The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-17
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Of the river He shortened MS niils IN 80.
bent. Then hei shot erect, n ,,, AZ
dwarf hendlong into the n A., = ,iir, ~ ~
stream. The body sank nmld u VIII % ~
rlpplcs and bubbles. And then rev3ives
sparkled as 1t rested on the i''iiiio'lteiro
/ left sleeve. siSS J.
Hes going to shoot screamed co Dane pane
in horror.
1eckburn seized Hector and pinned f'l a.,
him fast. Hector struggled inadlS. ne -.
| wretched dwarf rose to the surlt.ce' i .ll
! strangled, Land tlnshing the water from
his blool-Hhnt ayes. looked back He
slrieked nloud as he saw the remorseiess
figure and slcvellcd weapon ana dl ,s
Again the miserable dwarf rose, H i1e
was close to the weir where ING water
/ gushed and roarcd over phrrler \, u 1t.s
ged stones Ills arm roso ana ne. leil ~ ms
frantic efforts to escape mere WIS W., :.
flash and q report. distorted .poG y
rocked to and fro on the current. lt
swung for second against the upper
edge OF the stones and then strong EDDY
l whirlcd 1T over, md It spashed down.
Then seatnan's cap sailed attcr y, ana an
the grim silence was broken !, Dy INC sp Ply
terng Of .nmatch and the cl lcN ot q cios'
ing cigarette case.
Graydon Garth had lighted cigarette,
MThnt 4 il ono man tho less. said the
millionaire. coolly.
/. lists murder painted Hector to-
1 Dane. g"Murder!"
The millionaire shrugged his shoulders
and turned on his heel. r. 3
"Ned, = said Hector, white 70 thc &ilps'
Leckb,1rn shook his big bend sadly.
i More than once he had almost hated
I Graydon Garth.
Get hold Of that onc-leggedd reptile"
he answered '''nnd tie him up
4 And then SLeckburn seized spade ana
! - tc hnt
4 went slowly down the bank on his grim
4 Grand Lec1b,,rn searched In vain. a
I seamnn's cap was twisting and whirllng
; on the whirlpool below. gorgeous
kingnsher was perched on 1t waiting 70
cspy its prey. I.eclburn peerei down INTO
the crystal depths, and saw great trout
lurking there But not the CHASTITY thing
{ Id sought. IA Below, for good half mile.
a the stream gl,shcd over yellow shadows
= where there was barely nine inches OF
& water. His heart rose. Monkey Swayne
y was mot dead but Only wounded, and nad
4 escaped. -,
what are you looking for, Ned ?"
asked deep voice "Did you thlnK nag t
4 killed the fellow"
. Eyes my lord. II came to bury him" .
R.You do not know mo yet Ned SAID
, Graydon Garth. ut Is probable that l
shnll kill him, but that will be when we
fight He insulted my Wifc. thlnK
have changed good deal. Ned. broke
his right wrist. and ne canno 7, h noe =. .
rife anyway. was thinking OF allow
ing YOU to SO your own way. but have
altered my decision. AS the fellow has
escaped. the next move will be m attack
on3.the bungalow j .sr
why not an. attack 'c on our poslt'or''
my lord ?"8j. ~, -,
!, had taken possession OF the caVc, 'ihu 5
! sent you a Maxim
!, .You sent us a Maxim r.
, "certainly, Ned know what IS n
your mnd You love me, but You arc
itching to get back to your friends Dc
!, not trouble. have sent Muldoon.
). Leckburn wanted to cheer. instead ne n.
= took the milionaires hand ana Klssea !.
: err you have sent ould Terry, NJ
! laughed, "and a, Maxim to boot, they
. won't want me. y Hurrah!
: Leckburn uttered one yell OF wild DC
!. light. and, fingng himself forward, nj:
: face beaming. seized a little man IN M
s, arms. !,
: Tho man was Burnand!5 He had beer ses
4 under tho care of Graydon cia l ii''lse'i
: CHAPTER xviii
] The Rifle Pit Is Recaptured by LeckOur'
? & Co.
:. "In hirnmel's name, vat IS uot ;,
: Hans VANDERBILT rolled his tat poo:
:, across the bridge. with putt ana q PAM
: and twisted the screw OF ms plhocu y a..
unti tho object he wished to eSamln
.tnnd ont clear, sharp and we'll def1neo
ii The object was the fagpole i.ecRpur
nod erected. 10 the Dutchman.s aston
s. ishment a flag was huttering IRON ~
noe Tho breeze was f1tful, and the colo
Of the flag was Indefinite under a ver -,
sun. The flag might have peen p lat
slate color, or even grey ~ po1 g pI
torn of some description, but yhllo o,l
failed to mako 1t out. lie yelled an orael
Fl and n boat danced over the azure pay
the oars as they rose seeming 70 si'e
7 showers OF jewels from their = plaa ,,,,,,
VANDERBILT was in an excellent l'u .,.,
Monkey Swayno had not returneu NV nv
I'd The expedition he had made ashoIe ~, !. &c :,
!, In itself wns enough GO nia re- hannincs
J" old Dutchman happy, but ms lap,1 ,a
9, u ,a,, sniced with n fear that the d"a
t. might come back. ,.,,er p,oc
p l1non's chart, che go to der Voresut, u va
dero are der man-apes. Veil, vell' IL 70, @.
It gapd,,re Monkey dey'll make t', y n I1a,
n THE boat was near tho slloa. 9oh e 7
raised his little eyes to W t'.cn .a
II. looked bey1nd and stroked ms pearp' ),
y azure broke out Of the shelter 81 -
hushes and began to- move Slowly ,a -,
ut t,'a White sand. At q glance ne sa"
was Monkey swayne.i me .,in v
der. sized form was unnistn, Ka I1e Va,
lg "Dot was pad luck" sag iis'''s :"
no derlet, smiling. !, !. snronr !,
ut suu hannn 10 70 RIM. second later u
f faint crack Of gun told the reason an@nr,
II this action. Almost before ai ne,
could c draw breath the boat !, mao ~, .4"cf :
ut tho beach. and n man lehp. r,ns a,
no u's second report driftod out on the sp'
no perfumed breeze ,,;h,stled. IT
ko crew We're running forward to w Sa,,t e, +
he silver star was lying out i. anou W,f r's
hundred yards. The Ansollle. Lila 10 !
a aost T Tp " could hear the distant or
o Of the men in the boat With y h mas ms f f
half shut and his fat neck sila,t sway :,
\ ward, VANDERBILT watched Mo f1' I"
with eager intentness. o,,h,,sh
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