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THE tnlczlco LEDGER. szlrunniw. MKY 5. I900-
- Tlli(;lllclleilLl:ne,ilt
26 YEARS OLU.
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CHAPTER XXV.
THE AGENT OF DEATH.
onatd Black. the detective.
was pursuing his irlves ' ‘ans. .
He could not forget the rescue of Hugo.
the hunchback, from 3 terrible death On
the rocks, and he
turn against the person “ho had hurled
him to his fate.
nald resolved to tind out what lay i
the pearl button claw. an
1
went alone down the csrridor to
the tragic spo. -
ad seen nothing of Hugo since the
- :
1
Dr
K ‘hnd ltopt his room since. nr whether
.hnd sllpr-nil mini the Illlil on ii missiein
is U . .
rise dettlcttve found the exn.ct.spot wheis
::
PI
Valerie discovered :.he pearl tnumrl Mid>ex-
rned it closely. zrhere was nothing to
[on in an
opening (111 door.
In an instant he detevuve put out his
light and ‘hugged the ‘will.
i.’ elone was coming down the N1111-
(lulu Valet-ie'.’ Hugo? Or ‘perchuxne Mar
tsrsnri. or
The unseen. whoever it wss. was coming
on in dense darkm-n d
ed to roree ihis
e the strange one in uie dark.
Donald Black zelt that 6. (wisis was hear
in mind. mil in B. eW.Izioms-nts some one
passed him, brushing his clothes or the
rnercst touch.
he unseen moved tanner down the curl
rider and the detective heaved s sign of
genuine roll 2. .
A -at mine he heard it Vales that Tenem-
bled n lizrorrl in the dark mid thought that
he could have touched the ma. s
“Hang it all, w s has berome
I the wall and
the blaze for a. moment illuminated the
scene.
There was a sharp, quirk cry after the
flash and Donald Black Round himself race
to face With 8. man.
his person was large. wiry and s verit-
able athlete.
e eyes that looked from the depths of
h
his large head seemed to shine with the lus-
was about to be
launched toward him. ’
e msn stood in the middle of the pas-
sage, but as the match burned brighter he
siunk to the wall from which he glared Rt
animosity of a tiger.
e lookinx for ME. eh?" said 01% man
from Scotland Yard.
The only answer he ot was another grow]
and the stranger stepped forward as if for
3 sp rig.
Donald Black HEW thht he must open the
attic it he did not want to e thrown
against the wall Ind
by main strength by B sudden lean
o
himself straight at the big fellow
ii on the stones sirordlng him
llghlt enough for his purpo
.. u. .
2: your tactics, eh amt? from the
big man’! t oat. 85 the agile sleuth fell
upon him. “I see--"
Further words were lost as the two men
went 4) the ground together, the detective
on top and the big i-main struggling with the
livers of I giant underneal
"It's lile or death." ilashetfihrough the
detectlvdn brain. "This villain came thith-
er to put an In 0 me an I must C r?-
o
uusr here or never solve the nlasmt mys-
tery. I
Fortunately for the detective he had taken
THE BLHGEK DHGGER.
Story of (liq strange Mascot Mys?5ry- ‘"19
' Killed Lord Basil?
‘ 33y -1-. c. :::A.:t=cBAUGx:r..
'- .AU-thOt’ oi’ “A Sinnit at Bay,” “Man in Gray." etc.
(Copyrighted. 1900.) -
..
To do this he had to discard thd rnatch,,
, yi
Th;
1(rg,
M.‘]‘i.ii,, i
.4 )
Hearts --- who
the big fellow off his guard and this was
decided advan g . >
1 more points in his favor than
had the other man, and he proceeded to
back them UP ‘Vith all the agility and
his power.
It would have been an unequal battle if
the attack had I.‘
in spite of his efforts to prevent, and (lid
ot hes sin lingers behind the
vundpspe and close in wit all his mi h
0 ce the bi f
match the ft=lli)w lay unconscious at his
ee ,
Donald Black re-lit his lamp and Placed
it on the ground beside his foe.
"He'll come round all right," he said, gaz-
ing at the big man. “I didn't take the in-
’ e is moment too soon for there was
391' in his ave."
