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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-06
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SYNOPSIS.

Ausen,urous Jerry Carson emoarks
In search of hidden treasure with the
wife on his return. Her father favors
Sebastian Navarro. Jerry's ship is burn
ed. he is reported lost Jerry suddenly
varres against him. In struggle for a
forged paper Diego Navarro is killed and
capes. and finds the treasure and a won
derful chemical pellet. Leontine is forced
to marry Sebastian. On the honeymoon.
confronted by a weird apparition- Raw
engar forces confession from Louie.
senke oecurs eRtS IN the 10 ses exctement 1t RED
Finn steals the confession and flees: He
appears in New York as Ronanoff and
L.eontine confronts her husband in the
gambling house. Romanon attempts to
kidnap Sebastian and Ieontine but Raw
her thugs are puzzled by Ravengar's re-
peated escapes and returns to his cellar
Hamilton on a balloon ascension. Sebas-
tian drugs Hamilton and arranges to have
Leontine set adrift in the balloon. The
balloon burst into flame and Leontine
finds that her companion is RovenGar.
They are rescued. but one-Lamp Louie
reports that they perished in hurricane.
sebastiap arranges to marry Blanca.
Louie vents 1t to save himself and is
thrown - -. death by Sebastian who
Leontine alive and well. Later Sebastian
has Leontine kidnapped; Ravengar de
HNerS l>euntire from the EaNuS OF ner
enemies, but Bianca's thugs capture him.
Blanca hesitatos to kill him as she is
passionately in love with him. BY main
tanning that Leontiro is insane, Sebastian
again gains possession of her. Ravengar
after a terrific battle. rcscues her. but the
mystic mantle which renders them invis-
ipie. IS stolen Bianca's thugs corner Raw
engur and Jeontine in a shack. Blanca
defends RavenEar. He escapes and re-
covers the invisible mantle. Out of re-
venge the thugs dynamite the shack. Raw
engar offers Sebastian his freedom in ex-
change for the confession: as the police
arrive Sebastian escapes. Ravengar takes
Leontine to his laboratory to explain Il
mystic pellet. Sebastian steals the pellets.
and the MANTLE
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-06
Thirteenth EPISODE
The Hidden Menace.

As Leontine knclt there Ravengar
disappeared.
He was gone in moment, before
her eyes. and before the eyes of the
group of doctors and hospital assist
ants who had run up to the scene Of
the fighting.
She rose to her feet with a cry. The
hospital stafY stirred nbout them in
amaZcment.
"Where is hep" cried everyone.
HE is gonew cried Leontine. "He
. has been kidnapped. Come to the po-
lice station. We can do nothing more
now. I know"
She broke or What could she say
How could she explain the matter in
a way to carry conviction?
They followed her to the police sta
ton. and there the difficulty was in
tensified.. The police listened to her
story in incredulous surprise, until
LeOntine. realizing the futility of what
she was trying to say. became silent.
She had caught the looks that were
interchanged. looks suggestive and
limiting as to her condition Of mind.
She decided to go TO Ravengar's
laboratory. There wns just the chance
that he had escaped and made his
way there. Sebastian could not have
carried him away bodily. Ravengar
had been regaining consciousness even
in the moment or two during which
Leontine had knelt at his side on the
floor of the hospital.
She ordered a taxicnb and drove to-
ward the laboratory.
Meanwhile little scene was taking
place in the street in front of the
building. Mr.. Patrick Mcclure, who
hnd nothing in particular to do. was
watching some street urchins quarrel
ing over find which they had picked
up in the street. 1t was, in fact, moth
ing else than the bottle of pellets.
One of them, boy of seven or eight
years. had pounced upon 1t md picked
1t up. He looked very greedy eyes Mt
the dark bcan-like objects, apparently
.hocOlate-coated. which lay in his
hands.
He was about to convey one of them
to his mouth when an older boy
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ried him up the stairs to the room
above the garage. Then he bound him
hand and foot and stood gazing ut him
triumphantly.
At last he had his enemy In hts
power. And he meant to make full
use of that power.
But he could not remain there to
exact his vengeance. He must follow
up Leontine. He administered pow
erful South American drug, which
would prolong the period of Raven
gar's unconsciousness for definite
time. Then, leaving Ravengar bound,
he hurried downstairs. opened the
door, locked it behind him, and went
off in search of his wife.
1t was n novel experience for Sc
bastian, stalking through the city
streets wrapped in invisibility.
