The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-18

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II was night Peep, dark ni7hs
ali over Reuo. ineludin lhe hoir'
Of Tom Ramsey The daFlsnass "
the rooms Of The RarsaFhoni was
sodense 4 cond have bern
Sd 81 4 Ia convection Tom
Ramsey WI as3 seou = hg
Tot home. hut j y ~ W he1 ltst
tie same, ana en l5yin 1o
sion 81 a clea tnnscie itce ieg r. 9.
sleep without loss ~ time ur
thiff else. Tom didn't sleep long
however, notwithstandin the e;eaEs
ness ofthis conscience, aud when ne
aRoke twas With the well eanssif
thought that there WIS some hing
unusual doing Ii the house.
Cautiously aud with Stealth ~ e.
arose and, securing his ttusty auto
matte from the refrigerator, and
wrapping his ciingilg kinopo about
his shapely form; he sailed forth
from the bedroom into the darkness,
now freishted With llfkingl my teTl7s
Gus danger into the rooms beyond
FIRST. he awakened his son In low.
tense tones, babe him arise without
noise, and arm himself, because
there was an anarchist III the base
ment preparing to blow the 5,l house
tip, or something IKE that atld,
anyway, 1t was necessary 70 get a
move on.
Mr.. Ramsey, Jrs climbed pro1Pt-
IL out Of bed, and armtng himself
with a miners candlesttck Of the
latest and most deadly pattern, fol-
loved hIsRar-like father forth to the
fray.
There was a roomer upstairs, and ~
he too, was served with a notice 70
come forth and do battle In defense
81 the house Of Ramsey, and hastily
drawing his trousers from the place
between the mattresses, where he
kept them to keep the ereases from
going away while he slept be was
soon a member Of the now fully as
sembled army.
s'IIist!'' came from Ramsey, IN
low, vibrating tones which made the
hair on the back Of the roomer,s
neck turn its ends upward and his
toes curl in eagerness to DO moving
away from the scene o. the. threat
ened carnage) and in his heart he
considered the question whether or
not it would not be best to desert,
then and there, and SO avoid taking
the life Of the man lurking some
where in the gloom, all ankno%ing'
waiting for an awful death.
The son Of Ramsey and the room
er followed the lead Of the grizzlea
veteran, guided by the soft almost
lnaudible froufrou Of his silk kimos
no. From room to room the sieuths
moved as silently as the shadows
they would have cast II there had
fbeen any light, and poked around
tie corner OF every .doof4jamb In
advance Of the party was the trusty
automatic and the deadly Candle
stick, and ever and anon came the
threatening chatter Of the teeth Of
the roomer who longed for the fray
and CORY glory which was sure TO
follow the onset.
I There Ras nothing doing In the
anarchist or dynaniter line above
stairs, and then the party silently de-
ployed on to the floor below where
( It was mt kept long waiting.
Suddenly, and with appalling noise
from a far corner OF the room came
the sound.of the enemy. There was
a spltting.thudding sound, followed
by the crash Of a heavy weight strik-
ing something with great force. fol-
lowed in turn by a slighter sound
from various parts Of the room, and
the dauntless three were Just on the
point Of opening fire in an attempt
to sell their lives as dearlysas pos
sibIe, when the roomer and the
younger Ramsey were startled and
somewhat relieved to hear the voice
Of the older Ramsey reyerberattng in
clarion tones: "oh. fudge, It's only
a DAT"
Silently and with the gravity be
coming the release from thceneccs.
sity Of shedding human blood the
roomer, Ramsey, and Ramesy junior
returned to the slumber regiona
above, thinking Of the goodness 81
providence in sparing themstteR the
necessity Of blood-sheds Reno
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