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The Concluding Instaliment of Houdini’s Spiritualistic Expose— THE SPIRIT FAKERS OF HERMANNSTADT— | After finishing a theatrical cnyagement at Roanachers establishment at Vienna, Houdini, Master of Escape, takes a@ jaunt through the Maros valley. He is approached by the Countess. D—.who'has fallen in the hands of some un- principled-blackmailers headed by the notorious Popkens, a self-styled spirtualistic medium. Popkens has been endeavoring to secure from the Countess D— and‘ her sister, Rosicka, a 6&2 Rs ‘ : By HOUDINI Oy . toritton confession of their dead father’s mis- deeds, intending to later use this confession against them, Houdini is persuaded to accom- pany the Countess D— to the castle where he temporarily falls into the hands of Popkens and his comrades.. He is shagkled and thrown into a secret dungeon of the castle where he cicapes by methods Known only to himself. At which point you take up the narrative— AN 4 a ow D—.with my hands manacled in front of me was rather a ticklish business, but owing to the shape of the stones there were many crevices into which I could dig my fingers, and the wall was rough enough to provide sup- Di oovens the side of Castle

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