"I win!" shouted Fantômas, as a terrible explosion made itself heard. The earth shook, a huge column of black smoke rose skywards, explosion followed explosion. The roar of falling walls was mingled with fearful cries and dying groans. Lady Beltham's villa had been blown up, burying under its ruins the hapless men who in their pursuit of Fantômas had ventured too near. Assuredly this arch-criminal had got away once more. But were Juve and Fandor among the dead? THE END +-----------------------+ | FOOTNOTES: | | | | [A] See "Fantômas." | | | | [B] See "Fantômas." | +-----------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Transcriber's note: | | | | Italics are represented in this text version by underscores. | | | | The following printer's errors have been corrected. | | | | Page 48 'turnd' to 'turned' | | 'Loupart turned and tramped' | | | | Page 83 'reasurred' to 'reassured' | | 'Juve quickly reassured him' | | | | Page 96 'than' to 'then' | | 'then in a voice' | | | | Page 158 'Mechancially' to 'mechanically' | | 'mechanically she went forward' | | | | Page 176 'grenery' to greenery' | | 'under the arch of greenery' | | | | Page 221 'unkown' to 'unknown' | | 'identity should remain unknown' | | | | Page 252 'vistors' to 'visitors' | | 'The porter led his visitors' | | | | Page 266 'acccomplice' to 'accomplice' | | 'was indeed the accomplice of' | | | | Page 270 'later' to 'latter' | | 'the latter rose and began' | | |