The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-05
THE GOLD OF THE GODS
BY ARTHUR B. REEVE e .} Rtss. + sh ss 5 Seized By

rs everything all right?' whisper
cd one, a new voice which was some
what familiar thought. but dis
guised beyond recognition.
Eyes. She'll be out in q minute"
"Now, remember what told you.
II this thing works you get fifty dol
lars more. I'd better put this mask
on-damn it!-the Sits torn. It'll
do. I'll hide here as soon as we hear
her. That's pretty nice private
ambulance you have down there. Did
you tell the elevator boy that she had
suddenly been taken ill? That's all
fixed then. I've got the stuff-amyl
nitrite--shell 60 of like shot. But
we'll have to work quick. 1t only
keeps her under = few minutes.
can't wear this mask down and I'm
afraid some one will recognize me.
Oh, you brought beard. Good. I'll
give you the signal. There must be
no noise. Yes, | saw the stretcher
where you left It In the hall"
"All right. Doc" returned the first
and unfamiliar voice.
It all happened SO quickly that we
were completely howled over for the
moment. Who was the man addressed
as Doc? There was no time to find
out, no time to do anything, appar-
emily, so quickly had the plot been
sprung.
looked at Kennedy, aghast, not
knowing what to do in this unexpect-
ed crisis.
A moment later we heard a voice,
I'm sorry to have had to keep you
waiting. but what is it that | can do
for you?"
Coed Cod" exclaimed Kennedy.
IT is Inez herself!"
i was altogether too late to get
over there to warn her, perhaps even
to rescue her What could we do?
IT we could only shout for help. But
what good would that do, around
corner and so far away?
The vocaphone itself!
Quickly Kennedy turned another
switch of a rheostat. which accentuat
ed a whisper to almost shout.
Don't be alarmed. Senorita," he
cried. This is Kennedy talking.
Look under the bookcase by the win
dow. You will find cedar box 1t
is detective vocaphone through
which can hear you and which is
talking out to you. ] have heard
something just there just now"
Yes, yes. Go on"
you are threatened. Shout! Shout!
Just then there came a sound of
scuffle and a muffled cry which was
not much above q whisper, as though
q strong hand was clapped over her
mouth.
What could we do?
"Juanita - Juanita-heap! police!"
shouted Craig himself through the
vocaphone.
An instant later we could hear
other screams as Juanita heard and
spread the alarm, not second too
soon.
Come on, Walter" shouted Ken.
nedy, dashing out OF the room. now
that he was assured the alarm had
been given.
We hurried around the corner, and
into the apartment. One of the ele-
vators was up, and no one was run
ming the other. but we opened the
gates and Kennedy ran it up by him.
self.
In the Mendoza apartment all was
babel of voices. everyone talking
at once.
did you get them?' Craig asked,
looking about.
mo. sir" replied the elevator boy. !
"One of them came in from the am !
bulance and told me Miss Mendoza |
was suddenly taken sick. He rode up
with the stretcher. The other one |
must have walked up"
"Do you know him? Has he ever
been here before?"
II can't say. sir. l didn't see him |
At least, sir, when heard the !
screams ! ran in from the elevator,
which the other one told me to wait |
with--left the door open. Just as |
ran in they lodged out past me. !
jumped into the car and rode down / |
guess they must have had the engine !
of the ambulance motor running, sir. |
IL they got away without you seeing !
them"
We were too late to head them |
from speeding Off But, at least, we |
had saved the Senorita. She was |
terribly upset by the attack, much |
shaken. but really all right.
Have you any idea who 1t could |