New Britain herald., 1923-10-22

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 He shut his teeth. and made an- other and more successful effort la pull her from the door. She thrust her hand In her pocket. and jerking out the hypodermie syringe she had brought for Hope, jshbsd at him with it.
 He threw himself sideways. and shifted his grip 10 catch her by the arms. She wrested the right one free. and reaching over his shoulder, struck wildly at the hack of his neck.
 Suddenly he erumpled. fell heavily against her. and slipped through her arms to the floor Ky one chance 'ont 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 waist. oeat to his breast.
 Hes dead." she gasned. She had lifted his head on her other arm. Now. ns she withdrew H. she saw n Heck or two of blood on her starched. white sleeve. She looked from fl to tho hypodcrmie which had fallen 10 the floor. and understood.
 CHAPTER %NvIII.
 During the struggle. Hope had shrunk back. Then at It's appalling climax she stood. motionless, living 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, that 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 l claws to tear the girls face. Hope | caught her wrists and forced them down.
 She bent herself to 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 test of relative strength.
 They were near the bed. and Hope seeing this did not step aside, but took the nurse by surprise, cannons- ding into her with such force that Anita rocked, her heels shot out and she fell backward across the mattress.
 In 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 furiously, wound it around Anitas body, binding down her arms. She began to scream. and Hope stuffed the end of the spread in her mouth. It was an effectual gag.
 She tore a sheet into strips, and with them securely tied Anita's hands and ankles. This accomplished, she stood up.
 She was surprised to find herself suddenly cool and determined.
 She bent over Anita and detached the keys from her belt. Then with ,apid fingers she fastened up her allen hair, and picking up the bon . let which Anita had snatched from Ter head in the struggle, strengthened { out and put it on
 Without a shuddcr she stopped and ragged Bristow's body from the door, l ound the right key and walked out. ocking the door behind her and put I ing the key in her pocket
 A glance showed her that the cor s idor was empty, and she walked oward the stairs.
 She was half way down the stars yhen a nurse came running up from lie hall below. The woman stopped f the landing and waited for her