Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-01
The LADY, of the Night Wind

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copyrisnt. 1919 by the Macaulay Co.
cersrishs 1919. by the Public Ledger &C
THIS STARTS THE STORY
a house party is being given at the
country home Of Katherine and Bing
ham Harvard. Among the guests is
SoDe Conrad Belknap. Katherine dis
covers him cheating at cards. Con
vinced that he is concealing his real
identity and that he is there for some
ulterior purpose. Katherine deter
mines to ferret out the mystery. She
kintercepts telephone call of Bel
knap's to woman confederate named
Roberta. Realizing that he is sus-
pectcd by Katherine, Belknap
!. threatens to accuse Of crime her
brother. Roderick MaxwiIton, who is
believed to be dead If Katherine
makes any move against him. Har-
sard becomes suspicious of Belknap
and Kathcrines attitude toward him.
Roberta arrives on the scene under
the name of Senorita Cervantez.
Belknap accuses Roberta Of deceiving
him. She admits the secret presence
Of Rodcrick and her love for Roderick
Is revealed.
Roberta confesscs to Harvard that
she is the divorced wife OF BelKnep'
and that he has compelled her to DC
conc a participant with him IN MS
career of crime. She admits mat ne
;s In reality one Cranshaw Bedding,
as bas been suspected by the authorl-
t;es She confesses her love for
stranger Carruthcrs, man WIN
.car an his face. WIN has come to the
bonse in the guise of secret service
onarotive. Carruthers is thought by
tbc others to be Brainard, but
Roberta refuses to divulge his real
name. She says ht has been ialS"N
snspected of crime. Belknap is ma
den by Katherine i'll a secluded louge
called the Nest, from which he IS
unable to make his escape. .kath-
erine makes secret visit to MN.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
s9T,HERE is nothing to prevent Eo"
j from attempting it. MIR. beIkhup,
There is something to keep you i'on'
accomplishing it. If you doubt me, Try
Il am here: you are thereLat
distance of about three yards. spring.
If you like; seize me, If you can IL
yo,, succced-if you can get close
anongh to me to touch me with the
.nds Of your fingers. ! will promise 10
lot Won out of this house whenever 70"
have the desire to go, day OF nlsn''
Trv II she repeated. mocklnsly'
l,n exclaimed, nave
the will to try it. " II,
"Do so only, be warned hou Will
sincerely regret the act.
Tor moment he regarded her stead
Nv and she realized that he was actu =
Ally on the point of making the attempt
pnt he hesitated and hesitating, sur .
rendered.
.eyou win" he said. and grinned. as
n Il was an actual pleasure to him
To he bested. ~ don't know whether
Won are blufing or not. If you are
vou're the champion buffer of the con :
tinent. Anyhow, ] won't call you TINS
time
ssThank you she replied. Now
viii you be so good as to seat yourself
In the armchair behind you? When you
have done that I will pass around tc
the chair at the opposite side Of the
table"
.'TIuh - he exclaimed. half jestingly
fs.How do I know that it isn't trick
chair. and that it will fly through thu
ceiling or disappear through the foo
the minute I touch it?'
''rou don't know: that is the crux o
all the mysteries of this house. Nor
don't know them. l do.
Mrs. Harvard" he said. ''you're {
wonder. - and he dropped upon thu
chair.
Katherine passed quickly to the op'
posite side of the table.
She pulled open n drawer in it, ant
closed it again. She moved some of thu
magazines and books that were upon it
She dropped her handkerchief to tn,
floor and stopped to regain it, and as sht
Strengthened again she heard sharI
and angry expletive from Belknap; i
was not really an oath, although very
near to one.
Katherine was smiling when her pyel
encountered Balknap's angry gaze.
You are not uncomfortable. arr
you." she asked. That steel arm
doesn't pinch too closely. does it? Yol
see. ! thought it wise to teach you s
lesson. One of my workmen procured
me the model of that chair in the an.
cient city of Nuremberg.
History will tell you of others
somewhat like it, although this one il
an Improvement.
Katherine, in one Of her motions a
or behind the table. had loosened tn
mechanism of the Nuremberg chair. !
steel arm which ordinarily looked to b
merely part of its back, had been re
leased, and had swung around to tn
front, foot above Belknap's waist. an,
had locked itself fast, with the resul
that. while he was entirely free to us,
his arms and hands and legs and feet
he could not rise from the chair, o.
get out of it; and he had already mad
the discovery that he could not, for h
had tried
When you wish to be free. tell me-
You should have lived in the middl
ages, = he said, half Grossly, half sd
nniringly.
rNo; would not then have had tn
aid Of electricity and hydraulics. -
sWell, anyhow"
There is something that / want t
ask you about, Mr.. Belknap. Perhap
I had better keep you where you ar
until I do that You may be NOR
amenable.
Possibly What is it?"
II want you to tell me cverythin
that you know about my brother Rod
erick That is why l have come TO Yn