Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-15

would pc pressed INTO TAG al
within.
AS the terrified girl uttered
scream, Tam Chnnaer moved the Lever
again Ard he two doors closed abasst
hnlg wa Ethel's arms stretched
themselves forward iii Rn appeal -
the ald Hindu
stake eH the handkerchief end let
him speak for hlinself. WIS his come
mana ID Shallum. and the latter
oleysd. Instantly Johns voice arose.
anger filed, defiant.
aI.et me die thousand deaths
Ethel, before you permit that vile dog
10 touch you From behind the graft
Inc The voice Of tile Spider addressed
Morgan IN low tone.
Let's put d stop 10 this nonsense
| The IIaMk showed him aside.
sayait, There is time enough yet
| LET'S sec what she will do. We went
lei them put anything over on her
/ Weapons IN hands. they awaited the
outcome Of the tragic scene In the
room beyond.
RaGs snunder spoke again.
sYou both refuse? Very well. we
shall see. silva must persuade sou q
| little further It would seem.
Again he moved the lever, and low
er doors almost closed. A look Of
4 main shot across the face of the I'M
prisone,l man. Quickly he mustered
ii and smiled at the girl, who stood
petrlfed BIZ terror. Calmly his voice.
filed the room.
1T viii soon be over. You must
/ not give away. dearest girl. Ram
Chuntler leered at him.
EMO. Not SO swift as you would
desire. See e
Very slowly, watching their faces
4 with d cruel smile. he ngain turned
4 the lever d bit and slowly the upper.
doors began to move. Nearer md
nearer the body Of the man tile dead-.
III fangs of steel drew until they al-
most touched his person. Tie faee
Of the threatened one did not change
as ii looked at them through the ever
/ narrowing aperture. suddenly Ethel,
unable 20 endure the torture OF sus-
II Tense sI9llBGIs SNLNSltl4S4s7
eyes, yes. I will grant anything You
4 may ask. For Gods sake stop. You are
not human you are Aends. Before
the words had fairly left her mouth
4 she had torn open her dress At the
breast, standing before them white 81
death and weaving upon her feet II
her mental agoay.
Upon one side Of her Shallui
raised cup. The fakir. drawing q
small but very bright bladed knife
such as surgeons use, thrust It slows
IL toward her breast.
Rninface, having reached the door
Of room on the floor above, stood
listening d moment with ears that
aere as keen as d VOLTS. Then n 4
REGULAR sound from within reached
them, he noiselessly drew his gun
With one hand and began opening lhe
door with the other.
Stepping into the room with the
tread OF d cat, he saw six Hindus
upon their knees on the floor looking
through an open trap Into the room
below. Approaching them from be-
hind he jabbed one Of them with the
inuzzIe Of his weapon. and at that
they sprang to their feet with low *
CARNATIONS of surprise. One look into
hia fierce. grim old face was enough,
md at his gesture their hands flew
on high. Driving them silently e
corner Of the room whore they hud.
died before the threatening muzzle,
RaInface stretched himself upon the
floor and keeping one eye upon his
victims. peered into the room below
HIS first glance showed him the idrl
with her dress torn open across her
bosom. shallum with the cup upon one
side of her. Ram Chunder with bis
glistening blade upon the other
Casting, hts eyes upward, Morgan
saw the face Of the old Indian at the
opening. glowing with hatred upon the
Hindns below. He seized the Spider
BY the arm with d 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
s. ACIGGAe f3IAtA alONEEAltS lAAr AA%AsA1 SINS
with his gun in his left hand he raised
himself d little, whipped out 9 long
and keen hunting knife and raised II
On high, then hurled It into the room
below.
Spinning through the air with q
vicious whistle 1t came hurting as q
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. shalIum
sprang forward to catch him.
-He.s done 1t n cried Morgan from
behind the grille.
Thrusting the muzzle of Ms gun
against the lock, the Hawk pulled the
trigger and as the heavy bullet tore
the bolts apart be seized the grazing
and wreDched It open. With weapons
raised overwhelmingly. he and the Spider