The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24

Come and get me-" he said.
blade held by the huge desperate he
had come unarmed to capture His
pride and the wonderful moral puis-
sance that ground out courageous
deeds from heart sinking apprehension
urged him forward another step. Ari-
IONA Dan laughed low, half sober but
chilling laugh. So quiet 1T was that
the voice of the brook sounded In the
sheriff's ears like the derisive mockery
of men at his poltroonery.
For one instant Radclff Conrad
swung in the balance An all pervad-
ing panic seized him. and the foot he
lifted to take a forward step weighed
hundred pounds. The rustling OF
branch to his right above the pain
drew from him a swift glance, and ne
looked for ten seconds into two dark
ewes that seemed to flash some strange,
exalting essence into his veins. A
weight seemed loosened somewhere
within him, and he felt that he could
hear if fall down, down to unsounded
depths. He looked at Arizona Dan ana
laughed low and joyously as child
does who has come upon long de-
sired toy.
!, .Wiu YOU comeY' said the sheriff In
, q tone q bridegroom might have used
to his bride.
: "Tll cut your heart out, Rad Con-
!, rod said Arizona Dan, "if you come
two steps nearer.
: Boadicea, on the ledge above, rustleo
: a little and the sheriff, WITHOUT LOOKING
h up smiled again. Arizona Dan helo ms
u knife as one holds foil, point oui-
e ward. with his thumb against the
II Guard. The sheriff crouched some three
g inches like cat and seemed to gather
s himself together with his weight pal
% anced evenly on each foot Arizona
e. Dan stood still with his knife ready.
is Was Rad Conrad fool enough to attack
+ him with his bare hands?
S, The sheriff could have shouted TOT
"a ioy. Like a fash valor and audaclous
lg courage had come upon him. he Iel'
of that he would never know fear again
ID Something had passed into his blooc
10 that had made him man instead Of
the spurious being he had been. Ht
e- felt the two dark eyes above fixed upor
IN him. but he kept his own upon Arizona
20 Dams.
w Heretofore the sherif's exploits nae
he been attended by fortuitous chanc
ng that brought him safely out OF them
chance lust as blind and incomprehen
nd sible as that which guards the ways o
Ter children and drunkards. Now he fel
Of the caution. the indomitable intent t
at do coupled with the prudence of tn
a successful general that gives Drawer
it's value. Half miracle had been az
complished The other half was to 10
ON low.
his IT must have been that Arizona Dan
lge nerves were unstrung by his debaucl
OF else when a small stone dislodged b
Boadicea's foot ratified down to II
ace path at his side he would not have b
be slowed the advantage of turning h
urt head quickly to look. But he dld s
and in the instant the sheriff had b
on knife arm by the wrist and his oth
lot. arm about his waist Then ArlzoI
Dan was filed with surprise to feel II
Itin arm that held his knife slowly twistil
you In spite Of all his resistance-twistiI
e a outward, until the tendons and muscl
vas were cracking. The sheriff's hand w
God like a steel clamp, and when the pa
iss, grew unbearable Arizona Dan dropp
ow. the knife When the sheriff heard
ring on the rocks, he released the wr
at suddenly and laid his left foreal
adj across Dams throat. They were
un- close for blows, and there was lit
struggling or shifting Of ground
und The arm across Arizona Dams thrt
ting pushed his head pack, ana tne OH
,rdi- iron band about his waist neio q
.rsa- close. 1t was silent, nerce, straln
au- contention on one side for the olspid
ou?" ment and on the other to regain
center Of gravity. The side for