The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-29

EHHHE w. - NNNNH ANNNANNNN ~
hadn't, certainly Lucinda hadn't
She was flattened against the far.
thor wall. watching him with q
face OF horror. blanched and gap.
ms.
Enragcd. he put forth ali hi,
strength to from that lnex,
plicabie blow. And instantly n
was repeated. And again. Each
time accompanied by that savage
crashing noise. Like thunder cut
on short. And each time he reel.
ed under the impact, and sicksn.
Ing pains shot through him, like
knives whise-hot. lie felt him
self sinking.
In expiring flashes of conscious.
ness he saw Lucinda. still fiai
against the wall. staring not at him
hut at n French window nearby
Between Its curtains n woman's
arm was thrust. the hand grasplng
an automatic pistol with muzzle
faintly Tuning. There was n face
~ shadowcd pallor dimly visible
beyond tho curtains. a face with
wild. exultant eyes . Mel
W :
NNNh
To the woman pinned 60 tho
wall by shock tho moments inn
modiately following that murder
Gus fusiiade were n raving weller
Of horrors.
Between two heartbcats she saw
Lynn. with a face as blank as pa
per, spinning. toppllng. beating the
air with aimless arms. pitching TO
the floor like something blasted.
resting there In q sickening. inert
crumple: and was keeniy aware
Of the acrid reek OF smokeless
powder cutting. as acid cuts oil.
the AGENT OF the roses
that dressed the room in her hon
or. and all the while was con
scious OF the pistol nosing In be-
tween the draperics like an ami
mate thing Of infinite malice. and
the pallid oval Of the face behind
u. that seemed Ia float In the dark
ms might be the mask OF some
mad ghost.
As the din Of those three snots
lost weight ans volume. a thin
shouting became audible from
some point outside OF the house.
and Nelly Marquis. with tho sweep
OF a fury. her eyes burning like
black opais. broke through the
hangingr Mt the window. and pull.
ed up with pistol ievcied point
blank at Lucinda's breast.
A single thought persisted; AN
other instant and ! shall be as
Then abruptly through the win
dow a dark and heavy body hurled
ana fastened upon the woman :
back. swinging her aside. the pistol
detonated with a below. the hull
let pumped into the wall clasc by
Lucinda head.
She heard a voice CRYING out
again and again, Bel! Bel, Bell"
Her own voice and for n
long dime hung In dread upon the
Issue OF that swaying combat:
while Hell clung 10 the woman's
arm, muttering and painting in fu-
tile Efforts to wreH her Weapon
away while Molly tlawed. bit,
kicked. pounded her FREQ fist re-
peatcdly into Bells face. ana
~wrcnchod mRdly at her captive
wrist.
OF n sudden. from her hand a
spiteful tongue Of fire licked out
at Bel. his right arm failed back
ana fell useless, agony convulscd
his features. Free. the woman
bounded away and with "a laugh OF
maniac glee swung the pistol ia
bear upon his head.
Without knowing what she did.
Lucinda flung herself upon Nelly 4
rm and bore II down With de-
Elected muzzle the pistol exploded
fon the last time. Dropping II.
Nelly turned ON Lucinda and dealt
with her as might a madwoman.
Impressions grew confused beyond
assortment, OF Hopping wildly this
way and that, II hot breath beating
into her face, Of her bare flesh
sufferinN "A rain Of cruel blow.
Thrown off without warning.
how she couldn't guess. she fol,
herself recling back, tripping. fall.
lng. Something struck the ba X
OF her head n stunning blow, and
she knew nickering nausea white
dense night like a moving cloud
on every hard closed In upon her
chokinG and coughing. she IN.
closed her eyes upon the vision
OF Bells face. a hand holding a
bottle % smelling salts dropped
away from her n Bel anlutod
her reviving intelligence with AT
oven growi; You'll do now.
guess. Try to pull yourself toEeth.
err, No time to lose
My head aches -" She saw
Bel In his Hhirt-slcoves with the
cuff turned back above his right
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