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him sDrasliaz - tas foor / ruled over and
over hlin 81 say frsazy. EVERY nan has
Dors - less II lhs savage il hhn, and for the
tir1e being every savage Instinct IN nay
nature ~as aFpcfI8ost u Wa a fight Tor
he TIE attic had gr0zn vsFy dark. and
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advantage over Elm. be did hot know the
attic 50 al as / re stunblesi against the
angles. tripped over the cases that Knew
the lacatian sf bumped against the sloplog
ceiling NJ courage began 60 rise
begone. or I shal skootl' / cried
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You are st my marcy. surrender"
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T rouse lie nei .thorbood. Again the bastard
ehuekisii What ieviifry was b. plotting.
~ "a yor surrsndeEf' 1 demanded.
"Weil. haraiyf
! The voice startled me Tslse were bis
/ first words bad not expected a reply, and
the words bad strange and uncanny ring.
1 confess I trelnbled-
You are my prisonsr."I sad, IN - lower
key and with lezs oonndenca
! lam "
| TIE efZrontery Of the villain astounded and
exasporated ma caught up the first thing
l coai6 reach and hurled it at him Ii
/ crashed loudly agaiust the wall Shortly
after there came scratching sound, and
| light Hicksred IN the darkness. lie had
| cooly struck a match
booked az him in amazement One glance
was enough. As have sad, every man has
! more or less Of the SAVAGE ia him. and my
| savage again assumed the mastery. l have
been angry many times IN my lite, but never
| quite 50 angry As then.
Whose features did the light make appar-
ent q mel A dark faced, small eyed, short
haired villainf-a low browed cut throati
Not AZ ALI II was the serene and smiling
cotIntsnanoe Of my nephew, Mr. Percy F.
jerking tire only one OF my kin | had ever
taken any interest in Even tho smirches Of
SCOT on his face-the marks Of my fingers.
douhtleSs-could not hide his identity, or his
pleasant smile. Dropping in To see ne, on a
vacation from college, he had seen e. TO
lessen ray life az least ten years by one OF
bis college antics
"Forgive me, uncle" he cried, "I've been
70 picnies, but this tops them al =
For answer threw an cd violonceIlo at
bis bead He lodged, the match went out,
and hoped tho scspograca would not Be able
to End the door. But be did What would
have given for a stout rattan and a chance
70 lay it on his rascally carcass He stumbled
down stairs. and followed at the top OF my
speed Ifervsntly hoped that ne would fall
or miss his way, that / might catch him; but
be disappointed me The last thing heard
him utter was one Of his villainous chuckles
as he swept down the hallway. I might have
passed hiIa, but whyl whsrss be was NOV
iny like a whirlwind, and the savage had
good reason TO.
About IL o'clock that night. while my aged
and faithful house keeper WAS applying arnica
20 my bruises Gnd listening 20 my narrative
Of the outrage, there came q banging on the
knocksr OF my front door. When the old
lady answered the summons, who stood there
but the little villain, Percy = Jenking,
Cant play a little for you on the vio
lin, unclef'
looked a. him with a scowl
Ho took up one OF my violins, the oldes
and TIRE bess In my motley collection How
deiicately DO handled the bowl No doubt b,
will make player. CurioUsly the first thins
be played was the 'Suwsnse Rive-"-th
typical American air that addresses the hes
that is in us-and played it feelingty. Th
rascal kiiew the way to ny heart. Before b
was half through I forsave him After al
no great harm came OF the sscapade, an,
| why should 7 bear him a grudgei lie !
young snd has manga struggle for life ahes
of him II they AL terminate AS happily a
mine, he Viii be fortunatel-H. d. Mason il
Pitssburg Bulletin.