Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-09-10
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enemies as clearly as II his sentence had
been pronounced with formal verbiage.
With the Understanding came fren-
sien 1T of terror, and he shrunk with
chattering teeth and trembling limbs
into the deepest recesses of the cave,
the wavering light danced IN faniastic
gyratioos before his fascinated gaze:
noise like the beating of n hundred
drums filed his ears; and he could feel
the cold perspiration pricking from
esSry pore. The suspense was horri-
BILE, and for a few moments he Thought
he should afc from the very abjectness
7. his fear; then suddenly he felt
sharp pang as if something had given
way In his brain, and the oyerpowering
nausea of terror vanished as II by magic.
II Its place came a strange feeling of
cNaltation that sent the blood tipgling
TO his finger tips; the roaring in his
ears ceased, and his sight became once
more keen and steady, Springint tS
his feet, he threw the eoiohel's revolver
FROM his pocket and took carcful and
deliberate aim at the face behind the
yellow star of light; his finger pressed
The trigger, and The crash of double
detonetion filled the cavern. With the
Hash and the report the light disap-
penred, and he felt sting of pain in
his arm; he knew he was wounded, but
the hurt seemed only TO augment the
violence of the fit of ferocity that had
taken complete possession of him.
flushing toward the point where the
light had disappeared, he wedged him
self into the crevice, grinding his teeth
IN itnpeteht tnge when he found that
he could not reach far enough to get
the range for second shot.
After it was all over, he sat down
upon the log and examined his arm as
well as he could by the sense of touch;
the wound was nothing but a severe
bruise, and he put his coat on again
with n sigh of relief. II ran't afford TO
be disabled now" he inuttered, not till
I've given these Villains their deserts;
the hardened brutes-to conts nsTe and
try 10 kill man like rat in trapl"
Then il suddenly occurred TO him
that this Hugh Ringbrahd, breathing
out threatenings against his persecu-
tors, was quite different person from
the miserable wretch who but a few
moments before had covered In terror
at the sight of the modntaineer's rife.
TITS the most singular experience l
ever heard Of" he mused ut is, in
decd; there's nothing in my collection
that matches it. l wonder il it was
only the instinct of self-preservation7
/ think after this shall be able TO mn
derstand what makes the most inof-
fensive animal turn and show fight in
the last extremity. / wonder, too, il
the fine and ferocious enthusiasm will
come again when it's needed? I'm afraid
il won't-at least, not without a similar
lfovocation; and that isn't exactly
what one Graves. Anyway, I'm glad I
didn't die before knew what IL was to
take my courage in both hands, II only
for this one time. fsuppose didn't have
any such good luck as to hit the fellow,
but il they both got away l don't believe
they'll make me another visit tonight.
Hcigh-ho! it's something of bore to
be hungry and tired and sleepy and
angry all in one breath. ] believe I'll
risk It and try TO go to sleepi they'd
haze been after me by this time II the
meant TO try it again."
He stretched himself out bes
log with the coil of rope for
in n few inihutes wearipss
serted its claims, and
not awaken until th~
once more turned
cavern into murk
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