The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18

Was Rad Conrad fool enough to attack
him with his bare hands?
The sheriff could have shouted for
joy. Like flash, valor and audacious
courage had come upon him. He felt
that he would never know fear again.
Something had passed into his blood
that had made him a man instead of
the spurious being he had been. He
felt the two dark eyes above fixed upon
him, but he kept his own upon Arizona
Dams.
Heretofore the sheriff's exploits had
been attended by a fortuitous chance
that brought him safely out of them-a
chance just as blind and Incompetent
sble as that which guards the ways of
children and drunkards. Now he felt
the caution, the indomitabie intent to
/ do. coupled with the prudence of the
successful general that gives bravery
its value. Half miracle had been ac-
compiished; the other half was to fol-
low.
1t must have been that Arizona Dams
nerves were unstrung by his debauch,
else when a small stone dislodged by
Boadiceas foot ratified down to the
path at his side he would not have be-
slowed the advantage of turning his
head quickly to look. But he did so,
and in the instant the sheriff had his
knife arm by the wrist, and his other
arm about his waist. Then Arizona
Dan was filed with surprise to feel the
arm that held his knife slowly twisting
in spite of all his misunderstanding
outward until the tendons and muscles
were cracking. The sheriff's hand was
like steel clamp, and when the pain
grew unbearable, Arizona Dan dropped
the knife. When the sheriff heard it
ring on the rocks he released the wrist
suddenly and laid his left forearm
across Dams throat. They were too
close for blows, and 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 held him
close. 1t was a silent, fierce Straining
contention on one side for the dispIace-
ment and on the other to regain the
center of gravity The side for dis
placement won, and the gladiators
went down with crash. A small boul-
der in the way of Arizona Dams head
left him lying in a disgraceful heap,
oblivious to defeat The sheriff knelt
upon the vanquished distributor of
leaden largess, drew cords from his
pocket, and ANONYMOUSLY bound him,
hand and foot. Then he sprang to his
feet and turned his flushed face and
being. as a sunfiower turns to the sun.
Boadicea slid down through the
bushes like a young panther.
You're jim dandy" she said, eff
there ever was one. I saw it. l.
She stopped suddenly. The sheriff
was looking straight into her eyes
She felt, for the first time, a strange
heat in her cheeks, and thought she
must have fever. Her eyes slowly
dropped, for the first time, before an
others. Her tongue, for the first time,
tripped and faltered
It'll be dark soon,'' began the sheriff,
and his voice sounded to her far away,
like the wind in the pines. You'd bet
ter let me walk back to the house with
you. I'll bring a horse back for this
chap by the time he RECEIVERS. You are
Miss Reed, 1 think. I know your
father M
The evening breeze rustled airily
through the redwoods. A squirrel
frisked up hickory, and the first owl
boot came from the shadows about the
brook. The brooks babble no longer
Knocked; it sang paean of praise. AS
they walked down She path together
scream of fright came from the name
sake of the battle queen of the Britons
"A horrid liZardr' she cried
The sheriff's strong arm treasured
her. The miracle was complete. The
soul Of each had passed into the other.