He did not find Leontine at the
hospital. But he met her at the back
of the laboratory, with the results al
Patrick Mcclure, receiving. some stun
ming blows from the wash-stick, he
threw him bodily over the bridge. only
to see him rescued by the rowboat's
occupants. And, finally. he found the
bottle of pellets floating against the
support of the bridge.
He had achieved his purpose. Tri-
umphantly he hastened back to the
garage.
He found Ravengar just awakened
from the effects of the drug. He stood
over him and surveyed him, his eyes
blazing with triumph.
I've got you," he said. Il guess
you're pretty helpless now. What are
you going to do about it?"
'It looks to me as If it's up to you,
Senior Navarro" responded Ravengar.
"It's not up to me, it's up to you"
answered Sebastian. whats the use
of these pellets? Come, you may as
well tell the truth"
II never tell anything but the truth, /"
said Ravengar.
'Thnt's sense" said Sebastian.
"Whan 1 tell anything" continued
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reached the further end, aud. min
ute or two later, was standing upon
the wharf, toward which the rowboat
was making its way. conveying Pat.
you are not hurt?" cried Leontine.
II guess it'll take more than a ghost
to put Patrick Mcclure out of busi-
ness" answered the dripping Irishman
with a grin.
"And the bottle-the bottle?"
"Sure, miss, lost 1t In the water"
answered Pat in abject contrition.
Leontine was dcwncast. "Well,
never mind. The shadow didn't get
it," she answered.
She gave Patrick her card. 'I shall
send you a check as soon l get home" !"
she said. "Five hundred dollars, be-
cause you did your best and risked
your life for me-"
"Sure. and that wasn't nothing" !"
answered Pat cheerfully. "rd foight
that ghost again, any time, just for
the look in your bright eyes, lady"
Leontine had not reflected on one
thing. A bottle will float. If she had
waited-if Pat had waited. But that
was just where they failed in the mo-
ment of success.
Slowly the bottle travelled upon the
tapping waves. 1t was making toward
the pier, half submerged, but easily
resting in the water. Nobody seemed
to notice it-and yet one person no.
ticed it.
For. as 1t came to rest against the
support of the pier nearest to the
wharf, n pair of hands. wholly de-
tached from any arm, came forward
and picked the bottle out of the wa
ter.
Sebastian had picked Ravengar up
bodily and hurried out of the hospital
with him, the mantle securely enwrap-
ping the pair of them. With great
effort he placed him in II taxicab
which was standing outside. Leaving
him covered, he went to the chauffeur
with instructions to take him to n
certain place where he knew he could
find rest and breathing space.
1t was the upper floor of garage
on small estate near the city. which
he owned under an assumed name.
Upon this estate. in cottage about
quarter of mile from the garage,
connected with it by wire. he had Il
chauffeur and caretaher and his wife.
They knew Sebastian only by his
alias.
Lcontine had discovered the exist
ence of this place. much to Sebastian's
regret.
Spbostion dismissed tho tn yjeuh md
the chauffeur drove away, quite ignor-
ant that he had conveyed more than
one person to the garage. Sebastian
had meanwhile removed Ravengar,
who was still half conscious. He car
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-06

| the other, from his position upon the
floor.
~ guess you'll tell me all right.
said Sebastian. with.a threatening ges-
ture. 1.-THE games up. isn't it? I've
got you, and I've got your cloak. And
I've got your pellets. What more is
there to get, except your life?"
Ravengar smiled again. go ahead
he answered.
"fm not u murderer, except when
have to be. I don't care If you're liv-
ing or dead. What 1 want is to know
the secret of these pellets? What's
the use of them? 1 heard you talking
to my wife in your laboratory. but
didn't get what you said about the pei
lets. except that they're black. Well
see that. But what am l going to dc
with them?"
Eat then," suggested Ravengar
'.They won't hurt you. All they'll dc
will be to make you black inside, and
you're that already, FRIEND"
Sebastian scOwled again. 1t was
humiliating to be taunted by a man
| WuoSC llIS W 10 Ut LlS ACASys
"See here" he said. ."TIl give you
your life If you'll tell me what the
pellets are for. Why shouldn't you
and I go into partnership? We are
! the only people who know the secret
There ought to be fortune in it. II
it's my wife that's in the way, take
her. I'm through with her"
mo, you cur! I'll tell you moth.
ing"
Sebastian glared at him; and then
there came to him the saving thought
II guess you don't have to-" he
grinned. How about that journal?''
Ravengar's face turned white. II
was Sebastian's master-stroke.
ITS all in there. I'm going to get
it and find out all about the pellets
And then I'll come back and decide
what to do with you"
He kicked Ravengar savagely and
went out again.
