Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21

SIT was his own fault" he growled.
Then, in wheedling voice: ''Come, don't
take on so, pretty one; you'll spoilyour eyes,
We've found you out, in spite of that clever
disguise So look up and smile upon us,
like the charming little witch you are"
He leaned over, and would have raised
Eloise in his arms, but Harry, with the bound
of tiger, was upon him, and had sent him
sprawling upon the floor with well-directed
blow.
The ruffian drew revolver where he lay,
and, muttering fearful curse, covered
Harry's heart with deadly aim of steel.
Butthe young man, springing furiously upon
him, wrenched the weapon from his grasp.
but not before one of its chambers had
exploded. The bullet whizzed through the
air, only to bury itself harmlessly in the
ceiling, however.
Harry swung the still smoking revolver
like lightning above his head, and shouted:
''Now the game is in my hands! If you
make another movement, I will put a bullet
through your HEARTH
The william was rising stealthily to his feet,
but he quailed, and dropped suddenly back
again when he saw the dangerous glare in
Harry's eyes.
With the deadly muzzle of the revolver
still covering the cowardly rogue, our hero
ow leaned over Eloise, and raised her from
the inanimate body of Van Alstine.
''My poor young lady," he said, in low
voice, "bear up, for Gods sake. That poor
fellow is past your help. Think of your own
peril, and come away before it is too late"
1t was too late already. Even as he spoke
half dozen rough-looking men came rush.
ing into the apartment.
"Down with him." they yelled, furiously.
''The Internal spy! He can't leave this
place alive!''
Harry realized his terrible situation at
glance. The rooms were now deserted by
all save the proprietors and their tools. Of
course the Williams were desperate.
The body upon the floor was terrible
witness against them. Their only safety
lay in double murder, and they knew it
''Kill him Cut his throat" they Kissed,
venomously.
There was not a moment to lose. Drawing
Eloise's trembling figure still more closely
to him with one hand, he raised the revolver
in the other, and rapidly discharged its
several chambers into the shrieking crowd.
Groans, heavy fall or two, and a volley
of the most fearful curses followed.
In the midst of the confusion that ensued,
shrill voice suddenly screamed:
''Beaks! police! They're cracking the
crib J"
At the same instant the sound Of crashing
blows was heard below, and the ringing of
policemen's clubs upon the flags.
''Put out the lights yelled one of the
rufhans.
There was hurried scramble toward the
metre, and in another moment the whole
place was enveloped in darkness.
Harry heard quick bound or two, and
something whizz sharply in the air. The
devils meant to make sure of him, after all
He lodged and sprang nimbly to one side
just as bludgeon of some sort came down
on the floor with crashing force.
"That's your game, is it, he cried, anG
pushing Eloise behind him, struck Out
blindly to the right and left.
He could see nothing distinctly; but his
fist fattened against somebody's nose, and
there was the sound of a precipitate retreat
The next instant heavy footsteps came
rushing upstairs, and through the ante
room, and several dark-lanterns flashed thei1
light upon the scene.
1t was wild beyond description. Harry
Blaisdell, with his precious charge, stood
leaning against the wall, so faint and weak,
now that the welcome sight of blue coats
and brass buttons met his gaze, he could
scarcely stand
Three of the gamblers lay upon the floor
near Van Alstine's body, weltering in thei1
blood. The others had escaped by means
of a secret entrance at the rear
From the appearance of things Harry
knew that an effort had been made to bear
away the bodies of those who had been
wounded, but the police came too quickly
upon the scene, and frustrated the attempt
While he still stood glaring around him
in somewhat bewildered manner, Eloise
stepped out of his arms and staggered to the
spot where Van Alstine lay.
"Dick, Dick.' she screamed, suddenly,
and burst into hysterical sob ofjoy. sob,
thank God thank God, He is not dead -
1t was true. Van Alstine had been
knocked senseless by the blow upon his head,
but was now slowly regaining his conscious
ness In a very few moments he was well
enough to sit up.
1t would appear that the gamblers had
discovered Eloise's sex before Van Alstine
was decoyed into that inner room. What
their purpose was We are unable to say.
But two Of their number sprang upon
Van Alstine and securely gagged him before
he could make an cutlery.
He continued to struggle, however, and,