PGE SIX INSTALMENT XXXIII The Voice of the Dead The room grew curiously silent. not bunirle tlu1 search and that Vi 11 i 1 At : c and muscle straining. A scream rang in his ears: , "Martin Dale the Picaroon-he shot me!" A horrible groan, a hoarse, almost tortured breath. and then: "My pearls " The words broke off seem ed to baits suspended in an awful silence. Then another hideous groan. 1 Dale sat spellbound. The screen, the scream, the hoarse, shrill exclamations, the gasps and groans all were horribly realistic. And then the hollow silence at the end, Ing death injecting Its grim, husky note into each heart-piercing sound. A little patse came. Dale stirred uneasily, and then he sat tense and motionless again while the ghastly eownds were repeated. Time after time, with short intervals pf jsUence, the screams and frensifltopU re-echoed in ht earsi'iJii J&n, gradually, the horrjaffilMftfl ty: sheer re pet 1 shat; fea doittfRTV Th ' distant rumble tliat was distinct from the agonized human Voice. The ticking of the clock was the ! vibration If a at Pntnn.l Vi I n AnMa Tl.n.n ft came again, the dull, far-away 'r"T " "ie c"7 , .oa nt ru,l Charles this morning from Watun only sound, and even that had a ! orchestra! accompaniment to the reigned undisturbed . A frown sil-l ne smiled faintly. Then the ear-: f1r.rlvwl P l, 1 ence seemed to have fallen oven pieces were removed and' the the occupants of the room. A hood was jerked from the object crooked, mechanical grin hung on the table. Doubtless it was in-fackly on Gttssler's lips while he' tended to serve as a highly dra-peered quite keenly at Dale out of matJc touch, but he merely shrug bis obdurate eyes. I ged his shoulders. Dale smiled. Were they actually' "As I thought. A dicta-hoping to wear down hie-ncrves by phone . " such shallow hocus-pocus 7 It "That was Mrs. Ferryman's of him. and then an atUthment I whtt ft She worked in fike that worn by a switchboard ; a nn(,0 R.o . ., olSi pressed lightly against his ears. He gated at the mysterious hooded object on the table . The surprise had arrived at last, but it? nature was still obscure. A whir Summers paused for breath. 'This afternoon I found the dictaphone under the Jtable, with the ring sounded in his ears! and then PWng tube hanging down to the hn ,AAl. -v.rv .rv. f,oor: 1 d " the first time I was in the room, just after the body was found, but thought nothing of it. This afternoon I thought I'd see if there was a record in ft. It was just a hunch " j forefinger at Dale.' "You killed her! You can't deny it!" j "Her own voice is accusing I you." Summers cried out. "Fenyman has jdentified thJ voice as his wife's," Gossler shouted . "The case is complete." "You might as well confess." even more gruesome than what So it went on. Bach in turn went before. He stared at the the two inquisitors hurled acjzusa- hooded object. It seemed alive lions and denunciations at Dale. with anguish and dread. A phono- Their voices grew hoarse. grapnic recoraer of some sort, per- perspired freely. Their Intimi-haps. Rut that voice and those' dating gestures became a little screams and groans sounded as if; limp. In desperation, aj they saw torh from a person in an ecstasy! Tae. coo demeanor. thev raised of terror and pain, with approach- their voices ana resorted to more violent gesticulations. Dale sat back, his arms comfortably folded, and smiled complacently. Summers, completely out of breath, turned to an officer who had approached his chair. The officer whspered something in his ear. The captain mopped his steaming face. "So, you lied!" he exclaimed. "What's that?" pale demandsd, his bland composurp irwtaiitly rtie. A dread dread pmmo promonitlon knock (. IM"6' (purpose by over-Sa 'af WijErain; f voice lce within thef "We'tWfust Kefn rd hooded thing was spending its ca-j Stamford police. parity for injecting dread and shatering nerves. Dale still listened, but he listened critically now, studying each sound, weighing every syllable of anguish. His gray eyes narrowed slightly. licneath the screams, the from the They found the houe searched it from attic to cellar." Summers chortled sarcastically . "They found no young lady in distress ohly & feeble old man. So much for your no, you don't t" He jerked a pistol from his tuver. THE DAILY NEWS ThursUa . ffcer stationed behihd him i down again. With a grunt Summers nlaeed the nlstol in front of Thrilling ' ifm on the table. "I knew all the time it was only Mystery Story a stall," he muttered. McArthur's Shoe Store In 30 chapters With a look of :esignation Dale leaned back in the chair again, but hid brain was at fever heat. The inquisition began anew, all the more violent for Ihe breathing spell. Questions were hurled. Thunderous denunciations crack- Jed in the air. Dale forced a smile that masked iis turbulent fears. To He Continued Tomorrow HERMAN CANDON Local Items F. G. Dawson sails this afternoon, on the i'rince Charles for Vancouver. ' I P. J. Cote of the II. C. Packers muffled quality. Minutes pssed,j rest. In a moment he had it. i , . , -and still the cloistral quietude