Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-12-24


her ear. Go out--and II you meet
anyone, Just salute and walk past"
"Yes--yes. understand" she nod
ded back, and thank YOU
He gave her no time TO say more,
even IL II had been safe, but turned
and locked the door of her room.
Trying to keep the old stairway
from creaking and betraying her, she
went down. She managed to reach
the lower hallway without seeing any.
body or being discovered. Quietly she
went to the door and out. She had
not gone far when she met an armed
man, the sentry, who had been con-
cealed in the shrubbery.
"who goes there2" he challenged.
Elaine did not betray herself by
speaking, but merely saluted and
passed on as fast as she could without
exciting further suspicion. Non
plused, the man turned and watched
her curlously as she moved away down
the path.
where's he going?" the sentry
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Elaine in her eagerness was not
looking as carefully where she was
going as she was thinking about get
ting away In safety. Suddenly an
overhanging branch OF a tree caught
her hat, and before she knew II pulled
II of her head. There was no con-
cealing her golden hair now.
"Stop!" shouted the sentry.
Elaine did not pause, but dived into
the bushes on tho side OF the path,
Just as the man fired and ran forward,
still shouting for her to halt. She ran
as fast as she could, pulling of the
goggles and mask and looking back
now and then in terror at her pursuer,
who was rapidly gaining on her.
Before she could catch herself she
missed her footing and slipped over
the edge of gorge. Down she went.
with a rush.
The sentry checked himself Just in
time at the top OF the gorge and
leaned as far over the edge as he
dared. He raised his gun again and
fired. But Elaine's course was 80 hid
den by the trees and so zigZag that he
missed again. A moment he hesitat-
ed. then started and climbed down
after her as fact as he could.
At the bottom of the hill she picked
herself up and dashed again into the
woods, the sentry still after her and
gaining again.
AZ the same time we who we're still
in the chase had circled about the
country until we were very near where
we started. Following the dogs over
rail fence, drew up suddenly, hear
ing a scream.
There was Elaine, on foot, running
as II her life depended on 1t. need
ed no second glance. Behind her was
n man with rifle, almost overtakinl
her.
As luck would have II. the momen
tum OF my horse carried me right a
them. Careful to avoid Elaine, ] rod,
square at the man, striking at hin
viciously with my riding crop before
he knew what had struck him.
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leaped from my horse and ran to her
| just as the rest of the hunt came up
Having waited until he was SURE
that Elaine had got away safely, thu
old tramp slowly and carefully fol
lowed down the stairs of the ruined
hotel.
AS he went down he heard a sho
from the woods. Could It be one o
the sentries? He looked about keen
ly. hesitating just what to do.
In an instant, down below, he hear,
the scurry OF footsteps from the i'm
provised laboratory and shouts. III,
turned and stealthily ran upstairs
Just as the door opened.
The tramp had not been the onl.
one who had been alarmed by the sho
of the sentry.
Del Mar was talking again to tn
men when II rang out. What's that +?
he exclaimed. Another Intruder"
The men stared at him blankly
while Del Mar dashed for the door
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issued his orders quickly.
Here, you fellows" he called. d
viding the men, get outside and Sc
what is doing. You other men -folloy
me. ! want you to see II everything
is all right up above"
Meanwhile the tramp had game,
the upper hallway and dashed pas
the room which he had occupied. Out
side, in the hall, Del Mar and his mel
rushed up 20 the door OF the room II
which Elaine had been thrown. /
was locked and they broke In. Sh
was gone!
On into the next room they dashed
bearing down this door also. Their
was Shorty. trussed up In his under
clothes. They fastened to releas
him.
Where are they-where's tn
tramp" demanded Del Mar angrily.
Il think heard someone on tn
roof" replied Shorty weakly.
He was right. The tramp had mar
aged to get through a scuttle on tn
roof. Then he climbed down to tn
edge and began to let himself hand
overland down the lightning rod.
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