Show The Lord of Thunder Gate By SIDNEY HERSCHEL SMALL l b T Tbt Merra CO CeJ CHAPTER Continued 22 22 9 1 am saddened beyond belond exi expression that I annoy you TOU dear Mr Williams 5 and ad shall hall make to the god of my ml hou house e that all shall be well with you yon I have brought the word that flint Mr lIr Sanderson desires Is Jt it It permit permitted ted that I go 0 to get It t Sanderson Sonders n nodded wearily Whatever What ever you yon have from my boy I must see IPe With a bow Wells opened the door which led fed Into the the ball holl bowed again The room broke Into a babel of pf sound Mound the Instant that the door closed behind Welts WellS It was IBS It if he had hod held beld tb them m all bound by his person person- detached air his calmness Now Alberto Alberta and ond Williams realized how boW Insecure Insecure was the rock upon which their mansion W was 8 how proof from this this' Japanese would bring It lion flown upon upon their heads There WAS no doubt as aI to what Sanderson would do Jo If the Japanese made mode good his hIs' promise Why had the Orten Oriental tal said lIaM these things 2 What was It It to him A mischief sacker maker Alberta shrilled The yell o thing I l et lit her ber uncle He lIe took of ot her her and she turned vixen like upon Ellen El EI len who WM sat apart from the rest trembling more through excitement than thon fear tear You You you Alberta Albena gasped for tor words rose Her was 1188 desperate If It the uncanny devil did have proof Everything Everything Every Every- thing would come out Panic surged Into o h her heS throat the seconds that she ivas w was s speechless speechless' seemed an hour her tong to her palate palote As words word returned d to her ber she b became t more com composed composed fOAt posed and ond becoming composed bitterly bitterly bitter bitter- ly Iy vitriolic vitrIol There was was' os' os nothing that he could have A letter from Bob nob tell telling rig nil all the details I when the Japanese Tap Jap anese had said Bob nob was almost dead when he found him Rut nut oh the fright I the tho fright It had hod given ghen her Phrases whole sentences flowed from her bel as one Inspired by the Hermit of Hate note all directed at mien Ellen all oil humiliating sting cutting as os a 0 scalpel painful as asa asa a II probe In a n wound wound wound-ot of a white worn wom woman woman an who would marry a man mon of another race race roce- Ellen tried to be brave under It Hot tears tear came Why must she hear this Why Wh endure Why had hod her husband left her so She started to tober her ber feet teet walked blindly to the door heard It click cl behind her and alone In fn the dim hall holl stumbled Into a 0 great carved nned chaIr to lie I there ther sobbing a pitiful huddle buddle of ot silk The Lord of ot the Thunder Gate Cate walked slowly across ocros the hall after leaving the library I and with deliberation delibera tion walked up the stairs The cabin cabin- boy through the tho crack of ot the closet door siw W him suddenly pick his ki kl kimono kl mono monr up above his hIli knees and with Ith n a great grEot bound followed by others as os fast and huge reach the end of the hall clear pIU po past lit the rooms rooms faster taster than thon the cabin boy could draw a 0 surprised b breath eath The assassin from his hIli Tl point then followed stealthily stealth stealth- stealth ily fir The lord mounted the Iron stairs two at a time opened the door of the tower tO room and shut It Immediately Immedi Immedi- Ann Aaa I but hut It was ij It beautiful happening happen hoppEn ing The cabin boy need not Delt wait walt weary hours The floor was deserted All of the people were In the room of hooks books II Up the stairs after the lord he hI mounted silent as as a stalking cat cot passed the door cautiously cautiously- and took up tIp a position on the next turn of the spiral stairs str-n. It was wu very simple hut but the h heating healing of of ofhIe his hIe frenzied heart seemed battering down the wall of ot hi his hIli He was above the door or from which the stealer rice must t emerge He Tie e could rP reach ch the others other's back hak tr from m above There was no risk No pos pOI of ot failure A sound from the room room The lifted his knife end and poised It tIt the would he be quick as Oil drive down his hili knife u upon on the lord for tor fora a second strike Then he hp became suddenly eyed gargle with Out of the room sprang a n white whiteman whiteman man buttoning his vest find and p pulling his necktie together as fill he hP ran ron A white man No face I T forting bandage no row not eyes or tightened lips The cabin boy saw uncomprehendingly un- un that the