The Washington times., 1903-04-19

dence of his crime-he had some thought
of tossing the BODY down into the de-
| bTis-but he dared not 20 near il. Some
thing seemed to hold him back.
He tossed his legs over the window
sill and peered down into the darkness.
He sat there for few seeonds-fatal
hesitationi-and just as he was about TO
swing down by his arms and drop there
came yellow fash and the flames dart
ed tp from the wreckage of the fallen
building.
They rose higher and higher, greediIy
licking the timbers and making the
vicinity of the spot as light as day.
Denouucing his stupidity. zagarin
dropped to the ground and sped like an
arrow across the open yard.
An! too late to escape detection.
There were people at the neighboring
windows and on the adjacent roofs, and
when they saw the fugitive running
gultily they set up yell that mad
dened the greater crowd in the street
There he goes" they cried. See him
running. Pursue him! Don't let him
get away Shoot him down."
The gendarmes and police were at
hand, plenty of them. and we'll they
knew the ins and outs Of the neighbor-
hood. and the tangled passages that led
from the rear of the tobacco shop through
the sheds and warehouses.
They knew. too. what had caused the
explosion-for the odor of dynamite was
in the air-and they spared 10 pains to
capture the fugitive
Men were jumping from windows and
roofs ere Zagarin was fairly acros the
yard. and as he ran he could hear their
quick footsteps and see their long, dis
torted shadows Pickering between his
! feet.
II was temporary relief to dive in be-
tween two long, low sheds. and as he
| sped along the passages he stopped and
/ picked up an iron bar that met his eye
One man was gaining on him. and.
stopping suddenly, he waited for him TO
come up, and then feIIed him Ifeless to
/ the ground by cruel blow.
Take that for meddling," ne snarIed
aud then he plunged ahead desperately,
/ With the hue and CRY behind him ringing
J In his ears
/ Somehow or other he bIundered and
I took the wrong turning; and when be
/ tried to right himself he brought up in
| the angle OF a brick wall
| The human bIoodLounds were az his
! heels, but they fell back in panic when
he came at them like tiger. beating the
air with his iron bar: and before the
/ ,ardy gendarmes could re-enforce them
the fugitive had slipped past and plunged
/ into the open door of warehouse
/ Two OF the workmen were there. clos
ing up for the night. but they fed into
the cellar at zagarin's approach. and he
daTJed unmolested across the buiIding
toward the great double doors at the
other end, which stood invftingIy open
+ The blocdthirsty mob came trailing in
behind him. stumbling over the bales
and boxes
Zagarin greeted them with a defiant
yell and sprang through the doors. jerk
/ ing them shut behind him-sprang into
/ the outer street that bordered the Os-
/ trof Canal. and realized when it was too
late that he had committed another blum
der
A great shout arose from the sea OF
faces that surrounded him. and gen
daTmes rushed forward. eager to lay
hands upon him.
Zagsrin did not hesitate an instant
Swinging his iron missile he rushed furi-
ously at the mob. They fell back before
his terrible appearance and with Iusty
blows he cleared 2 way to the right and
left, and actually gained the stone para
pet TO the canal
He would have leaped upon it and
/ plunged down into the green waters. but
a gendarme's sword cut deep IN his left
shoulder and be fell back into the arms
OF his pursuers.
/ He was instantly manacIed. and more
gendarmes coming UP at that moment
they led him. bleeding and defiant, dowr
the street, the crowd falling back before
/ the swords and slaves of the officers
AS they reached the corner of the next
/ street, whence the burning ruins of the
tobacco shop were in plain view only
two doors away, the body Of an old wo-
man was borne along the sidewalk in
the arms of two fremen. followed close
/ " by the curious crowd
Confronted by this ghastIy evidence Of
his crime Zagarin's defiance gave way, he
shuddered and averted his head
The mob were quick to catch the mean
ing OF this scene The sight of the muir
derer and his victim reused them TO fury
as a spark ignites gunpowder. and they
I swayed around the little Gordon Of gen
darmes with savage shouts and yells.
Down with the assassin they cried
| XIII the slayer of women
They began to hurl stones and bricks
and whatever rubbish they could lay
I their hands on. until The angered gen
/ darmes drew their weapons and were
about 10 fire on the crowd.
/ But the necessity for this step was
/ happily spared. Down the street came a
( squad of mounted police surrounding a
close carriage. and before the hoofs OF
/ the prancing horses and the fat edges OF
/ the swords the mob dispersed and melted
away.
ZagaTin was bundled into the carriage,
/ pale as ashes, the gendarmes leaped in
beside him, and away went the grim pro-
| eession at a gallop toward the heart OF
the city. leaving the hTemen to put out
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