Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-24
CHAPTER xxx.

mo more Of your rascally trifing, sir.
but tell us your story at oncel" snorted
the banker, glazing at the mocking fell
low.
sTrihing be hangsdl" said wormer,
with his sef-possession completely re-
stored. Il sha'n't move another step in
this dirty business till have your note
of hand for that amount-you hear mel"
But come, come, my boy; you will at
least report what progress you have made
tonight, put in Croak, in his oiliest
manner. That's only the fair thing, you
know"
The progress is just this, then-that
we've had desperate hand-to-hand
struggle, and have come off with half our
force severely wounded, owing to heavy
endorsements on the enemy's part,
said Wormer, suddenly assuming con-
sequential tone.
Bug and were on hand in good sea-
son, as you may suppose-lying in wait
in some bushes up there in that wild
tract just back of the Lodge garden.
True to the appointment that had found
out he was intending to keep with the small
boy in Boncourt's employ, along came our
man, alsoon time, and just after the storm
had burst. Without a word we pounced
upon him, cudgel in hand. But, Lord,
what q devil that Jasper Marlowe is at
| single-stick!
For fully five minutes, and with the
storm howling like mad around us, he
played US SO prettily that we couldn't get
| In blow on him. We shouted and swore,
while keeping up the attack, in hopes to
frighten him, but he didn't frighten for a
farthing. Still we kept pounding and
hammering away like good 'uns, both Bug
and /, can tell you! What's the matter
with you, old man?
| Mr.. Marlowe had not been able to alb
stain from sort of contemptuous snort
at this juncture.
go on with your yarnl" said the latter,
with wave of the hand.
Why, you actually look as if you
didn't believe it'll" exclaimed Wormer,
with an injured look. However, it's not
| to be expected that you would feel very
| happy, with that additional penalty Of
five hundred pounds dangling before your
| eyes. Well, as was saying, Bug and !
kept hammering away at our man, and at
last, just as there came an awful fash and
crash, fetched him a rousing crack-or
Bug did, or we both did, or he stumbled
of his own accord-whicheye way you
choose-and down he went, fiat on his
facet"
"Ah!"
"Then, just as was bending down, and
about to go through him, for that precious
bit of paper and everything he was worth,
crack, crack, crack! came five or six pis-
tol shots from close at hand, and, if we
hadn't cut and run, the gang of rescuers
would have been upon us. As it was,
Bug was scratched in the thigh, and tall
Il
back, fash showed the ground fairly
swarming with pursuers. The air was
thick with 'eml"
ram, I've no Doubt" sneered the banker,
whose opinion Of the clerk detective q
prowess had been by no means augme nted
his shaking-up.
sIt is Just the least bit fishy, Wormer,
said the lawyer, smilingly twiddling his
thumbs. However, you've failed, and
that's the end of it, for the present-and
the paper is still in Jasper's possession.
You can believe me or not, just as you
please, said Wormer, sullenly, and he
helped himself to what brandy was re-
naming.
"Of course we can, and I, for my part,
don't believe single word of your ridicu-
ious NaPUlings, @ snaPpoI ous ~ ar. Hai:
lowe. Inc ldea oi % pano PA q armee ne
men coming 70 % nrlenuiess, pesse iel.
lows Hssls.ancei Ioon. Avu anu YOU, ~
coWsruiy coni,aue were Simply a. nea.en on
smgie-nanuea, anu Pus 20 aish.' ane
tDas y .ne iung anu snUr' w. y ~
ing for his cudgel, and with an ugly lool
suddenly coming into his face. -Comt
on sou 4hat ~ u,a rlocass .oa;
can try on snat aglIatlve Plocess sgaln
you Msns sna n,, masn naei 90 =
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wv mo 'ne in.ei e i@.o, 4, y 90.