The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-09
"She has found it," he exclaimed In
wonder, following Elaine.


Outside, on the lawn, Del Mars men
had been looking about, but had dis
covered nothing They paused mo-
ment to speak.
Look out!' whispered one of them.
There's someone coming"
They dropped down in the shadow.
There in the light of the street lamps
was the fussy old gentleman coming
across the lawn. He stole up to the
door of the conservatory and looked
through. De Mars men crawled few
feet closer. The little old man en-
tered the conservatory and locked
about again stealthily. The two men
followed him in noiselessly and
watched as 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 a step closer. AS he did so the
little old man brought down his cane
with a quick blow and knocked the
gun out of his hand. The second man
seized the cane. The old man jerked
the cane back and was standing there
with thin, tough steel rapier. 1t was
a sword cane. Del Mars man held the
sheath.
AS the man attacked with the
sheath the little old man parted, sent
it flying from his grasp and wounded
him. The wounded man sank down,
while the little old man ran off
through the palms, followed by the
other of Del Mars men.
Around the hall he ran and back
into the conservatory, where he
picked up a heavy chair and threw it
through the glass, dropping himself
behind a convenient hiding-place near
by. Del Mars man, close after him,
mistaking the crash Of glass for the
escape of the man he was pursuing,
went on through the broken exit.
Then the little old man doubled on
his tracks and made for the front of
the house.
With Aunt Josephine I had remained
in the library.
whats that" / exclaimed at the
|, first sounds. "a fight?'
Together we rushed for the con-
servatory.
The fight, followed so quickly by the
crash of glass, also alarmed Elaine
and Del Mar in the hallway and they
hurried toward the library, which we
had just left, by another door.
AS they entered they saw little
old gentleman rushing in from the
conservatory and locking the door be,
hind him. He whirled about, and he
and Del Mar recognized each other at
once. They drew guns together, but
the little old man fred first.
His bullet struck the wall back OF
Del Mar and a cloud Of vapor was in
!, stantly formed. enveloping Del Mar
and even Elaine. Del Mar fell, over
come, while Elaine sank more slowly
The little old man ran forward.
In the conservatory Aunt Josephine
!, and I heard the shooting, just as one
of Del Mars men ran in again. With
l him we ran back toward the library.
BY this time the whole house was
! IN
hurrying downstairs, crying for hell
and making their way to the library
also.
!. In the library the little old mar
| bent over Del Mar and Elaine. But II
/ was only a moment later that he
heard the whole house aroused. Quick
: ly he shut and locked the folding doors
to the drawing room as, with De
y Mars man, | was beating at the real
l library door.
t "I'n go around" I suggested, hur
: rying off, while Del Mars man triet
e to beat in the door.
Inside the little old man, who hat
been listening, saw that there was ne
|, means of escape. He pulled off hi
d coat and vest and turned them inside
o out On the inside he had prepared
r an exact copy of jennings livery.
O 1t was only a matter of seconds be
fore he had completed his change. Fo
a moment he paused and looked a
q the two PROSTATE figures before him
d Then he took a rose from vase Oh
a the table and placed 1t in Elaine
n hand.
" Finally, with his whiskers and wi
Il off. he moved to the rear door wher
Del Mars man was beating and oper
l. ed 1t.
W Look" he cried, pointing In an ag
y tated way at Del Mar and Elaine
"a What shall we do?'
A Del Mars man, who had never see
- Jennings, ran to his master, and tn
20 little old man, in his new disguise
70 slipped quietly into the hall and on
= the front door, where he had taxica
- waiting for him down the street.
:. A moment later l burst open tn
- other library door and Aunt Josephin
II t,,o In