Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-12
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aI9avis' room IS just beneath this.
the girl's beneath the adjoining one.
which / also engaged happened 20
remember chat II would be EASY for
Us to pun up h few floor boards N
this old seaside shack, and that's what
put the idea III my bend, Z whispered
the Hawk. rs they began their task.
Ten minutes 1t silent work had r.
moved pink from the flooring ef
each room, showing them the man and
GIRL lying asleep IN their rooms be-
low. Because of the warmth Of the
weather neither was fully dressed,
md eileh was lying without covering.
From the contents Of the grip, Nor
gan selected two long. telescoped cones
which he drew To their full length md
than handed one to the Spider
You etherize Davis while De the
same for the girl he whispered.
With d nod Of assent Bellas passed
into TIE adjoining room, while Nor
gan bent over the opening in the floor
af his chamber. A moment later the
cones slowly descended uatil they were
close over the faces sc thu sleeping
ones, and the ftheriztng process be-
gan. Within FIVE minutes the victims
iay wholly unconscious
quickly Morgan and his aceompllce
descended To the floor below, and open
ing the doors leading to the slumber.
ing dupes, bound them securely. Then
rufsing thenl In their arms they car
riea them to the window. from whence
they were lowered to the ground by
mems Of ropes which the Spider had
brought for the purpose, and from
there conveyed them to the dock The
SPIDER pointed to the launch with It's
sliff Ia tow.
THAT skin has steel water-tighf
compartments both fore and lift, and
in each of the compartments Is M In
fernal machine, nc said
..5ood, returned Morgan. when
We get aut Il safe distance We'll cut
loose and LET them 70 to glory together
the way they were bound to live"
slowing the hound and helpless pair
In the slsif. the villains entered the
launch and went chugging out q sen.
An hour later Morgan looked at his
watch.
thirty he said. THE bombs
are set for Il 40. We're far enough out.
Let 70. a swift pass By knife
md the towing painter was severed,
the launch shooting ahead and leaving
the sbiT with It's death-lealing freight
rocking idly on the low waves Of is
wake.
John had regained his senses some
Eve minutes before the cutting loose
of The. little craft. HeariRg the words
III aiorgan the bombs are set for
i AZ, but not recognizing the voice, he
had lain quiet, knowing that To sneak
would mean the death Of both himself
and tho girl. No sooner had the launch
disappeared. however. than he began
rnaking violent efforts to free himself.
Finding this impossible, he rolled e
The side If the girl, who was now be
ginning to revive
Keep quiet. and think can get
YOU loose he said. Sinking his sharp
teeth into the light rope which bound
her wrists he began tearing it apart
fiber by fiber, until at last she snapped
the bonds and sat up.
my sheath knife you viii see Its
handle sticking up under my coat, ne
TOLD her, and quickly finding II, she
severed his fastenings IN the still
ness each could hear the oninous tick.
ings Of the clocks of the internal con.
trivances locked III their steel eonnart-
ments and beyond their reach. The
man lifted the girl to her feet.
ssfshis craft Is going to he blown to
flinders in about FIVE minutes. I he said
lis ne slipped one arm about her waist.
Its going to be long swim and a
hard one, but there IS no help for II.
Hang on tight and keep yonr courage
up. Raising her, he leaped into the
sea.
Barely had they covered the dis.
tance Of i hundred yards than rhe
twin explosions came. Such was the
power Of the tieyIiish Inventions that
they were showeretl with flying spllnt-
ATS RIM DJ8iStd R8NtASNAtAA sl1AAa9s ANA kAlSs
distance was great enough to save
them from hurt.
Attracted ~ the noise and fash Of
the explosion. fishing craft drew
aside from ifs course. 10 see what had
caused it. Hearing the shouts Of the
man In the water they dragged him
and the girl aboard and landed them
at village few miles farfher down
the beach. There Davis learned that
the next trolley would leave for the
Sea Cliff Inn at 5 d. m, and at once
called Morgan on the telephone.
Returning to the wharf and salts
fed that their victims had died In the
explosion which they had witnessed
from afar, Morgan and the Spider
found themselves confronted By Rain
lace, gun III hand, who had been nm
able to follow them out into the bay.
Herrnitl HI where Ii Missy
and Mr. Dasis7~ demanded the Indian,
with d deadly glare in his black eyes.
knowing that they were caught, the
Spider made d grab for his gun, and
seeing the movement, the Indian pulled
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