black kimono hung In lusterless folds over this mans man's left arm What had happened to tn the lord Before rh the t fellow v IlO could piece Pie fIl together the fra fragments fragment of ot reason reason n which rem remained the white man man was gone rone The cabin boy stole state down the stairs looked Into IntI the empty empt towe tower ro room m without moving San an had ha been spirited away He tIe could m t have him climbed through the window for even evena a fool tool could see that Jt It was a a distance to tit the tiie street street below helow There was Wall one one solution The god of pt the lords lord's family tied had rescued Kayama Kayama- Ban San In some unknown way from the peril of the knife which waited wafted Perhaps the god was Wal still till hovering about the room perhaps he might strike him the cabin-boy cabin She thought was woe but half halt In his hIe mind lIen he wn was already out of ot the hall ind nd slipping down the stairway to the vr treet Suppose Sup ost be was even thinking suppose suppose tru he had struck at Kayama The god od would hue hive turned the knife knife- blade to papers apU a 1 tt 1 J ii n vs J 4 Yr a i teli Bob rush rushed d d down wn the steps headed for tor the library dO door r. r He lie saw a chair filled ailed with familiar silk a bowed and sunken head crowned by the flaming glory of be 6 hate Ellen Elleni I lie He gathered her to him In 10 a great sweeping movement move move- mp ment t my dearest he whispered I cant can't tell you now now s the there then Is no 00 time for tor explanations but soon s She lifted a tear wet tear wet fa face I t 1 know some some of It I know and ond some I have gues guessed d already already already- They made you you OU cry 1 l he be said fierce ly Iy y Co Now snarled the Thunder God to the Keeper of ot the StatS Stars look look close close ly Iy I There will wilt be fighting I Ell Ellen n felt felt- the Uie tweeds tweeda P ds ro rough h surface surface sur sur- face tace against her cheek Alls AIls nearly over Wells whispered comfortingly Ellen oh Ellen I love you you you-don't don't dont cry dear deor girl Ills Uis ami am arm tightened about ber her j From the depths depths depths' ot of the co cov coa muffled motif milt fled fAre Ate you about boutto to beat me m my lord loid For answer Wells lifted her rodl radian nt face tace and herA herA her A kiss Is not lIot t i foolish a you said she breathed still In In his arms My j. j my head bead swims swim And he he must kiss her again They stood another moment so so Then together they entered the room room CHAPTER Sanderson was still deep In his chair choir his face tace away from the door lie He had not moved since Wells Vella had left Williams cupped a light for tor his cigarette was absorbed momentarily so that Alberta Albertn first saw the quiet opening of the door first saw the man with the black block kimono over Ills his al arm The Instant of ot horrified recognition was unendurable More awful because of ot what It stood for It was Bob It was lt I Bob had hod been heen that robe the darker skin j r he had been been the Japanese Kayama She would never be able to explain things to Sander Sander- son Not after what the Japanese What Bob Bobi 1 had said And she had urged him on Never reinstate her self Never I She had no thought of of I r t n t 1 1 17 Hol Hoi Admired That Was Wae Wasa a a Mighty Might Blow I Williams now Never I The sickening sicken In lag ing futility of ot tl that al word mud made her case the more desperate another an on other moment Doment of ot this silence and Rhew she Rhe w would rave h herself mad The lie proof Bob nob said laid ver very vert evenly In his Japanese voice Sanderson's head did not lift He lie was far tar away o he saw Raw his Bob In that strange land IlInd so unutterably atone alone nt WillIams raised his head The match motch burned 1 I fn t the nail of ot his hili finger charred and went out A ghost I It must he be a 0 ghost h. h t. t trl 9 of o tb that they could produce phantom jt t t. t s 's 4 no 1 f It was real Ill BI rare face vav- vav ered erect between and f fI I kr lf edmIng m Ing fear fa He lie was unable to R pry k move mo his hand I n to smile tt anUp p turning of ot his hili lips lip in in 1111 an expression ht held teady neither waxing norn I waning 4 er l his hili aek t ii end them in In olTa- olTa them desperation onia 4 t tat at e l t I sedge ld e That point what ever It pas t as us a ai speck spIck of dust 8 to grow and grow until It was monstrous and anda a to endure i r With a great greaY tort effort he mt out his hand toward Welts WllIs In greeting Alberta sat bold upright trying to reason put her misery with wide tearless eyes eye's