He
peered into the hole and, seeing nothing, lighted a match and thrust it
far down into the darkness.
There was a sharp intake of his breath, for the match revealed to him
the dead face of Herbert Balcom.
Doctor Q drew back and stood erect.
"Dead!" he muttered, as he ran his fingers through his hair dazedly.
"Dead!"
A strange thing happened. The mad light fled from the eyes of Doctor Q
and the twisted brain seemed to become clear.
Suddenly in the very field the old man knelt down and prayed a thankful
prayer for his recovery.
What was the strange power which Balcom had wielded over him, which
death had snapped?
The officers arrived at Brent Rock and Locke was ready. The party left
immediately to go to the rescue of Brent and Zita, and it took them only
a short time to reach the spot which Locke had located.
Disposing some of his force below the hanging rock, Locke and some
others went farther upstream. The two parties looked at their watches,
waiting a certain time agreed on.
Then the two parties moved toward each other. As they came in sight of
the spot, Locke experienced a keen disappointment.
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