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The detective stepped to the terraceâ€"door, opened it, and then quistly proceeded to try the Doctor‘s keys in the lock. Thus located he was out of visual range, and Wells took advantage of it at once. He moved swiftly toward the fireplace, extracting the missing piece of blueâ€" print from an inside pocket as he did so. The secret blueâ€"print guarded was already graven on his mind in indelible charactersâ€"now he would destroy all evidence that it had ever been in ~his possession and bluff through the rest of the situation as best he might. He threw the paper toward the: flames with a nervous gesture of reâ€" lief. But for once his cunning failed â€"the throw was too hurried to be sure and the light scrap of paper wavered and settled to the floor just outside the fireplace. The Doctor swore noiselessly and stooped to pick it up and make sure of its deâ€" struction. But he was not quick enough. Through the window the deâ€" tective had seon the incident, and the next moment the Doctor heard his voice bark behind him. He turnâ€" ed, and stared at the levelled muzzle of Anderson‘s revolver. Write Salada, Toronto, for free sample. "Hands up and stand back!" he commanded. As he did so Anderson picked up the paper, and a sardonic smile face as his eyes took in the significâ€" ance of the print. He laid his re volver down on the table where he could snatch it up again at a momâ€" ent‘s notice. "Behind a fireplace, eh?" he muttered. "What fireplace? In what "I won‘t tell you!" The Doctor‘s voice was sullen. He inched, gingerâ€" ly, cautiously, toward the other side of the table. \ "All rightâ€"I‘ll find it, you know." ‘The detective‘s eyes turned swiftly to the blueâ€"print. Experience should have taught him never to underâ€"rate an adversaryâ€"even of the Doctor‘s calkberâ€"but long familiarity with danger can make the shrewdest careless. For a moment, as he bent over the paper again, he was off guard. _ The‘ Doctor seized the moment with a savage promptitude and sprong. Then followed a silent, furious struggle between the two. Under normal circumstances, Anâ€" Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Colds _ Headache Neuritis Lumbago Pain Neurailgia _ Toothache _ Rheumatism z'humbâ€"n(mno-unum-mu of BalleyMeacid (Acetyl lnliq".h m.‘.‘;A. B. A."). ':ll:.n In um“m“mfl. assist public tions, dmmmumflo.fimflur:‘nfl.m"l GREEN TEA ... est it Yourself! "A Novel from the Play by MARY ROBERTS RINEHART * AVERY HOPWOOD DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART | 5 _ h _4 YEF @2 ./ The Bat derson would have been the stronger and quicker, but the Doctor fought with an added strength of despair and his initial leap had pinioned the detective‘s arms behind him. Now the detective shook one hand free and snatched at the revolverâ€"in vainâ€"for the Doctor, with a groan }ot desperation, struck at his hand as its fingers were about to close on 'lhe smooth butt and the revolver ‘skidded from the table to the floor. ;wm: a sudden terrible movement he pinioned the detective‘s arms ‘he pinioned both the detective‘s Iarms behind him again and reached .ror the telephone. Its heavy base descended on the back of the deâ€" 'tectlve's head with stunning forceâ€" and the next moment the battle was ended and the Doctor, panting with exhaustion, held the limp form of an unconscious man in his arms. He lowered the detective to the floor and straightened up, listening tensely. So brief and intense had been the struggle that even now he could hardly believe in its reality. It seemed impossible, too, that the struggle had not been heard. Then he realized, dully, as a louder roll of thunder smote on his ears, that the elements themselves had played into his hand. The storm, with its wind and fury, had returned just in time to save him and drown out all ‘sounds of conflict from the rest of ‘the hours with its giant clamour. He bent swiftly over Anderson, listening to his heart. Goodâ€"the man still breathedâ€"he had enough Accept only "Bayer" ackage which corTz%ns proven directions. Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also Lfihfl of 24 and 100â€"Druggista, on his conscience without adding the murder of a detective to the black weight. Now he pocketed the revolver and the blueâ€"printâ€"gagged Anderson rapidly with a knotted handkerchief and proceeded to wrap his own muffler around the detecâ€" tive‘s head as an additional silencer. Anderson gave a faint sigh. The Doctor thought rapidly. Soon or late the detective would return to consciousnessâ€"with his hands free he could easily tear out the gag. He looked wildly about the room for a ropeâ€"a curtainâ€"ah, he had it â€"the detective‘s own handcuffs! He snapped the cuffs on Anderson‘s wrists, then realized that, in his hurry, he had bound the detective‘s hands in front of him instead of behind him. Wellâ€"it would do, for the momentâ€"he did not need much well dragged the limp body, its head lol}> ing, into the billiardâ€"room where he mhfl*&h‘-m“ So far, so goodâ€"now to lock the door of the billiardâ€"room. Fortunate ly the key was there, on the inside of the door. He quickly transforred it, locked the bilHardâ€"room door from the outside and pocketed the key. For a second he stood by the center table in the livingâ€"room, recovering his breath and trying to straighten his rumpled clothing. Then he crossed cautiously into the alcove and started to pay up the alcove stairs, his face white and strained with excitement and hope. events of the night. Olo’ld'u to remain, for the next hour or s6, as bewildering as the murder and which, had it come a fow moments sooner or a few moments later, would_have entirely changed the course of events. A It was preceded by a desperate hammering on the door of the terâ€" race. It halted the Doctor on his way upstairs, drew Beresford on a run into the livingâ€"room, and even reached the bedrooms of the women up above. 38 "My God! What‘s that?" Beresford panted. The Doctor indicated the door. It was too late now. Already he could hear Miss Cornelia‘s voice mbove; it was only a question of a short time until Anderson in the billardâ€" room revived and would try to make his plight known. And in the brief moment of that ‘resume‘ of his postâ€" tion, the knocking came again. But feebler, as though the suppliant outâ€" side had exhausted his strength. As Beresford drew his revolver and moved to the door, Miss Corâ€" nelia came in, followed by Lizzie. "It‘s the Bat," Lizzie announced mournfully. "Goodâ€"bye, Miss Neily. Goodâ€"bye, everybody. I saw his hand all covered with blood. He‘s had a good night for sure!" But they ignored her. And Beres ford flung open the door. Just what they had expected, what figure of horror or of fear they waitâ€" ed for, no one can say. But there was no horror and no fear; only unâ€" utterable amazement as an unknown man, in torn and muddied garments, with a streak of dried blood seaming his forehead like a scar, fell through the open doorway into Beresford‘s arms. â€" "Good God!" muttered Beresford, dropping his revolver to catch the strange burden. For a moment the Unknown lay in his arms like a corpse. Then he straightened dizziâ€" ly, staggered into the room, took a few steps toward the table and fell prostrate upon his face, at the end of his strength. ‘"Doctor!‘" gasped Miss Comell\ dazedlyâ€"and the Doctor, whatever guilt lay on his conscience, respondâ€" ed at once to the call of his proâ€" fesslon. He bent over the Unknown Manâ€" the physician once moreâ€"and made a brief examination. "He‘s fainted!" he said, rising. "Struck on the head, too." "But who is he?" faltered Miss Cornelia. "I never saw him before," said the Doctor. It was obvious that he spoke the truth. ‘"Does anyone reâ€" cognize him?" All crowded about the Unknown, trying to read the riddle of his idenâ€" tity‘ Miss Cornelia rapidly revised her first impressions of the strangeor. When he had first fallen through the doorway into Beresford‘s arms, she had not known what to think. Now, in the brighter light of the livingâ€" room she saw that the still face, beneath its mask of dirt and dried blood, was strong and fairly youthâ€" fulâ€"if the man were a