The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-08

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10 90 ON but suspicion. and / do not kin
on suspicion, not even vermin Ike YOU
lfut understand, IL ever I see any Of you
again II is another matter. and you shall
cat a bullet. And now take yourself Off
Mdrch. and as you value what You call
E9nr ne Keep your hands up as You sol"
me captain remained as he was. his
hands up, his mouth open, mesmerlzcd
"Alareh'" said Attwotcr. zone. two,
And Davis turned and passed slowly
away But even as he went he was med
tainE q prompt and offensive return. In
the lWiukhng of am eve he Ind lraped be-
/ nina u tree and was cruueh'nr there. pis-
tol iu hand. peerng from either side of
his place of ambush with barred teeth
SERPENT already posed 10 strike And nj
ready he was too late Attwater and His
servants had disappeared unu only the
lamps shuue on the deserted table and the
into the night I'm an directions the strong
and tan shadows Of the palms
Davis ground his teeth Where We're
they gone the coward22 To what hole
had they retrcatpd beyond roach? III was
In vain he should try anything no single
ana with second hand revolver, against
and who did not show un ear out Of any
of the apertures OF thRt GIFTED and silent
house some or them might have niTeady
ducked below n from the rear ana be
drawing "a bead upon him at that moment
from the loW-lruwou crypt. the ryceptl-
Gle OF empty bottles and broken crockery
bring away az II were stlll p9ssible) his
shattered and demorallzed forces.
"Huish," he said. come along"
vaguely forward
The captain let out rasping oath
Come right along here said he
Go bonr' tmOrr, D" replied the festive one
III you don't come and come now, by
the living God, I'll shoot your cried the
il is not to be supposed that the sens,
OF these words IN any way penetrated To
the mind OF Hush; rather that I'm n fresh
attcmut upon mo ripar he oyprb7Ionrai
himself and came lying erratcaliv for
ward, q course which brought MIN within
re5 %6,y OF va pave Islk straight" s,la fine
tain clutching him, "or I'M Know yyIv
mott
'"S loss my ciga'." replied Hush.
The CAPTAINS contained fiirv biazsd mr.,
for "a moment lie twisted Huisb around
rraspca MIN by the neck of tie cont ran
flung MIN savarciy forward 5n bIs fsrs
Look for your cigar. then Won gTsinei"
said he and blew his boat cali in The pca
IN st ceased TO rattle.
An Immediate uctivIty rognopdnd an
board the Faralloua: far away voices. and
soon tho SOUND OF oars. floated aIou3, fhr
Time from nmSrr d, bsnI H. ,le sa,e
Ell himself and str0lcd Iangpilily IN He
bent over the insignificant ngnre OF
sensible nj Inc boFe OF Tie dpiIre be5d
Dead" ne asked 'A"u "e'u
"No. he's moi dead" said Davis
"And Attwater7'' asked Ilarricb
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