Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-04

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the sound Il siealihy bare feet upon
the b. iaiao stats Fl the Open platform
outside tie deer And there vaguely
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frlaakable sound u spear 10 the
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sf dove BE selHe New DARK fEufe
vas talancinK ca the window ledge.
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standing % she doorway Sas hasf
aazeu heaas aeFe visible At The ain
dow u fbe riahr - the bed. villain
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two q them 4 hand elutehing a
Tssiee-a apeaF rose stsalthily In the
dsofway ~and then Tubb5 pressed he
button
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sockets nose and mouth afiame ap.
p.=arc'I UPON The shoulders Of porily
form 10 PINK palamas under tho mos
quito betting the horrible thing leer.
Ing at its surroundings IN a way that
gave even Tsbby thrill For a mo-
menf there was silence nothing short
OF abysmal. and Tubhy noted a score
Of black eyes bulging with terror from
nnder shaggy names OF hair With
the ghost Of o ehuekle Tubbr pulled n
string which released q spfiag and
the fearful thing under the betting
ieaped up. the three dozen sixteen can
die power lights inside OF II that the
movement switched on making IL glow
Hike q fiery demon from the neither
world
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his life. Instead Of spsiaginx through
the windows In general stampede.
the igorretes prostrat~d themselves ts.-
fore the pink glowing god. sending w
a chorus Of deep cultural groans uue
gsunt old savage Topped down ~
close 20 Tnbby that his feet pressed
the inekiess eiectrician's stomach but
the old hen'hen Was SO tskru up with
the new tangled god that he had little
surplus thought TO bestow upon his
pedal extremi,ies.
Then n brilliant idea seized Tubby.
Rolling cautiously oyer he switched
off the current aud the hes'tie g,sd rap
Idly tads-i into hiaeknes~ Fer one
long memeui Tubl,y heard nothing bot
the deep breathing af the dark forms
about him. ~ bile be heid his own
breath. then wandering zephyr stray
ed IA through he nearest window.
flaming the l4ald spot GA his ernulnm
aud he snss'zet Promptly hand
came gfoiiag IN bis direvtiun aud Ia
his eagerassss T. 80 II he again ialsbsd
Al the button ADD switched on the sur
rent
IA omiuHeS grunt from the leathery
old monster at the other end Of the
hand brought every head hnnter In the
room 10 bis feet. his spear poised In a
way that matie the genial Joker In the
corner shlser Fer moment fuhhy
leaked death straight between the
eyes. then. with an agility ~ which he
had never dreamed himself capable.
he spraag IL the bel. slipped nader the
mosquito netting and, ciaspiax the
glowla g god In an arsient embrace.
stocsi safe rom all danger except thar
u being roasted alive before daylight
brought the presidente aud relief
Mlstsksn tdsrtity.
maa going nems at tate hour