Show OUTSIDE THE LAW For tho the apace of ot possibly thirty seconds sec sec- seconds cc- cc I Bailin hesitated on the tho brink of or orI which gave down Into I that dark hole holo tho the mysterious cellar His feelings than were those o of were t more mora Intense his companions Ho had already ex experienced experienced ex- ex ono one adventure with tho the underground underground un un- round ders-round room when ho he had hung hune suspended above moving belts and ho realized better than did tho the others tho the vicious character of the mind against as which they fighting 1 If It the woman whom he had seen leap Into tho the blue chest was Indeed his sister sister sister sis sis- sis sis- ter Jane Ballin Bailin did not doubt for tor a moment that she aho would go 10 to tho the last limit to wreck his life lite If It It la lay within her power to do so Already possessed with the tho idea that ho had been doing his best to bring bring- her ber to Justice for tor tho the crimes t aho ho had committed commUted ho had little little little lit lit- tle hope of ot convincing her now that he ha had been boen an innocent bystander In the matter of ot tho the counterfeiters counterfeiter's plates that ho be had found In tho the bedroom of ot othis his home All Ul right ht he said at last putting one foot root downward in the tho dark darl Hero goes goesS Walt S' S a it It Haggerty exclaimed In a whisper Just a minute Ill I'll this door from the tho storeroom and that will cut out any light shining through the tho trapdoor At present we wo are arc making a fino mark marl for tor anyone who happens happen to bo be down there As ho spoke ho moved quickly to toI the door and closed it noiselessly They I 1 found themselves in darkness relieved I only by the tho faint light lIS-ht that came InI in through the tho door giving giving- out to the I street I 1 you got a BalI Bal- Bal j I Un n asked turning to Haggerty Has as h he be rejoined tho the others Yes tho the detective answered and reaching in his pocket ho he produced a a. small flashlight that ho passed into Ballins Ballin's s hand Ive rYe got s-ot another for tor myself he said Now dont don't light that thing unless you have havo to Remember Remember Remember Re Re- member that it makes a fine fino mark for someone to shoot at the light Understand Understand Understand Under Under- stand 7 Judge JUdg-e Crane smiled grimly s In the darkness and felt his way down tho the stairs after Baum Ballin The damp musty smell amell of ot a n. cellar greeted their nostrils as they left lett the tho steps and found round themselves standing on the dirt floor loor There Thero was another odor stronger than the tho others other that caught at their throats and it was all could do to keep leep from coughing Reaching out he found Judge Cranes Crane's arm and drew drev him closer Gas ho he whispered with his lips against ag tho the older mans man's ear Do you smell It Yes the judge juds-e answered Be careful careful careful care care- ful of ot that well Red Larkin spoke of If It you make a misstep and go S-O down Into It well we'll never be able to get you OU up tip a again ln You realize reaUze that dont don't you I I r do Ballin returned and added This confounded darkness has me all turned around Which way did those belts run runor a no fact tact the jud judo Judge o mused I With a start Ballin felt a hand rest reston on his shoulder and he wheeled ready roady upon tho the Instant with his light and the gun Its me Haggerty's voice said Be Bo carefuL Oh Ob sighed hed In relief Which way did those bolts run Haggerty Haggert Weve We've got to be bo mighty careful not to togo togo togo go down tho the welL Never mind those Haggerty re re- re turned What We wo want to do Is to get Into nto tho the corner of oC this place and then turn our lights on Im I'm going s to follow tollow that along to my left You go in the opposite direction Mr Baum Ballin which ought to bring you up in the corner opposite to where Ill I'll be Judge o. suppose suppose sup sup- pose poso you guard g these stairs Its It's tho the post lost of or danger er but us young fellows can Blip elip around easier good easier good Lord What's that thaU thaUA A. A As he spoke Haggerty Hags reached out behind him and threw his arm around a woman who had touched him in the I darkness Instantly tho the mans man's hands found her throat and he bent her body backward across his knee V o arc are you OU 7 he whispered Speak only speak easy If it you value your life UCe What Is it Judge Crane exclaimed hearing only quick breathIng breathIng breathing breath- breath Ing as ho he fought with the woman I dont don't know he be breathed I 1 got bot gota bota a woman here She touched me mo and I grabbed her hor Turning again to his captive ho asked Who are arc you Speak quick sister Frances came the gulping answer Frances Tucker I 1 followed you down tho the stairs Good Lord Haggerty whispered again and ho be reached out for tor Ballin but Ballin was not where tho the detective detec detec- tive tivo had last touched him He had disappeared disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared into tho the darkness To be continued Copyright 1920 Thompson Feature Service |