Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-14
"She has found IT," be exclaimed In
wonder, following Elaine

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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 a gun.
The little old man threw up his
hands, raising his cane still In his
right hand. The man with the gun
took 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
1t 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 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 had remained
in the library.
What's that?" l exclaimed at the
f1rst sounds. "a fght?"
Together we rushed for the con.
The fight, followed so quickly by the
crash of glass, also alarmed Elaine
md Del Mar in the hallway and theyl
hurried toward the library, which we
lad just left, by another door.
AS they entered they saw a little
I'D gentleman rushing in from the
observatory and locking the door be.
lind him. He whirled about, and he
nd Del Mar recognized each other at
nee They drew guns together. but
he little old man fired first.
His bullet struck the wall back of
)el Mar and cloud of vapor was in.
family formed, enveloping Del Mari
nd even Elaine. Del Mar fell, over-
ONE, while Elaine sank more slowly.i
he little old man ran forward.
In the conservatory Aunt Josephine1
nd heard the shooting, just as one
Del Mars men ran in again. With
I'm we ran back toward the library.
By this time the whole house was
reused. Jennings and Marie were
urrying downstairs, crying for help
nd making their way to the library
lso.
In the library the little old man
ent over Del Mar and Elaine. But 1t
as only a moment later that he
card the whole house aroused. Quick.
he shut and locked the folding doors
} the drawing room as, with Del
ar's man. l was beating at the rear
orary door.
I'll go around" I suggested, hur.
ing off, while Del Mars man tried
beat in the door.
Inside the little old man, who had
EN- listening, saw that there was no
cans of escape. He pulled off his
at and vest and turned them inside
t. On the inside he had prepared
exact copy Of jennings livery.
1t was only matter of seconds be-
re he had completed his change. For
moment he paused and looked at
two PROSTATE figures before him.
EN- he took rose from a vase on
table and placed 1t in Elaine's
nd.
finally, with his whiskers and wig
he moved to the rear door where
Mars man was beating and open.
It,
Look" he cried, pointing in an agi.
ed way at Del Mar and Elaine.
hat shall we do?"
)el Mars man, who had never seen
nings, ran to his master, and the
lie old man, In his new disguise,
ped quietly into the hall and out
front door, where he had taxicab
ting for him down the street.
moment later burst omen the