The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-15
IAN answer for pe2 Jipy ellsgs
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/. FhA should hA husTG bRh Lynch
Std1d in stupid tnonshf Rra me psnt
and then he looked atikae.FithA b dan
gerous light in his eye.
"Look 'e here, young feller," he
cried, ''it's my private opinion you're
lyia' to me. And eff ye are" there he
muttered a horrible oath) "Pll cut yer
skulkini heart out. don't know any
thing bout thet thar masheen, but |
sWar Jim Fellers hain't got nothin' to
answer. More liks he'd git up and
scatter when he heerd thet message.
He stood glaring at me as he uttered
these words, his hand on his revolver.
l cannot account for it. As L before
lHmArEed, 1 am a timid man by
nature. But this action only made
me bolder. Everything depended
upon keeping him a few seconds
longer: 1t must be done at any cost
1 tried q new plan.
"What do you mean, sir 2" shout
ed rising, "by coming into this Office,
aud talking in that style {? Do you
think I'Il endure it Leave this
room at once, sir, or I'll-" and ad-
vanced threateningly toward him.
MY unexpected attitude seemed to
amuse him more than anything else,
but it silenced his suspicions.,a He
iput his hands in his pockets and de-
IIyered q ud1angh 10 my ace.
"Wall, wan, my bantum, ye
needn't git so csntsnkerous. Who'd
thought such q little breeches as you
had such spunk ? Hsw haw haw
Why I could chaw you up 'thoul
maxim two bites of ye."
"Well, sir" I said, still apparently
unmollified, "either sit down and
hold your tongue, or else leave the
Office" And he good naturedly com.
piled.
Once more we were sitting listening
to- the ticking of the clock as the
ntnut tAs dragged their SLOW length
along. Would help never come
Three minutes more. Great Heav-
ems The suspense was becoming in
1 tolerahes must 60 to the stair and
listen, II ] die for it. I arose and took
q step toward the door, but q voice
stopped me.
"Hold !" shouted Lynch, standing
upright, all his suspicious aroused
once more. eyer can't go out of thei
door sfore me. Come back here ~
"Sir 7"
, "Come back here, or by the Eter
nal" and the pistol muzzle looked
4 De IN The face. E3es stp0dsnow bal
d turked fsora the dsot and was facing
: n Slowly, witbptt q .perticle Of
\ noise, / saw The knob turn aud fac,
under q blue cap peep in. Thanh
lnoIg Halp hod aoTnof I falf a ior
, uncomfortable come over me.
must keep the murderer's attention
an instant longer till some one could
spring upon him from behind.
walked straight up to him, but hi
. quick ear had caught q movement
behind. As he turned with an oatt
III sprang, upon him, and bore dowI
his arm Just as the revolver went of
, the ball burying itself harmlessly il
. the floor. Before hef could free him
! SELF from my grasp, half 3 doZeI
, officers were upon him and he wa
! quickly secured.
The next morning the papers werl
filled with glowing accounts OF the
J capture of the murderer, and praise:
of nv conduct. The principal bust
: ness men of the town made up purs'
} of five hundred dollars and presented
: it to me and this, with the reward
, that was paid me the following week
} enabled me to get married a.
[ Christmas. But shudder at the re
{ membrance of that half hour L spen
t alone with Tim Lynch and / dom
: think one, thousand dollars would
| tempt me to go threngh it again.