The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-23
Continued Prom Our Las, I.,ue,


While Mugs was dragging IInw.
kins across the threshold. closing
the door, and rolling the unconscious
man against II. crewe stepped back
ward a few PAGES and let himself into
room that was midway OF the l.
between the turn and the lighted
room. There he awaited further de.
lveiopments
In tho meantime Badly his cirru
lation being normal again. stretched
himself. yawned. and started across
the room toward the doorway and
arrived there So nearly face to face
with Mugs that they almost col
lided.
Mugs carried an automatic pistol
In his right hand. Badly was un
armed. With tho pistol pointed at
asidy'a heart. he commanded silence
by touching hts lips. Then he beck
oned imperiously for Badly 10 turn
around.
IL was his intention 20 use Badly
as a shield while he entered the
| lighted room. with his weapon ready
for instant use. Mugs figured that
whoever had come with Hawkins 60
the rescue OF Badly. would be within
that lighted room.
II Il were Crewe. so much tho bet.
ter. for he wanted 10 get Crewe.
but
crewe. meanwhile. directly behind
him, knew that II he should utartlc
Mugs by tho faintrst OF sounds
MuEgs would Instantly shoot Raldy
and that the pistol would at once be
turned upon him.
Baldy's life was hanging BY a
hair. and his terror was no over.
towering that he only thought OF
Muggu. forgetting all about Crcwe.
Raidy's ahIcet terror saved his life
lie had arrived at the l.mi, OF his
nerve power at tho instant when
crewe ,rod upon an unseen fountain
pen that somebody had dropped. and
1, crunched beneath his weight
The noise OF Il was startling. II
| finished Baby. who erumpicd 20 the
floor like a wet dish.rag. II sounded
/ the note OF warning 10 Mugs. who
/ realizing that the sound was behind
him. lost just the instant OF time
before he pulled the trigger that per.
misted Badly 90 fan beneath tho
range OF the bullet.
II acted like a suddenly ioosened
spring upon Crewe
H.. jumped at Mugs. just A.
Mugs. In the belief that he had
got" Badly. was turning TO face
him.
Il The gun. being an automatic. con
tinurd to spit lead. Two reports fol.
lowed tho first ono. but aliho the
last OF them must have been un.
comfortably close TO crrwe. he struck
| a nu jitHu blow with the outer ~fgr
Of his right hand. against the wrist
/ % Mugs gun.hand. thus springing
open the fingers OF Il 10 that the
pistol was released and fell.
With almost the same motion that
diAarmed Mugs. Grew. setEcd his
left wrist. whirisd his own body
around. drew Mugs lef; arm tightly
down across his shoulder. bent for.
ward. jerking and twisting the Inn
prtson.d arm at the same Instant
and Mugs, tho powerful. was pulled
/ clear OF the floor. his feet described
an arc Of circle over their hct,sfs.
land he was brought crashing down
upon tho hall rug. where Crewe
landed upon him.
lie had made USE Of an attack tina,
Is familiar 90 all Nu Jiisu experts.
and had Mugs been thrice moro
powerful than he was. he must have
succumbed just IN. same.
II was a, the momsn, when Grove
was considering tho necessity Of &C.
tualiy dislocs,ing Mugs elbow that
Hawkins staggered around the cor
ner OF the Lrahaped hall
lie was weak and faint. but AZ
lcrrwe's command he managed 90
fetch the cords that had been used
10 bind Badly.
Mr. Addison Denninrharn, alias
Barney Mugs. had just been re.