The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-10
CONTINUED from last Issue.)
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A LOST CIGARETTE cAsr.

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which he had been flung
Into the kitchen had knocked the
breath out OF Armitage. and the huge
thighs OF his captor pinned his arms
tight. The match spurted fire, and he
looked into the face OF the servant
whom he had seen In the room above.
His round head was covered with short
wirelike hair that grew low upon his
narrow forehead. Armitage noted. too.
the mans bull-like neck. small sharp
eyes and bristling mustache. The fit-
ful fash Of the match disclosed the
rough furniture of a kitchen. The
brick flooring and his wet inverness
lay cold at Armitage's back.
The fellow growled an execration In
servian. Then with ponderous DIM
Guilty asked a question In German.
"who are you and what do you we.t
hereT'
Armitage shook his head and replied
in English
Il do not understand"
The man struck series OF matches
face. then ran his hands over Arml
tage's pockets TO make sure he had no
arms. The big fellow was clearly puz.
zled TO find that he had caught gen
tleman In water soaked evening clothes
lurking In the area. and as the matter
was beyond his wits II only remained
for him TO communicate with his mas
ter
This. however, was not so readily
accomplished. He had reasons OF his
own for not calling out. and there were
difficulties In the way of holding the
prisoner and at the same time bring
ing down the men who had gone to the
most distant room In the house for
their own security.
Several minutes passed during which
the burly Servian struck his matches
| and took account OF his prisoner. and
meanwhile Arnitage lay perfectly still.
his arms fast numbing from the rough
clasp OF the stalwart servants legs
There was nothing TO be gained by a
struggle In this position. and be knew
that the Servian would not risk losing
him in the effort TO summon the odd
pair who were bent over their papers
at the top OF the house. The Seryian
was evidently a man OF action.
Get up" he commanded. still 10
rough German. and he rose In the dark
and jerked Armitage after him. There
was a moment OF silence in which Ar
mltage shook and stretched himself
and then the Servian struck another
match and held II close 10 a revolver
which he held pointed at Arnitage's
head.
Il will shoot" be said again In his
halting German.
Undoubtedly you will,'' aud some
thing In the fellows manner caused
Armitage TO laugh. He had been
caught. and he did not at once see any
safe issue out OF his predlcament. but
bis plight had its preposterous side aud
the ease with which he had been taken
at the very outset OF his quest touched
his humor Then h sobered Instantly
and concentrated his wits upon the i'm
mediate situation.
The Scrvian backed away. with q
| match upheld in one hand and the lev
eled revolver I'm the other, leaving Ar.
mitage I'm the middle Of the Kitchen.
Il am going TO light lamp. and II
you move | will kill YOU" admonsbed
the fellow. and Arnitage heard his
feet scraplng over the brick floor Of the
Kitchen as he backed toward n table
that stood against the wall near the
outer door.
Armitage stood perfectly still. The
neighborhood and the house itself were
quiet. The two men in the third story
room were probably engrossed with th"
business at which Armitage had left
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