Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-07-31

not expected to get in at all, but this
seemed easy.
The maid brought me a chair, and |
took it. | did not notice, however.
that she was careful to place 1t In a
particular spot with the back to the
wall
| laid my hat and gloves on the
table. AS l did SO, one glove must
have dropped on the floor In an incon-
spicuous place by the leg of the table.
sat down while the maid left me
for moment to call her mistress. In
my best detective manner / gazed
about the room, endeavoring to ex-
tract some clue. was about to ex-
anime the room more closely when l
heard someone coming and restrained
my interest in the surroundings. lnez
entered, and rose.
Wont you sit DOWN." she asked,
with exaggerated politeness. For
what am | indebted to you for this
visit"
Well" I replied, perhaps you re-
call the last time we met"
Inez stood by the table, listening
to me, / thought bit mockingly. As
| spoke her hand moved to the edge
of the table. Suddenly, before knew
1t, the room swan before my eyes and
all was blackness.
Inez had moved her hand over and
had pressed a secret knob. A bar In
the wall just beside my head had
sprung out, striking me terrific blow
and knocking me out.
The maid, who had run in, and lnez
lifted me up, unconscious, and car
ried me into the back room.
1t was scarcely five minutes after
that Kennedy came to the entrance to
the apartment. There he noted the
mark which I had made. He had just
decided to go in, when he heard q
noise. 1t was Cissy, arrayed In all her
glory, going out, with parting word
of instruction from Inez. He drew
back into the angle Of the hall.
| was still unconscious, and Inel
was standing over me when she heart
the tinkle of the bell
Craig unconsciously took the very
chair in which | had been sitting ant
sat down nonchalantly. A she saw
him, she had given a little gasp.
AS Craig watched her keenly, how
ever, he was able to discover that
underneath her calm exterior, she wa
very nervous and excited.
"Well?" demanded Kennedy with a
enigmatical smile. "You didn't expec
| to see me again-so soon, did your
Inez seemed to be overcome for tn
moment. She rose and moved owe
to the table
wait a minute" interrupted Ken
needy. Come back and sit down.
have something to say to you"
Nervously her hand gripped tn
table and moved along toward tn
secret knob.
Kennedy notice 1t, but he had no
moved his chair from the position IL
which it had been placed for me. A
that moment, though, his eye fell o.
my glove, which I had inadvertentl,
dropped on the floor. He reached dow
ard picked 1t up. AS he did so tn
bar in the wall flew out, Just MISSING
his head as he bent over.
Seeing that her scheme had failed
Inez made a dash for the door Ken
needy sprang to his feet and seized her
Elaine, on her return from the LAT
oratory, had gone to the conservator
of the Dodge house, and there wa
busying herself pruning the ros
bushes.
Once she happened to glancs up a
the end nearest the street. She coul
see a strolling gypsy going by, an
the gypsy, apparently, had spied he
through the open window.
Good afternoon, mistress" greete
the gypsy coming up to the fence
wouldn't you like to have me rea
your fortune?
Elaine was lonesome. She locke
the gypsy over, and the picturesque
ness of the woman appealed to hel
Laughingly, she consented, and tn
gypsy entered.
The gypsy took Elaine's hand an
looked at it carefully. you are !
danger from a powerful Oriental erin
inal," announced the gypsy at last.
Elaine was, to say the least. In
pressed.
HE is a very dangerous man." wer
on the gypsy.
"And that is not all" the gypsy hin
ed. "In darkness I could make yo
see the vision Of your prosecutor an
his den."
She nodded knowingly at Elaine, an
at the same time from a fold OF he
dress drew out the lead case, manage
to open It and took out the handke
chief. Above the table she twisted
into q fiat band.
Let me show you" she said, han
ing the handkerchief to Elaine. ST
that over your eyes"
D Elaine was sitting with her ow
E handkerchief In her hand, but sf
3 turned quickly. When she faced tn