Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-08-22

would be pressed into the man
within.
AS the terrified girl uttered a
scream, Ram Chunder moved the lever
again and the two doors closed about
half way. Ethers arms stretched
| themselves forward in an appeal to
the old Hindu.
''Take off the handkerchief and let
him speak for himself" was his COM
mand to Shallum, and the latter
obeyed Instantly Johns voice arose,
anger filled, defiant.
''Let me die thousand deaths,
Ethel, before you permit that vile dog
to touch you" From behind the graf
ing the voice of the Spider addressed
| Morgan in a low tone.
Lets put stop to this nonsense"
The Hawk showed him aside.
| swat. There is time enough yet.
Let's see what she will do. We won't
let them put anything over on her."
Weapons in hands, they awaited the
| outcome of the tragic scene in the
room beyond.
Ram Chunder spoke again.
"You both refuse? Very well, we
shall see. silva must persuade you
little further it would SEEM"
Again he moved the lever, and low
err doors almost closed. A look of
pain shot across the face of the i'm
prisoned man. Quickly he mastered
it and smiled at the girl, who stood
| petrified by terror. Calmly his voice
! filled the room.
at will soon be over. You must
not give away, dearest girl" Ram
Chunder 1eered at him.
i mo. Not so swift as you would
| desire. Seer
Very slowly, watching their faces
with a cruel smile, he again turned
the lever bit and slowly the upper
doors began to move. Nearer and
nearer the body of the man the dead
! ly fangs of steel drew until they al
most touched his person. The face
| of the threatened one did not change
as it looked at them through the ever
narrowing aperture. Suddenly Ethel,
unable to endure the torture of sus-
rense longer, screamed.
eyes, yes. will grant anything you
may ask. For Gods sake stop. You are
not human--you are fiends." Before
the words had fairly left her mouth
she had torn open her dress at the
breast, standing before them white as
death and weaving upon her feet In
her mental agony.
Upon one side of her Shallum
raised cup. The fakir, drawing a
small but very bright bladed knife
such as surgeons use, thrust 1t SLOW
| ly toward her breast.
Rainface, having reached the eoor
of a room on the floor above, stood
| listening q moment with ears that
] were as keen as a VOLTS. Then as
! peculiar sound from within reached
/ them, he noiselessly drew his gun
| with one hand and began opening The
G0or with the other.
Stepping into the room with the
tread of cat, he saw six Hindus
uron their knees on the floor looking
through an open typ into the room
below. Approaching them from be-
hind he jabbed one of them with the
muzZle of his weapon, ard at that
they sprang to their feet with low ex-
carnations of surprise. One look into
his fierce, grim old face was enough,
aud at his gesture their hands flew
on high. Driving them silently to
! corner of the room where they hud-
| died before the threatening muZzle,
r2ainface stretched himself upon the
| floor and keeping one eye upon his
ictims, peered into the room below.
His first glance showed him the girl
with her dress torn open across her
bosom, Stadium with the cup upon one
side of her, Ram Chunder with his
glistening blade upon the other.
Casting his eyes upward, Morgan
saw the face of the old Indian at the
opening, glowing with hatred upon the
/ Hindus below He seized the Spider
! by the arm with grip so fierce that
the other WINGED.
/. "See that cursed Indian up there.
| He is going to spoil everything"
And even as he spoke the Indian
acted. Still covering the Hindu gang
with his gun in his left hand he raised
| himself little, whipped out long
and keen hunting knife and raised 1T
Oh high, then hurled it into the room
below.
Spinning through the air with
vicious whistle it came hurting as a
bolt of lightning from the heavens.
Full upon the throat Of Ram Chunder
it landed point first, burying itself
there And Ram with gasping cry,
dropped his lancet and staggered
back. Dropping his bowl, Shallum
sprang forward to catch him.
Hes done IT." cried Morgan from
behind the grille.
Thrusting the muzzle of his gun
against the lock, the Hawk pulled the
/ trigger and as the heavy bullet tore
the bolts apart he seized the grating
and wrenched it open. With weapons
| raised threateningly, he and the Spider
burst into the room just as Ram