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

"Was he tall man, dark-strongly
built, and smooth face? Looks like
That's the fellow. Friend of yours2"
NO" said Ravengar decisively. II
know him, that's all. Did you happen
TO notice whether he was holding any
thing in his handY'
81 guess not" said the policeman.
"Wait a bit Now come to think Of
II, did notice that he had one of his
hands clenched tight, as If he wanted
to hold on to 1t. But | guess there
wasn't nothing In it--there couldn't
have been, because his fingers was
so close together he couldn't have had
pea or penny inside"
ut mightn't have been medicine
bother" Ravengar persisted.
The policeman shook his head, and
Ravengar went back to Leontine who
had been unable to push toward him.
ut was Sebastian" he sad, "and
they've taken him to st. Luke's. 1t
seems as If he's got rid of the pellets,
but they may be in his clothes. Wen
have to see him"
Ravengar shouted to passing taxi,
which drew up to the sidewalk. "St.
Luke's!" he shouted, and, helping Lee
ontlne in he followed her.
Sebastian, alone In the motorboat,
put on all speed.
He crossed the river, put In at a
little private dock left the boat there,
and hurried along the waterfront. He
entered shop where sailors clothing
was sold, and purchased cap and a
long oyercoat, which hid his dripping
garments.
Then, feeling safer from scrutiny, he
made his way along the river front,
and worked back toward his home.
lie was approaching the house when
he saw Leontine and Ravengar leave
and hail taxicab. He followed the
vehicle. which went slowly through the
traffic until 1t reached the street on
which Ravengar's laboratory was stu
ated. Here 1t quickened its pace. Sc
bastian began to run. He painted along,
the taxicab drawing farther and far
Their away from him. until, just as he |
began to despair OF catching 1t, 1t |
drew up at the house In which the |
laboratory was situated
Sebastian watched them enter. He !
wondered whose house 1t was, and why |
they We're going there. He crept up
to reconnoiter and perceived that an
alley ran between this house and the |
next. Entering this, he heard Raven |
gar and Leontine enter room on an |
upper floor
Sebastian was good climber. He
Skinned up pipe like a monkey, until |
he was cinging to the window sill op-
posite Ravengar's laboratory yet lit
tie below the direct line of vision.
Hanging there, Sebastian heard Raw
engar begin to explain his secret to
Leontine. He gathered enough to real
lie what power lay in his grasp,
Ravengar set the bottle down on the
table with the cl, h and turned away.
Sebastian could hardly believe his eyes.
What a fool the man was! He !
his arm out, cllnging with |
the other hand to the window ledge. |
The hand stretched out toward the |
laboratory window crept quickly for
ward. 1t passed through the open win
low, grasped the bottle and the cloth.
md disappeared.
Sebastian balanced himself for an
instant upon the window ledge and
hen swung back into the room OF the
lOuse adjoining.
Sebastian ran through the room,
long the passage, down the stairs, and
made his escape by the back door into
he street Still cIutching the cloth
nd the pellets, he ran on blindly,
He looked up as he heard an auto
Orn. He heard the shouts of the
hauffeur Then the car containing
he JOY riders drove down on him,
atching him and fiinging him beneath
he wheels, one of which passed over
is chest.
A policeman came up. The body
'as lifted from under the car. A doc
or, who happened to be passing was
After brief examination, {
e announced that Sebastian was not
ably hurt, but advised that he be
AIKEN to a hospital
The car with the policeman drove {
II, at his directions, toward st.
.ukes and Sebastian was put to bed I
A the ward. !
There he opened his eyes few min !
ties after his arrival, to find himself
lone, except for sick man In the
pposite corner. The nurse had gone d
ut Of the ward.
Sebastian tried to remember what I"
ad happened. He wondered why his |"
st was tightly clenched and why he y
as conscious Of a strong impulse not .
open It, -
Then he knew why. SO powerful 4,
I'D been his exercise Of will power =,
lat all through the period of his I'M -
,nsciousness he had clutched hard =
the filmy mantle, the entire bulk
which could be held in one hand. ..