The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-16

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blade held by the huge desperate lie
n come unarmcd to capture. His
pride and the wonderful moral puts
that ground out courageous
deeds from heart sinking apprehension
urged him forward another step. Ari-
IONA Dan laughed a low, half sober but
chilling laugh. SO quiet it was that
the voice OF the brook sounded In the
sherif's ears like the derisivc mockery
of men at his p~oltroonery.
For one instant Radcliff Conrad
swung in the balance. An all pervad-
ing panic seized him, and the foot he
lifted to take n forward step weighed Il
hundred pounds. The rustling of a
branch to his right above the path
drew from him n swift glance, and he
looked for ten seconds into two dark
eyes hat seemed to fash some strange,
eXalting essence into his veins. \
weight seemed looscncd somewhere
within him, and he felt that he could
hear 1t fall down, down to u~nsounded
depths. He looked ut Arizona Dan and
laughed low and joyously as II child
does who has come upon a long de-
sired toy.
evil you comcI' said the sheriff In
a tone Il bridegroom might have used
to his bride.
"Ill cut your heart out, Rad Con-
rad" said Arizona Dan, "lf you come
two steps nearer"
Boadicea, OF the ledge above, rustlcd
u little and h sheriff, without looking
up, smiled again. Arizona Dan held his
knife rs one holds n foil, point out
ward, with his thumb against the
guard. The sheriff crouchcd some three
inches like n cut and seemed to gather
himself together with his weight bal,
anced evenly on each foot. Arizona
Dan stood still with his kuife ready.
Was Rad Conrad fool enough TO attack
him with his bare hands?
The sheriff could have shouted for
JOY. Like II flash valor aud uudacious
courage had come upon him. lie felt
that he would never know fear again.
Something had passed into his blood
that had made him Il 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 shcrir's exploits had
been attended by II fortuitouS chance
that brought him safely out of thcm-a
chance just as blind II incomprchcn.
SlDlc as that which guards the ways OF
children ana drunkardS. Now he felt
the caution, the indomitable intent To
do coupled with the prudence Of the
successful general that gives bravery
It's value. Half Il miracle had bccn nc.
| cDnlDliShpl M ntlnI. l,nIf ,,n : -, fAl
low.
1t must have been that Arizona Dams
nerves were unStrung by his debauch,
else when II small stone diSIodgcd bv
Boadicca's foot ratified down To the
phth ut his side he would not have be.
slowed the advantage Of turning his
mead quickly TO look. But he did SO,
II in the instant the sheriff had his
knife arm by the wrist and his other
arm about his waist. Then Arizona
Dan was filled with surprise to feel the
arm that held his knife slowly twisting
in spite of all his MISUNDERSTANDING
outward, until the tcndonS and muscles
were cracking. The Shcrif'S hand was
Ike Il steel clamp, and when the pain
grew unbcarabic Arizona Dan dropped
Inc knllG. When tine sheriff heard II
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ring on the rocks. he released the wrist
suddenly and laid his left forearm
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puShcd MS hchu DICK, ana the other
~ '"n' "po"' MS WHIST Eeld nm
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n'. anu on me o'ner TO regain the
$500 y. s'"'"S' me siue tor diS'
pi"cenicht "oh' ana inc 8' dlators
went uoWh win IL crash. L. small
po"laer III the way OF ArtZcn~ Dams
nc"" 'cit hiih lying IN Il dlsf raccful
ncap obvious To dricat. Inc sheriff
Nn,'' upon the ~Nau4NiSileu dis r'hut"r
Vi 'e''cn ars'SS' GREW cords I Vn his
poche' ana ANONYMOUSLY bouId him
nan" ana ioo'' men he sprhn, to his
&C. an" turned HIS hushcd ace and
sciio" Gurus I" the source OF lbs new
ocIhs us II S'liihowcr turns to Il & sur.
oadicc Slid down through IL e bush
es IKE a young panther.
I" re n jim dandy she sid, "if
'hcre ever was one. l saw 1t. T.
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