| Show 11 ab vr a ip d I 1 N L author of the false a also faced lone if etc illustrated by 11 will myers copyright 1920 by the author autho ill III THE TRAP continued 17 priscilla began to set got tier her bearings bearing j v finding herself lier solf in hint flint sordid room where she lad witnessed the meeting of leonora and inez inc beside the lie insentient body of the lie hug drug fiend on tile the night of bf the die storm site reviewed revl eNed face after face known to tier her through the associations of tier dreams Hoi glish hiddle heavy florid lorail find flashy charlie charile the coke ghastly of face shifty eyed with ills his frail racked body find spasmodic gestures inez with elbows planted on oil te tulle table a sullen face clamped between two lists huts tit nt tier lier side the nut to whose presence pre senco nothing of ills his uptown elegance fidlier ed but the handiwork of his excellent tailor laboring under the burden of a now part self assumed its ills bottle neck shoulders rs wearing with poor grace tit lit mantle of cited carnelina Carn clinn elinn master of gunmen three or four others remembered as lesser limbs of oi beda gling the company sat tit in silence stilling staring at nora with unfriendly inquisitive eyes ces precisely so lad had leonora on oil that occasion faced n prejudiced jury of her kind only tile the setting wits ani slightly different the company decimated mated its presiding spirit gone beyond recall tile the pause lusted lasted longer than tile ho pat patience lence of inez IHM site sat bat up suddenly and waved an extravagant arm the manner of ballyhoo bally hoo before a circus hide show and 1 she proclaimed in a hut flat professional bawl 1 I have the lionor honor to present to you sou t V night the only certified two ln in ono in fit captivity miss FrIt icilla maine le I 1 tile tho latest fashion hint from fiet I 1 I 1 denoo find plain norn nora onoro omoro of tills this club take a good look indeed mid and gemp mum tit nt tills this peerless freak tile the only liln two of it land kind A single price bet the he tenth part of n dellft and your money back it if faint I 1 IV resurrection somebody chuckled hoarsely chairs were shifted shit ted asides were exchanged in audible murn mrs A contemptuous voice declared loudly its ita norn nora nil fill right nil all right 1 the nut bent his bis mouth to mumble into tho the car of inez something apparently tn in tile the nature ot of it a remonstrance site heard him with a surly face growled a response which seemed to irritate him exceedingly and turned tuned scornfully away english addle aiono changed neither tier liei pose pobo nor the moderately dubious 9 espres slon with W aich she ehe ains r sellin the latter drawing upon an unexpected store ot of talent latent spirit moved forward to the alio edge of the table my aty Is priscilla maine she mie uttered with difficulty 1 I I 1 my gandl I 1 inez commented dramatically mati cally alie aha iti it I 1 Pl easel priscilla pleaded plea dedI can hardly speak gbye me something t to drink water 11 H english addao sat forward sharply find and squirted Fil phon water into a glass A drop of brandy dearlo dearie I 1 A and she pro claimed in a flat bawl isho che suggested in a torte torm not unkind shook her head better the lie women insisted you need at it she tilted a bottle over the glass coloring the water with the liquor despairing of getting what she wanted too thirsty to permit of long hesitation lon put the glusa to ber 1 and drar X i sit git tight inez warned p mg M beitl bui tl act Is 38 about to lo 1 cointin I 1 title lit r priscilla IoN lowered ered the lie glass nodded tier her to tile tho 1 anglish woman and with something remotely le resembling defiance again confronted tier her captors 1 I nin am priscilla maine she stated for tile the ceconi time thae what do 10 Y you want with me tile nut tipped his clutie back and eyed her quizzically an ali even break lie ho replied and no more inez supplemented Pris ellit looked blank 1 I ilont understand der ders stand all ali cut out tile tie nl inez flared ini im gettin sick alck of your mrs and everything 1 I dont understand repented repeated patiently ignoring the interruption im not the women you ion believe me to be she addressed herself directly to starry 1 I told you that this afternoon if you lad made the inquiries I 1 naked asked you to you could have yourself I 1 was telling tile tho truth As it la Is you have done this thing me ine laid yourself open to tile the irv inn well take our chances with tho the low inez put in sar donle hut but dont mind mo me you ln trust us strangely oo go on ro co on oil hut but even it if I 1 were leonora as s time hint I 1 nin ain what do you ou want ft ant with tile me van an even cn break harry iterated fair play piny and no more stalling Ilen sc explain what you menn and lot let tile me pro go fat chance inez commented 1 I nm ill unfit to strind on oil my feet or talk lalk to you but it you iou will only let me go I 1 promise to keep this outrage to myself mt self the police need nev er cr know if you can call RO go maybe mabe linroy responded a poll ded when en weve come to tin an understanding der ders standing find youve satisfied us lis net in ill rood good falth anti ami not try any more sw ann r A