Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-12

Due 10 an error the last chaptcr
Il Swallowed Up" was run on Sat-
troay In to make the story
complete, the installment for Satur-
lay is being published today. To-
Slorrow the asst chapter will again
re published thus bringing the story
to its right closing.
kelsey 2" she said suddenly. Its
not certain that he's drowned. Sup
pose he turns up?"
"Dr. Kelsey has turned up" he
replied coolly. HE is alive and safe,
| am happy to say, and | have been
in communication with him. I owe
the dear fellow all the amends I can
make him.. Another score against
you, Miss Copley; I have you to
thank for those doctored records
that induced me to hold him here
as a patient. One more reason"
sternly, why L cannot conniVe at
your proposed getaway"
Kelsey alive, and on terms with
Bristow! She was past defiance
now.
you'll sacrifice me? You'll tram
pie me in the mud? You mean it?
You really mean it?" she muttered.
Come" Bristow said to Hope, and
took her hand.
Anita stiffened. She flung her
arms out across the door. barring
the way.
Move aside!" Bristow COM
manded.
There was a brief, sharp struggle
between them. She felt herself Civ
Ing way before his greater strength.
Harvey" She was sobbing. you.
wouldn't do it. You wouldn't. Not
oftor oil mua houa ham m nanh
other"
He shut his teeth, and made an
other and more successful effort to
pull her from the door,. She thrust
her had in her pocket, and Jerking
out the hypodermic syringe she had
brought for Hope, Jabbed at him
with it.
He threw himself sideways, and
shifted his grip to catch her by the
arms. She wrested the right one
free, and reaching over his shoulder,
struck wildly at the back of his
neck.
Suddenly he crumpled, fell heavily
against her, and slipped through her
arms to the floor. BY one chance
out of a hundred she had driven the
needle into the base of his brain.
She was on her knees beside him,
thrusting her hand through his
waistcoat to his breast.
"He's dead" she gasped.
She had lifted his head on her
other arm. Now, as she withdrew 1t,
she saw a feck or two of blood on
her starched, white sleeve. She
looked from it to the hypodermic
which had fallen to the floor, and
understood.
Chapter XXVTIJ
During the struggle, Hope had
shrunk back. Then at its appall-
ing climax she stood motionless, liV-
ing through a cycle in a second
Hopes one idea now was flight.
She started for the door.
The movement, light as it was,
aroused Anita. She rose 10 her
knees, and clutched the bunch of
keys at her belt.
you forget it's locked!' She
looked at the girl with such burning
hatred, such evil intent, hat a chill
ran down Hopes spine.
Anita, mad to batter her, trample
her, mar the beauty which she be-
lieved had taken Bristow from her,
made a rush, her hands crooked like
claws to tear the girls face. Hope
caught her wrists and forced them
down.
She bent herself on the task of
holding the mad Woman off, to elud-
Ing her wild ~onslaughts, and slipping
away from her crushing grasp,
rather than to close with her and
make it a test of relative strength.
They were near the bed, and Hope
seeing this did o step aside, but
took the nurse by surprise, cam
nonading into her with such force
that Anita rocked. her heels shot out
and she fell backward across the
mattress.
In a second Hope was On top of
her, dragging her arms together,
holding down Anita's wrists with one
hand and tearing at the bedclothes
with the other.
She managed to jerk the counter
pane free, and with difficulty, for
the woman struggled f%uriously,
wound it around Anita's body, bind
ing down her arms. She began to
scream, and Hope stuffed the end
of the spread into her mouth. 1t was
an effectual gag.
She tore a sheet into strips, and
with them securely tied Anita's
hands and ankles. h accom-
plished, she stood up.
She was surprised TO HHu HerSel1
suddenly cool and determined.
She bent over Anita and detached
the keys from her belt. Then with
rapid fingers she fastened up her
fallen hair, and picking up the bon
net which Anita had snatched from
her head in the struggle, straight
\ ened it out and put it on.
I without a shudder she stopped
and dragged Bristow's body from
the door, found the right key and
walked out, locking the door behind
her and putting the key in her
pocket.
A glance showed her that the cor
ridor was empty, and she walked
toward the stairs.
She was halfway down the stairs
when a nurse came running up from
the hall below. The woman stopped
at the landing and waited for her.
81 was just coming after you
Anita" she said. Lovely night,
you've picked out to go out"
eyes; and I'm late into the bar
gain" Hope answered, initiating as
we'll as she could Miss Copely's voice
and mannerisms.
Without stopping, she hurried on,
Through the wide hall-door she
saw the drenched lawn, the trees
gray and unsubstantial in the heavy
mist that was driving in from the
sea. Thank heaven! The car was
waiting.
Hor eyes fixed on this welcome
sight, she crossed the parquetted
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