The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-11-25
CHAPTER XIII
(Which Things Happen at
MAVERICK Hall.

NdybIiSh
A the Italian come up hve minutes
minute eyen-all would have
roII AS II was, at the very mo
.rben Drummond's crashing blow
him on the point Of the jaw with
hsmaticaI precision. another mathe-
cal law began to operate else
re-.ihe law of gravity. Something
from a ceiling onto table in the
below that ceiling, even as In
gone by an apple descended into
eve of the discoverer of that law.
10 Two men seated in the room be
tbe ceiling In question failed to
ce II at first.
hen one stared upward and gave a
cry of horror. Slowly spreading
the white plaster was great
Dson stain, whilst from a crack in
middle the steady drip fell onto
table.
There's been murder DONE he
uted hoarsely and dashed out of the
n. Doors were flung open, and half
pzen men rushed up the stairs after
There was no doubt which the
b was. and headed by Yulowski
crowded in-only TO stop and
e at what lay on the floor.
It's the Creek muttered one Of
b. HE was guarding the girl
someone has severed the main
ery In his arm
with one accord they dashed across
passage TO the room where Phyllis
been. In second the door was
ken in, and they saw the uncon-
bus Italian lying on the bed.
THE Black Gang" muttered some
! fearfully. and Yulowski cursed him
cowardly swine And il was his
brse voice that Drummond heard
>uting for the power to be switched
as he turned and darted across the
tn
ignorant Of what had
zen place, he was just as ignorant
what was meant by switching on the
yer His one thought now was to
away with Phyllis. A start meant
erything, and at the best he couldn't
pc for long one. With his arm
(ough hers he urged her forward.
fle behind him he heard confused
putting which gradually died away
Per the peremptory orders of some
who seemed to be in command.
d almost subconsciously he noticed
Il the thudding noise had ceased;
y the faint humming of the engine
IKE the silence.
Suddenly in front of him he saw
fence which had caused him 10
nder earlier in the evening. He was
i've feet from 1t, when it hap
'ed-the amazing and at the mo
nt inexplicable thing. For months
er he used TO wake in the night and 1
sweating with horror at the near
S OF the escape. For it would have
n Phyllis who would have gone
ough first; ii would have been
Ills. who But it did happen
In time.
Ie saw a dark shape dart across the
n toward the fence, an animal car
lg something In its mouth. II
med the fence. and the next in
1t it bounded an Incredible height
ne air, only TO fall backward onto
ground and lie motionless almost
feet. 1t was so utterly
Apected that he paused instructive
nd stared at it. 1t was fox and
iowi it had been carrying lay
away. 1t lay there rigid and
loniess, and completely bewildered
'eht and touched it, only to draw
MS hand as if he'd been stung.
narp stabbing pain shot up his
as II he'd had an electric shock
% suddenly he understood. and
a cry of fear he dragged Phyllis
just in time.
'e fo1 had been electrocuted.
was what the man had meant
shouting for the power 10 be
'aed on. And as he stood there
Phyllis arm. and shaken
ne moment out of his usual calm.
came from the direction of the
: 'he deep-throated bayipg of a
found.
nat is 1t, Hugh?" said Phyllis in
sonized whisper.
u tesri5ed eyes she was staring I
{ oody of the fox. stiff and rigid Fl
am and with its jaws parted in a ,
us snarl.
81 suddenly she realized that her {
' -, was speaking-quietly. in 5
NY We can't climb through S
nee dear" he was saying calmly.
see they've switched an electric I
" through the wires. and II You @
one you'll be electrocuted. So Il
o'ns 10 throw you over the top"
:" agony of fear she chung to |,
Ut moment: then as she saw n
alet set face she pulled herself p
- ana smiled. There was no {
e., ~ arsumen, now there was no u
'or anything except instant nc Il
% a"u being thoroughbred. she 9
~ going to hinder him by any Il
50 on her part. or fear for n