The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-14
Continued From Our Las, issue)

Armand personally supervised
the packing OF the cabinet which
had caused me 80 many sleepless
nights. and when his helpers car
ried II out 10 the drive. he. 20 my
surprise. got into the moving van
and himself laid Il steadying and
protecting hand on the precious
| piece OF furniture.
| Il WAS after the van had started
away from the door AT smart
/ spse ed that | suddenly realized that
| | did not know where Armand was
taking the cabinet
Tho next instant | was Jumping
down the steps two ut n time. for
| wRs sure that a cab which had
been standing nearby when Ar
mand and I had arrived was fol
| lowing the van. Aud Just as II dis
appeared around the corner one OF
! is occupants leaned out the win
dow and waved HIS hand 10 me. 1t
was Godfrey.
took up the chase. and sprintcd
along tho Sidewalk Mt top speed.
aud. on arriving at the corner. had
the satisfaction Of seeing them only
"A little way ahead. Al Sixteenth
/ street. II turned westward and
then nofthward into Seventh Ave
nue.
What could Armand be doing In
this part OF the town. asked my
self. And then abruptly slipped
into an arcaway. for the van had
stopped some distance ahead and
was backing up 10 the curb.
The two porters lifted out the
cabinet. and. with Armand show
Ing them the way. carried II into
the building before which the van
had stopped.
They were gone perhaps five
minutes. from which ! argued that
they we're carrying II upstairs;
then they reappeared. and ratified
away out OF sight
An instant later. Godfrey and an
other man whom recognized ns
simmonds. came out OF shop
across the street and dashed over
TO the house ito which the cab
met had been taken. They we're
standing on the doorstep when
Joined them.
II was a dingy building. entirely
typical Of the dingy neighborhood
Godfrey opened the door and
slipped inside. ! followed. and
simmonds camo after me like a
shadow.
Then We all stopped. and my
heart. at least. was in my mouth
for from somewhere overhead
came the sound OF a mans voice
talking cxcitedly.
| Fronting us was n narrow stair
Godfrey sat down on the bottom
step and removed his shoes. mo
tloning us 10 do the same. wai
In mortal terror lest drop one Of
my shoes: but managed TO rel
them both off without mishap. and
TO 80, them softly on the floor a.
tho stair foot.
when at last looked up with
sigh OF relief. Godfrey and Sim
monds were stealing slowly up the
stair. revolver In hand. followed
them.
Godfrey paused an instant at tbs
aiairhcad. listening intently. thef
he moved cautiously forward 20
ward an open door from which tbs
voice seemed to come. ! caugh
one word. repeated over and over
a.. "Reyanchel - Reyane >el - Re
, yanchol"
b I shall never forget the sigh
which met my eyes as ] peepes
cautiously around the corner OF the
b door.
4 The room into which was look
Ing was lighted only by the ray
which filtered between the stats O
closed shutter. In the middle o
\ the floor stood the Doule cabinet
and before IL stood n man rippinl
H savagely away the strips OF burial
II In which II had been wrapped. talk
H ing to himself the while In sor
n ~ savage sing song. and pauslnl
\ from moment TO moment to glanc
II NJ n huddlcd bundle lying on tn
II floor against the opposite wall.
II For n time. could not make on
what this bundle wac: then strair
II irr my eyes saw that II was tn
II body OF n man. wrapped round an
II round IN some web-like fabric.
II And as | stared nj him, I caugh
II the glitter Of his eyes-the sam
u glitter which had so frightened IN
b. once before.
Then my heart loaped into m
throat. for Godfrey. with n shar
cry Of "Halto-la' sprang TO HIS fee
= and dashed into tho room, Sin
monds at his heels.
There was the cabinet with Il
wrappings torn away; but the III
ure on the floor had disappeared
and before an open doorway int
another room stood a man. n giau
. OF a man. his hands above his heat
his face working with fear an
rage. while Godfrey. his lips curtin
J. into a hooking smile. pressed
o pistol against his breast
Then. as stood <here starinl
Z II seemed TO me that there was
= sort of flicker In the air above tn
i mans head. and he screame
; shrilly.
LA mort" he shrieked. Il
L mort"
0 For one dreadful instant longe
he stood there motionless, hi
= hands still held aloft. his eye
staring horribly: then. with
strangled cry, he pitched forwar
z heavily ut Godfreys feet.