Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-02

Observation-Disclosures
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combine car fortunes. En-, Uarral ia
boy. chi do-01aSo-that HQuoe-
Gideon 0sesns fell forward On ~ eaAle.
fsr!et-faosd Darrell smiled triasph-
sdoodi. As sAaokisd 70 himself. .Th.
drag works. Nov. then, to get ths keys,
and tnvesetRAae the safe. Marry kis
daughter! Ha, hal Whom I've eot two
wives Already Ny city property i've
worked 2 clever gans. Now to ~ he
cash, and skip Tor parts unknown!s
waiting for Darrell to 80 before vsntur-
Ing forth 70 meet her lover. Victor n the
garden VA growing impatient; than III
attention became riveted on . stsonee
scsue.
He witnessed the in.srvisv In ths IL
bfary between the miser and Darrell, He
saw Darrell take the keys Of the foesaes.
steal 70 The safe. open Il. and take theses
. small tin boz.
I~nstantly 10 OWNED the sharpsrs pja..
Ten minutes later Claire Grssns rusksd
Into the library. 4 terrible commo3ion
had called her thithsf. A startling eoeae
greeted her amazed vision.
Keeling In the center Of the room Was
forshsad, tin box in his hand.
At the table, . smoking pistol II Ma
grasp, Vas Gideon Greene.
Sec hint ses him!. he shrisked.
The saSs opsu-ny monsy box-<As
'Holdi. er.sd victor, fainsly. i, i
nee ! Who robbed you: Sss. the boz i
The moasyi- scrsamsd The frantic
The real thief has taken. He q.
capsd NE. Quicki to the garden
Then hs fell PROSTATE, wounded, wsak.
Inc mi:sr and his daughter sped 70 the
-Looki' quavsrsd Clairs.
natsd. Real I great iuminous sphere Of
fire ~trsvsrssd the air and exploded in .
million sparks.
.Darrslli" gaspsd 9rssns.
Yes. Bryce Darrell was plainly revealed
IN the ruby glow. his hands filled with
bank notes, running across the garden.
Haiti" cried the missr.
Click darkness. Then . second great
glow.
white! . whirling bali Of radiance
cut the darkness like . scyths.
Bangi the miser fred. The shot
missed ito intended mark, and Bryce
Darrell lsapsd to the fence.
Hissl glow! Tho sharper, near to
escape, uttered . scream OF mortal
agony.
Blue! = third mysterious globe Of light
shot forward. It struck his face. He
dropped the bank notes. hs tore ct his
eyes, he fell to the ground and writhed
and shiversd In blinded anguish.
Thsre the miser found him-his stolen
/ bank notes, too.
But what did II meant
Red. white and blue! Whence The
A scared boy-that will explain IL.
Tom Chubbs had found . stray roman
candle in his pocket. He had handled
It Isstively, longed to 6rs IL, dared MOI,
put triAsd with il and . match, and
Wildly exploding, it, third shot had
brought . thief to bay,
There wss no elopsment that night.
Darrell slept in jail. Tom was installed
a. wouAded Victor's nurse.
A week later Victor wal convalescent.
the miser and the Colonel reconciled, and
q wedding took place. aud Tom Was prom.
Used . homo and all The fireworks he
wanted at every recurring Fourth Of July.