Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-30
CHAPTER NNy4L


~ UMFOUNDED with dismay.
seeing in a agsh how an ht
plans might be- set az uuught
- 10y Dorothy's unforeseen ii-
specialization. NirlSwoOd took "a step or
two after her. but she was fest or foot.
and. remembering Hobbs. he halted
BY this time the mate. too. WINS run.
ming. Kirkwood could hear the heavy
pounding or his clumsy feet Already
Dorothy bad almost gained The further
corner. AS she wlIsJci round f. with
Il iutter OF skirts hirlSwool dulgpd
hastily behind sa,opoEt A thought
later Hobbs appeared, head down.
chest out eyes struNing for sight OF
his quarry. pelting along FOR dear iifo.
As, rounding tho corner. ~ stretch
ed ont In sWIter stride Klrkwood WINS
Inspired 60 put a spoke I'm his wheel.
and foot thrust suddenly out from
behind the putoDost accomplished his
purpose with moro success h1p no
had dared Anticipate Stumbling. IN,
mate plunged he1dlDng armo and lcae
a sprawl, and The momentum OF his
pace. though checked. carried him
along the sidewalk, face downVal,d
ull yard ere hc could sny himself
Kirllwood stepped aut Of Tho gnt..
way aud 'shccrcd "a us Hobbs picked
himself III, something which lc dld
rather slowly. as j, iu dazo. without
comprehension ot tho cause OF hi-
Misfortune And f.r uomgut ne
stood pulling MS Wits together ana
swuyinH as THOUGH on the point OF zee
Stunning his rudoly Interrupted chas..
when the noise OF EIkWood's heels
brought him about fncc.
low, i's You, chi" ne sunrlcd iu "a
temper as vicious ma his couutennnce.
Myself" admitted ElrEwoodIfplrlv,
and then, in glenn of humor.
weren't YOU looking for meY'
Ills rage seemed TO take che little
cockney and shake him by the throat.
lie trcmbled from head TO foot. 'hIs
face shocldnFly contested and eprt
ut'dust aud fragments OF lurid bias.
phemy IKE an Hfurutcd cat.
OF sudden "W'crc's the gcl?" he
spGtteTCd thickly as his quick shifting
eyes FOR the first time noted DOr0thya
absence
Miss Calendar has other msincse-
none with YOU. I've taken NE liberty
OF btopping you because l have IA word
or two"
low, you ave, ave youz Two q
word for You too, and over th4t bag
and loch uippy or IN mgnc S.. ptr
for wat you've done 90 mr. III uykc
you pye" Doc itorH,cd honrsoly. ,dgiuy
closer. "'And 10 over orr
you've got another guess" KIRK
wood began. but saved his breath lu
ncfcTrncc to ou imperative demand on
him for Instant defensive action. for
six inch blade ~ furnished steel was
wingiu- toward Kiriswooa's uuou si,n
the speed of Hght
Iustiac'ig"ly hr stepped ba.k. rs m-
fimotRcly hc guarded with afa rV.t
forearm, lifting The band tl1t held tr,
ratchet The knife, catching iu h'.
sleeve. scratched the arm ifuoalh
painfully and umuuu.mH, was
twisted from tu, mites Yrasp. Willie
IN bis surprise tirEvopI' r', .u hu
ras handle rcinAed. If U.s torn fu,i
by tIlu hi8 finger. '.l as I. b.
c.i~cd 90 hoHvy blow ou h'- chest from
t,H ma... t.t ITe .t..~n-aJ back
HE iH" un. Joe hnH recovered from
tNs rhn IS Hobbs $3.50 ae.re .c frct
tH. .a'"'.j ~" ..ss bis
'taofy DO. aIW oou..,. run.
H. '-"n i.cs rr1br ere E,sryoa1
E.. undo. W. M n uil the
go lrU Cydr.d ,t. nr [1lt round
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