New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
MADNESS

Caroline s sc~f am -}#S ? lamp 72' agnted me i0an through Nntr-n- darkness 1.n,.l 1- a-r- o9- 'r 'se gale vhistn7g past ms aa~s Just how long I IaE on '1s floor 7-F'" 2re~. Hal a1 nowr. perhaps A swarm o4 bees 5ror'oz in ws 'ar7 presently told me ' was still ".'".
 My head vas 3 r0- of aEo"=. m. stomach vas rraw#r- mo my throat. Tn slp-ama3E E+s. .9..S vas that my torch ra5 revealed 70 --s the ..a.5 face o' F. Ba.a'ra- and that Caroline had ben w.rh ham 4 vas no, .h7 crooked scar on ''- mans ~fEh- cheek ncua. TOT E7' o3 features O. hIs face which had -'a"- lied me into -h-nk0E of nm 7 1e.ng of neither inc IlFr1z nor .'a 3ead. but the look o. 3 mar mo has lived too long n -ha shz4o" 9- 15s ov- hatred. Y wa- E3a5-.z.
 Caroline had haar aI-h hm and my ou-r 1-com0e-ancv had iaf- rr~ ri+h him, 4 ra4aoh had come .". Bee you'd hsvr been -r +. T0'. I n. gone now Wrar ~a@ ] 70 do. whar could I 1o0
 Where are they taking ra~ r-,ed "Why z-a -hev 'ahrn= 1@7 Ard then, This 0or'r do. ke-n you- head
 Climbing nnsr=adilv 10 my +ao'. switched o0 -oa Egr.. TH7 ood'7= os Grange and Parados 4a> sraa h. side. An undertaken had 7rep7r~a ,rem for hGrlal
 The closet door was oa+0 r had been shut and locked. 'ha >5s zone. when Mss Jahrlas and ! 1+ crre into -n- room n4I5 ar 10-t before. I had hammered on '-5 door ard s=I- like an l5ro' for 1o.1- so. Tre garmenrs 50 '11 r.o"' were thrown ahour in c00fuS'oa-
 4 key was IT rha lock ,nsl57 T h. door. Evidently 'e Ba.af"o hal locked Caroline and himself n r1' closet and threatened 70 kill her " she nada -helr presarc0 known.
 -oelad onto trr -oo< ~r5ra -r. ,oor air revived mo. 4 short dis -2ncA of shore 2 IEHt Ta7 visible + vas traveIinz north a' 6a5+ clip small crsf,. decided Wa 1T fa. one I mad seen 0atrta~ mo -h rove7 Fe-haps-ore ehRacr ta '"0 say, That was aII ' needed Thor . ere --o fast cruisers a' tna -7'f'-
 Nothrng heats q for)orr hopa +o putting starch mo q man ..a- down the outside star and a.o0. -re cHs to --- -ov= -r7.' Inn minutes brought rna on ro tho to-' Dropp.rr mo n. roosn'- c[ '- Pa-ado= crulse-. ! felt my way the enerro and <uHao.16 for n starter found r. The macha@ ssn7 vt.~re1 bur +r- arE~e da no- fire ] seI. for ma'eHcz. Nlre were wet. and ! stumbled '0' the calm. Matches lay on -oo -- rle. Snivaring made my TA back 70 the anHna and ren- oN7 r. striking 2 match Tna spark 1l4 rlres had h=an R-arche1 oa- an the gasoline +aad line broken
 [ -n~e7- myself aboard tns no.~ launch. It's oret7e had been 1@ a6Ied 1T p~ecisels m sane "a
 Sick with despalr t.l har a-airs+ -n= rat wanted .o f.~ myself overnoa-d. %FH, hadn't done thlso--na. .o--~a o-rer r1f0-
 But after 2 mirue@ or so ". -oIa -o tHlr< ni,1 -ome ro0oraoo Caroline had run mo 1a R7.afra 7 SIC se- ol- 70 07aa- Fnc.r and ~ ! suppose. and -e had had eth -o kill her Or keep r-- gu-7' .--it E -ould zet a1sE.
 But v-h- had he '.Es1 tr~ aho@- t7air launch rrs~ Urr ua- no '. -ove7 1 deE7e= -1o-n-. zo-atr.. t0 60 ~1,h -rrln rasersr s~cam perhaps. ras her.r4 rho ze5G~,o
 Le Balafrez roazo- ro~ her -ca- the house a+ all looked equal l1explicao1c Para dos vas Lano and Lacote raS dead. Eued o~ samablv hy tre rortrc.e fron selves
 why tnen should -e Ba-sfre ror rack, since their revenge was TO svnratedH Ar dea occurred
 ne. Was i- possible -har le Balat md Bec had ,o. atuad Fara6os a, nat thev had TO. sro8r until tr oyenlnE tra- -e rae dead T0~ ? aritable question fcGooc1 r -r azd not Nled Fara5o=. rro rz. And thsn l 7as h7rg where h. begun.