CHAPTER XIII.
THE ARREST AND RESCUE.
For just one brief moment not a sound was heard; then an echoing shriek broke from the lips of the “subject.”
“Marion! Oh, Marion! Save me!”
In less than a second the house was in an uproar. Men and women had sprang from their seats and were yelling like demons.
Before any one could stop him, Professor Dabroski darted toward the wings, but while he was still in full view of his audience, he was stopped peremptorily.
The detective from headquarters was the first man to confront him.
“I arrest you for kidnapping,” he said very plainly. “Here, handcuff him, officers. We must not take any chances!”
Two officers sprang forward and caught the professor’s arms, but he was too thoroughly frightened to make any resistance.
“She is my wife,” he said faintly; “she is over sixteen!”