South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-01

For Gods sake be kind TO me! let's
forget
The fury OF her antagonism found
arms were empty. And this time
when he started in pursuit. some
thing he couldn't see struck him
brutally in the chest and threw him
back In the same instant he heard
a heavy, crashing noise he couldn't
account for. An inhuman sound. II
shook the room, beat deafenlngly
upon ones ears. As if someone had
overturned a heavy piece Of furni-
ture. Only no one had. Certainly he
hadn't. certainly Lucinda hadn't.
Their wall, watching him with a face
of horror. blanched and gaping.
Enraged, he put forth all his
strength 20 recover from that mex
plicable blow. And instantly It was
repeated. And again. Each time
accompanied by that savage. CRASH
ing noise. Like thunder cut off
short. And each time he reeled un-
der the impact. and sickening pains
sEot through him, like knives
White-hot. He felt himself sinking.
In expiring flashes OF conscious
ness he saw Lucinda, still fat
against the wall. staring not at him
but at a French window nearby. Be
tween it's curtains a woman's arm
was thrust. the hand grasping an
automatic pistol with muzzle family
| Tuning. There was a face OF sha-
/ dcwed pallor dimly visible beyond
the curtains. A face with wild. ex-
( ultant eyes. Nelly's.
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To the woman pinned 10 the wall
{ by shock the moments Immediately
( following that murderous fusillade
were a raving welter OF horrors
Between two heartbeats she saw
J Lynn. with a face as blank as paper.
/ spinning. topping. beating the air
/ with aimless arms, pitching 10 the
! floor like soDlething blasted. resting
/ there in a sickening. inert crumple
and was keenly aware OF the acrid
rtek Of smokeless Lowder cutting as
/ acid cuts oil. the sensuous scent OF
! the roses that dressed the room in
| her honor: and all the while was
| conscious OF the pistol nosing in be-
I tween the draperies like an animate
\ thing OF infinite malice. and the pal
I lid oval OF the face behind It. that
seemed 70 float in the dark as
4, might the mask OF some mad ghost
AS the din of those three shot:
lost weight and volume. thin
shouting became audible from some
point outside the house. and Nelly
Marquis. with the sweep OF a fury
her eyes burning like black opals
broke through the hangings at the
window. and pulled UP with pistol
leveled point-blank al Lucinda's
breast.
A single thought persisted: An.
other instant and I shalt be as Lynn
Then abruptly through the win.
dew a dark and heavy body hurled
and fastened upon the woman:
back. swinging her aside. the pisto
4 detonated with a below. the bullet
pumped into the wall close by Lu.
c.nda's head.
She heard a voice crying out AGAR
and again. Bel, Bel, Bel"
Her own voice and for a lone
time hung in dread upon the issue
OF that swaying combat: while Be
olung 10 the woman's arm. mutter,
ing and painting in futile efforts q
wrest her weapon away; while Nell,
clawed. bit. kicked. pounded hel
free fist repeatedly into Bells face
and wrenched madly al her captiv,
wrist
OF a sudden. from her hand &
spiteful tongue OF FIRE licked out a.
Bel. his right arm failed back and
fell useless. agony corvulsed hi.
features Free, the woman bounded