The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-05-10

let out Oh lndl ue Sulu.
The boys, terrified by the law, dis
appeared promptly, leaving the bottle
of pellets lying in the road. Mr.. Nc
CURE strolled forward and appro-
priated the spoils of war. He locked
at the bottle and at the loose pellets,
which, coated with dust, appeared like
chocolate-coated beans. Then he walked
a few yards to house in the rear of
the laboratory, where some women
were hanging up clothes.
"Hey, Mrs. Spielburger, see what
that kid of yours was trying to eat"
he said.
At that moment Leontine suddenly
appeared on the scene.
"Give me that bottle" she cried. "It's
mine. 1 lost it and have been look
ing for it. 1t contains rare medicine.
/ will give you fifty dollars for it,"
Pat eyed her in astonishment. odd
youse mean that, lady?" he demanded.
Eyes"
Pat placed the bottle in Leontiue's
hands. At that moment an extraordi-
nary thing happened.
Two hands, apparently materialized
out of the air, closed over Leontine's
and attempted to wrest the bottle
from her. Leontine screamed and
fought for it. She looked up into two
eyes-nothing' but eyes. They were
Sebastian's.
The German woman, her neighbor,
and Pat Mcclure watched the strug-
gle in CONSERVATION, too terrified to
scream. Leontine's hands were slow
ly opening under the pressure of Sc
bastian's. She let the bottle fall.
Patrick Mcclure darted forward and
picked 1t up. AS he stood. with his
hand clenched tight about it the hands
in the air began TO close about his
wrists.
Pat wrenched himself free, stopped
down, and picked up wash-stick that
was lying in the yard. Still holding
the bottle tightly in his left hand, with
his right he began striking about In
every direction. There was the sound
of the stick descending upon a skull,
and q distinct arrest of its movement
through the air, which would have
sounded comical under other circum-
stances.
In a few moments Pat stood, the
stick still brandlshed in an attitude
of defiance, clutching the bottle of pei
lets VIGOROUSLY in his hand. But the
hands of the spirit had disappeared.
Pat, with q bow, handed the bottle
to LeOntine.
"Keep it for me-" she said. "Guard
1t in safe place until / am ready fol
it, and 1 will pay you five hundred
dollars instead of fifty"
"Foive hundred, is it?" cried Pat
"Sure, lady, for foive hundred dollar:
I'll fight all the ghosts In Christen
DOM"
"TIl come for it soon."
"Sure, and I'll go with you, lady,
answered Pat.
It occurred to Leontine at that mo
ment that she did not know where t.
go. To return to Sebastian's house
even though he would never dare L
go back, was impossible. She decided
upon hotel for women, located in III
inconspicuous part of the city.
"YOu can see me to the subway
them" she said.
Pat started off at her side in the at
titude of a protector. 1t was not |
long walk, but it required passin
through Stun region and over hig
railroad bridge.
Under the bridge ran the river, an
along the river bank was the railroad
At the approach to the bridge was
tool house, used by a construction
gang. Against the wall an iron crow
bar was leaning. Suddenly Leontin
screamed and caught Pat by the arm
Unseen hands had silently picked u
the crowbar and poised 1t on high. A
that instant 1t was descending wit
fearful force toward the Irishman'
head.
Leoctine tried to pull Pat back. Blu
Pat, who seemed to miss nothing, star
ed forward with wonderful agilit!
and the bar passed within an inch c
4 his Skull anu cnObAutAo anu ehuNAN
upon the ground. Next moment Pa
had leaped at his assailant.
They fought all over the bridge sid
walk, gradually being carried furth'
and further toward the middle OF II
bridge, so that now they were fightir
over the river beneath. Pat struggle
with all his power. but he was
match for his antagonist. He w
thrown bodily over the bridge.
'e The freshman went under immediat
". Then. as Leontine leaned over q
N rail, sick with horror, she perceived
rowboat with two men In 1t approaC
lie ing the spot rapidly.
W But before II reached the spot Pa
lie head appeared above the waves.
he nodded brislkly, and his arm went o
Id Ia the movement Of swimmer. p
had survived his fall, and In a mi
C. ute he was being hauled into the boz
lie Leontine began running along I
h<idas st the top a bar speed >