The Vestibule Limited Mystery — page 48: what you’re looking at

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See ets | cComicboo THE VESTIBULE LIMITED MYSTERY. 39 who furnished the drug that took away the last remnant of manly independence from Robert Ham- mond, and made him what you see, a poor, weak, love-sick fool. He does not realize what he is doing ; his whole being appears to be wrapped up in this girl, and it seems to him he has no other __ object in life than to worship the brazen serpent.” “Poor devil; do you suppose he can ever be cured of this mad fifabhaon” _ Acton again shrugs his broad Houldars “Possibly—if he lives.” Something in his tone, rather than the words themselves, startles me. “Tf he lives—do you apprehend that these people would dare attempt his life?” “Ah! Craig, you know full well there are many persons in this world who would hesitate at no crime were they certain of not being found out. The fear of detection keeps many persons honest.” “That is so, colonel.” “There are things connected with this affair that make me believe they intend going to the extreme end. Hammond’s private fortune is worth nearly a million, and -with such arich stake no risk is too oreat for them to incur.” | I shudder at the thought of that lovely girl de- liberately planning the death of the man who wor- ships so madly. After such an experience I am glad to know Duncan Craig is a bachelor. “There are two things that cause me to believe it is their intention to make way with Robert Ham- mond at some time in the near future—perhaps __ before this journey is done. “The first of these is the presence of Doctor - Samuels on board the train. He is the man who, CS nm