And in his soul was a rage that had not been sated by the death of the
banker who, a few minutes before Nyland's arrival, had been so smugly
reviewing the pleasurable incidents of his life.
CHAPTER XXX
THE LAW TAKES A HAND
Barney Owen was tying the knot of the rope more securely when he heard
the bolt on the pantry door shoot back. He wheeled swiftly, to see
Mary Bransford emerging from the pantry, her hands covering her face in
a vain endeavor to shut from sight the grisly horror she had confronted
when she had reached her feet after recovering consciousness.
Evidently she had no knowledge of what had occurred, for when at a
sound Owen made and she uncovered her eyes, she saw Owen and instantly
fainted.
Owen dove forward and caught her as she fell, and then with a strength
that was remarkable in his frail body he carried her to the lounge in
the parlor.
Ho was compelled to leave her there momentarily, for he still
entertained fears that Dale would escape the loop of the rope. So he
ran into the pantry, looked keenly at Dale, saw that, to all
appearances, he was in the last stages of strangulation, and then went
out again, to return to Mary.
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