The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06

ana who looked every inch his part:
their very boots. we ave only bor-
roWeH. | Will tell you presently where
we dropped the rest oi their kit. We
lett them Il suit OF paiamas apiece and
not another stitch. and we hlindfolded
and drove EN- into The scrub rs Il last
Nrera'ilon. But before we 90 | shall
also tell you where Il search party is
likely to pick up their tracks. Mean
While Hou will all stay exactly where
You are. with the exception of the
s~torckcrN"r. who will kindly accom-
pHnN III" to the store shall naturally
require to see the insi;lg of the safe. but
otherwise our wants are very simple"
Ihr outlaw ceased. There was no
word III answer \ curioUS hush had
fallen on the captive congregation.
III there IS II Storokecper.' suggested
S%tingaree. he'd better stand up"
Kut the accomplished Chaucer sat
stark aud staring.
Up with YOU" whispered Carmi-
chael in terrible tones. or we're done..'
And even as the Nuokkeeper rose
tr"mnl"u>lE to his fcct. Il strange and
Stcaltl!y figure. the exposure Of all
eyes but the bushrangcrs' for a long
minute. reached the open end Of the
VelAnda: and with a final spring Il tall
man in silk pajamaS. h5S cray beard fly
ing over either shoulder. hurled himself
upon both b~uslrangerS ut once. With
outspread fingers he clutched the scruff
of each neck at the self same second,
crash came the two heads together and
over went the table with the three men
over it.
Shots were fired in the struggle on
the ground. happily without effect.
StlnGNTee had his shooting hand man
gled by II blow with Il chair whirled
from a height. Carmichael got his
heel with a venomous stamp upon the
neck Of HOWE: and. in fewer seconds
than it would take to write their
names the raScals were defeated and
disarmed. Howie had his neck half
broken and his face was d%arkeniny
before Carmichael could he induced
to lift his foot.
The ~cockroach.' hawle1 the man
aGer, drunk with battle. I'D hoof his
oul out for two pins
'''e' n''er ne WIS cropping 1or
a. o|>, N"''l' III" S'llleu anu l"i-
w." =" nn> l"'Spl'''- ''S'' ana illaN-
IL USE VI S"ch expressions Wltlal as
|'1Ape! " P"'!i'S Pr"teS' lro" 'he
tall man in the silken stripes.
MY name is Methucn." said he. 81
N"'" ~ Il Sl'''"i lloihellt' put-uo
"" ''''N'
Na'hllclfael looho MS glasses az tnat
ll>'"l'' ""luS'eu lAP1n. STOOD up n
.e"he" o"cN 10 We" the h>Shop. II
MS HeAt ""ruS were 'he apolocE OF
Tue se'''I'''''n ne Shoolu nave peen'
WY "ear !eiIoW' crlc" the o'her'
! a"l't "'oerN'aI'' NIl'' are 'hcE
''''hS WIN Tue FullidHS: nave you ANY
'"''''u'lH' - II LAX " 'he nearest
''rNe '"ll"cNS
n"t me next act OF 'hlS moving
'~'ie'"'faih' was not the 'eASt charac-
'e''S''c o. 'he rh'el p~er'"rnhahce Tor
wien H'll'@"ree ana partner had been
ho' OH! hahocn1e1' u lasheo mana
anu loot ana lhcarcera1eo IN separate
roy NUTS WIN a enard apiece n
when Il mounted messenger Ead been
nlSpat'hed 10 the barracks at clare
'orher' ana inc remnant raised a
cheer Tor HlShop Methuen, 1t was then
mat that me fellow showed them
me sui mel STUN or winch he was
''so lh''le' lie lhVl'ed all present 10
S'ep pach lor " le" minutes INTO the
pace OF worship "hlch mao heen so
'll'rillihSlF prepAreu' SO Sc'nna!ously