Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-13

call at any sign OF attack, j ordered
"The sherf's loose somewhere"
and Pickering is directing his
forces from affair."" remarked Stoddard
Il count ten men in Morgan's line.
said Larry, "and the sheriff and his
eerg:y zs.eke two more. That's II, not
counting Pickering, that we know OF
on the other side"
Warn them away before they get
much nearer" suggested Stoddard.
I'VE don't want to hurt people if we
can help it,"-and at this ] went TO the
end Of the pier. Morgan and his men
we're now quite near, and there was no
installing their intentions. Most Of
them carried guns. the others re-
yolvers and long ice hooks.
Morgan" | called, holding up my
hands for truce. I'VE wish You no
harm, but If you enter these grounds
you do so at your peril"
They had paused at a word from
Morgan and listened su1lenly
We're all sworn deputy sheriffs,"
called the caretaker smoothly. We've
got the Law behind us"
That must be why you're coming
In the back way" / replied
The thickset man whom Larry had
identified as the English detective now
came closer ana addressed me in 2
high key.
you're hal'boring a bad man, Mr..
CIeaarm You'd better give him up.
I've got my papers and the American
law supports me- You'll get yourself
into trouble If you protect that man.
You may not understand str, that he's
a very dangerous character"
Thanks DaHdsoni" called Larry.
you'd better keep cut Of this. You
now I'm a bad man with the shillalah!"
THAT you are, you blaokguard!"
yelled the officer, 50 spltegully that we
all laughed,
drew back to the boathoUse.
They are not going to kin anybody
Il they can help it," remarked Stod-
dard, amy more than we are. Even
deputy sheriffs are not turned loose to
do murder, and the Wabana county
court wouldn't, if II hadn't heen i'm
posed on by Pickering, lend itself to a
game like this And this business here
is only private affair between Picker
ing ard the sheriff"
Now we're in for it." yelled Larry;
and the IL men, in close order, came
running across the ice toward the
shore.
open order, ami fall back slowly
toward the house" commanded. And
we doployed from the boat-house, while
the attacking party still olung to-
gether,-a strategic error on their side,
az Larry assured Us.
"Stay together, lads. Don't sepa
rate; you'lt-get lest If you do" he
yelled derisively to the enemy.
Stoddard babe MIN Keep still and
we seen h21 cur hands full with a
pre,ir mary sk.rr1ish Davidson. ire
deteetiye, seemed disgusted at Nc"
gan's tactics, openly abused the care
taker. and ran ahead Of his column
revolver In hand, bearing down upon
Larry. who held our center.
The Eagllshman's haste was his
undoing 4 light fall OF snow few
days before had gathered in the lit
tie hollows Of the wood deceptively.
The detective plunged into one of
these and fell spraying en- all fougs-
a calamity that caused his comra 1ea
to pause uneasily. Larry vas upon
his enemy in fash, wrenche1 his
pistol away and pulled the man TO his
feet.
"Ah Davidson. There's many a
slip, Move, II you dare. and I'll plug
you with your own gun" And he
stood behind the man, using him as a
shield whsle Morgan and the rest OF
the army hung near the boat house
uncertainty.
IT'S the strategic intellect we've
captured, general" observed Larry to
me. You see the American invaders
, were depending on British brains"
Morgan now acted on the hint we
had furnished him and sent his men
out as skirm!ehers The loss of tire
detective had undoubtedly staggered
I the care-aker, ana we were slowly re.
treating toward the house, Larry with
one hand On the collar OF his p-is.
I oner and the other graep,ng the re
/ vo,ver with which he Doked the MAJ
/ Frequently in the ribs We slowly
+ confined our retreat, fearing q rush
which would have disposed OF Us cas-
lly enough II Morgan's company had
I shown any fighting spirit. Stoddard';
/ presence rather amazed and intimi
dated them ( think, and l saw thai
the invaders kept away from his enc
of the line. We were now far apart
stumbling over the snow-covereC
earth AID calling to one another nov
and then that we might not become
too widely separated. Davidson die
Dot relish his capture by the man hi
had followed across the ocean, ant
he attempted once TO roar a command
to Morgan
TRY it again" I heard Larry ad
monish him try that once more, ant
The Sod, God bless il! will never fee
the delicate imprint Of your web-fee
again"
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