Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-02

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Sebastian could certainly be charm
ing when he set himself out to be.
Leontine was forced to acknowledge
that The personality of the man
thawed the ice Of her reserve, and the
little point of doubt sank deeper and
deeper down in the recesses of her
soul
Who was this man Ravengar? Three
times ne had interposed to aid her in
her perpieXity and distress. She had
come to expect him to appear in such
times. If Jerry had never entered
Suddenly she became aware that a
stranger had entered the roadhouse
garden. He was standing beside Sc
bastian, who looked up at him impa-
ii ntly
Excuse me, but are you not Mr..
Sebastian Nayarre?" he asked.
well, STRIP demanded Sebastian an
noyed at the interruption.
There is man of this name wait
ing outside to speak to you"
He handed him a dirty piece of pa
per- Sebastian glanced at it and |
turned white. Then, with an energetic
gesture, he tore the paper into pieces
and flung them down upon the floor.
Without word to Leontine he clapped |
on his hat and followed the stranger.
Leoatine stared after her husband in
wonder. Then, moved by a sudden i'm
pulse, she stopped and picked up the
scraps OF paper, She pieced them to-
gcther upon the table and made out
the name, "One-Lamp Louie
What Leontine saw wildly was the
face Of the little crook who had torn
the confession from her hands and
destroyed it outside the gaming mousse.
At once her suspicious leaped into life.
She ran out Of the garden.
Sebastian was nowhere to be seen,
but she heard faint cry for help com
ing from a lonely spot some distance
below the summit of the hill, among
The dense bushes.
Hurrying forward along little
rail, She SAW presently the automo-
bile standing beside u gypsy wag-
IN. Beside this her husband was
Wrestling with three men. 1t was
Instant picture; she could discern Sc
'astian only by his characteristic pose
If anger, and again his cry came to
ler, sounding faint and far away.
Instantly Leontine dashed through
he trees, tripping over roots, forcing
Ter path through brambles, her mind
ntent on loyalty to the man she called
er husband
The ilidnapers had Whisked Sebas- I
ian into The INTO and pushed it down I
be mountain path before he was well !
ware OF what WIS happening to him. [
Ae traI connected, some distance b
own The hill with a disused road,
hiCh in turn ran into the main road t
so miles further away. This road
I'd into the mountains, and it was +
iere thaf the crooks meant to extort Il
ebasGian's confession. I
VA unexpected interruption in the s
'ape IF fallen tree compelled the Il
lr 10 w down. Instantly Sebastian
lied bis opportunity to leap to the #
'ouAd 1t was then that Leontine Il
card his cry for aid @
Shut up" yelled Romanor. dash S.
e his fist into Sebastian's face. o
But Sebastian, whose fears were
ronger than his cowardce, broke G.
way from his pursuers, again crying v
VI help. And it was at this juncture
at Leontinc, GREATNESS and DISNEY
Cd appeared upon the scene. a
At the sight of her the men hesitat- G
l. Then Romanoff had an inspiration. :,
ehind Leontine stood the empty h
'psy van, whose owners were doubt a,
IS picking blueberries upon the q
curtains He caught the girl in his W
ms, bundled her inside, and locked
e door on her.
Nov we've got 'em, l guess" he = =
id, barring his teeth in a grin. =,
And he started as his own words -,
tt his mouth, for out of the bushes -
oEe-Ravengar, who had been left :,
curely locked in Bianca's cellar.
With blows right and left, Ravengar
He'd two Of the crooks companions. ~ ~,
lille Romanoff lodged the third 81
ing Of his right arm, Ravengar I'M g
oked the door of the van. :,
fle dashed inside. "Leontine" he u u
He'd. 81
Romanoffs inspiration did not desert VI
m. Before Ravengar had caught III
ontine from the interior of the van VI
had turned the key on him. He "
eW back, painting, while his compan-
IS, who had picked themselves up ma
ON the ground, stared dazedly about ma
Then, turning round, he realized
at Sebastian had made good his es- y
pc in the confusion, Far up the tr'
ls'de he saw Sebastian running.
He ground mis- teeth in rage. or
l guess we'd better beat it home and W
nix out what We are going to say" of
ID one of the gang.
And leave him in there with herr" sp
nned Romanoff, jerking his thumb
ward the van, from within which Ra
ne the sound of Ravengar's fruit ret