all ali I 1 you know perfectly well 1 inez begun began will a sharp explosion of temper flarry silenced lier her lie ile quiet I 1 I 1 it you want us to pet get anywhere with title hg talk keep quiet it if you sou go on oil like tills this only make her stubborn right addle advised give norn nora a chance dearle 11 inez int meditated mutiny thought hotter of it subsided into a fit of sulks bulks im suro sure its simple enough hurry proceeded loftily with something of tile the condescension of one humoring a wilful child im mio you understand what we want norn nora but if you insist ill try to put it in worda of out ont syllable were till nil old pals of yours ours anti wo we feel weve rot got a right to bo be let in on the ground kyound floor when youve struck it rich like ithe you have wo we want a cliance chance to work tn in with gounod you nod cop out so mOhIng for ourselves youre go 1 ot t the inside truck track now god knows how you worked it hut but you did yo youve uve rot got it you can go where you want and do about as you please with the khz mob and abat makes it still plo pie for you to opera open up for us you know what we enn can to do each ono one of us you ent eagy slip us 11 tip now and then and leave the rest to us all I 1 ask for myself iBi self for instance Is a few introductions ill take care of the rest 1 I think you must ho be mail ill eriq eirls clidas head wits swimming again was it to tell tile nio title tills that you sou you precisely clarry assented with till an fun amiable lable nod for till nn instant she alic wits daml perforce then the vertigo beginning to pass find and with it tie the fear of fainting again slie she found fresh find was visited by tin nn inspiration of cun nang it if I 1 refuse got get twenty four hours houra to think it over the nut replied it if by eliat time still stubborn and it if I 1 agree well put our heads together tin and scheme out a working 11 nut but im too ill tonight A gleam dawned in the ugly little eyes of the nut that sounds like you mean to come down to earth priscilla inclined her heade 1 I will do what you wish sensible young woman t but im unable to discuss deballi tonight I 1 you can go lack back and lie ile down till you feel stronger no I 1 cant stay here you roust must ic let t me go home inez laughed aloud 1111 hardly ardly my flear dear clarry said you wont get another chance to rive give me tile the slip until ilie the cases are all framed and im satisfied you wont dere try it again have to take toy my word sometime now or op later sorry nr can do english addle interposed but wo we till all know leonora never went back on her words word never priscilla ahrmed and had bad wit enough to refrain from throwing a to look ok of gratitude to this newfound new found ally ah for or dawds inez protested in disgust you make tto ite weary eary if you think you can trust that double faced cat any furthers fur thern you can see her I 1 I 1 1 I dont ask you to trust me prig calla ila explained conly only to give me time to rest in quiet and comfort not hero here before we go into our and you veed need not trust me inc im willing that lint one of you shall conic with me and see ala I 1 play fair you call rust addle perfectly fair it alx angll di insisted ill go with nora arid and you know me well enough to 0 o kno know w she wont lift er cr land and without me bechn it all right the nut conceded concede take addle home with you ou slid and give mo me your word be ready to see roe me at eleven tomorrow 7 inez flounced to tier lier feet in a rage you pack of poor boobs blobs ill title eho shrilled cant you von see ashes only framin to slip you the lie double cross find and you till all helpin herl only one thing lung more priscilla insisted sf as if the hall had not heard 1 I must have my things back my iny suit stilt my blouse my jewelry hello I 1 harry sat forward eyeing her sharply thought you looked too lied d different becO become 1110 of your clothes nod indicated inez she stole them from me stake blake tier her give them hem back tile the nut turned to inez scowling blackly give them back yes I 1 will not I 1 got a bromide enlargement of me abeln such asimo a simp 11 do as I 1 say harry insisted darkly im this show allow you arc like li I 1 11 ill the girls de defiance flance found nn an echo I 1 in n a new voice tit at the back 0 of the room alke h 1 Is right 11 1 there alicie was a concerted concerted turning of 0 startled heads bends the alio door lad opened noiselessly it framed the lie figure of a man inan wearing a greasy red led sweater hiked up tit nt either cither hip to permit tits his hands to remain in the lie pockets of a pair of tattered frayed and stained khaki trousers ills pose was rudely nonchalant A cap of gray cloth pulled forward shadowed tits his eyes but the face stamped with tin an evil mirthless grin wits was unmistakable after a moments rellah of the dramatic sensation effected by tits ills unheralded resurrection lied an slouched led in closed the door with a i kick of ills heel and put ills his shoulders to it take a smarter guyn you are arc or ever will be harry lie he asser asserted teI D ol 01 se 0 boss tills bunzli aa longs im bifi on top foj of tile map inal V THE HAUNTED MAN stupefied eflee silence held till sli shattered titter d by a