Gunnison news-champion., 1907-04-12
CHAPTER n.

For suddenly I saw his eyes widen
and fash with anger and apprehen-
sion. Quick as a passing ssR-shadow.
his hand swept the candelabrum
from the table. He made q swift back
ward apring toward the door. but he
was q little too late. The darkness
he had created was not Intense
enough. for there WAS still tke ruddy
glow from the logs: and the bosom
Of his dress-shirt made . Ane target
BesiAes. the eyes that haA peevsA into
the wiaAow we're accuetoauol 10 tAe
niGAt.
BeaaG. TIE gloss Of tke viaAs~
shivereA ssA jtAgbe1 IN the 0ssr,
and q sharp report followed. IT,
rogue cried OUt IN Aerce anguish.
and reeled against the wall WflAan
whipped out his revolver. but. even
from his favorable angie. he ives not
quick enough. The hand that ~ a.
rected the Arst bullet was ready 10
direct the second
All this took place within the osSnt
Of ten. The girl and ] sas stiAy IN
our chairs, as II petrifeA, II was all
10 swiftly accomplished.
Drop IT," said q cold. awtAOri-
tative voice, and ] saw the vsgse Owt-
lines Of HagEerty's face beyond the
broken window pane.
William knew better than to kesi-
tate. His revolver struck the Aoor
duly, and curse rolled from his
nj u TO hno
cipitated itself against the & or. which
crashed inward. and an O Ger feai
lessly entered. q revolver in each
hand. This tableau. which lasted full
ly a minute. was finally disturbed by
the entrance of Haggerty himself.
Dot lie alarmed. Miss he said
hearty, its all over. I'm sorry for
the ballet. but IT had to be done. -he
rascal has nothing more serious than
. splintered bone. I am dead shot.
A fine night, t,"-triumphantly IT'S
been a long chase. and | never was
sure of the finish. You're the clever
est rogue it has been my good fortune
to meet this many a day ! don't
even know who you are yet. Well,
well, we'll round that up in time"
Not till the candles again suffered
with light. and William was securely
handcuffed and disarmed. did ! recol-
lect that ! possessed the sense of mo-
ton. The smoke of powder drifted
across the Pickering candles. and
there was salty taste On my
tongue.
Horrible, cried the girl. covering
her eyes.
The master rogue and his valet
were led out into the assembly-room,
and we reluctantly followed. ] saw
it all now. When Haggerty called up
central at the club. he ascertained
where the last call had been from,
and. learning that it came from Holly
wood Inn. he took his chance. The
room was soon filed with servants
and stable-hands, the pistol-shat hav-
ing lured them from their beds. The
wounded man was very pale He
sat with his uninjured hand tightly
clasped above the ragged wound. and
a little pool OF blood slowly formed at
his side on the foor. But his eyes
shone brightly
A basin of water and some mem"
cried the girl to Moriarty. And send
all these people away"
To yer rooms. livery one ui We
snapped Moriarty. sweeping his hands.
Tis no place for We. be of He
hurried the servants out of the room.
and presently returned with basin
Of .ster. some linen and balm
watched the girl as She bathed
an sbandaGed the wvapAed arm; and
erlntt or twice the patiest smiled Hae-
nd = looked On approvinely. and in
SANS eyes there beamed the gen