Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-04-24

house@the Clutching Hand had been
talking to two Of his emissaries, an at
tractiye young woman and a man.
They were Flirty Florrie and Dan
the Dude.
Now, I want you to get Kennedy"
he said THE way to do it is to sep
arate Kennedy and Elaine-see?"
ii IAN right Chief, well do it," they
replied
Clutching Hand had scarcely left
when F1irty Florrie began by getting
published in the papers the story
which had seen.
The next day she called me up from
the suburban, house Having got me
to promise to see her, she had scarce
ly turned from the telephone when
/ Dan the Dude walked in from the next
room ss o.
|. He's coming" she said
Dan was carrying huge stag head
with beautifully branc4aed pair OF
antlers Under his arm was a coil OF
wire which he had connected to the
inside of the head
"Fine!" he exclaimed Then, point
ing to the head, he added, It's all
ready. See how fixed it? That ought
to please the Chief,
/ Dan moved quickly to the mantel
and mounted a stepladder there by
which he had taken down the head
and started to replace the head above
:. the mantel. ~.
He hooked the head on a nail.
There" he said, unscrewing one OF
tie beautiful brown glass eyes of the
stag
Back of it could be seen a camera
shutter.a u Il
"One or those new quick shutter
CAMERAS he explained
Then he ran a couple of wires along
the holding AROUND the room and into
| a closet, where he made the connec
ton with sort of switchboard OF
which a button was marked, SHUT
TER" and the switch, WIND FILM,
Nov. Flirty," he said, coming GU
of the closet and pulling.up the shade
which let a flood of sunlight into thu
room, you see, Twant you to stanc
hero=-then, 90 your little trick
Just then, the bell rang.
THAT must be Jameson" she cried
"Now-get to your corner"
With a last look Dan went into tn
closet and shut the door.
Perhaps half an hour later Clutchin
Hand himself called me up on tn
telephone 1t was he-not the Star
as l learned only too late,
had scarcely got out of the house
as Craig told me afterwards, whe
Flirty Florrie told al over again til
embroidered tale that had caught nj
ear. .@A
Kennedy said nothing, but listene
intently, perhaps b2traying in his fac
the skepticism he felt,
!. f'sYou see, she said, still voluble an
eager to, convince him, 4 was onl
walking on the street, Here-let m
show you 1t was Just like this"
She took his arm and, before h
knew; it, Led him to the spot on tn
floor near the window which Dan ha
indicated Meanwhile Dan was Ii
tening attentively in his closet.
Newsstand there. You are ju'
as I was-only / didn't expect an,
thing"
She was pantomiming some one a
preaching steal hiI5 While Kennel
watched her With interest tinged wit
doubt. ! BeAtnd Craig in his close
Dan was reaching for the switchboal
button,
You. see - she said advancir
quickly and acting her words, i
! placed his h$infds on my shoulders
so-then threw his arms about n
neck&S6t%s r.
She said n6@more, but imprinted
deep, passionate kiss on Kennedy
mouth, clinging closely to him, B
fore Kennedy could draw away, Da
d. in the closet, had pressed the BIT
ton and the switch several times
rapid sGEtession.
"Th-thats very realistic" gaspt
: Craig, good deal taken aback by Il
! sudden osculatory assault.
= He frowned.
u ehT&Tll rd6k into the case" he sal
= backing away. "There-there may
. some scientific explanation-but
err
He was plainly embarrassed II
y fastened to make his adieuX
y
How little impression the thi1
made on Kennedy can be easily Sc
II from the fact that on the way dow
= town that afternoon he stopped
Martins, on Fifth avenue, and bong
a ring-a very handsome solitaire t
\ finest Martin had in the shop
8 It must have. been about the'tiI
- that he decided to stop at Martil
that the Dodge butler, Jennings,
- mitted young lady who presented
, card on which was engraved
y. name >...
Miss Florence Leigh,
20 Prospect Avenue.
:. AS he handed Elaine the card, s