Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-13

with dirty gray blankets covering
him TO the chin: and within his range
OF vision were three chairs and a ia
bic OF rough implanted pine. rows
of shelves against wall OF uu-
plas;crcd iaths. and a window
through which he cuuld see the wav-
ing branches OF "a tree. its leaves al
ready ;ingod with autumnal flame.
against the shore: he could hear il all
about him underneath tho floor.
Clearly he must be in some sort Of
house built out over tho edge OF n
bay or river; and save for the rum
bic OF his captors' voices and that
liquid EurGlc and wash everything
was very still.
He raised his hand weakly to
steady the ice-baS and turned his
head with infinite caution. y window
in the opposite side OF the room look
ed out upon a clear oXpansc OF dane
ing blue waters. with n far shore
line and tiny white sails scudd!ng be
tween. udcil concluded that he must
| he facing duo south, FOR the sun was
| scttinr low on his right AS he
turned his eyes from tho window they
| encountered long, graceful canoe
| lying against the wall beyond the
| head OF his couch, and tho paddle
standing in corner: and from under
tho lid OF e carclcssly closed chest the
end of "A signal flag trailcd.
| He had time only to note that tn.
name uposn tho Prov OF the canoe was
"Midincttc" when the voices outside
upon the little platform or porch
grew louder. and he composed him
self again with closed eyes just as
the two men re-cntcreG the room.
"All right" The one called Pet" was
evidently concluding the conversation.
IN beat il up TO the village and SEQ
If can scare UP any. but it's ,ickiish
business these days; thought you were
of The stuff"
'Not any more dan youse is. OF
pal" returned Tony. IF hadn't
lost de package overheard dat Vol
kcri slipped me last night we'd a
been fixed fine. bu; honest. got de
Yin somcthin fierce"
We'll. | won't he long"
door closed. and stumbling foot
steps approached the couch. Odell
held himself motionlcss. scarcely dar-
ing to breathe as a shaky hand lifted
the icc-hag. felt OF 1t spccula.ivcry.
and then replaced it, The footsteps
moved away. then halted, and there
came the scratch of a match and
Whit OF vile cigarette. Then foot
steps again, the opening and closing
of door. and Odell was once more
alone.
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| German who ran the drug store on
the corner OF Third Avenue just
| across from the pseudo taiior's shcp
and who had paid heavy fine not
three months before for selling drugs
70 the w,ctchcd addicts Of the vi
| emily. The package" which the
druggist had slipped To Tony was
se!f-rvident; the latter and Pete were
both. in their own parlancc. coke
SnIncre.
IL Pete succeeded in securing "A
supply in the village OF which he had
spoken and they INDUCED over
freely after their enforced abs,incncc
| the increased lctharEy which would
follow the brief period of cxhilara-
ton might permit Olcll 10 make a
break for liberty; hut frs; lie mus;
find Miller. cut his bonds and aid his
escape
II there were only some way In
which he could got message 10 his
sUbordinatc. While the sun sank be-
hind the horizon and dusk settled
into the drcary room the detective
lay cudEeiinS his brains His pre-
vious effort when he had raised him
| self 10 look about him had made his
head throb violently and showed
him how weak and dizzy he still was
| after the blow which had been dealt
| him.
Nevertheless, it had prof,cd him
| somewhat. lie knew that he must
| be confined in private bathhouse
on some body of water broader than
any nearby lake or river; aud since,
| for obvious reasons. he could not
have been removed Far from the CITY.
| nc conjoctJrcd that tho LIGHTHOUSE
/ was situated somewhere on the Con.
| necticut shore OF the sound
| Beyond the possibility of escape H.
| did not trouble himself about the
means OF getting bach 20 the ci,y.
lie would not have known whether
I enc day or several had elapsed sine,
he was struck down had b, no, been
for Tony's for'uitous rcmarE ahou,
having received the pa,kag" from
, Nc!kcrt the nigh; before. hat the
thought OF even day los, in his in
V"stieHtion drove Od"ll almost To the
verge Of desperation
Captain LOWS would uDICryinrd