Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-05


the Hindus Jumped him, knocked him
out. put Shelluns clothes 90 him and
took him away They may have
brought him to the city for some rite
Anyway, they started ID this direction,
for / saw their footprints Ia the mud
Rainface pricked mp his ears
'sThen me trail NIB. z he said as he.
left the room Ethel. starting to fol
low him. was detained by the HaWk.
you'd only enabarrass him. and we.
must hustle. He will travel twice IS
fast alone. knowing the latter state
n1ent Ia he true. the girl again sank
into her sent
Once outside the Indian quickly Sc
cured taxi and started for the scene
Of the fire. Arrived there, he dis
missed the machine and went 10 where
tire footprints we're still visible I'm the
mud. Standing erect, He shaded his.
eyes with his ilantls md scanned the
country about with tic gaze of an
3 eagle This done he started of on an
indian trot.
Rainfacc gone. Morgan turned to the
& girl.
'Bellas and / will have to 80 to the.
\ depot and tell that bunch Of miners
that We can't start today" Leaving
her with the assurance that they would
soon return, they departed. Out In
the corridor the Spider turned upon
4 the Hawk
IBID you cut that roper Morgan
started haek,
''No" The other laughed sneer-
inEly
funny. amt lit First, there Is q
cut on your hand, then another on the
limb where d knife twisted md q third
on the rope. Say, Morgan, I'll take
of my hit to yon. There are some
things so damn low down that even I
ain't equal to them However. that's
!. al over. and what next 7"
eve viii put the girl Iii safety and
i then find out where he Is. Meanwhile
20 and get old Doc Fake and his pal
and explain til them what We want.
They'll do anything for the coin. Bet
ter rig yourself up rs chauffeur and
take them hack To the hotel for the
girl Briefly he explained his plan as
Spider listened
III her room Ethel started rs knock
sounded at her door. Opening 1t, she
saw two professional-looking men
standing 1T the entrance. The fore
most bowed.
You are Miss CARR She nodded.
II an sorry 10 shy Tint we have bad
news for you. Dir. John Davis"
Is he dead7'' shc cried, falling back.
I The other fastened to reassure her.
$40, 1t Is not so bad as thatat
Ieast he was not when left. But he
/ is ut st. Luke's hospital and badly cut
rp. AS soon as ne recovered conscious
ness lie asked for sou. We had better
hurry. Ny car Is outside"
IN an Instant she had seized her hat
and was hurrying after them. Gently
assisting her into the machine, Doctor
T Fake turned I'd the disguised Spider
who sat at the wheel In front.
st. Luke's hospital quick. James"
he commanded Touching his cap re-
spectfulls the rascalIy driver switched
& Oh the NGuFTGIls
John Davis. bound md unconscious
and carried on the litter by the Him
sius. came To his senses 10 find himself
a sitting In chair Ia q farmhouse On a
high blur overlooking the sen. Be.
fore him. partaking of meal Of rice.
were the farmer, HIS son, two servants
and the four other Hfndus who had
borne him here Seeing that they were
deeply engrossed with their eating and
paying no attention To him. he steadily
worked away until he had freed one
/ hand. This done he slipped Il behind
4 him, where ne cnrried small sheath
knife concealed ID the waistband Of
\ his trousers, and drawing It forth
I quickly severed his remaining bonds.
At the table Shere- Khan was telling
the farmer what had happened
s.The great mnsteY. Tam Chunder, Is
Z dead and 50 is SheiIum. We do not
know the fate OF Joost- Singh. Also,
4 the shrine 81 silva ii burned. What
shall we DO with the enptlve7''
let the foreign dog die
a slight movement on Johns part
drew their attention to him. and all
I sprung to their feet. AS they did s0
I he leaped from his chair and darted
past them, and seeing stairs lending
upward. bounded up them Al door
confronted him. and throwing ii open
he entered. closing It behind him only
to find that II had no lock. The next
second his pnrsuers threw themselves
against &
Bracing himself against piece 81
furniture he placed his shoulder
against the panel as be pitted his sole
strength against their combined
weight Bat though fOr seyeraT minutes
he managed 10 hold them at bay he
ven knew that the unequal contest
must soon end Already his back vas
bending beneath the terrific strain. and
! II would De buE the matter De another
| minufe before ne must be bent back
ward as 4 willow Withe Realizing
that bis omly hone was u catch them