Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23

-she has found IT. ne exclaimed N
roadsr. following I,ains.
Outside. on The lawn. Del Mars msn
had been hooking about. but had a..
covered nothing. They paused Z no
ment 10 speak.
Look OUT" whispered one Of then.
There's someone coming" !
They dropped down II the. shadow.
There IN the light q the street lamrj
was the fassy old gentleman coming
across the lawn. He stole mp to he
door of the conservatory and looked
through. D. Mars men crawled few
feet closer. The little old man en-
tered the conservatory and lscked
about again stealthily. The two men
followed him In nolselessIy and
watched a. he bent over the palm pot
from which the dog had dug up the
torpedo. He looked at the hole curl
ously. Just then he heard sounds BE-
hind him and sprang to his feet
Hands up" ordered one Of the men,
covering him with gun.
The little old man threw up his
hands. raising his cane still in his
right hand. The man with the gun
took . step closer. Al Ne did 50 the
little old man brought down his cane
with . quick blow and knocked the
gun out Of his hand. The second man
seized the cane. The OLD man ierkbd
the cane back and was standing there
with thin. tough steel r2pier. 4 was
> sword cane. Del Mars man held the
sheath.
s AZ the man attacked with ne
sheath the little old man PARTED, sent
i nying from his grasp and wounded
him. The wounded man sank down
while the little old man ran or
through the palms. followed BY The
other Of Del Mars men.
Around the hail he ran and bach
into The conservatory, whers ~,
picked up > heavy chair and threw ii'
through the glass. dropping himself
behind : convenient hiding.plac6 near
BY. Del Mars man. close after hin.
nnistakine the crash Of glass for t16
escape Of the man he was pursuihe
went on through the broken en-
Then the little old man doubled o.
bis tracks and made for the front q
With Aunt Josephine had remained
In the library.
What's that?" exclaimed at fnel
nrst sounds. "A fight?'
Together We rushed for the con-
seryatory.
The hsht. followed 30 quickly By the
crash Of glass, also alarmed Elaine
and Del Mar y the hallway and they
hurried toward the library. which We
had just left, BY another door.
A. they entered they saw little
old gentleman rushing IN from tneI
conserystofy ana locking the door Be-
hind him. He Nhirled about. and he
and Del Mar recognized each other At
once. They drew guns together, but
the little old man fred nrst,
His bullet struck the wan back ofl
Del Mar and cloud Of vapor vas IN.
stsntly formed. enyelopIng Del Mar
and even Elaine. Del Mar fen. over.
come. while Elaine sank more slowly. |
The little old man ran forward.
In the conservatory Aunt Josephine
and heard the shooting. Just as one
Of Del Mars men ran IN again. With
him We ran back toward the library
By this time the whole house was
aroused. Jennings and Marie were
hurrying downstairs, crying for help
and making their way to the library
also. -
In the library the little old man
bent over Del Mar and Elaine. But II
was only q moment later that be
heard the whole house aroused Quick.
" he shut and locked the folding doors
to the drawing room as. with Del
Mars man, | was beating at the rear
library door.
III go around suggested. hun.
rying on. while Del Mars man tried
to beat In the door.
Inside the little old man, who had
been listening. saw that there was no
means Of escape He pulled on his
coat and vest and turned them inside
out. On the inside he had prepared
an exact copy Of Jennings livery
II was only matter Of seconds be.
fore he had completed his change. For
. moment he paused and looked ct
the two PROSTATE figures before him.
Then he took rose from q vase on
the table and placed It in EIaine's
hand.
Finally. with his whiskers and wig
on, he moved to the rear door where
Del Mars man was beating and open
ed IT,
Look" he cried. pointing IN an agi-
tated way at Del Mar and Elaine.
What shall we do?"
Del Mars man. who had never seen
Jennings, ran to his master. and the
little old man, in his new Disguise.