Leontine. having lost the pellets, as
she thought finally, in the waters of
the river, was in despair. Ravengar
possession never had her hopes
seemed ut lower ebb.
But one thing remained-the jour-
nal. With that she might happen up
on some clue. She made her way
back to the laboratory.
Everything was just as she left It.
Sebastian had not been there.
At that moment she made another
mistake. She omitted to lock herself
In. But she was thinking of nothing
except the journal.
She hurried to the safe, knelt down
in front OF it. and had speedily set
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the combination. She took out the
journal, which Ravengar had replaced
there before his hurried exit.
Suddenly. as she began to read, she
became conscious that she was not
alone. She looked back. The room
was apparently empty.
Smothering her fears, she read:
'TO all whom it may be known:
II, Joseph Dexter, scientist, have
discovered here on the ledge of Raw
engar two treasures. One is of gold,
the other of far greater value. The
first found-it is that of Sir Henry
Morgan, buccaneer; the second 1 have
made. Here in my dead hand-for
am dying-it mny be found. 1t is three
black pellets. To the finder they mean
man. They are"
Leontine started. This time she
knew her instinct had not deceived
her. She looked back-intO the face
of Sebastian. He had thrown off his
cloak and stood confronting her, a
mocking sneer upon his face.
"Give that to me-" he said, advanc-
ing.
"You shall not have it!
"Give it to mel"
She ran from him, but he followed
her, caught her Mt the door, and wrest-
ed the journal from her hand, in spite
of her furious struggles.
She snatched it back and rushed
toward the safe. thrust it inside, and
tried to slam the door. But the pom
derous mass of steel moved slowly,
and Sebastian grasped the journal
again. AS Leontine tried once again
to grapple with him he flung her to
the floor. She fell full length, striking
her head against the corner Of the
safe. and lay there stunned.
Sebastian glanced about him. This
time he meant 10 finish with Leontine.
The room was Uttered with opened
packing cases, stuffed with straw and
excelsior. The furniture was Of the
mission style, all Stats and slabs of
hard oak. Sebastian gathered chairs
and tables together in the middle of
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the door, she flung her fists against II
with all her might. 1t was in vain.
She could no more open it than If 1t
had been made of steel.
In despair she sank down In front
of it. She could hardly breathe now,
and life seemed ebbing away. She
thought of Ravengar, of Jerry. and
the. personalities Of the two men,
seemed to blend and intermingle Int
her consciousness. Then she felt her
self slipping out of life.
Suddenly she heard feet on the
stairs. Outside the vast crowd was
watching. man-Ravengar-wh had
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snatchcd the bottle and pellets from
him.
As sac elder boy held the bottle
tantaitxinsiy aioft, the little fellow
squared his fists for the fray. He
leaped at him. and In n moment the
two boys were ut 1t, hammer and
tongs.
~Go to It, fellersi" said Mr.. Nc
0uire, watching them with an amiable
efin-
The Washington times., 1917-05-19

Insane Asylum: north along said line
to northerly boundary OF the Asylum
grounds; westerly along said norther-
ly boundary to the Anaeostia river:
northeasterly along Anacostia river
to Eighteenth street: south on Eight
eenth street to Good Hope road;
southeasterIy on Good Hope road to
the beginning.
Persons living in this precinct must
register at the Ketcham School, Fiji
teenth street and Good Hope road.
Registration Precinct No. lie.
This precinct Is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of the
Bowen road and the District bound
ary; thence southwesterly on the Dis
trict boundary to Naylor road; west
erly on Naylor road to Good Hope
road; westerly on Good Hope road to
Eighteenth street; north on Eight
eenth street to Anacostia river; north
easterly on Anaeostia river to East
Capitol street; east on East Capitol
street to Ridge road; southeasterly on
Ridge road to Bowen road; east on
Bowen road to the beginning.
Persons living in this precinct must
register at the Randle Highlands
School. Thirtleth street and Pennsyl-
aanla avenue southeast.
The Washington times., 1917-05-19
COMPETITIVE DRILL
AT ARMY-NAVY PREP
Edwin FuIlinwider Wins HOnOrs in
Individual Test.

The Army and Navy Preparatory
School held it's annual competitive
drill on the parade grounds adjoin-
ing the school yesterday under super
vision OF Capt. Richard D. LaGarde.
U. s. A. military instructor at the
the school. Three competitions COM
posed the program.
The squad leaders competition was
awarded TO Corp. Edwin Fullinwider.
