The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-16

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60 into the dining room and get a de
cantef osk of the sidebOard. He
poured ost ~ liquor into q glass.
Is0 the Secantee there. aAA took tbs
whisky tnto the hbraEy aeross the hall
1heo-As broke into . Aesk. using Q
Deosr knife fes . tiany.-
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he = tAseo n0V.s
We had 70 Wea3oao. I IN awaso
that The traditio1al here 10 always
armed. and that Hotehh1ss - the iev
comedian should have haA . revelvse
that missed aro. A. Q fact we ~
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huAor was too strsag bee ~: I q.
clinsA ths poker.
AN vs want b Q little psaosabls
coavsrsatioa With hin" lsmurred.
We can't beain hin 1rst anA Coz.
verse With hin aftssvarl. AnA aay.
how. while I cant Due NJ 1ngof %
the place. I thiak year tAeeey h veal.
II he wouldn't rua 10 nilse tAroueA
nrs and water - get away ffe0 -
then he 10 not he man We wa1t."
Hotchkiss. hoWovsr. Was certain. He
had found the room and listened out.
side the door to the slsspsr's heavy
breathing. and % ws climbed past luz
urious suites, revealed in the deepen
ing daylight, past long vistas Of hall
and boudoir. And We were both badly
winded vixen va got there. It was
q tower room, reached By narrow
stairs. and well above the roof level.
Hotchliss was glowing.
1T IL partly good luck, but not al"
he painted in . whisper. IT we had
persisted in the search last night, hs
would have taken alarm and asd.
Now-we have him. Are you ready?"
He gave . mighty rap at the door
with the are tongs. and stood ex.
pectant- Certainly he was right: some
one moved within.
Hello! Hello there!" Hotchkiss
bawled. you might a. well come out
We won't hurt you. II you'll come
peaceably."
Tell him We represent the law"
prompted. That's the customary
thing. you know"
0ut At that moment Q bullet came
sqvarely through the door and hat.
tened itself with = sharp psf against
the wall Of the tower staircase. We
ducked unanimously, dropped back out
Of range. and Hotchkiss retaliated with
a spirited bang bang at the door with
the tongs. This brought another bul.
let. It was ridiculous situation. Un-
der the circumstances, NO doubt. We
should have retired, at least until We
had armed ourselves. but Hotchkiss
had no end Of fighting spirit. and as
for me. my blood was up.
"Break the lock-" I suggested, and
Hotchkiss, standing at the side, out Of
range. retaliated for every bullet BY
smashing blow with the tonEs. The
shots ceased after half dozen, and
the door was giving. slowly. One Of
US ON each side Of the door. we were
ready for almost any kind Of desper.
ate resistance. Az 1t swung open
Hotchkiss poised the tongs: I stood,
bent forward, my arm drawn back for
q blow.
Nothing happened.
There was not sound. Finally. at
the risk Of losing an eye which I just
ly value, peered around and into the
room. There was no desperate there:
Only a fresh-faced. trembling Tipped
servant. sitting on the edge Of her
bed, with quilt around her shoulder
and the empty revolver at her feet.
We were victorious. but conquered
army never beat such retreat as ours
down the tower stairs and into tho