The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-01
BY LOU WEDEMAR

By LOU hkDEMAh
Copyright. 1888 by The Tines
EDITOR S NOTE: The narrative
Black Hawk" a thrilling story OF
life in Indiana, is purely fiction and
its leading characters exist only in
the authors imagination.
SYNOPSIS
Black Hawk whose sign IS 4 winged
death head. demands evacuation Of
central Indiana. He has bombed the
threatened the President He has at
tempted 20 blow up union station and
one q his agents Or Whisperers. Kills
Robert Martyne wealthy indianapolis
major OF the military intelligence IN
assigned % the case He is in love with
Ava Breen. Indianapolis society girl
who is betrothed % Lionel St. George.
wealthy scientist. at her fathers IN
Following the attack on the terminal.
BOD and Police Lieutenant Quinnstin
AhSagh He the n r5om sedareT cIi 5d2Sed
IN a hollow Of the Ratchet handle
Is message from Black Hawk threaten
ing 20 blow Indianapolis Of the map
unless every resident moves out. The
Black Hawk indicates thai he. TOO. loves
70 guard the CITY. a personal ad ap-
pears IN newspapers. saying. Freedoms
loren LEADS the Way
Bob and Ava. on their way downtown.
are kidnapped They are forced down
manhole and ind themselves in q
Bob refuses Black Hawks demand for
surrender. Black Hawk turns on the
water. washing them into White River.
Bob and Ava are saved by youth fish
ing from a fiat boat.
CHAPTER ELEVEN Continued
7 certainly WON'T I'll stay here
and fight with you and"
She studied him closely. You're
hiding sOmethingi"
I'VE something to tell you, Ava, u
L he said. Your father has dis
appeared He isn't at his office. or
at home, and he was last seen near
where we were kidnapped this morn
ing"
"Disappeared~
Yes He's probably quite all right.
Men are searching the tunnel now.
The water has been cut off, and
they are going over the whole length
of it. 1t seems certain. however,
that he was taken elsewhere, If he
really was kidnapped"
Ava paled
Isn't there anything more you
can do she asked.
Not now. You must be brave,
and wait"
I won't sit still and wait" she
said Il know lots of places he
might have gone. I'm going to go
out alone
L can't let you go out alone"
Then send somebody with me, or
come yourself. I'm going out"
Bob sent a detective with Ava.
warning him to keep close beside
her at all times. The sun was set
ting, cOloring the horizon a dull,
threatening crimson.
II
DOE returned TO his Office. Re-
- ports were coming in from in
vestigators, but. none of them
seemed worth anything
Theories also were pouring in, by
mail and telephone, from police and
military officials throughout the
country, as well as from the public.
And there was a multitude of sug-
gestiOns as to the action the au-
thorities should take
An outstanding development of
the reign of terror, spreading
through the communities in south
ern Indiana was the prevalence of
reports of mysterious persons seen
always acting strangely. making
notes in front of public buildings,
or behaving in such a way as to
terrorize women and children.
He may be trying to cause such
a panic that part of the pOpula-
ton will lose its self-control and
flee, en- masse," Bob told Wilson.
The suspense is worse than know
ing what is to happen"
Some people have moved away
already" Wilson said. Wealthy
people are making this an excuse
for trips to New York or the south.
and others are sending members of
their families to live with friends
in other cities. 1t is very bad for
business"
I'm in delicate position. in re-
gard to that Bob pointed out. I