The Washington times., 1918-09-20

Z call him when he had nniSheu MS
work waited patiently for nearly
half an hour, while he replaced the
heavy stones and restored the floor
} to its original appearance.
I 'Then-just as l was about to
! speak-there came a strange sound
from the passage. a kind of angry
roar, like that OF some animal with
= \ yappinE bark at the end OF 1t.
: Dletz dropped his spade aud sprang
, erect in obvious terror.
~'Gott In himpel!" he cried aloud
! Zorska'
! "zorska-the Minster-the Hor-
ror of AdderleyI 1t was the sound
+, of his voice which re-echoed from
the depths Of the passage, the
! sound of his heavy footstep which
! caused Friedrich Dietz to start up
with a cry os 1E a7d terror.
"By sSua aanA the wretched
sreatE-e hd escaped-I never
knew Elv. Probably on their. ar
! rival = the Grange Valenski and
I, Grimstead called to Tweedledum
:, and Zorska had been left
without guard. Perhaps he was
J raging under the suspicion that his
: beloved treasure had been tamper-
ed with, and as soon as he obtained
I, his liberty he hurried off to assure
{ himself of it's safety. Coming down
|. the passage he caught sight of
: Dietz's lamp; hence the sudden
(, angry roar which terrified the
: gypsy.
!. "Dietz seized his spade as the
3 only weapon OF defense within his
(; reach. He glanced helplessly about
Z him, but the door of the vault was
(! closely shut, and there was no
! other apparent means OF escape.
! Prom the way by which he had
} come the horror was approaching,
and Dietz seemed very well aware
/ of the abnormal strength and fe-
rocity of the monster.
Thank God, was there to give
assistaneei Had it not been for
that fortuitous circumstance no
power on earth could have saved
I the gypsy from destruction.
81 did not hesitate-every mo-
/ ment was precious. stretched out
my hands and cried, 'Dietz, Dietz,
take my, hand and scramble up
here
! 'He seemed almost as terrified at
: the sound of my voice as he WAS at
=, that of the approaching monster.
I "'Quicl,' 1 repeated, there is not
: a moment to be lost. I am friend
: There was, indeed, no time to be
{ lost Another roar resounded
I through the cellar. In few sec
Z onds .Zorska would be upon him.
'Dietz hesitated no longer. He
{ reached up and gripped the hand
J extended to him. Luckily the brick
! work OF the cellar was broken and
I afforded q foothold luckily. .too,he
| was q strong and agile man. drew
Z back into the recess as he got his
knees upon firm support, thus max
Z ing room for him, and a moment
later he was in safety.
"2dein Gotti Mefn Gott" he kept
repeating over and over again.
at was but just in time. From
the. far end OF the cellar a great.
I Eaunt shape appeared. arms swing
ing, body swaying, head thrown
back as those horrible roars. half
human and half bestial, burst in
4 quick succession from his lips.
! "This was the first time that
1 had actually seen zorska, and can
! fully understand the terror that
Miss VasselI must have undergone
: when she was pursued by him.
"The lamp stood on the floor
[, where Dietz had left IT. By its side
F, were his hat and coat There were
signs that some one had been at
. the treasure, but otherwise the
cellar appeared empty. Dietz and I
+. shrank back into the narrow tunnel
F.. by which had come: we were
, wedged closely together. but there
, was Just room for the pair Of us.
Il could feel that he was shaking
(, with fear.
"BIein Gott" he kept muttering.
THE devil has been loosened upon
us. The deviI-and the son OF a
devil-womsn.
"I hardly noticed his words at the
time. but recalled them afterward.
THE sight was. indeed. enough to
I'll the stoutest OF hearts with fear.
/, Zorska raved furiously around the
! collar, leapinE from side to side.
I hurIing himself against the door OF
: the vault, seTiking the walls with
T, his fists in blind. impotcnt rage. So
an infuriated tiger might have
thrown himself against the bars Of
: his cage, bowling franticsIIy the
+. while. The creature seemed 10 me
in the dim light TO be OF huge PRO
portions"
Don't" interrupted Lillian. "you
: need not describe him. know
: him too we'll" She was listening
now with iHtensc interest. her own
! trouble momentarily forgotten in
: the excitement OF the detectives
/, narrative.
: After . while" continued Swan
"Zorsks seized the coat that Law
! upon the floor and tore il int"
shreds. Then he sank on his knees
! beside the Golfers that contained
f., the treasure, muttering. grow ling
! and yapping to himself He buried
: those talons OF his in the gold, and
I ] could hear the click OF the coins
: as he lifted them to his lips, and
Z then allowed them to fall back
! again. He dragged himself from
one chest TO another. crying out
; Eleefully-and his voice now
T, sounded human-as he found each
one secure. In one Of these hasty
movements he kicked over the
: lamp. and the cellar was immedi-
Z Gtely plunged in darkness.
"Dietz and ! had not been able
T! 70 speak during this scene, and he
: did he know that there was q
means OF egress from the spot
where We were huddled together.
! He kept muttering to himself. now
invoking the Diety. now cursinG
! the folly OF those who had let the
devil loose upon him.