The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-20
Everyone Loves to Solve Mystery Story HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY

back was turned only for an in- stant, but in that second. his free hand passed swiftly across the top of the glass. He handed 1t to Beaumont who swallowed the wine hastily.
 gro the future. Monsieur" said Mirandi. raising his own glass. But Beaumont was staring at him, his hand cl1tching at his heart. His face went lfvid, then l white. He seemed about to fall. Silver stepped to his side, but the sorcerer waved the servant back. "You devil" Beaumont hurled at him between spasms of pain. What are you trying to do to mel" Slowly he sank into chair, his eyes rolling and glassy. l "Only a pin point, Monsieur. in a flower, or, perhaps |. z. in a glass l of wine," Mirandi mocked. With a fiendish laugh that seem- ed to echo through the entire house, he hurled his glass across the room into the fireplace. Turn ing he faced Beaumont, who was writhing in the chair.
 T have other plans for Mada- moiselle," he said, glowering over him. And I am afraid you might not agree with them. Beside that, I have taken a fancy to you, Mon- sieur. I think shall keep you with me-"
 Beaumont called to Silver. The servant seized an iron from the fireplace, and advanced on Mirandi. But Mirandi ciasped his hands, fin- gers in palms. and gaze the Zombie sign. Instantly on the stairs Zap peared the terrible bodyguaFd. Moving toward Silver, they seized him.
 the Zombies bend the servant be- tween them and carry him to window on the stair landing over- looking the sea and the rocks be- low. As he put his hands to his eyes to shut out the sight, the body of Silver hurtled through, space, his piercing shrfeks echoing up,until the body struck the water and sank.
 Beaumont looked up. and saw great flock of birds sweep by the window and down in~the wake of the falling body. i, Over the spot where Silver disappeared they, cir, cled and waited, their screams splitting the air.
 Vultures death NO I. not that" Beaumont slowly 1, gasped appealingly. just before film settled over his eyes and he slipped to the floor unconscious.
 The Zombies carried him to his : room with Madeline following to her boudoir. From the center of the great hall, Mirandi stood watch , ing the procession winding up the stairway. with the smile of a Satyr on his lips, and his eyes livid. While this was taking place. Dr Bruner and Neil, who had been on the trail of the sorcerer for two weeks, entered a valley few miles away. They were mounted on 1. horses, had camping outfit and meant to stick to the trail until the mystery of.>Madeline was ex- nlained.
 :. "We ought to be picking up an old witch-doctor around here" pr IBruner said, refining up his horse , further without him. His name is . Pierre. A harmless old chap, and not Q bad sort Different from the regular run" Neil said nothing, but got down {. from his mount. His eyes and r cheeks were feverish. The strain was beginning to tell.
 Suddenly around turn in the , path appeared an old man. Dr i. Bruner hailed him with shout. : 'Pierre Pierre
 The old witch-doctor looked up , and saw the couple. He came up smiling toothlessly when he recog- | nized the missionary. He was a 3 mild looking black whose first words were: '"The young man. r. For the first time Dr Bruner mo- ticed Neii's condition. Here" he said. 'wait minute. We can't ! afford to have you sick. Go over there and take q little sleep. We have hard work ahead of us." {. After Neil had gone some dis 3 tance away and laid down, the mis- 5 sionary addressed the old men. "Now," he said, ''he has gone. We can talk. Did you get my mes- sage? Where is the bocor. the big
 Pierre looked around and shook
 his head. "It is a dangerous thing {. lyou ask" he said. Few know, and, fewer care to know where the
 Evil Eye hides"
 | n. ary insisted. "You and I-we're old friends. And want to go on. i have got to find Murder Mirandi. He holds no terror for me. You lknow that"
 "It's better you turn back before it's too late." Pierre warned him
 "rt's already too late. It is im- lportant. We must go on. Come, what do you .say?"
 II say you'll never find it alone" Pierre insist0. And am too loid a man to go all the way with iyou."
 "well. can't you get someone else
 My people are ali afraid of the
 Big Mountain" the black pro Itested.
 "Why?"
 "Because 1t is called The Land lof The Living Dead. I am the only
 man who ever went there and came
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