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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 19, 1927, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Manitoba free press Winnipeg tuesday july 19, 1927 the Black a continued Story by r. T. M. Scott. K Dally instalments in All morning editions of the Manitoba free press. Chapter xviii Jimmie upon the floor watched her covertly. The effects of the Over Steep sloping ground upon which it was built exposed two Sturles in front and Only one Story in the rear. Two win clows looked out Over the lower win Dows and formal Entrance on the ground floor below. The right Wall contained another window and a Side abundance of the ice Cream sodas had Long since passed away and he was wide awake with excitement notwithstanding the late hour of the night. Indeed if mrs. Wilkins had noticed him j Means of a few wooden Steps. The of closely. She might have seen that he j Poulte Wall on the left contained an was lying slightly Arpon his sore left old fashioned fireplace upon Tho right with a Straw. Such an Experiment was As far removed from him As the fire and for the same reason. Finally he Begaii slyly to investigate the knots which restrained him. He believed that Bern ice was Safe Lor a time and since he had informed Smith Over the Telephone that he had reached cold Spring. He Felt that help would soon come. Dat Guy could follow me own Shadow i f it got Ibone from me he thought confidently and hell blow up de whole when he Butts in. The position of mrs Wilkins chair permitted her to look at the fire by in Long her head slightly to the right to Entrance which could be reached by View Al male by turning it Shell my to the left. By turning still More to the left she could see the outer door and directly behind her was rhe closed door of the room from which Al male had thrown the Pitcher Arm which went to show that he was recuperating fast. After Bis outburst of Chicago profanity at the time that he had tried to come to the Rescue of Bernice. He had seemed to have lost his Faith in speech and had relapsed into watchful silence. The Large room of ruled the entire front of the House which owing to the Little toasted cubes of Hovis bread make Good soup taste better for Hovis is differ ent and delicious. A Golden Brown bread that tempts your taste and pro motes healthy digestion. Ask your Baker to Day for of which was curtained space for hang ing Coats and upon the left was mrs. Grayson s Couch. The great five pointed Star occupied the Center of the rear Wall and a door on either Side gave admission to inner rooms. A third door on the right of the Star opened to a stairway leading below. Tho whole House was very old with thick Stone Walls and heavy Oak floors. At first Jimmie watched mrs. Wll kilns and hoped that she would go to sleep but she pc kill up a Magazine and turned the pages slowly while she glanced at the outer door from time to time. He turned his attention next to the fire and to mrs. Grayson. Tho fire offered Many possibilities of destruction to his Active brain but to was too Well tied to accomplish any thing he had heard Smith speak of hypnotism in connection with Cardan and he guessed that she was sleeping because of this mysterious Art. Her natural sleep tended to terrify him. By net us fill entry to prevent n Strong desire to try Tho effect of tickling her through the window. Jimmie could Seo this closed door behind his red haired Cailor. Every time he looked at her it entered his Field of vision. Considerable time had passed and mrs Wilkins had begun nervously to shift in her chair when Jimmie noticed Chat the door to the inner room was ajar. There was but a very slight opening which showed Black from Tho unlighted room within. The boy was not really sure that Tho door had not always been ajar and any Way it occurred to him that it might have been opened by a current of air coming through the broken window. Nevertheless the door attracted him and suddenly Lii the dark opening he saw a human Eye. Al male sat up As quickly As his blur tins would permit. What is it " demanded mrs. Wll kilns noticing his sudden de oat s he replied hauntingly and thinking very rape Day. Day re ticklhi1 me mrs. Walk los Rose and went to look anxiously out of the Side window and Al male noticed that the Eye had with drawn although the door remained the bread of health Elvis flour is a product of Western car. Mad pour Mills co. Limited Winnipeg and Toroni of. 713 is Tea 104 now packed Only in aluminium. The Way of a wonderful Day glorious Days Are an every Day Story when they begin with the right kind of breakfast. You need Crisp Peppy food in the morning food such As Kellogg s Pep Pep adds delightful zest to break fast. Those Golden Crunchy flakes of whole wheat. How Good they taste Good for you Pep is health in a package the Pep Piest food you know. 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Jim Mlo strained hard to keep rapture from bin face As he recognized the features of Uncle Bellus slowly the door opened wider and Smith stood framed in the doorway with a Finger pressed to his lips in the sign for silence. One Swift glance was All the tall Manga pc before stepping silently to the curtains which covered the Hooks for Coats on the right of the. Fireplace. Very carefully while he watched the Back of mrs. Wilkins head to parted the curtains and slipped inside where he was completely hidden. It la doubtful if mrs. Walk los could have heard Smith s rubber Soled shoes upon the floor but she Rose restlessly As if she sensed danger and again approached the window to gaze anxiously into the darkness. Jinmie Lay upon the floor in a fever of excitement and tend his Best not to show it. His heart almost stopped beating As a Low Knock sounded at the door and mrs. Wilkins opened to admit Cardan. Smith and Wardan were about to come face Trace and Jimmie held his breath As he waited for what he expected would be the greatest drama of ills life. Aurillus Smith is actually in this remarked Cardan dry Lyas he closed the door behind him and i have altered our plans Are we to do the materialization asked mrs. Walk los. No there will be no More illusions of mrs. Gray Sou s dead an swered Cardan. That was Good enough to get her into our Power and to keep her lips sealed to her atheistic husband. I shall perform one More operation on mrs. Grayson which Wil Rob her of All memory and you will take her to Chicago he your invalid aunt travelling by night in the Ray Kon car. I shall then go abroad and write or. Grayson that he May have his wife when he transmits half his Fortune. In Gold to me in bus Ala. With that much Money and my Power i con gain control of the russian govern ment build an Empire and Rule tha and if or. Grayson refuses to asked mrs. Wilkins. In that replied Cardan in differently you will mall him Ona of mrs. Grayson s fingers every week until to changes his mind and i Cable you to Cardan walked Over to where Al male Lay upon the floor. He he said callously looking Iown without any expression. Yuh big chump of snorted Jimmie unable to keep silent any longer. And the girl in the Green Aslou i mrs. Wilkins in a strained voice and shuddering in spite of herself. She Dies he Ansec red and bunt Over mrs. Grayson with out stretched hand. The yellowed slender fingers were almost touching the forehead of the sleeping woman when they Drew Back. Cardan slowly straightened up and glanced around the room. I suppose there was no disturbance while i was he asked. Answered mrs. Walk los except that the brat threw a Pitcher through the bedroom i will look at the he said and walked slowly toward the bedroom door which was adjacent to. The curtained for hanging Coats. In order to reach the bedroom door in a straight line from where he stood 1c was necessary for Cardan to pass the fireplace and the improvised coat closet closely on his left. He walked slowly and. In passing the fireplace raided his right hand carelessly to his left breast inside his coat. Half of the curtains had been passed when his hand jerked from his coat and a Light revolver barked two shots straight through the curtains next to the door. Instantly the curtain next to the fireplace was torn aside and the Roar of a heavier gun was followed by the rattle of Cardan s revolver upon the floor As Smith stepped out covering his opponent with a .45 Colt Auto Matic. A poor remarked Smith. I had intended to put the Bullet through your pistol hand but it Only struck your it must be admitted that Cardan took the contretemps with remarkable coolness. He Shook his right hand numbed somewhat by the Jar but in no other Way seemed affected As he faced his adversary silent and motion less. 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