The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-03-15

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He Flung Me Away and In the Same
Second Fired.
The roar OF the shot In the narrow
corridor was deafening. flung my.
self on the door. expecting a return
shot, and quickly enough fash broke
upon the darkness dead ahead. and |
rose to my feet. fired again and leaped
to the opposite side OF the corridor and
crouched thcre. We had adopted the
same tactics. firing and lodging TO
avoid the target made by the fash OF
our pistols. and watching and listen
ing after the roar OF the explosions.
1t was a very pretty game. but not
destined TO last long. He was slowly
retreating toward the end OF the pass.
age where there was. remembered. a
dead wall His only chance was 10
crawl through an area window knew
TO be there. and this would. | felt
sure, give him into my hands
After five shots apiece there was a
truce The pungent smoke OF the pow.
der caused me TO cough. and he
laughed
Have you swallowed a bullet. Mr.
Glenarm2" he called
could hear hts feet scraplng on the
cement foor he vas moving away
from me. doubtless intending 20 FIRE
when he reached the area window and
escape before could reach him.
crept Yarlly after him, ready to FIRE
on the instant but not wishing 10
throw away my last cartridge.
He was now very near the end Of
the corridor. ! heard his feet strike
some boards that | remembered lay
on the floor there. End | was nerved
for shot and hand-to-hand strug
gle, II II came TO that
was sure that he sought the win
dow; heard his hands on the wall az
he felt for H. Then a breath OF cold
air swept the passage. and knew
that he must be drawing himself NJ
TO the opening. | nred and dropped
to the floor With the roar OF the Ell
plosion heard him yell. but the Ell
pected return shot did not follow.
The pounding OF my heart seemed
TO mark the passing OF hours.
feared my foe was playing some trick
creeping toward me. perhaps. to frt
at close range. or TO grapple with ms
in the dark The cold air whistlec
into the corridor. and began TO fee
tho chill Of t. Being fred upon Il
disagreeable enough. but waiting II
the dark for the shot Is lntoIerable
rose and walked toward the end Of
the passage
Then his revolver flashed and roaret
directly ahead. the fame OF II so neal
that Il blinded me and the wad OF The
cartride burned and stung my cheek.
fell forward dazed and blinded. bni
shook myself together In q momen
and got upon my feet. The draft o
air no longer blew into the passage
Morgan had taken himself OF through
the window and closed II after him
! made sure OF this BY going TO IN,
window and feeling It with my hands
! went back and CROPPED about fo
my candle. which found without din
Guilty and lighted. thea returned Il
the window TO examine the catch. II
nay utter establishment Il was fas
tened with staples. driven deep int
the sash In such 4 way that II coult
not possibly have been opened with
out an expenditure Of time and labor
My eyes smarted from the smoke o.
the last shot and my cheek stun
where the wsdding had struck MI
face, ! was alive. but In my vexatior
and perple1ity not. fear. wholly
grateful for my safety. It was, how
ever. some consolation TO feel sure
had winged tho enemy.
i gathered up the fragments OF Nor
gan's lantern and went back TO the II
brary- The lights in half the candle
sticks had sputtered out extin
suished the remainder and started Il
my room.
Then, in the great dark hall, heard
a mufied tread as OF some one follow
Ing me-not on the broad staircase
nor in any place rould identify-yei
unmistakably on steps OF some sorI
beneath or above me. Ny nerve.
were already keyed to a breakinI
pitch. and the ghost-llke tread in tbs
wall angered me Morgan, or his ally
Bates. undoubtedly. o reflected Al
some new trick. ran into my room
found heavy walking stick and sci
on for Bates room ON tho third floor
II was always easy TO attribute an,
sort OF mischief TO the fellow. and
undoubtedly he was crawling through
the house somewhere on an errant
that boded no good 10 me.
IL was now past two O'Clock and h
should have been asleep and out Of
the way long ago. crept to his room
and threw open the door without.
must say. the sliEhtes, Idea Of find
Ing him there. But Bates, the enigma
Bates. the incomparable cook, the Dot
feet servant, sat al a table, the lIghi
OF several candles falling on a bool
over which he was hcut with that
maddsning gravity ~ had never ~
N my prssence throw %.