New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12

then had rested puzzled upon the
equally watchful, but more rage-con-
torted face of the man with the
Scared hand, the third member of the
group ushered in by Kato. The
Asiatic also handcuffed, in order to
lull the suspicious of the others, was
guarded by my father.
[ had the sudden conviction that
both Grace Draper and the man at
whom she was gazing were waiting,
watching, listening for something
outside the room, that their own
plight, desperate as it was, was
dwarfed in their minds by the an
ticipation of something yet to come
From down the hall there came the
sound of mans voice, excited,
earnest:
mo, y don't git past me, you wild
cat"
Then a snarl, almost like that of an
animals, and then a sound that made
my flesh creep, the agonized Shrek
of something done to death, while
flying, light steps came through the
hall and into the lighted room
"Then It's All Right"
With a thrill of fear I recognized
Mrs. Allis through the clever disguise
she had adopted. With uncanny
prescience she wasted no time in
looking round the room, but dashed
straight for the curtains behind which
[ was hidden, something flashing IN
her hand, which was already wet with
dreadful red drops.
R1t Allen Ora ka'S SinaWV hands
caught hers even as she thrust aside
the curtains, and twisted the curiously
shaped dagger away from her. But be-
fore he could pinion both her arms
she had cast one wild glance around
her, seeing the futility of ever escap-
ing again from the penalty of her
crimes and with a swift, furtive move |
ment she snatched something from her
dress and crushed it in her mouth, |
swaying, limp, contorted lifeless in |
Allen brakes grasp minute later.
I swept aside the curtains, disre-
garding the express command Lillian |
had given me, and started toward the |
open door leading into the corridor. !
The horror of the drug crazed !
womans self destruction was dwarfed |
in my brain and heart by the agonized !!
cry I had heard. I feared that some /
where beyond those QoOrS soul must |
be passing
"Madge, come back" I heard |
Lillian command then, Doctor stop !
her! She mustn't go"
She added something in a rapid |
undertone, and 1 heard DR. Petit give |
a low exclamation, knew he was COM
ing toward me. But there was no I
need for me to go. That which [ |
dreaded was coming toward me, in |
the tortured form of poor William,
crawling painfully, slowly across the !
threshold, great drops of perspiration
standing upon his forehead-other
drops of a more dreadful hue, mark |
ing his progress
/ dropped to my knees beside him
for L saw that his strength was ex-
hauSted. He put out MS hand ana
clutched my arm.
"Air-ye-sure-ye' re-all-righ
Mis- Gramie?" he asked anxiously,
every word accompanied by queer I
whistleing sort of breath and a con-
tortion of his face evidencing agony.
Every sure, William" [ said, speak
ing loudly that his ears, never acute,
might hear me, and wiping his fore
head with my kerchief. You saved
me, my poor friend, but L am So"
"Then-it's-all-ri William
said family, and the next minute his
hand fell Imply from my arm, and I
saw that it was indeed eternally ''a1l |
right" with the gallant soul that had
been imprisoned in poor old Williams
twisted, ugly shape.