The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-10

eyes could he seen s!caalias from De
hind the wrapping.
His sudden advent produced some
shivering upon tire part Of the quar-
Ir't" but th-v moved closer together
aud ten snnw-hils Were n.Ivou.lv
riuiched by As many hand. Jake
Harbour was ~ tlu-tcreI thu ne frr-
cot Inc plan "f procedure w!,'ch hc
was pcr.ec;iug few minutes b,:"re.
aud called out. in q rather quiyer-
img voice:
Halo. there--;op :"
The ghos. camc 1" an ahrup: halt.
and 10 ,he,! in tie direction of the
point whence came the hail. and II
Was then the FIVE frightened Ti;uSvil-
iaiiis SAWS hi Little eyes shining Ike
point. Of fire. Drawing his form 1"
an cree; position, hc Stared inqui:iig-
" ii the figures. bat said uoi hin.
I'VE want ru know who y"u are =
added Jake. Speaking faster and
.oGGer with each word what, vour
name, where did y"u come from.
where A" you gping, row old are You,
what io yua moan hy pi;iyiu. thc
"hoS:. aud ''cryth;ug else : Answer
quick :"
The figure thu command raised
lis trembling ri-Ir hand. ani said. ia
Il week voice. which sounded start
iinglv distinct in the clear night
My friend. why no YOU s,ek To
m"icsr an o!.l man ="
You hear him, bows :" broke in
Jake impetu"usly. He trying tie
humble dodge. We don't wanI #ry
fooling Let's bnmhlrd him all -
nothing ail f"-rta,r ~
TIE w"r,:< were Vet III his mouth
when ten -now-iIa!.s whizzed swiftly
through the air, and three Ell them
struck the old man. though without
inilic:ing much injury.
My friends" he said. sadly Il
have given YOU no cause for such
treatment. and ! am very sorry y"u
are so unfreling but. il YOU love II
SNOWFALL match. must lain take
part IN the same, although much
against my will.
While engaged i'm uttering these
words. with weak deliberalion, the sir
was white with the shooting missiles.
several Of which s;ru.k him.
The pockets 10 his huge coat GER
tainly possessed all enormous caIac-
lily. for in the one on the left eide
wcre about half a peck Of snow-balIs.
and tn one on the right, continued
about three-fuurths 0f a peek.
They were not the ordinary kind,
which are rarely capable Of doing
damage, hut were what are called, ia
some sections, 'soakers that j..
they sd been made the day before,
after being dipped in water. and lett
out over night - freeze. This, IL
every youngster knows, gives them q
beautiful solidity. and, to all in.cnls
aEd purposes, they are cJDcS If solid ;
ice, about a. effective - .ocl-
Sometimes, lad, WIN anticipates =
.now-bali fight on the morrow makes
( treGcheruus preparation IN th;s /.
fashion, aud, with a haltdozen OF tine !
missiles concealed about him. ecu dc.
quite effective service. We feel tina.
we are authority upon this point.
Having announced. Ia his SAT ard .
melancholy fashion that he proposed .
L. take part in the snow-b&iln. tour
lament. the old gentleman drew cut =
,oaker in each hand, AMI then msde q .
quick. apparently easy throw with !
i.is right. ai'er the manner Of skill /.
ia! Lail-riayer.
i say, le, the old rip have it,.
sock it to him. Make every shot
tell 81"
Jack Harbour had gotten thus far
in his wild harancue, when the idea
flashed upon him that his /
face had come i'll collision with stray :
meteor. a Glinting light passed he-
fore him, millions of star danced in
the skv, AMI he felt ne WIS lying upon
his back, with lbs feet kicking the
air.
Tom. did you hit me with sledge-
hammer" he gasped, as his hand
CROPPED over his face. which WAS al
ready beginning to bulge from the
infringement of the "soaker" against
il.
Tom ceased throwing for an instant
to make reply, when the second mis-
,ile from the mysterious old gentle
man took him under the left arm, and
he dropped the snow-baIls he Was
about to fling, and sank down faint
and weak.
I'm killed. too. Jake Il he NUT
tered. "All the ribs on NV left side
is busted. Dick, come here. | want |
YOU TO take a message to Sally Hart; |
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