East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-19

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La Rue Strengthened up from his own
crouching position.
"Good!" he muttered 10 Tanner and
Morrison. Hes hypnotized as safe
as il he'd been half-witted."
You're sure you've got him
cinched, Chief" asked Morrison.
Look at hint" answered La Rue.
Amy fool can see he's in a trance.
And nell do what / tell him to. He
can't help it,"
Turning back to Harold'and speak
ing with a slow, impressive 1~ncisive-
ness, La Rue said:
STANLEY, you are in my power. body
and soul. My will rules your will.
My thought rules your thoughts. You
are my slave"
II am your slave" repeated Stanley
drowsily, as though talking in his
sleep.
You will obey my Wishes" con-
tinued Pierre. Then, when you wake
from this trance. tomorrow, you will
forget what you have done"
Stanley nodded stupid a~cquiescence.
Listen now to your instructions"
proceeded La Rue. In one hour
from now you will enter DR.. Mont
roses house at Riverdale. You will
enter by a side door which one of
these two men will open for you.
You will go along a passage aad
through a secret panel-way. into Dr.
Montrose's laboratory. You will go
up to DR.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
strsngle-him-to-death! DO you
understand"
Il understand came SANKEY'S
drowsy voice, u shall 20 up 10 DIR.
Montrose and / shall strangle him to
death.
Drawing a note from his pocket La
Rue handed il 10 Tanner.
~ wrote his while we waited" he
said. Have il rushed to Parrish at
once. Tell the messenger to see he
gets 1t in ten minutes"
Tanner took the note and departed
to summon a messenger. On the a.
ne deftly opened the sealed note ad-
dressed to the detective and glanced
at Its contents. He read:
'If you will go at once to the Nom
trose house you will discover the
Crimson stain murderer at work.
When Tanner returned TO the 9TH
ers after dispatching the note to
Iarrish's office he found Pierre La
NAAf anu NAhi ~ ms DAaAAASJ .
bonds.
Now get up" ordered La Rne.
Harold obeyed.
In one hour you are to be in DR..
Montrose.s laboratory" commanded
La hue. These men win follow you.
You are to kill DR.. Montrose. You
are TO strange him"
Just ffty-nine minutes later three
- ..lnQ a.. IEral. lii. door
Of the Montrose house. Harold stan
ley. walking a little in advance OF
Tanner and Morrison, put his hand on
the knob OF the door. II was locked.
He stood with the dazed patience Of
a sleep walker as Tanner stepped
forward and inserted a key in the
lock.
Then Stanley passed into the house,
closely followed by the others. Nor
did he pause until he had reached
the end OF the stairway passage ne
had been ascending. There a SEEM
ingly blank wall checked him.
Again he stood inert M CLASSY
eyed. while Tanner touched a spring
at one corner OF the wall. The panel
ia ron OF Stanley rolled silently to
n side. revealing the laboratory.
Dr. Montrose was Hriting at a ia
bile, his back to the panel. Stanley
stepped into the room, drawing shut
the panel behind him.
Montrose turned from his. desk.
zedly staring at Iis unexpected
quick" whispered Harold, resist
ing the tug OF the panel behind MINI.
La Rue tried to hypnotize me. let
him think he'd done IL. He sent me
In here TO Kill YOU. There are two OF
gang behind the panel. II you
a pistol here put 1t I'm your
pocket. Then iet nh pretend To choke
YOU When I've done IL I'm going
downstairs to phone the police. The
two crooks will come in mere. Keep
them covered with your gun until [
hack. Now!"
Releasing his hold on the panel he
once more assumed the CLASSY stare
and dazed mapner, and advanced 90
the doctor. Behind him ne
heard the panel open a little way.
And he knew Tanner and Morrison
we're peepinR into the room to watch
his progress.
Straight up to DR.. Montrose he
what are YOU doing here?" loudly
demanded Montrose. Are YOU drunk
Or walking in your sleep? Who let
YOU in? All"
The exclamation was caused by the
swift gripping Of the doctors hroat
hy Stanley. Though Harold barely
touched the flesh OF the doctor. yet
10 the watchers. he seemed TO he ex-
giant force.
Montrose struggled in vain. 1t WIS
excellent bit OF acting on both
Presently the doctors struE-
giles feebler and he slumped
into a chair. apparently lifeless.
Harold looked sleepily at him for a
moment. then. with measured tread
to the outer door OF the lab
and 20 down the front Stair.
The panel slid wide open. Tanner
md Morrison hurried forward. With
scarcely a look at the DOCTORS sprawl
nE body they seized the apparatus
began to haul Il toward the panel
opening.
A click close behind them caused
both Of them TO turn. The supposedly
murdered Or. Montross wal bolt up
light. facing them. In the fist OF his
extended right arm Eiittered a leveled
evoiver.
The horror OF the supernatural
Iwept over both crooks. Simultane-
,usly and with a howl OF fright they
a dive for the panel opening.
Siamming shut tho panel behind