Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-06-27

fore. Cunnngly the Hawk began plac-
ing chairs and the table, arranging
the trapdoor
And now for the search" he said
rs he drew the Spiders arm beneath
his own. Out OF the door they went,
merely glanclng at Rainface who just
outside the door Of the porch was
working nj the stormdoor with TX and
other tools. but no sooner were they
beyond the vision Of any possible
watchers than they wheeled, stole up
on the cabin again and disappeared
into the cellar.
Through the knot hole in the floor
that the Hawk had unsuccessfully used
n his former attempt upon the life OF
John, he peered into the room above.
l'he chair in which Davis sat and
which had been cunningly placed by
he plotter was just at the edge Of
The trapdoor which was concealed by
Il rug. Seeing that their victim was
IN the place desired, very cautiously
he drew the bolt OF the lever.
Sitting unsuspectingly In his chair,
John, caught by the trap. felt himself
going down. The desperate spring
which he made to RICH, himself was
all unavaillng; beneath him the rug
disappeared and the next instant his
legs were through the hole. Before
he had time to call out he was jerked
downward. his head striking violently
upon the side Of the trap and leaving
his mind blank. the next Instant
landing senseless huddled heap up
on the basement floor below. With u
few swift movements the Spider
thrust the rug into the room above
and replaced II as II had been the mo-
ment before. as quickly hoisting the
trap TO its former place and shooting
back the lever. Not over Ave seconds
had passed. and the room above remain
ed the same as before except that
Davis vanished as bubble bursts.
Binding the senseless man hand and
foot they gagged him and placed him
in long wooden box which bore the
label Mining machinery for John
Carr" closing the lid with a metal
clasp.
II reckon he's settled this trip"
painted the Hawk. Now for the next
move" Quickly they left the cellar.
Ethel. entering the room which she
had left the moment before on some
slight errand. stared about In amaze
ment. II was empty. Softly she call.
cd "John--where are your" but there
was no response. Bridget and Rain.
face. attracted by her explanations
came hurriedly In. followed n moment
later by the Hawk and Bellas.
Whats np?" demanded Morgan
Swiftly she told them Of the unac-
countable vanishment Of the missing
one.
Another mystery" murmured the
Hawk in the tones of one greatly per
picked. Come on and we will scat
ter and search. The scoundrel cannot
have gone far" Drawing his revol-
yer he rushed from the room the 9th
ers upon his heels, filed with wonder
ment, dazed by the suddenness of II
all and half wondering II the world
had gone mad. A half hours search
revealed nothing and slowly they re.
turned. standing Idly about until the
girl with despairng gesture again
entered the room.
In the cellar below flicker of con
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John. and feeling the returning tide
OF life he began to writhe and twist
beneath his bonds. His feet touched
the end OF the chest, and discovering
that he could make q sound by beat
ing them against II he began a tattoo
Ethel In the room above him. hearing
the weird sound and being unable Il
locate II. ran 10 the door and called
to the others telling them OF the mys
terious noises that had reached heI
ears
what has become OF III" queriec
the Hawk as they all strained thell
hearing.
Listen" she breathed. But John
convinced that he could make no on
hear had become silent.
Ghosts most likely" sneered th'
Spider with n leer at her. "Spook'
come back TO the scene OF the crime.
more likely II was further devlltr!
on the part OF that mysterious stran
ger" added Morgan. "Bellas here, ant
| will go to the barn and keep look
out. II he turns up wen get hin
sure" With last assurance 20 Ethe
that she need not fear so long as the!
were there To protect her. they disap
peared within the barn.
once there they lost little time II
pursuing the plan they had decided
| upon. Closing the door behind then
they passed Ia a side entrance whicl
lay beyond the view of possible
watcher from the house. and max I'M
n short det0ur crept silently into h
cellar. Gloom filed the place. al,
feeling the way with their feet the,
! approached the box md bent over II
| As they did so a form arose from be
| hind II and n mighty blow sent IN
Hawk reelng across the room while tn
| Spider felt himself gripped in stran
Cling grasp. Back and forth acros
the room the pair fought In the semi
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