Bang!
“Oh, God, I’m shot!” shrieked Joe.
Murdock rushed to his victim.
Poor little Joe fell to the ground.
The assassin thrust the pistol in his stiffening fingers.
He designed to lend the crime an appearance of suicide.
But Tom Reynard had seen the whole deed, and came rushing up to the villain and his victim, too late to stop the crime or be of any service.
“You murderer!” cried the detective.
“I’m caught!” hoarsely muttered Murdock.
He struck the detective with the pistol, knocked him senseless, and hearing footsteps approaching he rushed away.