Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-11-13

VIC A'0u W Tie sVceIlnX seat. LON ana
ALT vent on staring at him for minute
or more. kept my head turned the
other way to avoid his eyes. Alf-ato once
tel. the boat give great throb
turned; lhere was the stranger leaning
half out of his seat, looking at ALT IN 8
way | shouldn't have cared to have him
look at me.
What's the meaning of this inso-
lence?' he said.
The question was not unwarranted: it
could not have been pleasant to have
been stared at as Alf and Tom were
staring then.
I" / beg your pardon" said ALT, cool as
a cucumber. "To what inso!ence do
you refer@
Tom actually chuckled; l couldn't
have chuckled for good deal; it seemed
to me not only imprudent, but risky;
couldn't forget DR.. Rawle's words about
his homicidal tendencies. He turned
red as lobster; never saw such an ex-
preston come over mans face before
perfectly demoniacal To my surprise
he sat down and spoke as calmly and de.
liberately az possible.
"Thank YOU" he said, 81 shall not
forget this"
There was sound about his /" / shall
not forget this" I did not relish. ALI
said nothing. Tom and he set off rowing
as coolly as though nothing bad happen
ed. | extemporized seat in the boat
and tried to make things az comfortable
as possible.
! noticed, although ALI and Tom were
80 cool, they hardly took their eyes off
him for more than second at time.
His behavior before their furtive chances
was peculiar; he saw he was being
watched he couldn'. sit still; he looked
first at one bank, then at the other; his
eyes travelled everywhere, resting no
where; his hands fidgeted and trembled;
he seemed all Of culver. expected
him to break into paroxysm every Sec
Ond. If | had not called out he would
haze run US right int the shore; when
! called he clutched the other string VIC
lently, jerking the boat almost round.
/ heartily wished him at Jericho before
he had come near u.s.
No enc spoke. We went slowly along
watching each other. At last he said
ell will get out" he said in an odd
nervous way.
" With pleasure" said Aft q" in
minute
"Why not now? Why not now, sir?'
he said, seeming to shake from head to |
foot.
" Where are you going to get? into |
the river?"
admired Alf's GOODNESS, | envied him.
only hoped it wouldn't let it carry him
too far.
The man glowered at him. for mo-
ment he looked him full in the face.
never saw look in mans eyes like
that in his. ALI returned him look for
ook. Slightly, almost mperceptibly,
ne quickened his stroke. A little lower
down was q little hamlet with 81 well
known inn and capital landing stage.
When we came alongside the stranger
said:
"This viii do; I'll get out here"
He turned the boat inshore. No soon.
n were we near enough, than he rose in
1is seat and sprang onto the beach,
There were several people about, water.
men and others. ALI was after him in
"a instant; he rose almost simultaneous
y and leaped on shore; he touched him
IN the shoulder
"Now COME" he said, "don't be fool.
sh; we know all about it"
The other turned on him like flash
If lightning. "What do you mesn?"
But Tom was too quick for him; he
vas on the other side, and took his arm
Come, he said, don let's havea row."
The stranger raised himself to his full
leight and shook Of Tom with ease.
He then hit out right and left in splen-
lid style. Tom ana ALI went down like
linepins But my blood was up. |
scrambled on shore and ran into him,
lodged his blows, and closed. | am
pretty strong. He was old enough to be
my father; but | found / had met my
match, and more 1 was like baby in
ala arms; he lifted me clean of my feet,
and threw me straight into the river
It was a splendid exhibition of strength.
Tom and Alf, finding their feet, made
Tor him together; and scrambling out as
BEST could, followed suit. You never
'aw such set-out. We chung to him
ike leeches. The language he used was
awful; his strength magnificent; though
We We're three to one. he was q match for
Ill of us. OF course the by-standers
seeing row, came up they interfered,
md pulled us of.
" Here's 3 pretty go said one.
What's all thisW
"Stop himl lay hold of him!'' said
If. "hp's.a lupsticp
A whst?' ssid the man.
% Ia,s Q luna IL nananed from DIR