The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-07


song In tone, as IL would have been
during a prayer or q blessing.
Get the flag. Them ragged Farms
wcrih, In whose veins the heat of liquor
was aided by an unreasonlng choler.
II cannot" said Father Reret.
"Then take the cOnsequencesr'
Farnsworth lifted his sword, not 10
thrust. but 10 strike with It's fat side.
and down IL flashed with noisy
whack. Father Beret flung out an arm
and deftly turned the blow aside. 1t
was done so easily that Farnsworth
sprang back glaring and surprised.
You old fool.' he cried. levellng his
weapon for direct lunge. You dew
ilish hypocritew
II was then that Father Beret turned
deadly pale and swiftly crossed him
SELF. His face looked as If he saw
something just beyond his adversary.
Possibly this sudden change OF express
sion caused Farnsworth TO hesitate for
a Nero point OF time. Then there was
the swish OF n wOman's skirts; n light
step battered on the frozen ground, and
Alice sprang between the men. facing
Furnsworth AS she did this something
small and yellow tho locket at her
th.og fell and rolioG under her feet,
Nobody saw Il,
In her hand she held an immense
horse pistol, which she leveled In the
captains face, Its tlarlng, bugle shaped
muz2le gaping not yard from his
nose. The heavy tube was rs steady
as IL IN wise.
Drop that swordv
That was all she said, but her finger
was pressing the trigger. and the flint
In the backward slanting hammer was
ready TO click against the steel The
leaden slugs were on the point of leap.
Ing forth.
Drop that swordw
The repetition seemed to ciose the OPP
portunity for delay,
Ernsworth was on his pNAard In u
twinkling. He set his jaw and uttered
an ugly oath; then quick as lightning
ne struck sidewise at the pistol with
his blade. II was nlANe which might
have taken less alert person than
Alice unawares, but her training In
sword play was ready in her wrist and
hand. An Involuntary turn, the slight.
est imaginable, set the heavy barrel of
her weapon strongly against the blow
partly stopping II, and then the gaping
muzzlc spat rs load OF balls and slugs
with n below that awoke the drowsy
| old village.
Farnsw0rth staggered backward, let
ting fall his sword. There was a rent
In the'clothmg OF his left shoulder ii,
reeled, the blood spun out but he die
mot fan although he grew white.
Father Beret sprnng nimbly TO sus
tain Farnsworth, snatching up th'
pistol as he passed around Alice.
you are hurt. my SON" he GENT,
said. Let ms help YOU" lie passed hi
arm firmly under that of Farnsworth
seeing that the captain was INSTEAD!
on his feet.
Lean upon me. Come with me
Alice. my chi9d, and ] Will take hin
unto the houae~
Alice pdclord up the captains swor,
and led the way.
| 1t was,alLdone SO quickly that Farms
! worth, in his half siazcd condition
scarcely realized what was going OF
until fe found himself on couch Il
The ROsEsiTlon home. his wound {
Jagged rrTruv plowcd out by slug
that tHr smorSrs blade had first inter
certeGD neatly dressed and bandaged
while AHice-srrri the priest lowered Owe
MR., busy wsfth their careful minlstra
ti9asN
Hamilton and Helm were, as usua
Iilaying cards ut the formers quarter
when n gntrd announced that Mile
Euussfrson wished nn audience wit
b tie gOHernor
bring the cyril i'm said Hamilton
ttirowfrg 'downAhis earsIs and scowlin
\ ,dsrklE
Now you'd better be wise as
serpent and gcSTtle as dove" remark
\ ,ad Helm. ''Thsre,is something up, an,
4 ,ttnlt gBnshUt we hcaSd awhile ag,
my hHwe a gotd deal ~ do with II. A
arE RITE, you'ntnndlk inoness your bes
caR1 10 play with Alice Roussillon jus
at che presentstige oftthe game"
CT course they knew,nOihIng OF wha
had happened to- Farnsworth but they
had been vdiscusifng theNE1rained rela
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