Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-24
Cogs OF Death.

when she heard Ramsay and Doris
enter.
why. Doris" sho asked. noticing
her torn frock. what has happencd?'
such All experience" cried Doris
hrcathlcssly. What do you think"
I've been attacked again By the Hid
den Hand. tried to escape from him
up on roof-thc chimney fell--on
him-and I think he's dead. Two OF
them escaped with his body"
oh. I'm SO glad camounaged
Ncrda.
Doris turned toward Ramsay. who
was putting the lockct in the safe. and,
for tho first time. Ncrda betrayed con-
sternation. If the Hidden Hand was
really dead. how was she 10 prove
that she. not Doris. was the true
daughter of Judson Whitney?
AS she watched Doris and Ramsay,
slowly plan began to form in her
mind She must get away and verify
the news. Quietly she backed out OF
the room without attracting the at
tention OF either Doris or Ramsay. y
moment later Nerda was on the street
and hurrying alone to the den OF the
Hidden Hand.
IF he's really dead" suggested Ram
say TO Doris as lie whirlcd the COM
bination of the safe TO make sure that
Il was locked. I'VE ought TO be able to
ind out who nc is
Il
phone. juggling the hook. is DR.. Scar
Icy inY' he asked. as he got the num-
Der.
NO sir" came back the answer
from the white-coated attendant in
Scarley's Office is there any meg
sage"
Without answering. Ramsay turned
10 Doris. For moment there was d
look OF triumph on his face. Precisely
that would be the case II Scarley were
the Hidden Hand.
Still there was one other possibility.
lie jiEEled the telephone receiver HOOK
asain, this time calling. Abncr Whitney.
When. however! from Abncr'S valet
uamc ihc0 cp!y that he too wa. out
Ramsay whs Dcrplc&ed.
Forced to Wait.
The best he could say. a. Doris
turned 10 60 upstairs 10 change her
soilcd aud torn frocE was: Well. any
how. whichever does not return must
be the Hidden Hand. We shall have
10 wait"
Meanwhile. in the den The Hidden
Hand lay stretched out on a couch.
while two Of the cmissaricS tried fran
tically, with a pulmotor, to revive him.
Docs he breathe YETI asked one.
The other shook his head. Nor could
he feel nuttcr Of the heart.
As the moments passed they began
10 lose all hope.
Suddenly the door was nung open,
and Ncrda rushed in. For an instant
she Gazcd wildly at the motionless
body
Then it's ,rue?r she cried
Everything wc have done has
failed" they replied.
She looked about holplessly, and her
eyes fell on a big static machine.
Somewhere she had heard OF electrical
roSuscitation.
There is jus, one chance" She OK
claimed 'Try that electrical APP
paratus.'
Quickly AN cmissary moved the
couch over TO the static machine. while
Ncrda assumed charge as all worked
eagerly. An omissary began whirliuE
the glass plates. and spark shot from
ono brass clectrodc ball 10 the Other,
increasing In length and power Iii
rcctcd by Ncrda. another applied tho
electrodes 10 tho Hidden Hand, ono al
his back. the other on his chest.
For man! minutes they worked.
Suddenly his chest began to hcavc. His
cyclids futtcrcdr and finally his eyes
opened. They rcdoublcd their efforts.
and soon his muscles began to move.
Ncrda forced n stimulant between his
tiEht-clcnched lips
At last his fingers twitchcd. and in
moment tho Hidden Hand pulled him
self up slowly and laboriously. pazcd-
~ he looked around.
Then he reached his hand into his
inside pocket and drew out tho packet
safe.
lie clutchcd at il eagerly. and as
he thought of what had happened and
his strength began TO return TO him.
he was filled with n consuming rage.
While Nerda stood beside him and
the ernissaricS crowded about. he be-
gan already plotting his revenge on
Doris and Ramsay.
That evening in his room Ramsay
was seated at n table with his coat off.
writing confidential report for his
secret service chief. when suddenly the
door opened quietly and Nerda Glidcd
in. carefully leaving the door open
behind her.
An Unexpected Visit.
Ramsay looked UP from his work
and rose quickly. while Ncrds NOV cd
over to the table by which he was
standing. without answering his in
ruiry. Ncrda picked up the paper he
had been writing and then began to
read il. Surprised and angry, Ramsay
seized the paper from her.
'Oh. Jack" rcproachcd Ncrda, az
fcctinS to he deeply hurt.
Ramsay did not understand. nor did
nc relish the visit from Ncrda in his
own room al such time. Accordingly
ne took her arm and began quietly and
NcrdA flung her arms about him and
began to cry Historically.
whats IL all about" he asked, try
ing to dscnGaEc her arms.
But Ncrda chung closer to him. and
in the struggle her hair fell down and
her dress became disarrangcd.
In the library Il few minutes before
Doris had been reading and waiting
for Ramsay. She heard tho crying up
stairs, threw down her book and hur-
ricd out into the hallway.
As Ncrda heard Doris coming. she
nunG herself into Ramsay's arms. pre-
tending to faint. AS for Ramsay, what
could he do? He could not let her
fail. SO he began carrying her toward
Il couch.
And. as Ncrda planned it. just at
that moment Doris appeared at the
door in time to see Ramsay in his
shirt sleeves. with Ncrda in his arms
placing her on the couch. She stood
thcrs a moment in silent amazcmcnt
Ida recovered as Ramsay turned