The Tomahawk., 1917-10-04

condition of lethargy, rather than to
| produce q distinct toxic effect"
"You have diagnosed 1t right, as
sured Marvel. within an hour !
shall probably know the properties OF
the medicine"
"That will aid us materially, was
the reply.
There seemed to be great many
| ramifications to the operations or
Resilius Marvel was beginning 10,
understand conditions. The allegeo'
embezzlement was subterfuge on the
| part of Purvois to secure new $lOO.-
| 900 from the surety company. Inc
| plan was to cause the disappearance
of the unsuspecting Ransome until
the conspirators were ready to en-
bark with their loot for parts un-
known.
| I further knew, as Marvel entered
another room, that he had discovered
the men whose part it was to keep the
man denounced as the absconder out
of the way Three men were ranged
on a bench along the wall, hand
cuffed, and three men guarded them.
I soon knew, too, that the end one was
Tod Ferret. MY friend brought let
| ter from his pocket and extended II
with pencil to this man.
Its understood that I'm to get the
! benefit if I sign?" said Ferret.
you will go free, unfortunately, II
Purvois comes to time" replied Mar
vel. II promise nothing"
He dispatched man with the let
ter. Within half an hour Purvois
came into the room. He was pale
breathless, cowed and crushed as Mar
vel placed him on the rack.
| "Your course can be plain OF
crooked, as you choose" advised my
friend. ''What demand is the $1OO;
600 you secured from the bank in your
clever raids. The surety company
will protect itself. I advise you tn
close up business and depart for new
fields after that. regret that tho
policy of the banks is to avoid pub
licity, or you and your friends would
have a long spell of rest from business
Notwithstanding my Lady Vitriol."
! "Ha!" exclaimed Purvois with
spasmodic jerk Of his head-'yoa
know that?"
"She was bold woman. with her
foreign record so we'll known, to ven.
ture into prominence again." said Mar
vel. "She is waiting for you-after
!. you have settled your bill with the
bank"
| It was a foregone conclusion that
the prime mover in the plot, Purvois
should see his way clear to turn over
the 100000 belonging to the bank
With a knowledge of the action Of the
drug administered in their possession.
the physicians knew how to cope with
it's deadening effects, and Alison Ran
some was soon out Of danger.
"You gave me my cue the night you
advised me of the intention of Purvois
! to employ the young man as his cash
| ier," Marvel told me. II was ready
then to spring the trap as to my Lady
Vitriol, but fancied giving them a
little more rope might close the net
more securely. At her first visit to
the bank our Miss Tichenor managed
to get possession from the waste pa.
per Of a rejected sub-treasury wrap
per. On the second occasion she
made the substitution. AS to the
satchel episode, she utilized what she
had learned of the bank routine from
Ransome, and posted her ally, Ferret"
| "Ransome's uncle will be glad to
see the affair cleared up" I remarked.
| "And a certain. young lady With
whom Ransome has faltered in his
fealty will be glad also," added my
friend. "He will find his way back to
her, am sure, a wiser and better man
! for his severe lesson" 4
"And Lady Vitriot?" asked Resil.
JUS Marvel the mex: morning.
The great one drew two thin, Wire
GUS objects from his pocket. They
we're delicately carved disks, exquisite
ly constructed and tinted.
my Lady Vitriol," he enlightened
me, twas famous Berlin beauty five
years ago. She got into trouble try.
ing to blind a grand duke or some
thing of that sort out of jealousy.
The corrosive vitriol struck her own
eyes instead. All she won was ban:
ishment, notoriety and the name as
give it to you. Il took ms week to
account for the missing eyes of blue
another to secure these duplicates
of the filmy disguise she now wears"
I looked long and interestedly at the
filmy shells. They represented no
mean workmanship.
| 1T must have taken an artist I'd
make these" submitted
| Eyes, and my Lady Vitriol is real
artist herself in her line, as you have
seen," was the reply Of Resilius Mar
| vel.
Wanted Her for Himself.