Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-07
SEVEN

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 Catching up the towel which had covered I e glass vessel broken by Skidmon, -ie mopped the blood from his eyes, and the jagged wound on his forehead. Then as he felt a clammy moisture on his fevered skin he hastily examined the towel and saw it was smeared with a substance resembling a crushed jelly fish. He saw non- of that gelatinous matter on the bei-ch and quickly picked out of it q piece of broken glass bearing a printed -r6el. As he read the words. Colon Baaiii. he knew his doom was sealed.
 With distended eyes and foam flecked lips he suddenly pitched head long to the floor. where he lay writh- ing and twisting like a soul in torment. As the relentless poison ate into his vitals his cOnvulsive struggles weaken cd, and death stilled forever his thrashing iron claw.
 Then the shuddering girl became conscious that the Laughing Mask was standing near. and as he stopped and took the confession from the stiTening fingers of the dead criminal she saw his yellow visor was torn and splashed with blood.
 Suddenly there resounded through the quiet house II sound of crash ing blows delivered upon the front door. followed a moment later by heavily pounding feet as the raidirg detectives, headed by Captain Brack- cit. came storming up the stairs. Presently with Enoch Golden and the heavy-jawed captain in the lead they came crowding into the room where he and Margery were waiting. In the grasp of those astounded detectives were no less than four Laughing Masks. each one an exact counterpart of the other.
 The detectives tore the yellow coverings of their prisoners and dis closed the straightforward and un- familiar features of four young men of about the same age as David Man. ley. With a puzzled exclamation the police captain approached the remain ing Laughing Mask standing by the side of AIargery Golden. That man of mystery silently extended Skidmon's confession to the police captain. who glanced hastily through it.
 'Wen. guess that lets you off," he muttered with evident dislppoint- ment. but now you're clear of the law. what's the use of hidin' under that mask:"
 With quick and decisive move ment the Laughing Mask stripped of that .groteSquely smiling piece of yellow cambric. revealing the hand some and boyiSh face of the young secretary, David Manley.
 "Now that Legar is dead my dis ~uise has served its purpose" he ex- plained in quiet tones, as he glanced around that circle of intent listeners. He knew I would try to protect my employer and his daughter from his vii purpose of revenge, and by act ing in a dOBble role I was able to sht him tO better advantage finally organized four of my friends into a sort of secret order of Laugh ing Masks. by. they always kept in