Thunder! Mrs. Annie huttan of Massett Charles this morning from the islands to spend a few days in town. Alfred Adams and sons of Mas-sett arrived in the city on the Prince Charles this morning from the islands to attend 'the fair. J. A. Neill, who has been in might have been something of a ! voice you heard," Gossler 'Jabbed th "rvce ot the IJ- c packers strain on a guilty conscience, but at him. Dale's conscience was clear as far "She accused you with her dying as the murder of Mra. Ferryman breath," Summers shouted in his was concerned. His only sensa- ear. tion, now that he knew that Miss "She recognized you as Martin Castle would soon be out of dan- Dale and as the Picaroon," Gossler ger was one of curiosity. He knew thundered, surprise was coming, that it might "That's why you killed an the Skeena River, left by this morning's train for St. Paul, Minn. Arthur Robertson, well known J Massett sawmill operator, is a ! ; visitor in the city, having arrived her ; from the islands on the Prince be sprung any moment now, and Sumrriers bawled. "You were diaries tms morning. i he wondered what it would be. afraid she would tell." j ' Again he glanced up at the "You took her pearls," Gossler! Mrs- J- c- Brady and son re-clock. The silence had continued yelled. "Then you murdered turned' to the city on the Prince unbroken for twenty minutes. Ttie her." Charles this morning after hav-: Stamford officers must have ' "But the shot didn't kill her im- mn(,e the round trJP to stew" feached the house in the woods by mediately," Summers roared art. Anyox and Massett Inlet. I this time. He hoped they would "She lingered a few minute. Alii . . V ' - ' --twj t t I i l l i i they would nol be turned away murderer shouldn't go urrnon111-1116 --"Wice-of the fisheries de-with pteWtaM 'tyftt all was mOhkI." . tVWtl'lP9 ?t jF?n C,emen8' a .in proper trfer.K .. And wJth her lagt breath, IT8" ;,3"1 J'iM The massfve Ha!rcros8 the'.he spoke his name in this old!Chrt?l bound for Vancou- tabu inclined in n aliiriit nod. ,i;,..r,v. " .1 ... ver. fc j- MVMIIIVUV UUOQICI ltSS)J,JCll UUl. - Gs4r pwred t'be signaling it was under the table together to some one in the back of the with several other articles that rt9!r. ""'Fodlittps appfoached fr. Ferrvman had left ther ainr j U .11 .efctr . it. .9 5UI i . he IOng ,) wrr-B, V,f. .!., m imunrasii jib luain'UKHivai ma i iaci i . n r wit j tn r i rn wni nnun rn tha r aa . i iiMul(Tr. Somglce Mffepercch- spdroach- Hn;'. Atn .. cmmc s,7Z;-" ,r", TJWWfrrW b e Prince Charles hood. AfifttfWg?'8 1,nKb throwing out her hands in agony, conceal Une& a fubberIHer finerg cloged arounf, T. D. Pattullo M.L.A., who has been spending the past two weeks visiting his constituents in the city and district, will sail this on his return to Victoria. liZjlnu w.10,8 arMd "Ttw-Sjiiger. who has been nf 2'. thim J ,.2! .l.nl,.n. S!.ak ol !, nif '"Wending , the summer vacation at 11 ifmcra uurni in nun Massett with his father. Porter operator was damped down over """V SI'inTl IZl MnM Charle8 todair bound for Wshead. Two cirtular objects' T 2i..i A he will resume "' a' v "f a,"jhis studies. euuuKii mj senu you io me cnair. Three sons of A. P. Allison, well known Queen Charlotte Island log exporter, are passengers aboard the Prince Charles today returning to Vancouver after having spent the past two weeks on the islands. George Ringstad. manager of Port Edward cannery, and Mrs, Gossler thrust out a chubby Ringstad, and daughters, arrived" in the city from the Skeena River on yesterday afternoon's train and will sail tomorrow night on the Princess Mary for their homes in Dellingham. Mrs. Joh.n Dybhavn and son and daughter returned to the city on ttife Prince Charles this morning, after having spent the past two or three weeks at Old Massett with Mr. Dybhavn, who is Th,', personally in charge of the can-i ning operations Canners there. of the Massett: L. C. Jacobs, construction manager of the Power Corporation ol Canada, after spending the past week in the city, will sail tomorrow afternoon on the Prince George for Stewart where he will spend a few days, returning here next Tuesday en route to his headquarters in Montreal. Mr: Jacobs expects to visit, here frequently In the course of the Corporation's construction work in connection with Falls River hydroelectric development. Th,e attendance at the exhibi-tjoiKihis year is quite up t(ji ex, pectatlons and, indeed, is exceed' tng many past years. Last night there wns a large audience in the hall when there was a vaudeville program in which Capt. George Ash, Miss Myfanwy Campbell and her dancers, and the Three Nnths participated. The attendance at the Ocean Falls-Prlnce Rupert groans ana me snnn exclamations ,pocKet. uaie had sprung np and Baseball game yesterday after- there was a auii undertone wnicn looxea as u contemplating a leap.nnon wa iltsaiinnlntfnir. ilnn n at first his ears could scarcely grasp. It was a muffled sounda for the door or one of the win- doubt, to unsettled weather con-dows. Wth a sturdy thrust the ditions. 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