He Waited patiently for the main to "come
round." but meantime he went through his
)N:ic'l;ets‘i‘iri<Iing’ntithing there but it i'rty
hnnlilierchiel. 101' of formidable pro-
rtions laytlm Di: ground where it had
ll.:'0ppe&l'!rom the ‘man's hand in the strug-
g e.
Presently the fellow rrlovedrand looked
hull Vxcilntly arm 1 . A
e-caught sight of the detective and the
gitlle tn the tlerni-darkness seemed to nolvtie
c
X.
Portals mack took 2 step nearer, -
Vt ell. 1-'i1Y‘man, I guess you sound me '3':
he Said.
‘The lips at the unknown came together
uith derided firmness and the eyes turned
away. .
“Who fro you and why were You loolzlrls
or me? cnntinnedwbonainl. .
Again the man maintained silevnece,-but
his tool: was l’llird=l11'it.l cold as hetore.
"1 ‘R9 8!‘ Saw you hetore. ‘Yet you came
‘here to kill me.“
“Pity I didn't." trrnwled the t)iQ man.
"It wasn't your !:iul.t, clusvs Drt:(tY‘i:viyr.
' " ' e dsoectlve. ‘ no son: you?"
2 of my own accord.”
Th t.is not -true," -exclaimed Donald. "1
heard you say In the dark that you didn't
it without accomplishing
taken the recautlon to slip
QVGI‘ his wrists ii
(active again. nd the" gmed ’" me de‘
“ omebody must know vou,"
the man from London. "We'll
this point."
continued
room was well lighter] gnd
"“.w."..‘=v’::.;.’l:.M 8 i
ii the detective. “The
8. mt."
he mr mlsmss or Mascot Hall
forward with - -1 1 , mm‘
‘are: yzackhmgvg ‘ghee vangzaagind followed the
an a r sell and with his lnariacled
hands leaned i <
to await idenntilricgiill-7r‘il.1e M“ as he seemed
‘Thispis the rant. miss," said the date...
iilil-5":-l-"""‘ins to his prisoner. "Do you know
Valerie leaned toward the sham
and [linked :1 him lo"... and c.,,,s,,
ii im now. she suddenly cried.
Lady Jurlith's waicli-dog
The man only siiou-ed his min a in
serpent eyes tu ed - “ 3
upon the detecrt'ive.‘heu‘ mien“ “gm again
In: fellow .
CHAPTER xxvr.
( I h 4 THE NIGHT RUN.
tar a fallen into a trap in 1,3, mm
::.';::.5.:.:."..".:..Wv we
in his sullenness he thought or 51, ms
:22: ii‘:.!":.:“‘;"‘" -new in
mm‘. . 2 had tailed to keep his
He eyed b th V l
h V: like 3 nusiii;llfesii'ddhiiI:ieli$o'l;g$',': 3:3
I acvltlfg‘ he would have tried to oolnplete
But as it XIS Dowerle
no id B he W "'
nu lack re. I d
prisoner at the llallulvned stl?oi‘tel$”uil':.';'f.‘5'w
in; him to Valerie, u-n6 recognized the s
lain. he was escorted train the corridor z
r. small room in the West wing of the mail.
sion. ‘
rig at him sliainiy when he llgaln
found himself alone with himubonalii lilack
took rrom his,poakc-t samethinE‘(‘areiully
wrapped in tissue ‘In-.l:er,
did not avpcttr $D,t'el';al‘d him at iirst,
but all the same he was restlessly “nich-
irlg his every mov . '
The deliberate rtletettive seezrned an age in
exposlrigthe partrculttr object in his hand,
but at last he held :1 pearl :button up til
Carl’: gaze.
The stolid Iare vhf the man-sen'l1ni Show-i
ed ni) signs of rzrnttnitiolly and fill‘ some
time Donald Black let him limit at the but‘
n
E
on.
“Do you know that?" said the >detet'tlx'=
t.
at 115 .
““i'il should I when there-may be
l’lt7US:lni.‘lS‘Of the-in in the Xvorld?"
hold in my hand."
Carl turned his e-yrs away and lonlmi as
sullen as ever. t
“Yi>u’ve no right to hold me ll6l'E‘," lie
Sal .
“You will be l'elra:ind when you talk."
The prisoner star-te 8. little. .
was it a prmnlse Inatle to be timid-n-o
trap to catch him?
““‘hat do you want to know?" he a.-iteil.
