The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

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WY, Jon sS'' sb,nnk bact in involuntary dsmay.
stand back" he cried 10 Dugnn, Its q Chinese
'eg Before puean could interfere, he had swung
HE M snf dsliyerej a crashing blow at the
rec,mbent figure. As the barrel swept around. tho
hend icI forward ON The chest in an access Of weak
neaa and ~ blow st,irk harmlessy only the
ragged sombpero, yhirling il out Of sight over
nstsd With b,,e MATCHES Of scaip raw and repul-
siye wiz" '''0 ''''"''
b,ow s'rhnt's NO chinaman. wd a red heal an
all Lave him be an we'll see what is he in
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to h err
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"Ii that's the Cnsr" uitTrrupird ZONES "fre
away. were listening with both ears" So
saving, he resumed pcrf,nclory heat well wi,hn
esishsi, and The stranger after giaHcr at Da.
! gan who nodded rciuclSniiy starred AMI without
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details Of accent and delivery. il suhstan TALLY
tn on. TO wh.rh the two sn i"rs listened sprll.
! bouni through tho conl September night
! "About ty, wear ago" he began "nh wnr
| dom n stretch in tn Dragon Guards At dublin
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| days nh got al,ttrr from VI old CONAN To 'oan IN
| Lancashire. at saIi as 'ow nah brother Jack
| al did an LEI tn gas uus' whcrrc al allus
| worked an in co'irs- an wnr expected ter 60
'onnl an keep rr out wJfk uus.. Nohhui a
! born fool nd do a. All done then An ailus
| thought good deal on a mans chancrs IN the
! States 80 whrn this Ar blnnmin' letter COM W
| anil an up- an thinks Frs nah hlp,irin'
! chance All III oil tur Ameriky. So All put
! in for a for,niVhis have got II, an landed in
| Liverpool on thuSmus m1'niu vi nah mind
| mai up u chuck The lot. Am"tiky an IA States
| WAS all one ter m- IN them daNs 80 W \ All run
: q. rog'A an . Sa.lin Tor Vera tu, ~ Nmerky.
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! Chr.-nlus al changed nah rrgimrrtaS 'nr n
second and suit /" ,cv,cs IN a pun ''us' At
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night but she din T. an all that n'ght All lad
| on VI" cold iron lirr " poor. VAIN Ter lei
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! started an lStrnn TO N" ubhub % N mrn
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mnrnin al shr eiratri IN nniS ana Ifnpp~d
| down N Mcf+y Ah waited WI atlt " pilnt
| AL gnnr Over w Hd- an "n'n VIC staticd again