Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17

seized him, and the foot he lifted to take
forward step weighed a hundred pounds.
The rustIing Of a branch to his right, above
the path, drew from him a swift glance
and he looked for ten seconds into two
dark eyes that seemed to flash some
strange, eXalt1ng essence into his veins
weight seemed loosened somewhere within
MIN, and he felt that he could hear If fan
down, down to unSounded depths He look
ed at Arizona Dan and laughed low and
1oyously, as a child does who has come
upon long-desired toy
'Will you Gomez" said the sheriff IN ,
bride 1914 " MS
I'm cut your heart out, Rad Conrad >,
near" WV Steps
Boadicea, on the ledge above rustIed u
httle' ana the sheriff, without looking un
smiled again Arizona Dan held his knife
a. one noids a foil. point outward, with
his thumb against the guard The sbartfe
crouched some three inches like a CAT and
seemed to gather himself together with his
weight balanced evenly on each foot All
iona Dan stood still with his knife ready
Was Rad Conrad fool enough 70 $50,
him with his bare hands?
me sheriff could have shouted for low
Ike hash valor and audacious courage
haa come upon him. He felt that he would
passed into his blood that had made bin,
man instead OF the spurious being he had
oeen He felt the two dark ewes above
i!Aed upon MIN, but he kept his own upon
Arizona Dams "+ uioi'
heretofore the sheriff's exploits had beo,,
attended by fortuitous chance 49,
tfonsht MIN safely out of them-a chance
Just as bind and incomprehensbls as that
s ioii guards the ways of children and
urulhards' Now he felt the caution. the
lndonitable intent to do coupled with tbe
prudence or the successful general that
gives bravery its value. Half a miracle I'D
follow. e'ii was ~
1t must have been that Arizona r,
nerves We're unstrung by his debauch. else
When small stone dislodged by Rnad;ooa's
~ 49, aa,sieu down to the path at his side
ne would not have bestowed the ad,-antoao
OF turning his head quickly tn IooI. p1,t
ne uid So and in the instant the sheriff had
rs mile arm by the wrist, and his other
arm arm . ABOUT his waist. Then Arizona Dan
was nlied with surprise to feel the arm that
held his knife slowly twisting in snite ~ III
ms MISUNDERSTANDING outward unt,I the
lemons and muscles were CRACKING Tbe
slierlh nand was like steel clamp, and
Dan dropped the knife Whsn the sbarirr
heard 1t ring on the rocks he released the
WRIST suddenly and laid his left forearm
s soI So Dan throat. They were too close
ior pioWs, ana there was little struggling
Or shifting of ground The arm across
Arizona Dams throat pushed his head back
and the other iron band about his waist
nell. MIN close. 1t was a silent, fierce
slraihlng contention on one side for the
displacement ard On the other to regain
the center of gravity. The side for dis
placement won, and the gladiators went
down with a crash. A small boulder in the
way OF Arizona Dams head left him lying
In disgraceful heap oblivious to defeat
The sheriff knelt upon the vanquished dis
tributor of ieaden largess. drew cords from
his pocket and ANONYMOUSLY bound him
hand and foot. Then he sprang to his feet
and turned his flushed facs and yellow
curls to the source of his new being, as
sunflower turns to the sun.
Boadicea slid down through the bushes
like young panther.
You're Jim dandy" she said, 'ff there
ever was one. I saw 1t. r.
She stopped suddenly. The sheriff was
looking straight into he eyes, She felt for
the first time, q strange heat in her cheeks,