The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-09

muzzle upward and a little In
Smiths direction.
Smith advanced with a couple
Of strides.
Drop that gun, Cadz. or I'll
pot you through the head without
another warning"
Cadz tilted the gun still more
but not toward Smith.
You would kill an innocent
man." he asked.
Not by killing you" drawled
Smith. You're going, Cadz-into
another world-in one moro sec.
ond."
Even as Cadz spoke his gun
tilted a trife more.
~ do not refer-ah-to ny
self" he returned in a fair imita-
ton of Smiths drawl. II under
stand that Jackson's wife and
child are coming out on the NEXT
boat"
The pressure Of Smiths finger
lessened on the trigger.
Speak" he said. Get it OF
your chest"
Thought I could make you see
reason" chuckled Cadz. I'll make
it short. Jackson is bound and
gagged in my room. My servant
is sitting on your bathroom win
dow and can slide down a drain.
pipe to the ground. You will ~
member that I first spoke the
native tongue which you do not
understand. I ordered my boy,
upon hearing q shot, to 90 to my
room and cut Jackson's throat.
It's your move"
pretty little fairy story" ~
piled Smith will. a grain; but he
placed no pressure upon his trig-
ger.
Cadz stretched out a foot and
pulled open the bathroom door.
From where he stood Smith
gllmpsed the head and shoulders
Of a native as he leaned IN the
window. 1t was the same boy who
had applied for a Job that after
noon.
Its your move" repeated Cad1,
as he kicked the door shut. Don't
think that the boy won't do It.
Hinduism has a trinity which, If
properly understood, corresponds
with the Trinity Of Christianity.
Brahma is the Creator, Vishnu 10
the Preserver and silva is the De-
stroyer. Fortunately Hinduism
has degenerated and is no longer
understood by the masses. silva,
the Destroyer, no longer repre-
sents natural change In evolution.
1t is easy to convince the silva
boy that death and destruction are
good. My boy will use his knife
and the poor wife and child-but
it's your move"
Good" retorted Smith quite
cheerfully. II know where your
room is and can beat your boy to
it after shooting you II you don't
drop that gun. 1t is now your
move"
Very WE'LL" sneered Cadz. TN
try a new kind of move"
There came a mufied cough
from the uptilted pistol and the
one light in the room gave its
vacuum pop, leaving utter dark.
ness once more. 1t was a marvel
Gus shot and Smith admired the
mans extraordinary ability even
as he threw himself fiat upon the
floor at the very feet OF his OPP
ponent.
Even as Smith touched the floor
two more vicious coughs sounded
just above his head and he heard
the plaster fall from the opposite
wall as the bullets struck. With
one long arm he swept the dark
ness above him with all his
strength. Halfway in the sweep,
his forearm struck an outstretched
wrist and something hard
thumped upon the carpet. The
next instant Smith. like an angry
wildcat. leaped upon his man.
It was all over in a few seconds.
4 furious blow to the solar plexus
ended 1t and Smith proceeded to
drag the limp form to the door
and light.
Halfway across the room Smith
saw the door open. Somebody had
relighted the hall lamp and light
streamed into the room. Standing
in the doorway was a disheveled
and tottering white man.
I'm Jackson Of the c. I. D.,
he gasped. Your boy just found
me tied up in the next room. I
sent him to get help, but I heard
the fighting and came in. Thought
you might need"
Before he could finish, the to-
tering man dropped in a faint
upon the floor. The next instant
two English police sergeants raced
down the corridor and, stridins
behind them came Sir Oliver Haul
tain. Last Of all came Langa
Doonh, an expression OF great Joy
breaking over his face upon be-
holding his master alive and
whole.
Smith pitched his tnsensible
captive at the first sergeant to ar
rive, who staggered at the impact
but snapped on q pair OF hand
cuffs without b%othering to ascer-
tain whether the man were dead
or alive.
Sir Oliver knelt at once over
the PROSTATE form Of Jackson.
Just q faint" he muttefed and
looked up with a queer expression
at Smith.
For a moment the group was
motionless and Sir Oliver coughed
in an embarrassed way.
Going back to America" he
incurred grufly. still looking At
Smith.