OF Washington. for demonstrated abil-
ity, leadership, instruction. and per-
formance in military art. The squad
competition was won by Corp. Robert
P. Lewis squad for best showing in
close order. extended order. and wall
scaling. The victorious squad was
composed of Ralph Lee. Frederick
Lee. Lewis Roberts. and George
Reed. OF Washington: Edmund
RIrby-smith. Joseph r. Stauffer, and
Lentilhon Wheeler. The individual
competition in drill between privates
IN the company was awarded to
Frederick Lee. H. II. Lewis. Ralph
BIaIsdeIl. and Charles E. Smith in
the order named.
The judging was done by a board
composed Of two cadet officers. Capt
Clifford v. Evans and Lieut.. Loren C.
Sheffield. Medals were presented to
all the successful contestants by a
committee of ladies. headed by Mrs.
A. Geary johnson and Mrs. E. swaVe-
ly. A tea dance In the school gymna-
sium followed the maneuver.
The Washington times., 1917-05-19
URGES THE CAPITAL TO RESPOND

In issuing his conscrption registration proclamation Com
missioner Brownow said:
"a distinct duty has dcvoved upon the citizens of the Dis
tict The Capital of the Nation be worthy of the and
place occupies be the first city of the land respond
the war emergency One of the expressions
pride, community loyalty and national patriotism will be the
cooperation in every conceivable way, each mans power
with the District officials in their effort to respond to the call
of the President"
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the east by the District boundary
and the center line OF Riggs road;
on the south by the center lines OF
Riggs road, Concord avenue, and Ken
nedy street, and on the westsby Rock
Creek and the District boundary.
Persons living in this precinct must
register at the Brightwood School,
Georgia avenue and Peabody street
northwest.
RegistrntlOR PrecInet No. IO-H.
This precinct is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF
Riggs road and District boundary,
and running southeasterly on the Dis
trict boundary to Queens chapel road;
southerly on Queens chapel road to
Jackson street: west on jackson
street TO Metropolitan branch B. & o.
r. r.; southerly on said railroad
to Franklin street: west on Frank
lin street to Lincoln road; southerly
on Lincoln road to T street; west on
street to First street; north on
First street to Soldiers Home; north
erly along west boundary OF Soldiers
Home by way OF Park place to Rock
Creek Church road; northerly on
Rock Creek Church road to Shepherd
street; northerly on Shepherd street
to Concord avenue or Riggs road;
northwesterly on Riggs road to be-
ginning.
Persons living in this precinct must
register at the Brookland School,
Monroe and Tenth streets northeast.
Registration Precinct No. 1O-I.
This precinct IS bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at the intersection
Of Jackson street and Queens Chapel
road; thence south on Queens Chapel
road to Brentwood road: Southwestern
ly on Brentwood road to T street;
west on T street to Lincoln road:
northerly on. Lincoln road to Frank
lin street; east on Franklin street to
Metropolitan Branch Baltimore and
Ohio railroad; north on railroad TO
Jackson street; east on jackson
street to the beginning.
Persons living in this precinct
must register at the Loose-Willes
Biscuit Company Fifth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast.
ReEistratiOn Precinct No. liza.
This precinct is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection OF Nay
lor road and the District Boundary
and the extreme southerly corner of
the District; thence northwesterly on
the District Boundary to Potomac
river; north on Potomac river to the
Anacostia river; northeasterly on the
Anacostia river to the northerly line
of the Insane Asylum Grounds; east
erly on said line TO the east boundary
of the Insane Asylum; southerly on
the east boundary OF Insane Asylum
to Alabama avenue Hamilton road:
northeasterly on Alabama avenue
Hamilton road) to Naylor road:
southeasterly on Naylor road to the
beginning.
Persons living in this precinct must
register at the Congress Heights |
School. corner of Nichols and Alabama |
avenues.
Registration Precinct No. lib.
This precinct Is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Ala
bama avenue CHamilton road) and
Good Hope road, thence Southwestern
ly on Alabama avenue CHamilton
road) to the easterly boundary OF the
The Washington times., 1917-05-19

were $3.50 a day. for motormcn and
conductors. IS a day for trackmens
Sc a day for power house men, and
$40 a day for lieutsnants. with trans
portation. subsistence and incidentala
paid for by the company.
Complying with a request from
the company, Attorney Vahey fur
nfshed information regarding the call
for the meeting OF the local division
OF the Amaigamafed Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employ
es Just before the strike. and the
minutes OF the executive board meet
ing on February "a, at which ). ".
