Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-11

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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 1t apart
fiber by fiber. until at last she snapped
the bonds and sat up.
my sheath knife-you will see Its
handle sticking up under my coat" he
told her. and quickly finding 1t, she
severed his fastenings. In the still
ness each could hear the ominous tick
ings of the clocks Of the internal con-
trivances locked In their steel compart-
ments and beyond their reach. The
man lifted the girl to her feet.
This craft is going to be blown to
flinders In about five minutes" he said
as he slipped one arm about her waist
Its going to be a long swim and a
hard one. but there Is no help for 1t.
Hang on tight and keep your courage
up Raising her. he leaped into the
sea.
Barely had they covered - dis
lance Of a hundred yards the
twin explosions came. Such s the
power Of the devilish Invent that
sI., r-nrn chnu.nra1 with Hvf cnIInfs
ers and buried beneath spray, but the
distance was great enough to save
them from hurt.
Attracted by the noise and flash OF
the explosion, a 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
ut a village a few miles farther down
the beach. There Davis learned that
the next trolley would leave for the
Sea Cliff Inn at 5 a. NJ. and at once
called Morgan on the telephone.
Returning to the wharf and salts
fed that their victims had died In the
explosion which they had witnessed
from afar, Morgan and the Spider
found themselves confronted by Rain
face, gun in hand, who had been un-
able to follow them out into the bay.
Hermit! He'll Where is Missy
and Mr.. Davis?' demanded the Indian,
with a deadly glare In his black eyes.
Knowing that they were caught, the
, Spider made q grab for his gun, and
seeing the movement, the Indian pulled
his trigger. Down came the hammer
with q dull thud upon o faulty cart
ridge, and before the red man could
pull again, the pair were upon him.
kicking and striking him over the
head with the butts Of their weapons,
they laid him PROSTATE and uncon.
scious upon the boards Of the wharf.
"What'll we do with him-knlfe
him?" painted the Spider with a last VI.
, cious kick. The other man pushed him
aside.
mo. I've got a better scheme. Hes
onto us and we may need him as q
ransom offering to save our own
necks." Gagging and pinioning the I'M
fortunate me-, they lugged him to the
inn, and the Spider, going up to
his room, lowered a rope. This Nor.
can made fast to the inanimate form,
and rejoining his companion the pair
hauled the other into the room. There
they slowed him away In a closet, and
sat down to plan what they should do
upon the approaching day now close
at hand.
A rap at the door startled them. and
Morgan cried out, asking who 1t was.
"It's me-the clerk. Telephone call
for you down in the Office" was the re-
Spouse. Wondering whom the person
might be. the Hawk descended and
with rage, he was forced to contain
himself as he listened to the words OF
Davis as they zane over the wire.
Ethel and 1 we're drugged while
asleep and taken out on the bay In q
sklff towed by a launch. When miles
from shore, the rascals cut US loose,
leaving US In the skif. In which were
Internal machines. We managed to
free ourselves and leap overheard just
before the explosion. We were res
cued by a fishing boat and landed here
at Seadrift. We will leave for the
inn on the trolley, which goes at nv
o'clock"
"Helrs furies!" gritted the Hawk be
meath his breath. Then he cried anx
iously:
"Was Ethel hurt-or your
mo. But 1t was a close CALL"
THANK Heaven" he called back q!
he hung up the instrument. Still rag
ing, he rushed to the room Of his Eel
low scoundrel.
"They've escaped again, curse them.
he swore, as he jerked the other ma
to his feet. "They are coming on tn
five o'clock trolley, but II We NOV
fast enough. maybe we a get ther
on the route" Hurriedly he begal
throwing things into their grips.
"Get them; how?" demanded tn
! Spider as he followed the others az
: lions in gathering up the incrimina'
ing evidence that lay about.
/, Bring that box Of 7. N. T.. and II
!. show you" returned the Hawk. Thrus
!, ing the package Of high explosive Int
the grip, the pair hurriedly left th
house.
They hurried to a nearby garage an
" secured a light machine. Getting Int
1t and giving 1t full power. they WEI
racing down the road In the directio
; Of the approaching trolley, while Mo
gan rehearsed to his confederate II
|, details Of the fresh dastardly pl'
= which had flashed through his mir
: as he heard the words Of Davis that
~ ,na tha ,,rl wara coming on the Gle