Johnston McCulley, The Spider's Reward — 8. Landren and Jones (1919)
“ Landren said. “Ah! So you are the men who decoyed Togo, and afterward felt his fingers at your throats, are you?” The Spider asked. “It interests me to know why you did such a thing.” “I guess you know, all right,” said Jones. “I know,” said The Spider, “that you have made a mistake. I know that a certain little deal some of my people have on to-night has attracted the attention of the man for whom you work. ”
Johnston McCulley, The Spider's Reward — 8. Landren and Jones (1919)
“ Automatics spit fire, bullets whistled. Warwick, Togo, and the others rushed into the hall. Landren and Jones, finding things too hot for them, started down the stairs, and Landren, who was first, fell. Jones tripped over his prostrate body, and Togo and one of the other men grappled with them. It was a short battle and a decisive victory. Landren and Jones were carried up the stairs and propped against the wall at one end of the hall, while Warwick went in to whisper into The Spider's ear. ”
Johnston McCulley, The Spider's Reward — 8. Landren and Jones (1919)
“ There is but one reward for a traitor,” The Spider reminded him. He clapped his fat hands together. Two of the masked men carried him in the chair to a place near the door. He whispered to another, and Landren and Jones were seized, bound and gagged with bedclothing, and fastened to other chairs and placed one on each side of Bertram Blaine. “If you have any prayers to say, Bertram Blaine, say them now,” The Spider said. “Shriek, if you like—for none will hear you. ”
