The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-03

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out, put Shellum's clothes on him and
took him away They may have
brought him to the city for some rite
Anyway, they started in this direction.
for I saw their footprints in the mud"
Rainface pricked up his ears.
"Then me trail ub,' he said as he
left the ROOM Ethel, starting to fol-
low him. was detained by the Hawk.
you'd only embarrass him. and we
must hustle. He Will travel twice as
fast alone" Knowing the latter state
ment to be true the girl again sank
into her seat.
Once outside the Indian quickly Sc
cured taxi and started for the scene
of the fire. Arrived there, he dis
missed the machine and went to where
the footprints were still visible in the
mud. Standing erect, he shaded his
eyes with his hands and scanned the
country about with the gaze of an
eagle. This done he started off on an
Indian trot.
Rainface gone. Morgan turned to the
girl.
"Bellas and will have to go to the
depot and tell that bunch OF miners
that we can't start today" Leaving
her with the assurance that they would
soon return. they departed. Out in
the corridor the Spider turned upon
the Hawk.
did you cut that roper" Morgan
started back.
"No-" The other laughed sneer-
ingly.
Funny, amt it? First, there Is a
cut on your hand, then another on the
limb where knife twisted and third
on the rope. Say. Morgan, I'll take
off my hat to you. There are some
things SO damn low down that even
amt equal to them. However, that's
all over, and what next?'
I'VE will put the girl In safety and
then find out where he is. Meanwhile
go and get old Doc Fake and his pal
and explain to them what we want.
They'll do anything for the coin. Bet
ter rig yourself up as chauffeur md
take them back to the hotel for the
girl" Briefly he explained his plan as
Spider listened.
In her room Ethel started as a knock
: sounded at her door. Opening 1t, she
saw two professional-looking men
. standing at the entrance. The fore
. most bowed.
"You are Miss Carp She nodded.
IT am sorry to say that we have bad
: news for you. Mr.. John Davis"
"Is he dead?" she cried. falling back.
The other hastened to reassure her.
mo, 1t Is not so bad as that-at
least he was not when 1 left. But he
is at st. Luke's hospital and badly cut
up. AS soon as he recovered conscious
ness he asked for you. We had better
hurry. My car is outside"
In an instant she had seized her hat
and was hurrying after them. Gently
! assisting her into the machine, Doctor
Fake turned to the disguised Spider
who sat at the wheel in front.
"St Lukes hospital-quick, James"
he commanded. Touching his cap re-
spectfully the rascally driver switched
on the current.
John Davis, bound and unconscious
and carried on the litter by the Hin
dus, came to his senses to find himself
| sitting in chair In a farmhouse on a
high bluff overlooking the sea. Be-
fore him. partaking Of a meal of rice,
were the farmer, his son, two servants
and the four other Hindus who had
deeply engrossed with their eating and
paying no attention to him. he steadily
worked away until he had freed one
hand. This done he slipped it behind
him, where he carried a small sheath
knife concealed in the waistband of
his trousers, and drawing it forth
quickly severed his remaining bonds.
At the table Shere-Khan was telling
the farmer what had happened.
1.-The great master. Ram Chunder, is
dead and so is ShelIum. We do not
know the fate of Joost-Singh. Also,
, the shrine of silva Is burned. What
shall we do with the captive?"
sLet the foreign dog die"
A slight movement on Johns part
drew their attention to him. and all
sprang to their feet AS they did so
he Ieaped from his chair and darted
past them. and seeing stairs leading
upward, bounded up them. door
confronted him, and throwing it open
he entered, closing it behind him only
to find that 1t had no lock. The next
second his pursuers threw themselves
against it.
Bracing himself against piece of
furniture he placed his shoulder
against the panel as he pitted his sole
strength against their combined
weight. But though for several minutes
he managed to hold them at bay he
we'll knew that tha uppuuaJ contest
must soon end. Already his back was
bending beneath the terrific strain, and
it would be but the matter of another
minute before he must be bent back
ward as willow withe. Realizing
that his only hope was to catch them
off their guard, he suddenly released
the door and sprang aside. Caught off
1heIr balance they fell sprawling upon