Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-01-13

Sebastian Wrenched che Cloth Out q
His Hand.
bed In order to seize Sebastian before
he could make his getaway. But Sc
bastian had been too quick for him.
ROBBED in the mantle, which COM
pletely enveloped him, Sebastian was
crouching upon one OF the empty beds,
waiting for his opportunity to make q
break for freedom. He saw Ravengar
hunting for him In the wrong direc-
ton.
He crept softly from bed to bed.
Ravengar was advancing along tho
middle of the room, with arms out
spread, like man In blind mans bun.
1t was easy to elude him.
He crept toward the window, near
which, In rack, rested the fire extin-
guisher and the fire ak. Raising the
ak, he shattered the window glass.
The doctor by the door, seeing the
ak apparently pick itself out OF the
rack and break the pane, uttered O
loud cry and came running forward.
go back" shouted Ravengar, and
pricipitated himself toward the win
dow, trying to grasp Sebastian by the
legs and bring him down.
Sebastian had anticipated this move.
He flung the AZ into Ravengar's face.
Fortunately for the latter, he happened
to move aside at that moment.
Sebastian had crawled under the
nearest bed as Ravengar made for him.
Ravengar was puzzled. Crouching
down, he began to beat the room with
his arms. But Sebastian was already
travelling from bed to bed.
Look !" cried Leontine.
The depressions caused by Sebas-
han's feet were becoming visible upon
the counterpanes. Ravengar rushed
to head Sebastian of, but Sebastian
had already reached the door. The
doctor suddenly felt a violent blow In
the face, which sent sent him stagger-
Ing. The next moment Sebastian had
opened the door and rushed toward the
stairs.
Fate was with him no longer. An at
+endant was coming up the middle Of
he stairway. Sebastian hesitated an
Instant, but Ravengar was close be-
hind him, and the two men were clos
ing In on him. The one was conscious
ha OIL
stop him !" Ravengar yelled to the
attendant, who stopped in surprise and
looked about him.
The next instant Ravengar saw the
attendant stagger under the impact
II the collision.
Nov hold himl" he yelled, and
dashed down after Sebastian. His
hands caught the surface OF the cloth,
iragging 1t from Sebastian's head.
The attendant, seeing head, unsup-
ported by any body, apparently floating
n the air uttered one scream and
disappeared.
Ravengar made q wild leap for Sc
astlan. The head disappeared again
$ Sebastian threw the mantle over
imself But Ravengar tackled him,
nd the doctor and the hospital attend
nts who had been drawn to the spot
y hearing the sounds OF the struggle
aw Ravengar apparently fighting with
imself upon the stairway.
Then, as the struggle grew 6ercer,
hey saw first head then an arm,
hen part Of body appear and disap-
ear, as II materialized out of thin
ir. II was too much for their nerves.
Sebastian fought desperately for 1t
'as battle for life. He and Raven
ar were very fairly matched. They
uffeted each other and struggled,
ntil, with a supreme effort, Ravengar
lised Sebastian in his arms and tried
fling him over the banisters to the
all below.
Sebastian, poised thus, chung to Raw
ngar. If he died his enemy should
lie with him.
The doctor, standing above, saw the
No men fall headlOng TO the mosaic
avement underneath, where the clerks
nd other attendants had already gath
ed.
As the bodies struck the hall floor
ere was hasty scramble for safety.
y miracle neither was seriously
jured. Ravengar, however, was
lightly stunned, and, during the few
oments Of semiconsciousness that fol-
wed Sebastian managed to wrench
e cloth out of bis hands and disap-
ar.
He vanished as Leont1ne came run
ng down and knelt beside her frisnd.
(END OF TWELFTH EPIsODR.)