West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-01-30


The telling takes much time. but 90
quickly had these things happened that
the footsteps OF the soldiers had not
yet reached the door when the men
were locked beside the safe
or what happened next many gar
bled accounts have gone forth, for OF
all those present none but the Bronco
Kid knew It's significancc and ever re-
counted the truth concerning Il. Some
claim that the younger man was seized
with a fear OF death which multiplied
his enormous strength, others that the
power died In bis adversary as reward
for his treason, but II was not so.
No sooner had Roy encompassed Nc
kamara's waist from the rear than he
slid his damaged hand up past the 9TH
er's chest and around the back OF his
neck, thus bringing his own left arm
close under his enemy's left armpit.
wedging the receivers head forward.
while with his other hand he graspcd
the politicians right wrist close TO the
revolver, thus holding him In grasp
which could not be broken Now came
the test The two bodies set them
selves rockllke and rigid. There was
no lunging about. Calling up the final
atom OF his strength. Glenister bore
backward with his right arm. and II
became n contest for the weapon.
which. elutched I'm the two hands,
| swayed back and forth or darted up
and down, the fury OF resistance caus-
Ing IL to trace formless patterns IN the
air with its muzzle. Mcnamara shook
himself, but he was close against the
safe and could not escape, his head
bowed forward by the iock OF the min
| er's left arm, and so he strained till the
breath clogged I'm his throat Despite
the grievous toll his right hand moved
back slightly. His feet shifted bit.
while the blood seemed bursting from
his eyes, but he found that the long
I fingers encrcling his wrist wore like
gives weighted with the stren~th OF
the hills and the Irresistible v,g,r of
youth which knew no defeat. Slowly.
inch by inch the great mans arm was
dragged back, down past his side. while
the strangling labor OF his breath show
cd at what awful cost The nnuzzlc OF
the gun described-a semlcrcic and the
knottcd hands began TO travel toward
the left. more rapidly now. across his
broad back. Still lie struggled and
wrenched. but uselessly. lie s.rove 10
fire the weapon. but his nngers were
woven abort II so that tie hammer
would not wo-k. Then the miner be-
gan forcing upward.
The white skin beneath to mems
strips OF clotl'rg Was stree. oTer
great knots rrl r.fgns When s-n'; Gnp
swellcd and q;,'ve-ci. Ee' ~" 'v.s -yg
in silent terro-. felt her b-e;h2r icing
his fingers into her 81! 5U;ss:. i, e.. ~ ,itl
him painting his face ah''.e ,.'', ex
element. while she becan,c conscious
that he had repeated tive nni a~ain:
Its the hammer lock-tlie hammer
lick"
BY now McNamara's arm wqs bent
and cramped rpon his tack mi th,n
they saw Glcnistcl''s s,cu'rn- I'm. lis
elbow come closer t. his 81 uvd Us
body heave In one final terrific clart
as though pushing keuv- vai,-lt
In the silence something suappe nc
stick. Trrrc came deIreling re-
port and the scream. Of strong man
overcome with agony. McN2mara
went To his knees and sarged forward
on to his face as though every bone In
his huge hulk had turned To water.
while his waster reeled back ng;iinst
the opposite. wall. his heels dragging
In the litter bringing up with outlrng
arms ms though fearful OF fa'ilng
swaying. blind. exhausted his ra.c
blackened IT, the explosion or TIE re-
ssvolver. yet grim with the light Of vic.
tory.
Judge Stiilnan shouted hyst2rically:
arrest that man. quick! Don't let
him gol"
II was the miners first realization
that Others were there. RHi 'ng hle
head he stared at the fcsc core
against the partition. then g,onpcl tho
words:
IL beat the traitor aud-and i broke
him with-my hands,"
TO BE CONTINUED.