Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-23

J speaking. Ieontine hesitated for
moment Then she went bravely for
ward. She felt that she was safer il
he hands of the three than in those o
Sebastian.
| One man preceded her, the Others
ranged themselves on either side o.
her as they went dorm the wide stair
way. As they passed along the pms
sage outside Sebastian's room, the dool
opened, and Leontine saw him stand
ing there watching her, look Of sat
isfaction upon his face.
And suddenly she saw the figure OF
her dead lover again. He was stand
Ing at the top of the stairs, gazing oil.
rectly at her. AT the same instant her
captors and Sebastian saw the ghost,
also, and they staggered back, leaving
LeOntine for the moment alone.
Jerry Carson's hand was appraised,
as If to warn the party to proceed no
farther.
One of Leontine's captors had re-
volver in his coat pocket. He placed
his hand to the trigger and fired
through the cloth at the ghost.
The figure of jerry staggered and
then fell down the stairs. 1t tumbled
over the balustrade and disappeared
Instantly the three, together with Sc
bastlan, hurried In pursuit.
But when they reached the bottom
of the stairs there was no sign of
Jerry
Leontine had not moved from where
she was at the top of the stairs. They
returned and led her, not urgently,
down into the hall, and into the au-
tomobile that waited outside In an
alley.
A few moments earlier a speeding
auto had been held up by two police
men. The discussion waXed warm.
The offender was about to be taken to
the station when a figure came run
ming out Of Sebastian's house.
Somebody wants help in therel" 1t
cried to the policemen. II heard
shot fred Better go and see!" And
he pointed toward the rear entrance.
Dropping their captive, the police
men leaped into the auto and drove to
the rear entrance around the corner
of the block, just in time to see the
auto with the men and Leontine
emerging.
The police yelled to the driver to
stop. The auto sped faster. A wild
chase followed through the suburban
streets and toward the river, along
the edge of the high cliff.
For a few moments the fugitives
seemed to gain; then the police auto
leaped forward and began to overhaul
them.
stop or l fire" yelled one of the
policemen, standing up in his seat.
A bullet from the fleeing auto an
swered him. The chauffeur screamed,
and his hand dropped from the wheel.
The policeman fired in answer, but the
car swerved and the bullet went wild.
Leontine, gazing back in terror, saw
the police auto swerve toward the
edge of the cliff. The chauffeur had
fallen to the bottom of the car. One
Of the policemen tried to catch the
wheel. But it was too late. The car
was rushing on toward the preCipice
1t toppled over, the front wheels churn-
Ing up the chalky edge of the cliff, |
hung there moment, and suddenly |
went plunging downward into the
depths below.
Leontine sank shuddering back in
her seat, while the auto drove back, |
by devious ways, toward Bianca's |
house.
"Be gentler with her"
The men who were leading Leontine
into Bianca's boudoir, somewhat rough
ly, released their captive and took off
their masks.
IT'S all right for you to say that
Madam Blanca" sneered the man
whom she had addressed. "But that's
what you said about your last pigeon
that guy Ravengar-and where is he
todayT
Right here, friends" came Raven
gar's crisp tones from a chair beside
the fireplace.
All turned In terror at the sound
and saw him seated in the chair.
With an oath the man who had
spoken to Blanca leaped back. on
Blanca's face We're two expressions
error at Ravengars powers, joy that
ne had returned.
"Take her to the room upstairs and
ock her up for the present" she said.
When she was left alone with Raw
'ngar she looked at him in wonder.