The Monticellonian., 1919-10-17
EPISODE 12.
THE RUSHING HORROR.

#THE RUSHING HORROR. 3phn Davis, captured by the Hindus Fl brought to the cottage on the bluff Blocking the sea, managed to cut his Ids and barricade himself in an up- t room of the house. The door was ally battered down by the gang of |entals. and John. after making eat fight against them, went down be- ath the weight of numbers. Bain- ce who had hastened to his rescue, fered a similar fate, and the two re bound and put in large guHny kks. They were then carried to the Re of the bluff and thrown headlong |p the sea to be drowned like blind tens.
 TheF struck the water with q tre- .ndous splash and disappeared in in spots of foam. A full minute ssed. Then q head appeared upon ] surface, immediately followed by } arm of John, the hand of which |sped the short sheath knife which shad carried concealed in the waist nd of his trousers, and with which shad cut himself free of bonds while
 fhe cottage of the Hindus. Floating pn his back barely long enough to Ehis lungs half q dozen times with 'sh air, he turned and dove atter e. Fortunately the water here. be- close eff shore, was not more than lozeR feet deep and he had little diff ilty iH finding the sack in which was nfaa9 the form of his Indian follow 2 Che long sweep of the knife rip the receptacle from end to end. and Stepping to do more than thrust his Ifc iu his pocket he seized the mo nless and half drowned man by the lar and began kicking his way viz ,uslF toward the surface. Greatly of breath he reached it.
 Tor moment more he treaded water |he supported the face of Rainface
 the air, and, once more recovered rted for the shore towing the Indian his side. It WAS but few dozen oEes to the beach. and arriving 're he laid the stillssenseless form of red man on the sand and waited nature to take it's course. Not long onward Rainface gasped. groaned then sat up. Fifteen minutes later Ewas little the worse for his ducking lt once they started up the face of cliff. Precipitous though it was, by lowing. the windings of a narrow il they eventually reached it's top, soon after, encountering passing i, they engaged it and ordered that y he driven with all speed to the ckenzie hotel.
 With nasty paying of their driver
 N dashed into that hostelry and ran the door of their apartment. The
 ms were empty. A hurried search ealing no clue as to the whereabouts .the absent ones, they hurriedly lght the elevator man and began ing him with questions. He scratch his head retlectively.
 Yes sir. Now that 1 think of it the N with two dOctors-ieastwise they ked like doctors-went out about f ah hour ago." what this might mean,
 puzzled pair descended and sought
 street. As they were deliberatinS to what course to pursue, a police n came strolling by. and promptly In fell upon him.
 4eS, l seen a lady such as you
 crtbe drive off with a couple of | dical gents a little while ago. She med sick or somethin' and 1 was | ng to ask her what was the matter,
 they got started before l could get | them. However, it looked kinda fun so l made note of the number of 1
 ear for future reference in case l nted it."
 And that number?" cried Davis. The | Ger consulted his note book. Cal. 316a5. And if it concerns you, | tier, if you will call up the License feau and say that Patrolman Waddy | 'e you the number, they'll tell you 0 the owner is.n
 Thank you officer" returned Davis, | he slipped him a bill. Back into the | el they hurried, where John imme- | tely accosted the operator at the phone switchboard.
 Will you please call up the license |
 eau and say that Policeman Waddy |
 hes to know the owner of car num- |
 3f635?' he requested We will be |
 K in ten minutes to get your reply 'eturning to the lobby they were in- med that the ear was owned by |
 Fream, also receiving the further very welcome information that the | | gentleman had recently rented 2 ntfy house in Idle Wild, a residen- |
 suburb on Eucalyptus avenue, mber %.
 luch pleased at having struck so | rm scent, they at once engaged torear and instructed that they be l en to the number named. Arriv-