Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-01

Wlen Il rings, raid the house. Jane
son will lead you to it, Come, Wal
ter" he added. picking up the bags
7 Y minutes later, outside the new
hea 1arters, crouched-up figure,
carr. lg small package his face
hidden under his soft hat and up
turned collar could have been seen
sinking along until he came to the
steps.
He went up and peered through the
aperture of the doorway Then no
rang the bell. Twice he raised his
hand and clenched it in the now ia
milar clutch
crook inside saw 1t through the
aperture and opened the door. The
figure entered and almost before the
door was shut tied the masking hand'
kerchief over his face, which hid his
identity from even the most trusted
lieutenants. The crook bowed to the
chief, who, with growl as though OF
recognition, moved down the hall.
AS he came to the room from which
Slim had been sent on his mission,
the same group was seated In the
thick tobacco smoke.
you fellows rt" he growled
10. Il t.
81 lie old man is peeyed," muttered
one outside, as they left
The weird figure gazed about the
room to be sure that he was alone
When Craig and | left the police he
had given me most minute instruc-
lions which was now following out
to the letter.
Il want you to hide there" he said,
indicating a barrel back of the house
next to the hangout When you see
wire come down from the headquar-
tiers, take it and cary 1t across the
lot to the old house Attach it to the
bell; then wait. When it rings, raid
the Clutching Hand gint."
waited what seemed to be an Ia
terminable time back of the barrel
Finally, however | saw a coil Of Tine
wire drop rapidly to he ground from
a window somewhere above made a
dash for it, as though / were trying to
rush the trenches, seized my prize
and, without looking back to see where
1t came from, beat hasty retreat.
Around the lot | skirted, until at
last | reached the place whore the
police were waiting Quickly We
fastened the wire to the bell.
We waited
Not sound from the bell
Up in the room in the joint the
hunched-up figure stood by the table
He had taken his hat off and placed 1t
carefully on the table and was now
waiting.
Suddenly a noise at the door startled
him. He listened. Then he backed
away from the door and drew a revol.
yer.
AS the door slowly opened there en-
tered another figure, hat over his eyes,
collar up, a handkerchief over his
face, the exact counterpart of the
first!
For a moment each glared at the
other.
Hands up!" shouted the first fig
ure, hoarsely, moving the gun and
closing the door with his foot
The newcomer slowly raised his
crooked hand over his head as the blue
steel revolver gaped menacipgly.
With a quick movement of the other
ha the first sinister figure removed
the handkerchief from his face and
Strengthened up.
1t was Kennedy!
Come over to the center of the
room" ordered Kennedy
Clutching Hand obeyed, cycling his
captor closely.
Now lay your weapons IN the Ia.
BILE"
He tossed down revolver.
The two still faced each other
Take off that handkerchief"
1t was a tcnse moment Slowly
Clutching Hand started to obey Thtn
he stopped Kennedy was just about
to thunder, Go on" when the crip,inal
calmly remarked, You've got ME all
right, Kennedy but in twenty minutes
Elaine Dodge will be dead"
He said it with a nonchalance that
might have deceived anyone less as.
tute than Kennedy Suddenly there
flashed over Craig the words THE
TRICK WILL BE PULLED OFF AT
THREE O'CLOCK"
There was no fake about that. Ken.
nedy frowned menacingly If he
killed Clutching Hand, Elaine would
die If he fought he must either Il
or be killed If he handed Ciutching
Hand over Elaine was lost He looked
at his watch. 1t was twenty-five min
utes Of three.
What do you mean-tell me?" de-
manded Kennedy with forced calm
Yesterday Mr.. Bennett bought a
wrist watch for Elaine" the Clutching
Hand said quietly "They left 1t to
be regulated. One Of my men bought
one just like it Mine was delivered
10 her To-Day"