Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-09


$ ing of asking a very daring request
: Mrs. Navarro" he said.
. Don't be afraid" replied Leontine
5 laughing.
. you know each balloon Is to carry
!; a pilot and passenger The passen
, ger who was to have accompanied me
my sister-in-law, backed out yester
) day. How would you like to come
Mrs. Navarre?"
II should love it," said Leontine en-.
Enthusiastically.
MAY we regard 1t as settled" per
sisted Bob.
'lf my husbarxl doesn't object" said
LeOntine. "Oh, no, don't believe he
will"
why, there Is Senior Navarro |" ex-
claimed Bob Hamilton suddenly turn
ing, Following his look, Leontine per-
ceived her husband, accompanying a
hashily dressed woman of singular
beauty-in fact, Blanca.
Sebastian had accepted Bianca's In
yitation to motor out to the grounds.
in spite Of the knowledge that his wife
would be there. His infatuation for
Blanca had grown steadily. Now, see
ing himself observed he left her and
came to Leontine rather sullenly.
Sebastian, Mr.. Hamilton wants me
to be his passenger In the balloon
flight next week." said Leontine.
Shall II"
by all means, If you WISH" an
swered Sebastian, mentally comput-
ing the chances of an accident
She looked about her while the two
men engaged in conversation. Her
eyes fell upon a sportily clothed man
of middle age, who leaning against
rope, was watching the grounds.
Leontine started. She recognized
the man. 1t was the little crook, Louis
Lamb, or One-Lamp Louie
Another man had recognized One
Lamp Louie This was Avery Mr..
Hamllton's assistant in the she'd a
snister-lOOking indlvidual-in fact, |
one of those typical hangers-on of all |
"SAANIAN uiiu spun buCCLlh6S. liz |
stared at Louie In establishment; then
he flung the flag of his cigarette away
and went up to him.
Hello, One-Lampv' he said easily.
Don't you remember your old pal
Avery who did time with you three
years ago?'
Louie gazed at him duly. II never
saw you in my life BEFORE" he an
swered.
And while Avery, completely taken
aback, stared at him, Louie sauntered
away through the thinning crowds in
the direction of the roadhouse.
Since Louie had received the blow
on the head from falling beam in
the cabaret fire, he had had no memo
ries whatever of his past life.
Another man upon the grounds had
Louie. This was Romanoff,
Bianca's chief accomplice Romanoff
knew all about Louie.
He followed Louie to the roadhouse
and waited while Louie tossed down a
glass Of whisky. The little crook came
out and glanced cautiously about him.
and then made his way toward a Sc
cluded spot In the bushes near by.
ROmanoff crept stealthlly after him.
He saw Louie leaning against tree,
out his bills. Romanoff drew
a revolver from his pocket and sprang.
The butt descended on Louie's head
With fearful cry Louie tumbled pros
rate among the trees. Romanoff
snatched the wallet from his hand and
disappeared through the underground.
A moment later the car containing
Ieontine and Bob Hamilton came
rom the grounds.
"What was that?" exclaimed Leon
inc, laying her hand on her compan-
On's arm.
Bob stopped the car and sprang into
he road. A faint moaning was heard
mong the bushes at one side. He
ushed the overhanging shrubs apart
nd came upon Louie, half-conscious,
18th a gaping wound In his head. I"
cooking up he saw that Leontine had
Ollowed him.
"Why, its-its Louis lamb" ex-
aimed Leontine, suddenly remember ~
lg the little mans name. ~
"He must have been slugged. We'd ~
etter take him to a hospital" sug-
ested Bob.
NO" cried Leontine. Take him to ~
y home" vi
But, Mrs. Navarro" protested al a.
OBJ. III
II mean just that, Mr.. Hamilton"
lid Leontne. -
Sebastian, returning later in the AZ
'ternoon, was vaguely conscious of
ir in the apartment. Entering Leon ~
ne's boudoir, he discovered his wife
ated beside the couch on which lay q
e figure Of man. III
Nothing happened to Hamiltonf" :.
, asked, hurrying forward. ~
The look in his wife's eyes fright -"
led him. He advanced to the side III
the couch. To his horror he found 'N'
mself looking again into the face
his companion of the forgery, the
an whom he had last seen at Whites ,a'