The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16

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forward over the bodies of those who
have fallen: the torches have not gone
out. but kindie incipient confagra-
tons among the dead leaves
Fire. Give II TO them hot is
what Squire John exciaims.
With crash the others open. Even
All Sin can 90 his share. since Jack
has no use for retainer unable to
handle a gun. and IN the early days
OF their intimacy taught the Celes-
sial how to aim and fire. though the
! Chinaman eanrot be broken of gEin-
shyness. and persists in shutting his
eyes each time he pulls trigger
Ssch Z wholesale discharge is
enough TO quite finish the business.
The advance has been feeble be
fore. but now il ceases entirely When
the seeds of a panic are sown they
Eerminate with lightning rapidi,y-
From lip to lip the cries Of alarm
pass Perhaps never before in all
their experience have these bsrbarians
met with such desperate resistance
as this
They melt away. these fierce suer-
rillas.
In the dim liEh; their fleeing figures
cxa be seen in various quarters in
desperate Higei- The shots continue
50 lozg as zzy are IL sight. and while
probably lacking in execution. Ger
ralaly .ea to tie tszPosary terror Of
TIE GoA.
So7e have zo1eaS safety n the for
es-- and I2cs'z as-szsicz seizs called
70 this txrs- AS 11assnS 70 4 new
dz-yer sNas e,rz.-cu.< sAsz
he ssaz ssars< and h-usA catch
s-s sasEr A. ms ttus q tns rear.
saae~ he orsrEE cE she rz1zy season
las hesz 1zisS~sA
alrsnsr n nsls Il aozsn places.
wke-e TIE ss<eszsizx torches slight-
ed rzz he seen 4 rzpIdly-spreading
A.z1e he ereszs seems 10 be in
c-ezssz< Win the passage of each
minute Ct tine and tanning the
zzzes into vigorous life
lack knows better than any of the
osheTs the fun measure of the new
danger nsnacing them
Stiii. what can be done-
There IS fire for every man. some
Of them already burning 50 ierceiy
that il would tax the ingenuity of
single individual 10 encompass the de
srruction Of the blaze.
Should they attempt TO ex;inguish
the fires that already begin to snap
and crackIe as they greediiy seize
upon new material. they win natur-
the hush~hackers who may siin lin
ger near.
Hence nothing can be done
The Others begin 10 notice the IN
c-ezsing light
They comment on the fact that
presently they will offer fair targets
10 The aim of the enemy: but
strangely enough none of them appear
10 grasp the most serious part of
The Impending disaster.
Even SmIihsrs. usually 50 quick 10
sss snch things. makes no mention o.
it
interior once more None of them are
sosA to DO 50 The guard and Al
Sin find an asylum IN the end com
7&rznen7 as before.
Sni,hers appears to dislike this d.
vision OF 5AsiT forces. and one Of his
1rss acts upon entering is 10 ex-
anime the Partition between
His scrutiny appears TO satisfy him.
for he al once opsrs an assault on
the ~ail. which proves 10 be a mere
shell. and n ~re,rhed condition az
tA2l; for under the vigorous mea-
sarss hroasAt into play hy the erer-
gezsc agent there Is sn opening made
through which the sioatest Of the
party can pass with ease
Don Roblzdo and Spencer are
scsepszE watch N Cae door. ana lack
opens The other IN order 10 take zn
observation
sse is really s1RTaaed and not q ii,tle
worried al the amazing progress
made by the 5res They have esees
tseszr xzy along On that side Of the
track -rtT the lines OF separation
have ceased TO exist ara all are
united Tie flames. fed ny dead
seSVes and branches from tres.s aoupet
India hurricane 1oT tezp hurgrilr
into the air. - though Swapping Al
the branches overhead
Travers CAM OF rezszhsr ever sec
s-g 4 FIRE start With 50 zacA vim
And vale he LEAFS here Al the
ecor. MS mind eadeAvo1sns 10 Plan
new methods % meeting the deadly
dangers that keep cropping up Sc
ccztSauAlly- he feels touch, and cx.
r'ssssnces 4 nn-niac sersA1ion. Some
ziczstc- cs he heart soze marvellous
ir7zssscz cf The spirit tells hin Il Is
he hand Oc his Highland i&ss5e hat
se1esr-ApAs tAzs 10 his soul
is he danger over she asks.
soft1r.
RohlA5c ard his friend lssa cat
u Tie othe- door AID compare 1oses
over the siEux1sua- Szishsrs has
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