Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-10

aAnd nov for the search. be said
as ne drew the Spiders arm beneath
his own. Out az the door they went.
merely glancsng at Rainface who Just
outside the door 81 the porch was
working 1T the storIndoor With Ak and
other tools, but no sooner were they
beyond the vision Of any possible
watchers than they wheeled, stole up-
Oh tie cabin again and disappeared
into the cellar
Through Tie knot hole In the floor
that the Hawk had unsuccessfnliy used
iii his former attempt upon the life Of
John. Tie peered into the room above.
The chair iii which Davis sat and
which had been cunningly placed by
the potter was Just at the edge OF
The trapdoor. which was concealed by
rug. Seeing that their yietiln was
ID the place desired very cautiously
he drew the bolt Of the lever.
sitting unsnspectingly ID his chair,
John. caught By the trap. felt himself
going down. The desperate spring
which he made TO right himself was
ali unayailing beneath him the rug
disappeared and the next instant his.
legs we're through the hole. Isefore
he had time fo call out he w:s ierked
downward, his head striking Violently
upon the side of tile trap and leaving.
his mind BLINK. the next instant
landing q senseless, hutldled heap np-
on the basement floor below. With q
few swift movements The Spider
thrust the rng into the room above
aud replaced IT MS II had been the mos
fment before, as quickly hoisting the.
trap To IT'S former place and shooting
hack the lever. Not over hye seconds
had passed, and the room above remains
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.
Iii long wooden box which bore the
label Mining machinery for John
arr closing the lid With d metal
clasp.
Il reckon he's settled this trip,
painted the Hawk Now for the next
move. Quickly they LEFT the cellar.
Ethel. entering the roam which She
had left the moment before on some
slight errand stared about In amaze.
nlent. Ii was empty. Softly she call
ed "John where are you 2" but there
was no response. Bridget and Rain
ffce, attracted BY her explanations
came hurriediy ia. followed d moment
later by the Hawk and Bellas.
whats up?s demanded Morgan.
Swiftly she told them Of the unac-s
countable yanishment Of the missing
one.
Another mystery" rnurulured the
Hawk In the tones Of one greatly per
picked. Come on and we will SCAT
ter and search. The scoundrel cnnnot
have gone far Drawing his reyol-
yer he rushed from the room the otlk
ers upon Ills heels. filled with wonder
ment. dared BY the suddenness OF II
MI and half wondering If the world
had gone mad A half hours search
revealed nothing md slowly they re-
turned. standing lilly about until the
Girl with despairing. gesture again
entered the room.
III the cellar below q flicker OF con-
seiousness returned to the imprisoned
John. and feeling the returning tide
OF HE he began To writhe and twist
beneath his bonds. His feet touched
the end Of the chest, and discovering
that he could make sound By beat
lng them against II he began q tattoo.
Ethel In the room above him hearing
the weird sound and being unable 70
locate II, ran tn the door and called
I'd the Others telling them o. the nys-
terious noises that bad reached her
ears
what has become Of it7s' quersed
the Hawk as they al strained their
hearing.
Listen" she hreathed But John.
convinced tlint he could make no one
hear had become silent
Ghosts. most likely" sneered the
splder with Ieer at her. Spooks
culne back ID the scene of the crime.
More likely ii was further deyIlfry
On Tie part 81 that mysterious stFan-
ger, added aIaF gsns 8seifAs mere, ana
/ VIII 70 10 the barn and keep look.
our. II he turns M well set him
SIRE. With last assurance 70 Ethel
that she need not fear so long as they
we're there 10 protect Der. they disap-
peareti within the barn.
Once there they lost little time in
pursuing the plan they had decided
upon. Closing the door behind them
they passed ID d side entrance which
lay beyond the view Of possible
watcher from the house. and making
i short detour crept silently into the
cellar. Gloom fTled the place, and
feeling the way with their feet they
approached the box and bent over ri
AS they did so i form arose from be-
hind ii and mighty blow sent the
Hawk reeIlng across the room. while the
Spider felt himself Stripped ii stran-
Cling grasp. Back and forth across
the room the psaaF fought Id the semi
darkness, while the Hawk. half dazed
BY the blow he had received, staggered
uncertainty about unable 10 distinguish
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