The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-13
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

before. Simultan Aously Glenister spoke:
Come away from here"
With the quickened eye of experience
he foresaw trouble and tried TO drag
her on. but she shook off his grasp i'm
patiently and, turning, gazed absorbed
at the spectacle which unfolded itself
before her Although not comprehend
ing the play of events, she felt vague
~ 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
rest had separated like oil from water
One was slim and well dressed. the
ether 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
me that bill of sale, you -
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 be was
abreast of them; then, detecting the
flashing movement of the other, he
whirled like a wild animal His voice
had the snarl of a beast in it.
'Ye had to have it, didn't We? Well,
therer'
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 a camera had snapped, i'm
pressing upon her brain the scene,
sharp, clear cut and vivid The shay
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
blast, men with arms fiexed and feet
raised in fight, the glaring yellow sign
of the Gold Belt Dance Hall' 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
lineY
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 bull
let's. 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 a cry
and, STOPPING for his gun, plunged for
ward, burying his face in the sand.
The man by Glenister's 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 tn,
relentless assailant fired deliberately
his last missile sent as he stood owe
the body which twitched and shudder
ed at his feet, its garments muddy anC
smeared. Then he turned and retraceC
his steps. Back within arms length O.
the two who pressed against the build
ing he came, and as he went by the!
saw his coarse and sullen feature
drawn and working pallidly, while tn,
breath whistled through his teeth. II,
held his course to the door they ha(
just quilted; then, as he turned, b,
coughed bestially, splitting out /;
mouthful of blood. His knees waver
ed. He vanished within the portals
and in the sickly silence that fell the,
heard his hobnailed boots clumpin;
slowly up the stairs.
Noise awoke and rioted down tn
thoroughfare. Men rushed forth from
every quarter, and the CHASTITY objec
in the dirt was hidden by a seethin;
mass of miners.
Glenister raised the girl, but he
head rolled Imply, and she would hav,
slipped TO her knees again had he no