Anthony M. Rud

“ I hated and detested Charles Latisse at that moment more that I had thought it possible to or detest any one. Through his devilish machinations he had succeeded in getting his sister—the only woman in the whole world for me—into the clutches of that cold-blooded monster at the Casque and Gauntlet!
Morris, of all men in the world! Was he to rob me a second time, this time of Elise? I could not bear the thought. Had I been alone I must have gone raving mad. A film of red danced before my eyes and my fists clenched in a sudden ecstacy of horror and anger. ”

“ All the pain and shame that man had caused me rose in one insufferable gust of anger. Jerking my automatic from my pocket, heedless of the fact that Elise was beside me, I ran to the doorway. Murder was in my heart, and had I reached Morris I do not believe I even should have cried to him to surrender. I have called my desire the wish to murder, but there must be some other name for it. If ever a man deserved to die it was he. ”

“ This one whom you met at the Carlton, and then again at the Casque and Gauntlet, was Baron Taku, Mitsui's brother, one of my best men. He was along always to keep in touch with you and to help, if help became necessary.”
A great light began to dawn upon me. I had at times been suspicious of the whole crew with whom I was working—at least until I had connected up Morris with Latisse. No man could get the benefit of a doubt with me who even spoke civilly to Maurice Morris—or whatever he called himself. Mitsui had seemed untrustworthy, bobbing up as he did at unexpected places. ”