The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-01-06
boring doctor. thinking he would there.

weak. In TACT !. this man Of iron
physique and unusual mental strength
was nearly at deaths door, Neverthe-
less he contrived to whisper few
broken but lucid words. Their mean
ing was terribly clear
The immense Importance of the for
mula. though apparent enough. did not
| weigh In that mortal hour against the
| signs OF imminent collapse.
This poor fellow may die before the
doctor arrives" said Manning hoarsey
| ly. I'VE must endeavor to keep him
| alive by stimulants.s Run into the din
ing ROOM and bring some brapdy.
| which you will find on the sideboard."
Bronson obeyed, switching on the
lights as he went. The weather was
! sultry and several windows were open.
but at that instant he gave heed to-
naught but the necessity of keeping
the breath in the inventors body until
| doctor could minister to him.
Disposing Judson's head In n COM
Portable position on the back OF the.
chair Manning raced out to join in the
search. Luckily for him and the young
banker. the spirit could not be found
30 readily as he imagined. since It hap
pened to be hidden away at the back
OF cellarette behind some bottles of
liquor. Thus there was a delay. and
the incident undoubtedly saved both
their lives.
Unseen even by the watchful eyes
which scrutinized every passerby In
n n rof tol ..,h
urb. Hong Kong Harry and an as
sistant thug had crept by devious
ways to the shrubbery bounding the
lawn on which the library windows
looked out.
They saw the commotion and turn
Ing up lights and indicated to each
other with malevolent scowls that the
time was now ripe for their purpose.
which, 1t may be sure, could only be a
deadly one.
In truth. the unhappy half caste
now became Ali Singh's willing slave
again. Having been brought to the
| requisite degree Of subsection by en-
forced abstinence from opium, he was
forgiven his treachery provided he I'M
| dertook to obey all orders In future
| without question or discrimination.
He gave the pledge gladly and was
forthwith permitted to indulge in the
drug to such an extent that the few
shreds Of moral sense he possessed
were completely atrophied. He had
been told. too, that his love for Malta
| was mere folly, since the girl had only
| hoodwinked him in order to save the
| life Of the man to whom she was real
| ly devoted.
|. It was therefore with sort Of
| ghoulish glee that Hong Kong Harry
undertook to kill Manning. Needless
to say. an infallible means was sup
| piled by Ali Singh.
The two crept from the shrubbery
| and neared the open window. They
heard distinctly Mannings urgent re-
| quest for the brandy and realized that
he was supporting the moribund Jud-
| son. In the distance they detected the
hum Of a car rapidly approaching and
believed, rightly as 1t transpired. that
Kemp was bringing the police surgeon.
So It was now or never in this terrible
| game of life and death. Bronson might
escape. but Manning could not.
Taking a spherical object from box
carried by his fellow thug. Hong
Kong Harry balanced 1t carefully on
three fingers and a thumb. poised it for
an instant in the air and flung 1t into
the room.
1t fell noiselessly on the soft carpet,
but was evidently so constructed that
it turned over while describing a para
/ bola At that identical instant Man
ming ran out of the room In order to
assist his friend in searching for the
brandy. =r
Poor Judson alone knew just what
had happened. Possibly his trained OBJ
servation. quick to observe develop
ments in test tubes and retorts, may
have told him the new and now ire
sistibe fate which had leaped on him
out of the night. The truth will never
| be known. though those who found
him later judged from his attitude that
he had tried vainly to rise. but only
succeeded in sprawling. face down
ward, across the table.
Be that as 1t may. the denouement
came quickly enough. bronson, WHICH,
ing Manning as he withdrew the de-
canter of brandy from its hiding place.
seized glass and turned in the direc-
ton of the library. He entered the
room only to reel back with one hand
to his mouth and nostrils. while with
the other he clutched his friends arm.
"Out of this. Manningr' he gurgled.
| Observation-Disclosures pasNv
They raced into the open air, but
had to leave the porch and stand in
the driveway before the noxious fumes
ceased to have any effect.
A car drove up and Kemp sprang
out. followed by the doctor. The lat
ter at once agreed with Bronson's
Iopinion that the house. by some mex
plicable means. had been filed with
the deadly vapor of chlorine. Many
minutes elapsed before they might
dare a cautious entry. At last. owing
to the existence Of so many open doors
and windows. the pestilential atmos-
phere cleared. and the four men. join
/ a tr ho1