The Owosso times., 1907-11-15

interest she had never seen mirroret
before. simultaneously Glenlster spoke
"Come away from here"
With the quickened eye of experienc,
he foresaw trouble and tried to dras
her on, but she shook off his grasp i'm
patiently and, turning, gazed absorbed
ut the spectacle which unfolded itself
before her. Although not comprehend
ing the play of events, she felt vague
ly the quick approach of some crisis
yet was unprepared for the swiftness
with which it came.
Her eyes had leaped to the figures OF
two men in the street from whom the
One was slim and well dressed, the
other bulky, mackinawed and lowering
Of feature. 1t was the smaller who
spoke, and for moment she misjudged
his bloodshot eyes and swaying car
riage to be the result of alcohol until
she saw that he was racked with fury
MAKE good, 1 tell you, quick! Give
L
The unkempt man swung on his heel
with a growl and walked away, his
course leading him toward Glenister
and the girl. With two strides he was
abreast Of them; then, detecting the
| flashing movement of the other, he
whirled like a wild animal His voice
| had the snarl of beast in It,
| HYa had IN haya ~ didn't Wall
therev'
The actions OF both men were quick
as light, yet to the girls taut senses
| they seemed theatrical and deliberate.
Into her mind was scared forever the
| memory Of that second as though the
| shutter of q camera had snapped, i'm
pressing upon her brain the scene,
sharp, clear cut and vivid. The shag-
gy back Of the large man almost brush
ing her, the rage drunken, white shirt
ed man in the derby hat, the crowd
sweeping backward like rushes before
a blast, men with arms flexed and feet
raised in flight, the glaring yellow sign
of the "Gold Belt Dance Halp' across
the way-these were stamped upon her
retina, and then she was jerked vio-
lently backward, two strong arms
crushed her down upon her knees
against the wall, and she was smoth-
cred in the arms of Roy Glenister.
"My God! Don't move! We're in
linev'
He crouched over her, his cheek
against her hair, his weight forcing
her down into the smallest compass,
his arms about her, his body forming
living shield against the flying bal
lets. Over them the big man stood,
and the sustained roar of his gun was
deafening. In an instant they heard
the thud and felt the jar of lead In the
thin boards against which they hud-
died. Again the report echoed above
their heads, and they saw the slender
man In the street drop his weapon and
spin half round as though hit with
some heavy hand. He uttered q cry
and, STOPPING for his gun, plunged for
ward, burying his face In the sand.
The man by Glenisters side shouted
curses thickly and walked toward his
PROSTATE enemy, firing at every step.
The wounded man rolled to his side
and, raising himself on his elbow, shot
twice so rapidly that the reports blend
ed, but without checking his antago.
nist's approach. Four more times the
relentless assailant fred deliberately,
his last missile sent as he stood over
the body which twitched and shudder-
ed at his feet, its garments muddy and
smeared. Then he turned and retraced
his steps. Back within arms length of
the two who pressed against the build
Ing he came, and as he went by they
saw his coarse and sullen features
drawn and working pallidly, while the
breath whistled through his teeth. He
held his course to the door they had
just quilted; then, as he turned, he
coughed bestially, splitting out
mouthful Of blood. His knees waver-
ed. He vanished within the portals,
and In the sickly silence that fell they
heard his hobnailed boots dumping
slowly up the stairs.
Noise awOke and rioted down the
thoroughfare. Men rushed forth from
every quarter, and the CHASTITY object
in the dirt was hidden by a seething
mass Of miners.
Glenister raised the girl, but her
head rolled Imply, and she would have
slipped to her knees again had he not