Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-17

SO easily. Hal hal hal"
He came slowly with two or three |
steps toward me aud the scowl upon
his face grew blacker, A series of
accusations he made against me;
You took her away. You defeated
me ut the elections. You plotted
against my life. You hired those
brutes to kill me-
Then followed volley OF awful
profanity. He was swaying to the
right and left; then like flash he
sprang upon me. telt his cold hands
upon my neck and realized the wise.
like character OF his grip. But my
quick movement put me out OF line
and soon worked myself loose from
his grasp and sprang TO one side
laughingly remark.ng:
You're pretty quick and strong
= Yes and I'm ugly strong too"
he responded
'.All the while the madman's eyes
like live Goals burned the horror OF
their gaze into my very soul as he.
fixed them unwaveringly upon me.
He caught me glanciug furtively at
the exit and his suspicious were inn
mediately aroused.
'Ha! ha hap he chuekled. with
/ fiendish glee as his face distorted it.
self in an appalling shSpe You
can't get away from rne this time. /
have you sure now-dead sure-dead
sure.
His tall form began to undulate like
the movement OF snakes siuuous
| body as it crawls along the ground.
His hands reached out in wild gestic-
/ ulation toward me. taking on the
shape OF condor's talons, and again
reminding me of the claws OF tiger.
His maneuvers were uneasy and his
step and movements were all stealthy.
He would approach and recede make
feint toward me raise his towering
form over me. and crouch low.
Out of this by-play he rushed at
me again crying: Now ! have your
But / dexterously evaded him. and.
feigning to be amused. said laughing
ly: You must do better than that
Stop fooling and get down to bust
ness
He seemed 10 be caught with a
slight sense of the humorous for he
laughed but knew all the while that
he was merely playing with me rs a
cat toys with mouse. The laugh on
his face quickly gave way to mali.
cious scowL which was rapidly sue
ceeled by sardonic grin OF gloating
e ultation and he strobe up to me in
full height of his great stature.
squared himself and began to rair
down blows upon me which bort
down my guard with terrific force
struck my head and would. if they
mad continued. havo felled me to the
floor.
My case was getting desperate.
knew that | could not divert hin
much longer for his fury was in
, creasing and would be utterly at hi
mercy. l was getting reckless.
, let out the first thought which cam
! into my mind.
You are not scientific in usln
your fists You break the MARQUIS 9
Queensberry' rules | declared an
, Immediately was surprised at mysel
for saying that But it had the effeC
OF making him pause in his blows an
: commence an incoherent criticism o
/. the .iarquis of Queensberry. who b
: denounced with the most awful pre-
r family.
Y And so you propose to champio
i the marquis do you?' exclaimed th
r maniac while his head shook in
II very frenzy OF anger. His lips wei
I tightly drawn across his teeth. b
$ hair bristled up and his breath cam
e short and thick and his huge for
e heaved and writhed with the fren7
10 of demon.
.e II shall never forget that twitchtnl
l contorted livid visage with its gla
d ing eye balls, red as live Goals of fir,
e glowering down upon me. felt thi
ID the end was near and ] would NJ
sr have given shilling for my life.
plunged toward me. Involuntarily
'r lifted my hand to ward OF his NOV
Of ment He seized my wrists and LITE
ir me bodily from the floor up in frol
o of him. Into my appalled, face /
Iy thrust his leering and wrinkled fei
IN lures his breath hot as steam blow
st upon my cheek while he laughed thi
n horrible. chuckling. rafting conc;
id tenation of sounds emitted by ii
4. organs of speech when reason hi
es been dethroned and tho beast has a
OF sorbed every other element
ID The extreme violence OF this rave
te Gus laugh brought on spell
g: coughing and he lowered me to tt
ID floor He let go one hand. and whe
in another paroxysm l twisted m
u other wrist free. But he never r
10 moved his eye from me and the couf
4. having passed he closed on me agai
ct All the resources of boxing which
10 was master OF were brought in
IN exercise.
"a sudden hope sprang up in n
ut breast that / might be able to de
n, him some staggering blows al
K possibly get the better Of him aft
a all. 1t acted like wine upon my mil
le and nerves. The mailman made
n rush toward me but j. with unusu