The Monticellonian., 1919-10-17
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 Davis room is just beneath this the girls beneath the adjoining one which I also engaged I happened to remember that it would be easy for Us to pull up a few floor boards in this old seaside shack, and that's what put the idea in my head whispered the Hawk, aS they began their task Ten minutes of silent work had re- moved plauk from thp flooring of each room, showing them the man and girl lying asleep in their rooms be- low. Because of tho warmth of the weather neither Was fully dressed. and each WIS lying without. covering.
 From the contents of the grip Nor gan selected two long, telescoRed cones which he drew to their full length and thau handed one tn the Spider
 You etherize Davis while do the same for the girl" he whispered. With nod of assent BeIIas passed into the adjoining room. while Mer- gan bent over the opening in The floor of his chamber. \ moment EtcT the cones slowly descended until they were close oycr tbe faces of the sleeping ones, and the etherizlng process he gan. Within five minutes the victims lay wholly unconscious.
 Quickly Morgan and his aeeomnliee descended to the floor below, and open ing the doors leading to the slumher- ing dupeS bound them securely Then raising them in their arms they efff- ried them te the window, from whence they were lowered to the ground by means of ropes which the Spider had brought for the purpose. and from there conveyed them to the dock. Fhe Spider pointed te the launch with =its skin in tow.
 srhaf skif has steel Water-tlsht compartments both fore and aft and in each of the compartments is m fn- fernal machine" ne said.
 Good returned Morgan. "When We get out q safe distance we'll eat loose and let them go to glory together the way they were bound 10 live Slowing the bound and helpless pair in the skiff. the villains entered the launch and went ehuegfng oHt to sea. An hour later Morgan looked at his watch.
 "One-thrty.' he said ''The bombs ire set for 1 10. We're fur enough cut. Let goe swift pass by knife and the towing painter was severed, tAe launch shooting ahead and leaving the skiff with it's aeath=aealing freight rocking idly on the low waves of it's wake.
 John had regained his senses some five minutes before the cutting loose of the little craft. Hearing the words of Morgan, "the bombs are set for :45. but not recognizing the voice, he had lain quiet. knowing that to speak would mean the death of both himself and the girl. No sooner had the launch disappeared, however, than he began making violent efforts to free himself. Finding this impossible, he rolled to the side of the girl who was now be ginning to revive.
 Keep quiet, and I think I 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 knifc-you will see it's handle sticking up under my coat, he told her, and quickly finding it, she severed his fastenings. In the still ness each could hear the ominous tick ings of the clocks of the internal con trivanees locked in their steel eompart- ments and beyond their reach. The man lifted the girl to her feet.
 This craft is going to be blown 10 flinders in about five minutes ]" he said as he slipped one arm about her waist. Its going 10 be Il long swim and d hard one, but there Is no help for it. Hang on tight and keep your courage up" Raising her, he leaped into the sea.
 Barely had they covered the dis tance of hundred yards than the twin explosions came. Such was the power of the deyiIish Inventions that they were showcred with flying splint- CTS and buried beneath spray. but the distance was great enough to save them from hurt.
 Attracted by the noise and fash of the explosion, q fishing craft drew aside from its course. to 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 a village a few miles farther down the beach There Davis learned that the next trolley would leave for the Sea C1iG Inn at T. In and at once called Morgan on the telephone.
 Returning to the wharf and satis- fled that their victims had died in the explosion which they had witnessed from afar, Morgan and the Spider found themselves confronted hy Kain- face, gun in hand, who had been un- able to follow them out into the bay.
 Hermit Hell! Where ls Missy and Mir. Dayisf" demanded the Indian, with T deadly glare in his black eyes. Knowing that they were caught, the Spider made grab for his gun and seeing the movement, the Indian pulled his trigger. Down came the hammer with q dull thud upon faulty cart ridge, and before the red man could cry he had just made. "Why, mother bo avcIairnad Htha sky is pofnp rfpht