Cain. N. T. Slater. and George A.
Wuburt were chosen to compose the
contract committee representing ths
washington Railway and Electric
Company's employees
Call Impsrtant.
The company regards the call FOR
the meeting OF February q e I'M
portant. the claim being made BY At
torney Hoover that this meeting was
arranged for stirring up the men 70
strike.
Following Is a copy OF the call;
SPECIAL MEETING"
national Capital Local. Division
ESQ. Amalramated Association Of
street and Electric Railway Employees
OF America will hold a special meet
ing on wednesday. February Il, 1917,
at II o'clock midnight. at Lyeeum
Theater (Kernaa's Old Standls
Eleventh street and Penpsylvania
avenue northwest
aTo THE EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN
MOTORAfEN AND CONDUCTORS:
This Is an invitation for you to
attend at o'clock .. m
@Are you satisfied with your present
working conditions?
-Are you satisfied with your pres
sArs You a UNION MANG II NOT.
WHY NOT?
ssThis local viii cheerfully discuss
these questions with you At the
aforementioned time and place
~ II. COOkMAN,
Recording Secretary.
GEORGE A. WILBURT,
president.
GARTH W. ciLDERHEAD.
"Finaneial Secretary"
Records Produced
Counsel for the strikers also pro-
duced records which showed that be-
tween December 21 and March a
total OF los washington Railway and
Electric Company motormen and
Joined the union, thirty
became members on March 1. forty
eight on February /. twenty-one on :
January 4. and six on December 21.
Records of the union also showed
that on February 21 the division in
,Iuded in its membership zoe barn
nan, shopmen. and miscellaneous en-
ployes, 124 OF whom worked in the
P street shop, and S5 working as
oitmen, linemen. and switchmen-
A card on which was pasted a
specimen Of each kind Of ticket and
used on all the lines OF the
nittee.
The Washington times., 1917-05-19

register at the Adams School. r street.
between seventeenth ana Ne" hanip-
shire avenue
ReEtstFatiOn Precinct No. &C.
This precinct is bounded on the north
bv the ce,tar IIna of Florida ayenue
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- ~ 80. u -, - ~, a. 1rsst b,,
az cor,,a- a. =, t,,,,,,..,,tb strae, y,,esf
Persons living in this precinct must
register at the Garnet School. U street.
between Tenth street and vermont ave-
nue. northwest
RegiEtratIon Precinct No. SD.
This precinct is bounded on the
,or,t b., ,,,o oo,,o- Ii,e q, IT street
=, a.. -. H..
hoIth' On 'he east OS 'iie -
OF brentwood ROAD; on the south Dy
me cehteF IIhe OF Ioi iS iua Az. t',. s,S
center iins Of First street west,
Persons living In this precinct must
register at the Emery School, Lincoln
road and Prospect street northeast.
ReRistraflon Precinct No. "a.
.rL,- ,.,,., a. ho,,,d.d =, tba
north by the center line OF fiOrluA
avenue; on the east by the center lina
OF Twelfth street east; on the south
by the center line OF East Capitol
street; and on the west by the center
line OF First street east, ana the east
boundary line OF the Union Station
property.
PERSONS living IN this PIeeInI' Pi',I Ii,s.S l,SIl
"a = s+ra.t aorthsoSI
W.
This precinct Is bounced on the
north by the center line OF Florida
avenue and Renninr road: on the east
bv tha Anacostia river. on the south
by tbs center live Of Fast Capitol
strsst ,nd On the west bN the center
line N twelfth street east.
Persons living In this precinct must
register at the Blow School, Benning
road and Nineteenth street northeast.
ReEIstrntIOn Precinct No. &c.
This precinct is bounded on the
north by the tracks of the main line
of the pennsylvania railroad: on the
aast nv the Anacostia river. on the
so,,tb bv the center line Of Rennipp
road and Florida avenue. and ON the
west nv The center line Of Florida
avenue and the tracks of the main
I,re ~ the PennsvIvanIa railroad
p.rsons lit,ing a. tbIs nracInct must
r.r-tstar Of the wbeatIev ScbooI Mon
t.Ilo ayenua and Neal street north
ssst
a..t.,x.,to, prscJn.t Eo- an.
- .-i-, : .. ,..,,-,d.a .Ao
-
North by the center line OF Brent
wood and Queens Chapel roads and
the District boundary; on the East
by the District boundary: on the
South. by the tracks OF the main line
OF the Pennsylvania railroad. and on
the West by the center line OF Brent
wood and Queens Chapel roads.
Persons living In THIS precinct
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