Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-03


ihss, pulled them az and threw them her Lay
there till it's over" said aud so pulled the two
bodies made sure they were dead by few
jabs-and curled them around iu front and above her
At the same time took the revoNers from their
bolts.
They were calling to each other now as il to cot
together, and somebody said something -'Thomson's
voice thought-aud l a little light as if some.
body had lust strur. match Tho lieht nared m
l aimed at the light before it could get blazing A
yell came, and at that I began shooting right and
left. Whatever happened the worse for them.
There seventy =hty Of them and only one Of
me- In no time all Lands were shooting. while lay
the ground next the bodies guarding the girl and
let them shoot. Feeling another bod% fal! 1
reached over, and to make mistake drove my
big knife into him-ard drew him alongside
You'll be safe now" said
inches long, double-edced and hcayy-without nalf
trying I could have reached the heart of buocl;
with it, Every stroke wasn't a sure deaA rIan. but
pretty it. Never I atruck that dldat go
down--if not dead well the way 20 il And some
Of them yelled, and before Ia hnf4d half a dozen
fresh ones they in a panic, and I could
hear all hands at it again striking ont with their
war clubs Then my danSer-that one Of them
would accidentally hit
When l felt give that most astonlshed grunt
at close quarters, took chances. but whipped out
my knife and stabbed quick and hard.
One time they quit yeing-Thomson's voice, I
think, ordering; hut wasn't even sure Of thar,
crazy | getting with all voices beginning
sound good deal alike me. They stopped and
could hear them crOwding together into the middle
of the place. I guessed there half of en- left
yet. and that wouldn't do; so l dove in among en-
veIIo,. or hlock |'IId b,vo Stood +,,orn and Iaao
hammered and cracked By invisible hand-ike
st%,n hack 49, 'l" '1-" pave anu No'
That's where I had EN-. And went among ON
w Will, new ard W} t mne fa 'g taf cuo tuf t
make sure and then it was lean forward and duck
or co1reo I got ,,rqht fe,. tirnos With b,,obo.
Of 'em cinrhed in that dark / coulnc always dodge
en- But when thar happened and I went down
'ew or mo- IL, - hurry ,rv.s ill.,, Leav'r, tl'' itr s
you in football and was husky lad in those ('avs
or course | rot cut and bruised and ,ybat with The
bruises and loss of hIond st,red With h,,ar r.
FEEL Weak I'' '''' u '''1 "''" ''"- ~
"a Ii.Tia mora -, 7 rona,ohcr l-or4 eovir- 70
myself "and If onqbt 70 he over" TIev rol'ed sim
nrr,. around NV feet f half q doz,.1 limos ,,ci,
tbero ,yere 81 many Of 'en an rho door and vas
qotting unsteady g. Tho Ias+ If # 7 I.r ~ yssf ,rn
on the floor and craved among ON Ana 'twrsn't
till felt there were no moro Of ar left I'm rho o,en
that l began 70 wonder had | missed any i'm the
corners XIV mind ,.asn't overclnor .- tho Ia,jn-
MIN. Of it and surely nor roo clean, toward tba erd
ttinll now that | was by This time half ,.ra2,.
And them STUMBLED ont" me pJaf"rn for fbe arst
time There was one there A. tirSr 7 tborrbr ha
was dead like the others but he moved under me-
an hnt voura a c,tn ono 80 7 said l,nau hInn
And what dy' think did; Dropped knife and club
and went AT him
7 saws. and he said something. Qon'r remcmher 70
thl. day What 1T was And do You know how fixed
him soun,zad his h, nnc, betwaen my fingers
And I never let go till he fell from me- veakeniIig-
broke hi, neck guess. but don't know And don't
caro brushed him from me tired like 10 md
,nvslf broaf1tu, ike man i,,st conn, tbronrh -
,,,,,..r nil. rn'7 And troIq Ob tnrrftIy ,irod
irI ST., i Guessed III emil II off and ,yan- over by
the door and reached my hand out for the girl Are
y.,i ,,,rcs" asked
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or+ ir h.,rl far nina lis il ali oyore ,rd ,ypo+
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hI.oIirr- oyer,,yberc oh If the n,ornir, v,er, oI
bor. o,,ld no ,f ,so r. Won y" WV ''
.I+ ,riII soon he hare " I s1il ord s,,r. o,o,rb ~
,d NV no rovs If irb+ cana thro,,h .b sit." ~
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on rIer in rho nioIt 7s
mo hsr on+siIe was le+ down tbo 1oor .,,roos ~,
IN thav CANA II vy1S R,,Ios ,,I .L9 ,i'. ~ a.
"a drawr Tho sir, 80 ,,,.a,t - I1, 1tda - ~ 3.
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