He raised the paper weight slowly, and just beyond Tony’s field of vision and then—he brought it down on the giant’s head with all the force he could put into the blow.
Tony dropped the electric plug and swayed to one side, only slightly stunned by a blow that would have fractured the skull of another man. But before he could recover, Carlson dealt him a second, and then a third blow, the last on the angle of the jaw.
Tony crumpled up and fell face downward across the table. But Carlson, to make sure, gave him a final and terrible blow, which seemed to give back a crushing sound.
V
He rushed to the door and bolted it; then back to the bedside.
“Are you Ina Holden?”
“Yes!”
“Then get out of bed instantly. I’m going to save you.”
As she started up, he seized her in his arms, lifted her out bodily, and plumped her into the nearest upholstered chair.
“Take off that bandage as quickly as you can!”