Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-16

aglned. so you see my hands are
lied, he finished, but you are free
TO get the biggest story OF the year
ahd-and also can help me TO pre-
vent this marriage. D.
And have just a week in
which to do it," smiled Foster.
In the days that followed, Dick
Foster never lett Mallinson's trail.
Finally, one night III Haunted Val
ey, he managed to trace him to the
secret control room, But Foster was
| trihe too persistent in his efforts
to pry into the enemy's stronghold,
md was unmlndful OF the different
Its of mechanism inside. MaIlin
bon had not been without suspicion
md was aware that he had been tol
Owed. Conseg dently, the rex
E1ing tic reporter knew, ho we
tuddenly prcuipEated into the III
foreground chamber.
This is quite 4 plaza you have
here, Maliins0n," he said calmly.
Glad you like it, for you'll b,
here a long tGue," came the answer
Henry M2lIIns0n tried in ever
possible way 10 worm information
put of Foster, but he could not e
The young man TO speak. And evS
though Foster was prisoner,
was the most obSeryant party cy
peld under lock and key.
When the time came Tor Foster
ieturn and make d report to EugeQ
Craig, the latter was again throw.
into the throeS OF detection. tic
knew in a moment that sonIe,lla
had gone wrong. Foster was III
pnly aid, and now he had dlsap
Peared. Craig determined to d
something desperate to save Ruiz
from the tricks of MalIinson.
Finally the night Of tine wedding
same. Ruth's only stipulation was
that the ceremony should be Z
private affair She and her guests
were in the living room OF hel
house waiting for MalGnson to ar
rive. Weatherby was in constant
attendance, watching over the girl
like a father.
with MIR Mallinson allied with
rs and with the million which you
lidn't have to pay back to him." he
pomforted, Ranger, lac, faces a
Wonderful future"
Ruth was not so sure of this. In
fact, she was beginning TO regret
many things. Thoughts of Eugene
Craig were coming to the girl con.
stantly. She found it impossible to
drive his image from her. At that
moment Henry Mallinson arrived.
Ruth felt like a slave about to be
sacrificed to the highest bidder.
! Mallinson was extremely pale.
Mysterious warnings had been sent
to him, indicating that something
might happen any time. In fact, al
that very moment, Ruth's butler APP
preached Mallinson and handed him
a note. The latter took it and walk
Ing TO a window, read:
See me before y0u marry Rut
Ranger. / am WaitiRg outside
DenSiow,
Denslow A shudder passed
through Mallinson. 1t was impos-
Bible! Denslow had been put away
at his orders on the Island oil
Haraki. Mallinson paced back and
forth nervously. Several times he
started for the door, but each time
his cowardice got the better of him
Finally Mallinson summoned all his
tourage. He wanted to get to the
bottom of the thing. He walked tC
The front door and threw it open
No one was in sight. He stepped
put on the porch. A hand reached
put and pulled him to one side. NAL
linson found himself facing a figure
in a black cloak, scarf covering
the mans entire countenance.
81 an real and | am armed" came
a low voice. "You tried to murde
me and get my share of Haunted
Valley" The scarf was withdraw
and Mallinson beheld the pale fact
of Denslow. In utter panic, he for
got everything and turned and let
toward the street.
Ruth 'Wondered what had hap
bened to MalIinson- She saw tina
the front door was open and ar
rived at the entrance to the hous,
Just in time TO see him leap into
gar and speed away. AS she stoot
there, wondering what could hav
happened, another cloaked hgur,
Seized her, cIapped a hand over he
mouth and dragged her TO the side
walk where another car waited
! Ruth attempted to cry for help -bu
| all in vaini
J ITO be contiruedl -r. {.