 Now, perhaps, you will understand why 1t has not been easy for me to explain just who I am!"
 But you must explain" gasped the bewildered girl They are saying terrible things about you, things which I know to he untrue.'
 Do you trust me-"
 "I want to" was the whispered an sweR
 Then will you continue to trust me?" asked the man in the mask.
 "I don't think I can," was the girls hesitating answer. until you can trust mel"
 You mean that I must unmask?'
 But Margery Golden's reply to that question was never uttered. For as she was about to speak, her volatile maid, Celestine. stepped into the hall behind her, beheld the mysteriously masked figure. and promptly filled the house with ringing Gallic scream.
 Mon Dieu, it is the Laughing Mask" she shrilled as she ran down the hall, giving the alarm.
 And her alarm, unreasoning as it seemed, was fully shared by the Laughing Mask himself. He swung about, darted through a doorway, and disappeared from sight as Golden and his retainers and his official visitors came fiocking out to the scene of that disturbance.
 Two minutes later Margery Golden, hearing a shout from Kibby's men above stairs, followed that officer to the scene of the sudden tumult. There, to her alarm, she saw three men strug- yling with a figure which she prompt ly recognized as the Laughing Mask himself.
 We've got him," gasped one of his captors as Lieutenant Kibby confront ed him.
 .'What1l we do with him?" asked his other captor.
 First thing, tear that fool mask 0ff." commanded the lieutenant
 But that command was not carried into execution. For Margery Golden, catching sight of the Laughing Masks fallen revolver. ran to where it lay and took possession of it. The next momers it was leveled straight at the aeart of the detective whose hand had been lifted to the yellow domino GOV ering his prisoners face.
 Stop" commanded the girl
 Put down that gun, youi" prompt lv commanded Kibby, purple with in- dignation.
 Not until your men release that prisoner" was her deliberate response. Yes, you, both of you" she continued, mcnacing the officers of the law with the revolver. Stand back from him! Stin further back, Now you" she added. turning to the Laugh lg Mask. walk out tliroug'' that dot :! To out, and gc at once"S
 So intently did she watch that dis appearing figure that the movements of the adro;t and much-experienced Lieutenant Kibby. sidling stoalthiiy along the wall beside her, entirely es- caped her attention. When he leaped for Margery Goldens tense figure, he made sure of his distance and sure Of his mar s'n doing SC He promptly and noue too gently wrested the re-