The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-17

ward tu!ih" up SpGtlCIlu- III q
bracket fixed against the iuhy black !
wall. ~ he fumh.yi ar that bracket |
with thick and clumsy fingers, a
fearful and grur~uar thing hap
prned. Suspended L.-u over his head |
and concealed with Tho wall bracket |
by a slender wire. Invisible in the
>rmidurkurS~, was q massive iron
crowbar. its bevclcd edge Nharpcned
10 a razurlilr tiuru,~s. The coarse
fingers brushing against an ingenious
trigger had instantly released that
deadly weapon hanging n ml'alr.
II drurnnd straight down Ike a plum
me- and catching the W~-~ryr-.u-
gunman squarely on III" h'ad split
his skull ike an cG-~hr.l.
Bur the Supernatural horrors ot
those Suhrcrraucan vaults were still.
- Dee exhausted. For a m"u'a,
Dutch Frank. the blond @an--'o~.
| stared I'm White-faCod CONSERVATION
AT that chastity figure stretched h"-
/ fore him. Then. with a sudden h.rnr
Of terror. lr turned from M" aI'-
/ palliug sight and He'd hlindiy along Ga"
/ du~ky tunnel toward the ladder i"aa-
/ iuE 10 the upper world. In his mai
/ rush to ESCAPE from thoS" ilI-"mrned
/ .4.''- .. death hp Numbered heavily
| against an old and drcaying mine
prop.
The ago-rortcd timber crumhled like
paper under The f"rcnfuI blow from
J he shoulder of the racing blond giant,
ANIL with Tie ~ndd"un"-S of 4 cloud
+ hu.--. q great section ut d"rp-il~Sur"d
r",s which rooted the tunnel, fell
/ with -.. .a r"Hr onto the STRUGGLING
! gaugSter, crushing ont his lie AMI
| blocking NJ the .-'. As me hN'-
I '"rInC echoes aroused '' '... 'ihd-
Slid" slowly subsidized, Lr-.:
/ that the hand OF death haG r"i.".'
of the last Of his evil followers.
his Sava-" courage entirely i"rSooh
MIN. oh~"SScd with Il mad oe>ir" I"
escape from IN" cnc"mpaSSlng Nhhd-
oW>. he fran'irally tore at the rocks
which now checked his egreSS.
II was with Now miSgivinCS that
the girl crouchins in the styGian gloom
of the wall"d-in crypt on the lower
level of the abandoned mine, heard the
| Muiiicd roar accompanying the cas-
cad" OF rocks int" the tunnel. Her
enemy lying under the trap-door where
he had fallen now gave unmlStakabIe
signs OF returning CONSCIOUSNESS.
But these appalling conjcctur"S were
suddenly bauiShed 10y n danger which
threatened dire and immediate results.
Her enemy lying under the trapdoor
where he had fallen now gave uHIhls-
taxable signs of returning conscious
ness.
Presently he would commence to ex-
plore his surroundings, and the girl,
separated by only a few feet OF en-
shrouding darkness from the merci-
less criminal. felt her blood turn cold
at the thought OF those cropping I'M
gers which would eventually lind her.
But as She waited. scarcely daring TO
breathe for fear OF betraylnG her pres
ence she heard Il low exclamation OF
satisfaction come from the Italian gun
man, ana even WhlIe She W"id'red
what it could mean, small smart OF
light suddenly pierced the ebony blach-
ness.
That exclamation from her enemy
meant he had found hN pocket HASH
light unbr"ken' ana now niue circle
OF light Travelled over the JuttihG Walls
| slowly approaching the spot Nnere
Margery Golden crouch"d, waiting her
lneNltaDle discover! Win III IHe Co"L
age she could muster Nearer, anu !e.
nearer cam" lhaI peIr'! illS pe'Ai w
light suddenly II res'ed lull Oh tlle
white lace OF the GIRL "iIl'e rom 'ile
lips OF black Tony came as'arIleu o"'h
OF wonder
Then the light was quickly eNtln-
guiShed. and Margery heard the soIt
PAD "l steal'hily aPpr"a'hIhE 4oo''
lailS. INTO her uls'r'u@i' .,,iiiu c,'i'''
the memory Oh thoSe sHelIliNe
She hau seen ut the La 'ii't Gnu VI
the chaihper' anu, iteh"S hel ""'
along the oaihp NaII' SlIe s'''e i"iiu' .,
toward 'Iieln' Even "S Si'e '''''''Dl.0
against tile lowest Vi 'iioNr SUM ~
JecuohS' She heaI't ti'e sutu'n Hil''ls
OF the eahSSter, loil""eu L! Ms 'i' -
> palileu lur! as he Ci""'N at 'ii' '1l'P''
| air Wnere he Hdu ldSI Sctu II'I'