The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-27

had been unsuspecting witnesses
Frank Skinner, Just coming down
from Warfleigh, and Principal Won
zimmerman, just leaving Broad
Ripple high school.
If Police Chief Morrissey had
been told Of the incident, however,
ne might have suspected something
He had given a great deal OF
thought to the problem. He had
even gone so far as 10 have experts
from Indiana university study the
Phantoms letters-to no avail.
The experts-from the English
and psychology departments-Were
unable to find anything about the
style Of the letters that set the writ
er aside from thousands Of other
we'll educated persons.
He may be an Indianapolis man,
but If so, he has travelled widely, -
the English professor said. He
uses certain terms and forms Of
language that prove that"
He is a megalomaniac-a man
who believes he is the greatest per-
son in the world" said the pSy-
biologist. He is unbalanced on
the one subject-that of taking pos
session Of central Indiana"
THAT phrase-'The spirit Of the
l. dead still lives in NEIL Won
der what that means?" asked Nor
rissey.
The English professor smiled.
You know" he said, you ought
to call in one of the greatest brains
in napOlis-perhaps the great
est. He might be able to solve this
thing in an hour"
You mean Professor st. George?"
YES"
He has been helping Major Mar
tyne"
We'll, if these four notes mean
what I think they mean, he is the
man you ought to talk to-"
The chief made a mental note to
do so.
DOB and Ava decided to leave
ID the cell in which they had
found themselves and follow the
! tunnel toward the right.
The travelling was difficult. Living
! things seemed to scamper up to
them and then scamper away again.
There were weird, squeaIing sounds
and the Tapping Of wings, as if
an army Of bats had somehow be-
| come imprisoned with them.
! Occasionally, during the first 500
feet, they came to narrow branches
leading off in one direction or the
other. Bob tried two or three OF
them and always came up against a
blank wall. There were other va
riations-places where there had
/ been landslides of the retaining
walls, and at these there were large
holes made by rats or snakes. Ava
shivered and drew closer to the
man who loved her.
Why did he do this to us9" she
asked.
He has some reason-at least in
his own mind. Maybe he didn't
want us to find your father at the
library"
The moment he said this he was
sorry.
You don't mean-you don't think
father is in danger?" Ava gasped.
MO, don't" Bob lied. HE had
IN an idea that Black Hawk
must have studied science of ex-
plosives very thoroughly, and he
thought there would be records at
the library which might tell who
had shown most interest in the sub
ject recently. If some one had had
all the books out, several times, and
no else had, he would be worth
looking up"
Il understand" said Ava duly.
Father has stumbled on a clew,
when every one else had failed. And
we're kept from protecting him!"
As they talked they stumbled on.
The going was worse now, for the
tunnel had dropped sharply, and
roots of ropes caught at their feet.
The lanterns rays were not bright
enough to keep them from tripping
occasionally. Once Ava would have
fallen had not Bob caught her arm
and Steadied her.
ITO Be Continued