“‘Vho‘sent you on your murderous mis-
sion torllght?“
ow do you.knnvi- l rame on sun): 7',‘ I
“The naked itniie wine that.’ Smllwll
Donald Bla Y0 mime to Mascot Hall
I know you tii‘0Ili‘9r
You found me in ii t-ivinpromising place, but
1'(l heard of the old lord's gems." .
"But ou did not come tor them, for it is
t ey was stol.-ii the
id not re LV. x >
Donald still held lhv button in his lmiirl
“ 0 Y0 ll 5
Y u say u ever sw a button like
this?" he said. . ,
“Lots of them"
‘‘“‘here'!" ‘ .
:1 went to Lunnun once," and the rim“
gr
lined.
Black rewrappei] the button in the tissue
alertness p ve e have been ,
deadly catastroxlhe, an a raw seconds as paper and trsnsterrod it to his ]mt‘lsPV.
tr.-rua he h pleasur r knowing and; , H
ihn: his Vise-like ta tics “ere successful --when you talk you will be let out. he
The an he door. .
in his 1') wer. i'm here." >
He ha clio e him till he began to fear Black made no reply to this, but sllut ilie
t at he had carried the job is little too far, nor anti lac ed it beliln l .
and when rs-w nd struck arloth r Dow rary Valerie awaited min
and ti)? young gills [ace showed the amt-
iety nl her spirit.
‘WV 7" she asked. ' V
“He, was as secretive as n snhlnx. Hill
has been schooled in diplomacy."
"You showed him the button?"
.. es‘.
“He denied ever‘ seeing it?"
"He said he has scen hundreds suiii in
Don on."
“That man has a secret which lie ilm
9 ti) Mascot tonilillt
on murder lien : ut In one sen n 3
" nurse and u-ho would send Lari but
- 7
S, La y Jud .
"No 0 e else." cried Valerie. “rug dig
not think of halving Hugo identity L‘ I.”
"Your ldentincatlnn was enough for me."
2 reply, “but I e.tW0 men hcinn
hgpu.-zht face to face might result in some-
ln "
g. V .
Dona-id Black went in person to HHIIOE
room and entered. for the door was 7‘-0‘
locked.
The plaice where he had seen the ii-W?"
buck carry out his hideous pantomime ullh
the dagger was empt .
e ,
y
The sed the room to
with bu -
nnilon searched the uni:
- clue to -
went 8W3!’ "5
as he ha no dg
reached the lower door he was 5“
denly Confronted hy Mrs. Nolan.‘ H‘
“You were too late. Mr. Black," cried” ,‘;
old care-taker. “Hugo left the mansion xi.
cm our 390."
i in perfect r:il;e- 1“
stepped in the hall )'unIiel' and shd‘.“‘
list at the library lloar. 5 my mm" ’
re?"
soon settle the
"Yes! .
“I thought so.
his hand into his bosom and
dh'Ed
All at onee E13153 ml’:
e
The night gal a. s > G
masses of clouds were di-it n up from "39
eat. the i d ti ieaoy tresnsned. an v
W ,, ..t
a: the detective listened, a dull soul!
1 under fell u on his ears. .
Suddenly output the gatherlni.’ gloom ‘"13:
a figure that stopped in non: of tile in
train no n. 0,
It was Masterson. the young tzame““""’a.;
"I was un 'ou!" he excia 17'9"‘ is
he encountered the detective. "H“3"
ain "
o
:5
I7
You've seen him. too?" , b.,,,..
"Yes. the Little imp is on mischief 0
He darted at tew lnutes L:fY
headed toward the bridge leading "3
Judith’: es in ." .'
Black started visibly. '
“In that direction?" he exclslined.
my trail leads the same way-' ,
niastcrsori would have made it repbv
not the terret continue : >
h‘ H! us: see ndy Valerieiv I“lt;g: gfernm
K 9 1 I31"! 3 moment I V. E '
into 5112 house: he 1“““d
> "Tlienr
had
Nolan has told
“Hugo has gone to
"The Grange? Merciful heRV9“5
“He will meet Lady Judith tonizb
Is his intention." ”
“And you intend to follow him?
“At one "
we Ll
.. no
N“ 2 tl$lxt‘.ii-urns-?>"
"i.
"Pardon "me. Mr. Black, it 1 say HI“ ‘
I-9"!
where he had left her. but 110‘ “'“""w