laugh of uncouth joy red lied I 1 inez cried jumping up tip find and overturning tier her chair lied carm linn han I 1 my bawd red lied youve come back I 1 ill say I 1 have ave oi inning the slouched toward the table they crowded about slinking ills hands slapping tits ills back streaming screaming find and bellowing a hun hundred dreI phrases of congratulation delight and amazement together with questions ile he suffered the ovation laughing greeting each by name yielding its his hands bands to one after another then without warning lie he began to hi strike town down tho the fawning hands and thrust tits ills way through the lie group grou P toward tile table lay off mol biel lie he snarled lily lay olt off air I 1 ill beat bean tile lie next guy alint puts its his hands builds onto met mel lay off ill I 1 but lied ercill 11 addle protested we thought you vou was dead I 1 you for far wrong at that 11 Carn carnelina elinn seized tho brandy bottle and chattered its neck against a glass into which lie he spilled the raw spirit lavishly tile drink at tits ills lips his fits gaze roving above the brim discovered and was transfixed by tile pa pale leset set face of priscilla ile he started violently As if an all invisible but mighty huml hand had struck him a crabbing blow lie stag grrce back lost ills footing brought up heavily against tile tha table anble bottle had and glass escaping tits ills palsied grasp crushed to the lie floor in a fluttery flut terl breath the blood dral drained tied from ills face and left it livid leaden an and blue ills widened eyes eves were fixed in fit horror at ata broken wor words 18 brushed his big stiff lips fit at ile he lifted a shaking lug arm and singled out priscilla ills voice became a screams scream name of gandl somebody tell me ine at therol therel tho the nut dropped a soothing hand band upon his shoulder why lied its norall nora I 1 nora the gunman chattered 1 I know its noral nora I 1 but lints vv it doln herel here hut but redl red I 1 in alarm english addle dle ranged up on his other side and laid hold of ills his arm why nora be etere why ile he gani ed iti madly attly at the wallan why cause ashes dead dut but red 11 I 1 dead I 1 tell you I 1 I 1 gue 9 I 1 oughtie aughta know I 1 croak tier her up there in the woods yest day ile iio seemed to realize what lie had said and tried to cover it with hysterical protest no a lie ile I 1 who said I 1 croaked tier herl I 1 I 1 never slie site done it herself it ii wnm as till all a accident I 1 I 1 tell you I 1 have to do with it her toot slipped and the mie went over tile the edge bedora I 1 could catch caff h her and I 1 seen tier her drown I 1 I 1 help hery tier I 1 do dont t know knob now to swim id ve va pull feil her out if I 1 had I 1 it roy my fault I 1 swear swea r to bawd it was all a accident I 1 nut kut red youre off your nut I 1 addle reasoned nora be dead end liere here nt at the same game time line sho offlie la is dead I 1 I 1 see her drown gandl I 1 seen since but her face when site she went under I 1 aint heard but her beggin me not to lie ile stammered into incoherence tits his chin slink upon ills his breast lie glared at priscilla with the look of n lunatic abruptly lie he roused wild of 0 eye fen features tures working insanely anti threw oil off the handy bawls of addle and tile nut legnine tei Lei nine loose I 1 lie screamed lemine googel I 1 croaked croak eil her once but it once enough ill croak tier again und and make it sure the epithets unspeakably vile fell like toads from his fits slavering mouth ile he bugge tugged I 1 fit at a pocket of 0 tits his ro usera find and suddenly tin nn automatic pistol was lemma boosel he screamed lemma boosel wavering in ills his hand with a choking cry priscilla cowered throwing both hands out to echteld tier her face tile the nut and addle fell upon carnelian bodily for a moment it seemed that they might be able to hold him dut but lie he fought with the strength of it maniac the hold of the englith english woman was wag broken first slie ehe was thrown olt oft shrieking tor for help tile the nut clung chine desperate pistol hand striving to wrest tho the weapon from froin him then others closed in carnethan Carn ehan ellan became the core of a swaying writhing tangle of bodies it was priscilla thought like looking through a peep hole into tell hell they fought like wild beasts tit in n pit like beasts they growled yelped snarled snapped howled roared A haze of dust beaten up from the un swept floor by scuffling shifting stamping feit feet hung in the lie gas gag light the pistol exploded with a 11 detonation earsplitting ear car splitting tit in that confined ed space priscilla witless with fright felt herself seized and urged toward the door boat bent it child get butof out oc this tin as quicks kuicks you cant can I 1 I 1 seen front from the alie very first you yon noral nora I 1 site she recognized tile decent accent of english addle in one little bound a crouching shape of malice with a pale face of evil and blazing eyes ces planted itself before them and annl blocked tho the way keep away from froin that door ill I 1 inez screeched site she shant get awny away sho she chantl ril ill rip lie herdics feyes out forstl i site she darted clawing handis hand s at apriell las ins face |