eyes and a hand pr preyed Bled to to keep down the tumult In her breast She attempted to speak but could rould only motion with tier her dry lips I She noticed for tor the first fint time the steel hue of It Wells Wells' eyes that had always alway been so brown and Ind friendly Wells smiled and Williams tried to 11 Imitate him ham Ills HIi desperate grinning made hIs hit Jaws ache and hit his nails nalla went t to n his bJ te teet were tb were re lowered Iere J gala again to to JI wt rIh 4 Gr i S Y h. h r yr no a his side Ide 81 as Wells took another Ite step Into the room Sanderson had not mo moved ed Wells Ellen by his side moved mond to the edge of his uncles uncle's chair and very verJ gently tou touched hed the older mani mana der Uncle Jim I f be he said Ills His uncle looked up So rapidly that his hili face was still In sorrow while his eyes moved Into lato the new expression expression expression sion of ot joyful unbelieving half rapture rap rAP- ture he stretched for tor Bobs Bob's hand b nd grasped It convulsively unable to speak But Dut understanding Wells Wells' knees trembled as as' he turned to Vill Williams Ds Heres U res your proof flay noy 01 u Ol I. I I A gurgle urgle of ot attempted words Why Why how how you What do you you- think of it- it ItrI I glad we we glad to see ee you tou back back- back Still lying Roy Ray You would lie wo woul wouldn't you ou V VI I let I let me roe explain Bob It If r If It the proof had hod been po paper per paper like the proof you were looking for tor and preparing to perjure against you against you lie well Ill I'll say soy that for tor you ou Roy Ray Ray-It'd It'd have hav been destroyed long ago For Its It's been rained on and kicked and spat at Its It's been left lett outside In all ers erR Ill bet you wept when you were told about me sop sou crocodile I ills His voice raised like wind In n a brass tube tube and he be dropped his biB arm from about Ellen and ond reached a sudden hand to Williams Williams' coat collar whirling ng hIm out of ot his chair and to his feet teet Unmindful of ot Albertas Alberta's whimper of protesting fright Unmindful Unhearing Un Un- hearing rather I Y promised d you proof You should hould ask uk for tor proof proM His s hand bond flicked lightly light ly Iy against Williams Williams' cheek Take a kOo good look took at ot your proof Ray It waa wo wa a a 0 sad Md affair wasn't It In You tried to help me mt didn't you land Hand against cheek harder horder You were a h h l 1 of ofa a a friend you were I l II I He lIe stopped breathless and released the others other's collar glaring at him Uncle Sandy stop them this Is no place ploce Alberta Al AI berta found her voice at last Sanderson's face was a picture Infinitely infinitely In In- finitely prim extraordinarily wise he blinked from below hi his shaggy brows but made mode no motion as If It to to- speak or Interrupt Williams w wished that he might step awa away farther from Bob Dob Dimly Dim ly Iy he be b beard ard Albertas Alberta's Its It Bob Dob I Bob l I dont don't let him hurt hay flay please and to so he be also must speak It IL was Alberta Bob Boh Listen LIlt 1 I She made me made me It was her ber plan she wanted By the Thunder rood Cod who ho saw me ms through this thing Wells I sold said ld so gently that Williams felt safer you are ore a 0 dirty swine Ray Rayl I You You You-you- you Kl slipped a 0 thunderbolt to Wells Wells' right hand You Yell hound I l And Bobs Bob's hand became a 0 tight fist drove against Williams Williams' Jaw l Once 1 1101 o I admired That was' was wasa a a. a mighty ml blow I Sanderson spoke poke first Better take Mm him away o Alberta he said glancing to where Williams sprawled lizard like upon the rug protecting protecting pro pro- protecting his hilt head hend needlessly from a 0 second blow You wanted him You must have hae wanted him pretty badly Alberta to have hove gone through all aU this Well Veil well youve you've got him now Yes youve you've got jot him lIes lIe's yours to keep Take him away She must try once Bobs Doh travelIng travel travel- l. l Ing with that woman Uncle Sandy lips lies no better than Ive I've said sold Wont Won't you believe He me when I tell you you you- Why Wh not noU Wells asked sh my wife you ou know She Isn't Alberta protested hitler bitter ly Iy speaking quickly and with excitement excite mot meat It might be saved yet Buy tayl lie He was done but what did but hut she hp herself herselt this great house her position n If It she be could but eon convince Sanderson that she she- had Imd acted she ale had bad hll l' l thought thought was the best I TO TO- TOBE BE DB CONTINUED D. 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