Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-25

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AS the rest ran toward us there
was nothing for us to do but to aban
don the car ourselves and run for 1t
We left the road and struck into thu
trackless woods, followed closely nov
by two of the men who had outdis
tanced the rest. Through the woods
we fed, taking advantage Of such shell
ter as we could find.
Look, here's a cave" cried Elaine
as we plunged exhausted and about
ready to drop, down into a rayine.
We hurried in and the bushes
swung over the cave entrance. Inside
we stopped short and gazed about. II
was dark and gloomy. We. looked
back. There was no hope there
They had been overtaking us. On
down through a passage we went.
The two men who were pursuing us
plunged down the ravine also. AS Ill
luck would have 1t, they saw the cave
entrance and dashed in, then halted.
Crouching in the shadow we could see
their figures s~ilhouetted in the dim
light of the entrance of the cavern.
One stopped at the entrance while
the other advanced. He was a big
fellow and powerfully built, and the
other fellow was equally burly. !
made up my mind to fight to the last,
though l knew it was hopeless. 1t was
dark. I could not even see the man
advancing now.
Quickly Elaine reached into her
pocket and drew out something.
Here, Walter, take this" she cried.
seized the object. 1t was the
searchlight gun.
Hastily / aimed it. the spot of light
glowing brightly. Indeed, / doubt
whether | could have shot accurately
otherwise. AS the man approached
cautiously down the passageway the
bright disk of light danced about I'M
til finally it fell full on his breast. l
fired. The man fell forward In
stantly.
Again I fired, this time at the man
in the cave entrance. He jumped back,
dropping his gun, which exploded
harmlessly. His hand was wounded.
Quickly he drew back and disappeared
among the trees.
We waited in tense silence, and then
cautiously looked out of the mouth Of
the came. No one seemed to be
about.
"Come-let's make a dash for it,"
urged Elaine.
We ran, out and hurried down the
ravine, apparently not followed.
Back among the trees, however, the
man had picked up a rifle which he
had hidden. While he was binding UP
his hand with a handkerchief, he saw
Painfully he tried to aim his gun.
But it was too heavy for his weak
ened arm and the pain was too great.
He had to lower it. With a muttered
.imprecation, he followed us at a dis
Evidently, to us, we had eluded the
pursuers, for no n seemed now to
be following, at least as far as we
could determine. We kept on, how
ever, until we came to the waters
edge. There, down the bay, we could
see Professor Arnold's yacht.
Let us see Professor Arnold, any
how" said Elaine, leading the way
along the short.
We came at last, without being mo-
to a little dock. A sailor was
standing beside 1t and moored to it
was a swift motor boat. Out at anchor
was the yacht.
You are Professor Arnold's man."
asked Elaine.
"Yes'm," he replied, remembering
Ter.
rs the professor out on his boat?"
We asked.
He nodded. did you want to see
Very much" answered Elaine.
I'll take you out" he offered.
We jumped into the motor boat
le started the engine and we planed
nut over the water.
Though we did not see him, the man
whom l had wounded was still watch
ng us from the shore, noting every
move. He had followed us at a dis
across the woods and fields and
own along the shore to the dock, had
cen us talking to Arnold's man, and
ct into the boat. -.
From the shore he continued to I
vatch us skim across the bay and pull
p alongside the yacht. AS we climbed :
ne ladder, he hurried back the way
Q had come. 9
Elaine and l climbed aboard the Z
acht where we could see the pro- Z
'ssor sitting In a wicker deck chair.
Why, how do you do?" he well r
us, adjusting his glasses so his II
yes seemed, If anything, more q
paque than before. !,
i cold not help thinking that, al
Tough he was glad to see us, there u
as a certain air of restraint about Z,
m.
Quickly Elaine related the story Of q
lding the bomb in the rocks and the
events and our escape which Ia
flowed Once, at the mention of the B