The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Inul that moment lac had not
realized that he stili held In his
hand the black mask There was
nothing 10 do now his own escape
was impossible. bat he had saved
herr
A half hour later a surgeon and
nurse had been hurriedly sum
moned from the hospital, the wound.
ed man had been carried 10 an up
per chamber. and Harry Ssviar set
IN a room across the hall from the
library. under guard. hand cuffs on
his wrists
A spruce young man. with the air
OF a private secretary. entered and
whispered with the guardian AT the
door.
is dead Harry asked
The young man looked at him
colby mot yet
lilo whispered again with the of
neer. then went quickly up the
stair. There he tapped on a door
and opened u.
IN. room disclosed was the one
In which Craig lay. Craig's head
on tho pillow was wound with white
swathing The doctor came for
ward and INC secretary spoke 70
MN IN an "noeftohs-
Al AZ once eraix opehen ms eyre
lie looked acut.iy at the cloth Gov
erra TAME Win US inshuin'hs. he
"hitn-oApp~h nnrsS
Il 4- know" he -nid How
nah1
we want 70 nun you thrn' ar.
craig. the doctor -ala Win so"th-
ms ASSURANCE phy a"hfh
words With your secretary here %
help you stop even thpAng' anu
,hen you are going 70 steep.
The young man came 70 ~" h"a
H'd"' II was an attempted burg
la'g' an you proesao'y f'aI'Asa' "as'
Two mcn were modem N thr IL
hrafy and YOU were nho, ~hen h~y
tried 10 set a~sy one OF mem
has been caught. Tn" sefN ants sAy
lady was with you at The ufne
ana the polior want to know who
she sas."
CfaiE dia not reply Immediately
Echo bad Slipped a~ay 10 me con
fusion! Wei, 80 much The better
II was no more 10 hts in'er~s' ,hAn
10 hsrH-etnc~ she waS 10 DC his
wife~-thai the story OF her MD
night call should be eruiied abroad
i--dont kno~--hrr' he 'sld
| IN tel them 80. said uho see
rotary The safe had been opened
but Its contents arc practically IN
TACT only one thing missing Fer'
hapa you took that out yonrseu. "
u the last Item on tho tst-a PACK
aSc or letters
A quick glram crossed tor ~hi'r
face on IN" pillow
Gomez Impossible. TheS were
of no--Falae to--any one but me
you MY have put hem N
Your deck. sAAa The other BIC
turned TO tho surgeon rho potce
want TO brinx Up tho mar Tor 1hso-
uficstion.
The doctor rownsd. suppeaf
u has 70 be. ne said ren mem
10 do 10 QUICKLY Only ~orS' ne
warned the wounded man
n moment lat"r INC secretary
again entered with the Two police
men. Harry walked between ons
OF them came for"ard 70 inc t"o'
Of the great bed.
fou SAW the man VINO Sh"t YOU
Ar. CraiE
Yes
VI" heckoned and harry ana ms
guardian moved forward INTO range
I OF vision
IL THIS the on"T
CraiE sfared-s look OF ncFa,ion
mat made haffFs hsart leapi nut
into the eyes that gArcd from the
pillow recognition speedily came
recognition strangely eomminslcd OF
increduliiy. distemp'fcd suspicion.
leapins swiftiy TO slow. deadly
Z certainty. A luTid sequence was
running across thc fcVered MIND
that the man confronting him couli
J not read
Harry Sewer skulkinE there and
( disguissd-o one Of the hurglars' The
missing letters Echo had gone with
/ them II had been cunning. hypo-
| critical plot. then. with hired
I safe-rohber ana thuF-and they had
tucked and baffled him crair
RaHped
Yes" he said IN cracking
whisper. lie Is the man who
did Il! He-shot me-
DO you know HIM" The officer
spoke clearly. leaning forward.
Yes. The is-"
But that was ali That last flare
Of revengofui hatred had exhausted
I Tho sick vitality and no WINS gone