Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

across tne counter and seized haynes Dy
the hair, which was unfortunately very
long.
Coiling the terrified young mans locks
around the great coarse fingers of the
left hand, Wolf laid the revolver upon
the counter, without the slightest appre-
hension that his youthful adversary
would snatch it up and use it on him,
as he might have done had he possessed
the nerve, then fourished his big gleam-
ing knife deliberately with pure fend-
ishness, prolonged Haynes terror and
pain. Rain.>--
''Now, pray, you young un" he hiss
ed. you've got couple o seconds or
SO left-jest while I'm clippin' yer ears
off first, clean and smooth, then I'll cut
yer throat an throw yer out o the win
der. Dye hear that?''
Such was VOLTS reliance on the ter
ror that his name everywhere inspired,
that he never dreamed of resistance. He
simply intended to butcher the two
young men, and such thing as an OBJ
stacle to his will was not to be thought
Of Had Darrell possessed no more
nerve than Haynes there can be Nd doubt
that they would have been murdered
then and there in the exact accordance
with VOLTS programme
"Time p he said, grinding his teeth
in an ecstacy of rage, ard drawing Kay
nes' white face closer to his own repuls-
i've countenance. They're waitin' to
see yer carcass drap down into the
street" Here he fourished his knife
and selected his mark. Right ear first.
Watch how clean an smooth I'll take it
off. | won't even touch hair
Haynes brawled for mercy. 90
don't, the poor fellow shrieked, trem-
bling with terror. 80, don't, Mr.. Wolf,
didn't write that, on my soul !'' and
he whined like schoolboy.
"None o yer lyin!" said Wolf fierce
ly. Eyer both wrote it, darn ye! an
both of ye'I pay for it Y Here he cx-
ecuted decided circles with his flashing
knife, having apparently prolonged the
torture as much as he desired. Here
goes look out when | count three -
The knife was ready to descend. "One
two"
He stopped and started. He had not
observed the movement of young Darrell
during the last few seconds, and just as
he was on the point of clipping off Kay
mes ear in the polished manner he had
descanted upon, he found the muzzle
of rifle thrust almost into his face.
1t was a loaded rife, and had stood
in corner of the room near his table,
and Darrell had seized it, cooked and
levelled it with such dexterity that he
had Wolf covered before his movement
was observed and he stood motionless
as a statue-his cool eye glancing over
the sights and steady finger on the
trigger.
"You great bully' he said drop
that knife instantly. Mind, l came
from the country where they shoot squir-
rels only through the eye. l can hit any
hair of your big head that you will men,
tion at a hundred yards. Drop that
knife !"
The rufian was fairly paralyzed. He
relaxed his grip on poor Haynes, who
sank fainting on the floor, and his mur
derous knife fell upon the counter. 81
unexpected was this bold attitude o.
Darrell that Wolf was more startled
than he would have been if dozen O
the toughest men in California had as
sailed him.
There stood the boyish editor, mo
tionless as the wall, and the muzzle o
the rifle did not move the breadth of
hair. Darrell held the desperado's lif
in his hands.
You cowardly bully he repeated
contemptuously don't dare to move
| can send bullet through your eye
ball without touching the white. Don
move the eighth of an inch, or I'll d
it, and throw your filthy carcass out Q
the window
Wolf glanced at his revolver lyin
, upon the counter, within two feet of hi
eye, but did not venture to reach for il
'Dare to touch that revolver-s
, much as look at it again" said Darrell
, "and I'll make red picture on the wal
, there behind you. You clustering brag
, ging knave! You are coward at hear
, "a despicable cur! You came up her
to murder two boys because you though
it nice, easy task, and now you ar
! trembling with fear. | would kill 20
in your tracks but that | don't wan
your dirty blood on my hands. &c
, now. Turn instantly. Leave your knit
and revolver where they are. I'll kee
them. Go down to your friends ON th
| street. and tell them boy whipped 20
| -disarmed you and kicked you dow
stairs Do as l tell you instantly.
r you hesitate, you will never see the su
set
: Wolf, trembling from head to foo
e glanced once more at his revolver, br