criminal, he belonged, like the Bat, to the upper fringes of the world of crime. She noted mechanically that his hands and feet had been tied â€" ends of frayed rope still dangled from his wrists and ankles. And that torrible injury on his head,â€"she shuddered and closed her eyes. "Does anyone recognize him?" re peated the Doctor, but one by one the others shook their heads. Crook, casual tramp, or honest laborer unâ€" expectedly caught in the sinister toils of the Cedarcrest affair â€" his identity seemed a mystery to one and all. "Is he badly hurt?" asked Miss | Cornelia, shuddering again. | "It‘s hard to say," answered the | Doctor. "I think not." | The Unknown stirred feeblyâ€"| made an effort to sit up. Beresford it was then that therb hap even Hery, JUORIME NeWMAE UMM 7 quickly onn-uh‘.a: & little Menthoâ€"Sulpbur, 4 $ & noted skin specialist. Because of its gorm destroying properties, this su} phur preparation begins at once to soothe irritated skin and heal erup tions guch as rash, pimples and ring ment and disfig not have to wait forâ€" relief from emâ€" barrassment. Improvement quickly shows. Sufferers from skin trouble should obtain a small jar of Rowles Menthoâ€"Sulphur from any . good and the Doctor caught him under the arms and helped him to his feet. He stood there swaying, a blank oxâ€" pression on his face. "A chair!" said the Doctor, quickâ€" ly. "Ahâ€"â€"" He helped the strange figure sit down and bent over him "You‘re all right now, my friend," he said in his best tones of profesâ€" sional cheeriness. . "Dizzy a bit, aren‘t you?". ‘The Unknown rubbed his wrists where his bonds had cut them. He made an effort to speak. "Water!" he said in a low voice. ‘The Doctor gestured to Billy. "Get some waterâ€"or whiskeyâ€"if there is anyâ€"that‘d be better." "There‘s a flask of whiskey in my room, Billy," added Miss Cornelia, helpfully "Now, my man," continued the Doctor to the Unknown. "You‘re in the hands of friends. Brace up and tell us what happened!" . Beresford had been looking about for the detective, puzzled not to find him, as usual, in charge of affairs. Now, "Where‘s Anderson? This is a police matter!" he said, making a movement as if to go. in search of him. . ‘The Doctor stopped him quickly. "He was here a minute agoâ€"he‘ll be back presently," he said, praying to whatever gods he served that Anâ€" derson, bound and gagged in the bill&rdâ€"room, had not returned to consciousness. Unobserved by all except Miss Cornelia, the mention of the detecâ€" ‘ive‘s name had caused a strange reâ€" wction in the Unknown. His eyes had openedâ€"he had startebâ€"the haze in his mind had seemed to clear away for a moment. Then, for some reason, his‘ shotlders had slumped again and the look of ipathy come back to his face. But, ‘;tunned or not, it now seemed poss ible that he was not quite as dazed \u he appeared. 7n'_'u|l.-hlhtonnonthotquL The Doctor gave the slumped shoulders a little shake. ~ "Rouse yourself, man!" he said. "What has ‘happened to you*" "I‘m dazed!" eaid the Unknown, thickly and slowly. "I can‘t rememâ€" ber." He passed a hand weakly over his forehead. "What a night!" sighed Miss Corâ€" nelia, sinking into a chair "Richard Fleming murdered in this houseâ€" and nowâ€"this!" ‘‘"Why doesn‘t somebody ask his name," queried Dale, and "Where the .devil is that detective?" mutterâ€" ed Beresford, almost in the same inâ€" stant Neither question was anewered, and Beresford, increasingly uneasy at the continued absence of Anderâ€" son, turned toward the hall. ‘The Doctor took Dale‘s sugges tion. "What‘s your name?" : , Silence from the Unknownâ€"and that blank stare of stupefaction. "Look at his papers." It was ‘Miss Cornelia‘s voice. ‘The Doctor and Bailey searched the torm _ trousersâ€"pockets, . the pockets of the muddied shirt, while the. Unknown submitted passively, not seeming to care what happened to him. But search him as they would it was in vain. « Bailey, at last, straightening up. A crash of breaking @lass from the head of the alcovestairs put a period to his sentence. 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