Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-13

what he WAS a and still
speaking. attached the hand about
heF neck and anothar ahnnt her
waist. thus bringing the little CIV
Under, fastened between the two,
close TO the middle Of her. chester.
Back in the living room. I watch
cd him az again. no attach
ed similar. arrangements on the chest
of Rene and jacques. I moved over
| quietly near them. LEST they might
protest, being careful to place myself
SO that at the slightest movement
from them TO rim the thing off | could
catch them,
"Now speed" he hustled. turning
| to Jack. ~ wan :. vou to have nne ~
those things on-and Won. too. Miss
| Claremont" he added fastenine 9TH
Eers as he smoke. we need Won to
| check tup what I call' the 'personaI
eouation' Mr.. Ravenal-and ,von. TOO.
verare 7 shall got,
Finishing attaching things. Kenne-
! DIV moved over to the table and bent
! over the work arrangement
! which he released. carefully adiustinp
the self-inking pen. as he spoke. half
| to the instrument it seemed. but real
ly to us.
II think, he remarked, that 1t
Will pc unnecessary tor me 70 recount
~ you .ne more recent expiols OF tne
black menace. the attempts to cap
ture or XIII MISS Clarenont, to II
snare JACK speed. Revenge and rear
u seem 10 lnolcate lnat
there IS no measure too desperate FOR
! tnls Black menace IN sell deIensc 10
ADOPT.
-Inen, ne continued there was
!ne sulcloe q MIS-: VaKleign. IN tne
lsnt OF Wnat we nave II
seems TO nave neen con1prehensiole
enough. She a become so deeply
involved with the gang OF blackmail-
ers nat 70 ner the oniy way out
seemed.to be death and she chose 1t
IN preference TO playing a game that
1nane ner a crlminal pawn IN the
hanos OF anotner:
henneo paused n turned Slowly
70 the peautitul woman who lay is
Inc next room. AS ne resumed WIN
Keen ahalysis. ne traced over Wnat
VS. nau observed Q the last rev
Meshs Oh me NE tnae Eresnkaya vas
!eau.ns, GONE PACK from the last
time we nad seen her crossills
speeu ~ me iirse l1ne we i1au en-
countelsu ner IN Lne prlvate Glnins
room alter tne OF care.
A New Picture.
AS he recounted the story. coloring
it in the light Of later events I was
amazed at the picture OF 5BreshkayI
which he drew.
Here he concluded, was a WON
an whose heart had, Il seems literal
ly been turned into stone. She had
become a yeritable Gorgon-Medusa.
like in her hatred of men and wom-
EN-, doing the bidding Of some higher
director, but doing it apparently with,
some fiendish pleasure in the life. En-
erywhere, we see, She had left a rec
ord Of wrecked lives, blasted hopes.
death"
He paused, then changed his tone.
And YET, he added, rat last. even in
spite Of all this, here in New York
this woman found that she still had,
some spark of human feeling left.
She met and loyed-as far as she
could loye-a man whom the Black
was q flnai blow When thi. man Too
was killed, in spite Of her tears and
efforts to save him, / had honed
that might break her down that then
In desperation. at having nothing lefr
Ito live for. she might confess -.
Despite tho drlliinr effect ~ ~.
drugs. Breshkaya nv this fins was
now super-keen as she followed Kan.
nedy,s words. / saw a shudder ASS
over her az h Thought w,thnnt
doubt. Of the. mansied form az
Thorne. She shot a look Of hate at
Menace er s. ms seArch tor the Black Black
KENNEDY did not snnear ~ no.,c.
her. But" he went On. ainnoss iSe
;noring her now, when we al back
to the death Of Ripley a and
tho suicide OF Martin 4.
! something more involved II is nnnrs