Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-15
CHAPTER VI-Continued
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"Bombsw he snarled. Bombs |
Tell me what you did, you dregl"
why" stammered the frightened
hunchback, II threw one into the
room. no longer wanted it as an
office, and :. All, heaven, don't MUIR
der me- ~. What have 1 done2"
His words died away in a dreadful
gurgle, as the clergyman, his face dia-
bolical With fury, sprang on him and
gripped him by the throat. He shook
the hunchback as a terrier shakes a
rat, cursing horribly under his breath
and for moment or two it seemed
as if the. others fear was justified.
There was murder In the big mans
face, until the touch Of the girls hand
on his arm steadied him and brought
him to his senses. With a last spasm
O fury he hurled the wretched Ia
dowa into corner, and left him lying
there; then his iron self-control came
back to him.
"Get up" he ordered tensely, sand
answer some questions"
Trembling all over, the hunchback
staggered to his feet and came into
the center Of the room.
Monsieur" he whired, 81 do not
understand. What have / doneY"
"You don't need to understand !"
snarled the clergyman. "Tell me ex-
actly what happened when the bomb
burst"
1T killed the three men, monsieur"
stammered the other.
Course the three men! |" He lifted
his clenched fist, and Zadowa shrank
back. what happened to the roomP"
1T was wrecked utterly. A great
hole was blown in the wall"
"And what happened to the desk?"
81 don't know exactly, monsieur"
stammered the other. IT didn't 90
back to see. But it must have been
blown to matchwood Only as there
was nothing inside of Importance II
makes nc Odds"
did you look in the secret drawer
at the back of the center opening
You didn't know there was one. did
you? Only l knew Of it's existence.
and short Of taking the desk to pieces,
no one would be able to find it. And
you took the desk to pieces, Zadowa.
didn't you? You blew it to pieces,
ZadOwa, didn't you? Just to kill the
leader of this trumpery gang, Zadowa.
you cursed fool!"
Step by step the hunchback was re-
treating before the other, terror con-
vulsing his face, until the wall brought
him to an abrupt stop.
You blew the desk to pieces. "a
dowa," continued the Reverend Theo-
dosius standing in front of him. "a
desk that contained the six most per-
feet diamonds in the world, Zadowa.
With your wretched bomb, you worm,
you destroyed fortune What have
you got to sayP
81 didn't know, monsieur" cringed
the other. "How could / know? When
were they put there?"
II put them there this afternoon for
safety. Not in my widest magma
ton dbl dream that you would start
throwing bombs about the place."
perhaps they are not DESTROYED.
stammered the hunchback hopefully.
I'm which case they are now in the
hands of the police. You have one
chance, Zadowa, and only one. It
is that those diamonds are in the
hands Of the police. If they are and
you can get them-I will say no more. "
"But If they have been DESTROYED.
monsieur" muttered the other.
"Then, zadowa, l am afraid Won
will share their fate"
Almost indifferently the clergyman
turned back into the room, taking no
notice whatever of the wretched man
who followed him on his knees beg.
ging for mercy. And then after q
while the hunchback pulled himself
together and stood up.
ut was a mistake, monsieur" he
said quietly, (which deeply regret
1t was, however, you must admit.
hardly my fault. l will do my best. /"
Let us hope, then, for your sake,
Zadowa, that your best will be sue
Sssful, Now co."