Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14

ing swept away helpless as she danElc,
from the balloon, shook himself int
action.
The chauffeur of the taxi, having fol
lowed his fares gaze and seen the hg
ure OF the girl silhouetted against The
sky. remained staring like man in q
trance.
Harry seized him. "Man. man, we
! mus, save her; get 10 the nearest tele-
Nhone-where is it?"
There's little drug store al
Mantle"
Full speed" cried Harry any any
thing ] have is yours" The driver re-
sponded to the young mans urEings'
and the taxi rcelcd along in tho same
direction taken by the balloon. AS the
wind was not strong. Harry soon had
the satisfaction of seeing lima more
clearly as the car gained on the laden
airship.
Courage" he yelled. standing IN the
tonneau and steadying himself.
Help. Help" came the faint cry
from the frantic girl. who realized that
though help was indeed near, yet any
one was powerlcss TO save her. AS
the car entered the village il slowed
Harry dashed madly to telephone
booth. past a saturnine figure. who had
arrived only a few moments before,
and now stood in tho doorway.
The exccutioner glanced upward as
Harry took up the phone. and llma's
swaying figure outlined against tho
white of the moon caused him to turn
away his head as though the sight
fnr
nerves.
80 he's done, it again. the scoun-
drcl." he muttered, and then, as though
seized with a sudden, thought, he ad-
vanced to Harry and laid hand on
his arm. ..e-Fr ~=s>e
Young man.. he said. dryly. the
police have no airships.S-ir
Harry turned and faced the intruder.
I'm doing this" he snapped
Ordinarily the executioner would
have walked away as it was, he
smiled and again placed restraining
hand Harry's arm.
Listen TO me-" he said in voice
that compelled attention tWhat can
the police do" The balloon is drift
ing away. II you would save lima.
instant pursuit is necessary. VIII you
rely on me? Together We may he able
to rescue her
Harry dropped the phone How do
YOU propose TO do it," he asked ncr-
vously, studying the eyes OF the Sui
tan's official.
For answer the eHecutioncr drew him
TO the door and pointed with n gesture
full OF authority TO his automobile
chugeinC in the roadway
Somehow the young man felt tina,
IL there were a chance to rescue the
girl he loved. the exscutioner. the
mysterious Kis,ne- held the solution
III the hollow OF rs hand
The cazu&eu-. - though instructed
beforehand sped rar.tl" on. AND in a
few minutes me car dew UP before
az aviation :-z5r!-E catn.e~-The eSecu-
Iions-, win = qE.ri. up~AH glance at
re .5~ d:--.-!sAtag ba!.con. hailed an
ot.cs- ard spoke rapidly.
The later listened and nodded sp
y-cvz. aaE while the astonished Harry
3y.z.+5 IL =. 2s-o2.sre MAS wheeled
fro. IL hz-sa- and iAe captain ~as
ons-ia. aezvy coats aad gloves 10
BOTH ...- ex.c-,.o-e- and himself.
".e.dv- saol;ed ~ captain 20 the
XVI pzsstags.s Easn climb III" ne
sz3d- c.ser.ul.y Wen be of in a
rir--+.
T.e .zecur.oa-- a-d Harry, looking
TX. :-u@ed :r-:aw5es settled them-
Fs.~+s = ;nelr seats tn- captain gave
ne wcrd and pulled . lever. The great
,raca!u. started Ike monster bird
rau along the GROUND and then as
graceful! &c al eagle pegan TO mount
l.. q tew minutes the little village lay
telew, Z mere A.!~ck The Wind "his =
5lsd IS n. s.e ,,-..hg:.e gathered head
way
The execunoner pointed as the aero
plane passed over the house in which
Perry Mason had planned and executed
the diabolical deed TO get rid OF the
girl who had discovered his terrible
secret.
Inside that house The murderer was
experiencing som. OF IN" trembling
forebodings that follow like blood
hounds on the trau Of a guilty oonsct-
ence. Perry Mason walked up and
down trying 70 steady his nerves with
| numerous cigarettes. Into his solitude
came the negro servant whose knowi-
edge Of the crime had so worked upon
him that he could md no rest.
We'll. what do YOU WANT cried
Perry. wheeling upon him.
"Oh. Massa, can't rest cant
rest"
Get out" shouted his irate master
advancing toward him with such a
menacing attitude that the neEr" FED
! through the next room and then out
i doors shaking with fear. y strange
noise caused him TO look up; above him
/ scared the great airplane, so low that
Il he could hear the voices OF the men
| lie could hear more he could distinctly
make out the announcement Of ihe cx-
ecutioner. who, shouting loudly 10
make his words audible, had no idea
| that his Information would he carried
like messengers Of terror to the negro
| staring opeu-Ipouthcd.
That's the house where he tied her
to the balloon" The sentence came
| floating down. The negro fell TO his
knees, then hurr!edly rising. ht
stumbled inside and burst upon hi:
master pointing upward, unable tc