The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-02-16

He lo1eered himself dozen over the dane
ers.
shrieks of the women, the crash of
overturned chairs and the sound of
tramping feet. as the crowd divided
before Glenister and swept back
against the. wall in the same ominous
way that crowd in the street had
once divided on the morning Of Hell
ems arrival The from bone player, who
had sunk low In his chair with closed
eyes, looked out suddenly at the dis
turbanee, and his alarm was blown
through the horn in a startled squawk.
4 large woman whinpered, Don't
shoot" and thrust her palms to her
ears, closing her eyes tightly.
Glenister covered the deputies, from
whose vicinity the bystanders surged
as though from the presence of iepers
Hands up" he cried sharply, and
they froze. into motionless attitudes
one poised on the lowest step of the
stairs, the other a pace forward voor
hees appeared at the head of the flight
and rushed down a few steps only to
come abruptly into range and to as
sumo a like ri2aiity, for the young
mans aim shifted to him.
II have warrant for yOu" the Off
cer.cried, his voice loud in the hush
Keep IT. said Gienister. showing
his teeth In smile in which there was
no mrth. Ee backed diagonally across
the hall, his boot heels clicking in the
silence, his eyes shifting rapidly up
and down the stairs where the danger
lay
From her station Helen could see
the whole tableau, all but the men on
the stairs, where her vision was cut
off. She saw the dance girls crouched
behind their partners or leaning far
out from the wall with parted lips,
the men eager, yet fearful, the bar
I tender with q half polished glass
poised high Then d quick movement
across the hall suddenly diverted her
absorbed attention. She saw man
rip aside the drapery of the box op
posite and lean SO far out that he
seemed in peril OF falling. He under
took to sight a weapon at Glenister.
who was just passing from his view.
At her first glance Helen gasped, her
heart gave one fierce funge. and she
cried out
The distance across the pit was SO
short that she saw his every line and
| lineament clearly; it was the brother
she had sought these years and years.
Before she knew or could check 1T the
blood call leaped forth.
1rvf oh nriad oIc,,d satx
he whipped his head about. while
she could not gauge spread slowly over
his features. For long moment he
| stared at her without movement or
| sign while the Sdrama beneath went
| on. then he drew back into his retrea
with the dazed look of one doubting
his senses, yet fearful of putting them
/ to the test. For her part, she saw
nothing except her brother vanishing
slowly into the shadows, as though
| stricken at her glance, the curtains
! closing before his livid face. and then
! pandemonium broke sloose at her feet.
Glenister holding his enemies nj
/ bay. had retreated to the double doors
/ leading to the theater His coup had
been executed - quickly and with
such lack Of turmoil that the throng
outside knew nothing Of it till they
saw a man walk backward through
| the door AS he did go he reached
forth aud slammed the wide wings
shut before his face, then turned and
dashed into the press. Inside the
dance hall loud sounds arose as the
ofafers clattered down the stairs and