The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-09-20

" uit, and ~
sooner you go the sooner yoaS OUT = y
over it. You won't suffer > u g 7
you don't go TO kicking IN |, " y =
There, now. If you hadn't botba.' \
me 'twould have been all ovo s' \
this time" A. ii
Oh, what would Ruric have !
at that moment for the use Of &C. "
his armsl But that was bss'.
praying for. Yet<he had his f'sI
He said nothing more, but he al l., y
ed the man to come within III
yards of him, and then he pren.s]
for the only means of defepsss ' N
had. The huge club was raised ~
at that moment Ruric saw that A. A.
other man also had a club. n
knew then that they had been CON- ~
j cealed there until now. ~
"Harkl" uttered the second i.
lain just as his companion had ra; (
ed his club. 'What noise is that Sa
81 suppose they're coming to 80.
If we've finished the job" returuss
the other, "and, by the saints, W.
ought to have done it ere this. Bn t
they shall find it donel7
The ponderous club was ra,a
again, and, with quick, decsn
movement, the man advanced. ~
rlc made movement Of the bodr.]
though he would bow his head
the stroke. Every nerve and muu
OF his frame was set for the tnl
and for the instant his heart sto3
still. Quick as thought his hdr
bent-his right knee was bwdi
T almost to his chin-and thoIA
all the force he could commaAS. j
planted his foot in the pit otM
assassin's stomach. The effectvs
electrical. The wretch bent like 4
broken stick and sank down without !
a single sign of life.
The second man uttered an ost
and sprang forward with upliftd|
club, but Ruric easily lodged The
blow, and then, as the thought fol-
the first time flashed upon his mind
he darted to where the lantern stood
and overturned it. He had noticed
an open passage close at hand whiA
seemed to lead to some sort Of q
dressing room, and, guided by II
memory alone, for it was now dan
as Erebus there, he glided swifth
into it. When he knocked over tn
lantern, he had upset column and
all, and just as he reached the pa+
sage he heard heavy fall, and h
knew that his enemy had stumbled
over the fallen column. He heard
the curses, loud and deep, which
dropped from the lips of the bafled
man as he picked himself up, and in
"a moment more he was edited bys
conversation between the two, for
villain No. l had revived, though
the tone of his voice plainly indicst
ed that he had a severe pain stn
with him.
"Michael, Michaelp' groanedI
l, and as he spoke Ruric couldk
him scrambling up on his feet
eli, Oriel!" returned No. 2.
"Have you dropped him?"
"Nop cried Michael, with cuN
which we do not choose to trsr
scribe. Giles perfect devilw
"But where's the lantern?"
"He put it out.''
"But you ought to have knocked
him down, you clown"
$50 had you"
"Me? Why, he kicked me over"
"Well, he lodged by me and kick
I'd over the lantern"
"But where is he now? ?"
"He's gone. Harkl Ha, I guess
,hey've caught him. Don't you !
lear?"
eyes; they've caught somebody \
"And of course it's him. He went \
hat way. Let's go and fnd"-
He did not finish the sentence, ta
It that moment voice came upr q
hunder tones, and it said:
"Ruricl Ruric"
Good Godp gasped villain Mol
What is that ?"
"Ruric! Ruricl"
"By the living gods, that is not
rom any of our menp' uttered the
econd rufian. cha, they are com
ng this wayp'
"Ruric! Ruricl"
"There is but one place." return
d Oriel. ''Here in the little draw
ng room. Come, let's find it. On,
urses on that gunmaker's head Il
lie be not the very devil, then he'sa
'ound partner of his. Have you
ound the entrance, Michael"
mo. It's near you somewhere
jan,t you Ha! In, IMP
At that moment the glare Of
l,aming torch flashed through the
loom OF the place, and the two vi.
aims stood revealed. A dozen stout
men, all well armed, appeared in the