Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-11

you want me to do everything
This gruff order awoke Grenler to
trembling action. He Went to cup
board and procured a bottle. Mason,
having placed Arson i'll chair and
steadied his head against the wall,
seized half tumblerful of the neat
spirit and drank it with gusto The
other, gradually recovering his self con-
troll, was satisfied with less potential
draft.
at will be dark soon," growled Ma
son. I'VE must undress him first, you
said"
Eyes, if his clothes are not blood
stained"
"Rot! He must go into the water
naked in any case. The idea is your
own"
"Ah, l forgot 1t will soon be all
right. Besides, l knew l should be up
set, so have everything written down
here-all fully thought out There can
be no mistake made them
He produced little notebook and
opened it with uncertain fingers. He
glanced at closely written page. The
words need before his vision, but he
perseye.el.
Eyes. His coat first, then his boots;
clothes or linen stained with blood to
be burned, after cutting off all but
tons. Now I'm ready. l will not funk
any more
His temperament linked the artistic
and criminal faculties in sinister COM
hin on6 hn hfS
domination in guilty partnership. 1t
must have been the instinct of the
pickpocket that led him to appropriate
Philips silver watch, with its quaint
shoelace attachment. before he touch
ed any other article.
"Queer thingr' he commented "a
rich man might afford a better time-
keeper, but there's no accounting for
! tastes"
! Mason, satiated and stupefied, obey
! ed his instructions like a ministering
ghoul. They undressed Philip wholly,
! and Grenier, rapidly denuding himself
| of his boots and outer clothing, donned
these portions of the victims attire.
Then the paint tubes and the other
/ dCCGSSOIlGS Vi all dCtOE . lIdhCup WSA0
produced. Grenier, facing a mirror
placed on a table close to Philip, be-
gan to remodel his own plastic features
in close similitude to those of the I'M
conscious man. He was greatly as
sisted by the fact that in general con-
tour they were not strikingly different.
Philips face was of fine classical
type. Grenier, whose nose, mouth and
chin were regular and pleasing, found
the greatest difficulty in controlling the
shifty, ferretlike expression of his
eyes. Again, Philip had no mustache.
The only costume he really liked to
wear was his yachting uniform, and
here he conformed to the standard of
the navy. The shaven lip, of course,
was helpful to his imitator. All that
was needed was an artistic eye for the
chief effect, combined with n skilled
use of his materials. And herein Gre
nier was an adept
But the light was growing very un-
certain.
"a lamp" he said querulously, for
time sped and he had much to do
bring lamp quicklyv'
Mason went toward the front kitch-
en-. Grenier did not care about be-
ing left alone face to face with the
pallid and naked form in the chair, but
he set his teeth and repressed the tend
ency to rush after his confederate.
The latter in returning halted an in
slant
"Hellor' he cried. Here's his hat"
After placing the lamp on the table
beside the mirror he went back to the
passage.
Grenier was so busy with the making
up process that he did not notice wha'
his companion was doing His ben
form shrouded the light, and Masor
; placed the hat carelessly on a chair
, He CHANGED to hold 1t by an uninjuret
? part of the rim and never thought O.
t examining 1t.
At last Grenier declared himself sat
t isfled
What do you think of the resultT" b.
l demanded, facing about so that tn
/ other could see both Arson and him
: self.
9 First rate. 1t would deceive his owl
/ mother"
e A terrific rattat sounded on the cute
: door
!, A direct summons to the inferno
s regions could not have startled bot
) men more thoroughly. Grenier. wit
: the protecting makeup on forehead an
> cheeks. only showed his terror in hi
glistening eyes and palsied frame. Ma
t, son, whom nothing could daunt, wa
d nevertheless spellbound with surprise
e What intruder was this who knocke
SO lmperatively? They We're a mil
e and half from the nearest habitatiol
four miles from a village. What fea
s. full chance had brought to their doc
r, one who thus boldly demanded admi
Il sion? Had their scheme miscarried
Is this vital moment? Had Arson su
Y pected something and arranged that I