t, SATURDAY, DEC. 9, 1916. CAPE MAY 8FAB AEDWATE^

|H .-I The Merriment at the Crowded Table Was at It* Height. about to be shocked in a much I

figure, for all 1U height, was strangely j ® atoop-shouldered, moring with a dig- | c nlty of step which went well with the i 1 voluminous drapery in which it was | f clad. And Manley watched closely as £ this stately Arabian chieftain, bowing 8 gravely to Golden, reached out two un- ■ gloved hands to greet the two hands 5 which his host extended to him. About E these hands he saw at a glance, there 1 could be nothing doubtful. But Manley had little time to give 1 r further thought to the scene, for at 1 that moment he became aware of the I fact that Da Espares had slipped away to another part of the house — and dur- I tog that night, Manley had determined i he would keep an eye on his enigmati- i cal foreign friend. But Instead of I following Da Espares. on discovering 1 him stepping quietly into the deserted library, the alert-eyed young secretary 1 promptly retreated to the quarter where the receiver of his dictaphone was concealed. There, on placing this watch-case receiver to his ear, Manley had the satisfaction of catching the faint hum of voices. Much of that guarded talk taking place to the 11- | hrary Manley could not overhear. But j he caught enough to arouse his curl- | oslty. "Then the plan has werked?" asked the anxious voice of Da Espares. "Without a hitch," answered the other voice. "The girders have been cut through and the bomb placed!" "And the clock fuse adjusted?" | "Tea." I "But what was it set for?" "For the stroke of twelve!" anrjrwered the unknown voice. "By that time the crowd will be at the table, eating'.!' "But how," asked the anxious voice Of Da Espares, "could we get Legar toaide?" The sound of a triumphantly quiet laugh came oyer the little instrument. "Legar is already here!" announced the other. the a'

"Hush! Not so loud!" warned Da ei Espares. And from that point on It ti was only broken phrases that trickled b into the hidden listener's ear. si . . . "Came as an Arab chief. . , . d Nlcchia the Dago acrobat on his back d . . . yes, under cloak . . . could hold out both hands . . . and never even a suspected. . . . being watched ... li can't afford to lose this time!" li Again came the sound of the quietly d triumphant laugh. And it was De Bs- tl pares' voice that sounded clearly the ti next moment h "But how did he work that bridge r tall?" 8 . . . !1ong dive . . . came up under a c lumber schooner's stern and hung to g rudder chain . . .down with tide ... t an hour later . . . swam ashore ... li launch to Oyster Joe's!" e Manley did not wait for more. Midnight. he knew, was already too peril- I ously close for half measures. By the V time he reached the upper floor, to fact he found Enoch Golden already e heading the grand march to the great ' table running almost the full length of a the huge room opening off the conserv- * story. The next moment ho saw Da ^ Espares himself step hurriedly, yet 1 smilingly to the side of Margery Gold- 1 en and take their places to that gayly- I colored line that rippled with laughter 8 and movement as the orchestra once 8 more struck up. Then, remembering. 1 what he had overheard about mysteri- 8 ously weakened girders and planted 1 bombs. Manley likewise remembered c the newly installed vault and the fact 1 that Le gar's final object was the pos- 8 session of a certain paper which that 1 vault held. And he slipped out through ' the door, and on through the empty conservatory, frantically wondering ' Just what his first move to avert that « Impending catastrophe should be. I The figure which Intervened in that 1 crisis, however, was a much more pic- < turesque one than the slight figure of a ' young private secretary In somewhat 1 disheveled evening clothes. For when 1 the merriment about the great crowd- ' ed table was at Its height an unex- ' peeled and uninvited guest strode in i through the wide door and confronted ! the company there assembled. This figure wore a dust-stained motor coat and cap. But the most conspicuous feature of his attire was the yellow > Tn«rt which covered his face. Equally ' conspicuous was the huge blue-bar-reled revolver which he firmly held in his right hand. This weapon, to fact, gttoted menacingly to the strong light as the stranger's left hand was suddanly lifted for silence. -Tagles sM glBttouB.' he pro- I dabnet to a dear vetoe, "this hstra- i stoa. 1 fear, aay shock yea. Bat pea

serious way. Ojuthe stroke of j twelve there Is to be an accident here, perhaps something much graver than | accident, in which It is my great desire that you should not participate! ; So 1 must ask each and every one of j to leave this room, and thiB bouse, j B as quietly yet as quickly as possible! — Evejfcr one," repeated that authorita- g tive-voiced intruder as Da Espares and I the tall man to the Arabian burnooBe to their feet, "except these two gentlemen here." Out of the silence that ensued on that declaration arose a small murmur of wonder, a stir of nervousness, and one shrill laugh from a woman holding a wine glass. Then Enoch Golden himself called out an angry expostulation, 'followed by a sharp word or two of command. But the company had already risen. For the masked stranger, stepping still closer to Da _ Espares and the figure In the flowing burnoose, had coolly intercepted them as they moved to unison towards a j aide door. j "Get back, both of you," the' clear voice behind the yellow mask had I called out, "or before God 111 shoot I you down where you stand!" I That sudden threat of violence was the spring which released the tension. There were mingled shouts of resentment and fear, followed by a ! quick and unreasoning rush for the 1 door, courtiers and nuns and peasants and Apaches and Geisha girls to ; contending flurry of finery and fright- i ened faces. For a minute or two the master of the house struggled to vain to stop them. Then his attention was directed towards the Laughing Mask, for the latter, advancing with a quick stride to the man to the burnoose, Jerked aside that flowing garment and revealed Legar himself, Legar with a slnisterly seared face and an iron claw at the end of bis right arm. And the the end of bis right And the

moment that this movement was taking place. Da Espares himself, with eyes always on the,, Laughing Mask stole quick step by sjep towards the i on his left. He had reached that door before his enemy detected him. The man with the revolver wheeled i about and fired as the Spanish knight I silk and lace dived through the openLegar. seeing his chance In that of interest, charged bodily the damask-laden table, scattering silver and glass and flowers 'as went. In another breath he bad reached the conservatory, where, a second or two later, his Iron-shod arm could be heard flailing through the fra- ! gile barrier of glass between him and the outer world. And by the time Enoch Golden reached the spot his enemy had vanished. Tet In almost the same breath the Mask had leaped In the opposite direction, to pursuit of the fleeing Da Espares. But that flight, wherit led or mlgbt have led, was interrupted by a sudden detonation that shook the great house to Its foundation. There was a roar of falling girders, the 8pllnterlng of wood, the rumble of a great avalanche, as a seventon steel vault, deprived of Its supports. crashed down through the flimsy flooring, carrying dust and debris and tumbling pieces of household furniture as it went. Nor did that massive thing of metal stop until It bedded In the broken cement flooring of the cellar below. Then above the rattle of falling plaster and echoing showers of scattering bric-a-brac rose the quick cry of human voices calling for help. Golden, staring dazed at the great room through which sudden ruin had erupted, was scarcely conscious of the frightened girl clinging so forlornly his arm. He was scarcely conscious of the throng of servants end watchwho ran back and forth through the dusty rooms. He quaveringly helped his daughter to a chair. She stared wide-eyed at Wilson as the latter led David Manley, limping a little and nuich disordered as to apparel, the. room. "Is anybody hurt?" asked the whitefaced girl. The ever dependable old butler looked at Manley, who to turn looked away. 'Tm sorry, Mlsa Margery," Wttspn hesitatingly explained, "but it is the Count Da Espares!" "Ton mean he is" — The old butler nodded. "Tm afraid so. Miss Margery. They Just found his body, crushed under the vault!" (to mm ooniinuux) 1

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