CHAPTER XXV

THE HUNTING OF THE INVISIBLE MAN

For a space Kemp was too inarticulate to make Adye understand the

swift things that had just happened. They stood on the landing,

Kemp speaking swiftly, the grotesque swathings of Griffin still on

his arm. But presently Adye began to grasp something of the

situation.

"He is mad," said Kemp; "inhuman. He is pure selfishness. He thinks

of nothing but his own advantage, his own safety. I have listened

to such a story this morning of brutal self-seeking.... He has wounded

men. He will kill them unless we can prevent him. He will create a

panic. Nothing can stop him. He is going out now--furious!"

He must be caught," said Adye. "That is certain."

But how?" cried Kemp, and suddenly became full of ideas. "You must

begin at once. You must set every available man to work; you must

prevent his leaving this district. Once he gets away, he may go

through the countryside as he wills, killing and maiming. He dreams

of a reign of terror! A reign of terror, I tell you. You must set a

watch on trains and roads and shipping. The garrison must help. You

must wire for help. The only thing that may keep him here is the

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