The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-10-23
CHAPTER xvIII-continued.

OF my house that all shall be well with
you. I have brought the word that
Mr. Sanderson desires. Is II permit
ted that ] go TO get itY
Sanderson nodded YEARLY. what
ever you have from my boy l must
see.r
With a bow, Wells opened the door
which led into the hall. bowed again.
The room broke into a babel of
sound the instant that the door closed
behind Wells: II was as II he had
held them all bound by his person
Rllty. his detached air, his calmness.
Now Alberta and Williams realized
how insecure was the rock upon which
their mansion was builded. how proof
from this japanese would bring II
down upon their heads There was
no doubt as 10 what Sanderson would
do II the Japanese made good his
promise. Why had the Oriental said
thrse thinxs7 What was 1t TO him7
mischief maker
The yellow thing :" Alberta shrilled
at her uncle. He took no notice of her,
and she turned, vixen-like, upon Ell
len, who sat apart from the rest
trembling more through excitement
than fear.
"You-you-" Alberta gnsped for
words Her case was desperate. II the
uncanny devil did have proof. Every
thing would come out Panic surged
into her throat, the seconds that she
was speeches. seemed an hour. her
tongue Glove 10 her palate. AS words
returned to her. she became more COM
posed, and becoming composed. bitter
~ vitriolic. There was nothing that
he could have. A letter from Bob,
telling all the details when the jap
snese had said Bob was almost dead
when he found him. But. oh, the
fright the fright II had given her.
Phrases, whole sentences flowed from
her as one inspired by the Hermit Of
Hate; all directed at Ellen, all humlli-
ating, cutting as a scalpel, painful as
a probe In a wound-of a white wom- |
an who would marry a man OF another |
race
Ellen tried TO be brave under II. |
Hot tears came. Why must she hear
this? Why endure? Why had her /
husband left her so? She started TO /
her feet, walked blindly to the door,
henrd II click behind her, and. alone
in the dim hall. stumbled into a great
carved chair, to lie there. sobbing, a
pltiful huddie OF silk.
The Lord Of the Thunder Gate
walked slowly across the hall after
leaving the library. and with delibera-
ton walked up the stairs. The cabin
door. saw him suddenly pick his XII
mono up above his knees. and with
great bound, followed by others as fast
and huge. reach the end OF the hall,
clear past the rooms. faster than the
cabin-boy could draw surprised
breath.
The assassin peered hastily from his
vantage point. then followed stealth
fy. The lord mounted the iron stairs.
two at time. opened the door Of
the tower room and shut II inmedi-
stely.
Aaa but II was beautiful happen
ing. The cabin-boy need not wait
weary hours The floor was deserted
All Of the people we're in the room OF
books. Up the stairs after the lord he
mounted. silent as stalking cat.
passed the door cautiously, and took
M a position on the next turn Of the
spiral stairs II was very simple. but
the beating OF his frenzied heart
seemed hattering down the wall OF his
chest. He was above the door from
which the rice stealer must emerge.
He could reach the others back from
above There was no risk. No pos
sibIlty Of failure.
A sound from the room. The fanatic
lifted his knife and poised n. He
would be quick as thought. drive down
his knifs pounce upon the lord for
second strike Then he became
suddenly goggle-eyed with amazement
Out Of the room sprang q white 2
man, buftoning his vest and pulling =
his necktie together as he ran. A
white man. No Recommending. dis Q
torting bandage. no narrowed eyes or !
tightened lips. The cabin-boy saw un- q
comprehendingly that the black kimono e
hung In lusferiess folds over this mans u
left srm. What had happened 10 the q
Iord7 Before the fellow could piece
together the fragments OF reason Z
which remained the white man was I
zone.
The csbin-boy stole down the stairs .
looked into the empty tower room 3
moving Kayama-Ssn had 2
been spirited awag. He could not have
-lirnbed through the window. FOR even 2
\ fool could see that II was q great .
fistance II the street below. There
vas but one solution The god 81 the y
ord's family had rescued Kayams-
San In some unknown way from the r
,erfl of the Knife which visited y
Perhaps the god was stiil lowering
Ibouf the room perhaps he ;
night strike him. the cahin-boy o.
he thought was but half In his mind q
y4en he wss already cot Of the hall. n