The Washington times., 1911-12-18
CHAPTER Nv (continued).
Z is face was beginning to harden.
Il These men were singularly OBJ
fuse to what seemed to him OBJ

~ \ IS face was beginning to harden.
- These men were singularly OBJ
fuse to what seemed to him OBJ
vious facts. He knew they
would not find the letters. but he did
not believe that that would clear him
In their eyes.
From the attitude of the waIl-eyed
man II looked as II he had made up his
mind to fasten a crime on the American
whether or no. II this was the case
the chances were that nothing he could
say would be of any avail. They nigh,
decide to let him prove his identity, and
they might not.
1t struck him that II he wanted ia
save his skin he had better look fol-
some other method than argument. The
melodrama was getting well along to.
ward the middle of the act, and II was
time n for the hero to bob up.
,o Dupre1 was .,,s examining the garments
an air Of interest. He had again laid
the revolver where his hand could dror
70 Il with motion. The table was sc
wide that Burroughs could not have
reached the weapon without a jump
shi ne thought he saw another posi-,
II he could not get the firearm himself
er,s way; He sripped the edss Of the the
table underneath with both hands and
jerk.
There is a law in physics that a body
IN q state of rest or motion continues In
that state unless compelled by force 10
cnange 1t. That is the scientific way OF
ss ack nn why. II you are riding horse
stops suddenly. 1t is the operation OF
this law that enables juggler to null q
I da1ie cloth out from under a set OF
dishes without disturbing them.
When Burroughs jerked the table the
dn.::ss on It were imbued with a ten
otlcy to remain where they were. So
what happened was that the table came
tobacco Jars and the revolver went
crashing to the floor.
Even as they did SO Burroughs re-
SS ersed MS play and showed the table
and tumbled the min a heap. Upsided.
I came as barrier between him and
tn9m. The revolver was on his side.
nr ne sd poSsessed himself Of it just as Du-
q knife In his hand. Burroughs Ieveied
It missed fire.
He tried again. and again 1t missed.
tomahawk. INK
It took his assailant fair in the face
and as he went down the America
turned his attention to the Waii.eyed
ma man; who had by this time regained
Burroughs was beginning to see red,
Ine heat OF battle recalled his old foot
He expected that at any moment the
big negro would put in an appearance
ana attack him. but he didn't care. He
va Vas IN rd for IT, and i there was going to
account Of himself before they put him
out OF business.
He got the tall Frenchman by the
throat and was cheerfully banging his
ment Of the man behind attracted him.
That worthy had scrambled to his feet
and was coming to his comrades res
Gu WI With his his knife; The american turn.
saved him. The knife intended for his
own neck went past him and buried It.
self in the throat of the tall French
man, who crpmpled UP like a limp rag;
on the other. The man was too close
for blow Of the fist. and they clinch.
ed. Burroughs got hold Of his knife
hand, while the man got an arm around
For a minute they went swaying and
thrashing around the room, knocking
over chairs. treading the lampshade in.
to million splinters. The enemy was
short and muscular. Burroughs twisted
his wrist and tried to force him back
against the table, so that he would fall
over II.
But he was very much alive to the
artists intention, and time and again
Slipped out of danger. keeping a tight
grip on the young man, determined moi
to be thrown without taking his an
tagonist with him.
Back and forth they worked. Once
Burroughs was sure that the man would
set his hand to his throat, but he kept
his chin we'll down and hung on,
Finally he got. his toe behind the
others ankle fbrew bis wairbt fOruo ri
suddenly. and they went down with a
crash that made the furniture rattle.
The Frenchman was underneath and
his arm was vas bent bent behind him. AZ he
roughs felt the body beneath him writh-
ing; then the arm about his neck re-
Taxed gradually; he wriggled himself
free from its embrace, and found a
The little Frenchman had fallen on
the point Of hts own knife. and the
weight Of the two bodies had been suf-
hcient to drive 1t home.
Burroughs remained on his hands and
knees for minute. breathing hard.
At last he got to his feet, and. wiping
the Precipitation from his face and
arms looked around.
parently lifeless bodies were the result
Of the fight.
He stared at them DULY.
This was thing he had not bargained
Tor. 1t made him feel creepy.
He wanted to get out. Every second
he expected that the curtains OF one of
the doors would part and the negro
would come in.
But the place was silent. He could
hear no movement IT, any Of the other
rooms.
There was still the possibility of
escape.
The first thing was to get his clothes,
and tire next to find an exit.
AS he bent over to snatch a garment
from the floor soft swish Of the
draI cries at the door caught his ear.
Monsieur said a voice
And he stood erect to face a woman
who was covering him with a shining
revolver.
CHAPTER v.
The Young Jew.
SLENDER, youngish man, in q