Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-01
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stead of talking"
How very curious" thinks the
He raises his eyes from the wound
and meets for a second the cold. shifty
glance NJ Bonnet. Those tigerish eyes,
the wounded arm, the abrupt
Bonnet ia recognized.
A tout heart had the village druggist
and an EYE to business as we'll. Not a
word, not a look. not the slightest
trenlor of the hand betrayed his mo-
ton as he proceeded to tend the wound.
He must not let Bonnet see that he
has been recognized. and he must man
age to nave him arrested.
II naed more ban.dages," he said, and
stopping his work he retired into the
back OF the shop. Then he darted by
a back door into the street.
Quick. quick, police. Bonnet is In
my shop" he whispered to the first
person he met. Then he went back
With some bottles and some b%andages.
Sonnet was still there. waiting. The
chemist turned to him and found HIM
self looking into the muzzle of a gun.
You have recognized me and have
ai'en the alarm. / could kill you like
a dog at once. but must have my arm
attended to. Be sharp about it. for If
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be for YOU"
the chemist finished his work in dou-
pie quick time. spurred to celebrity by
the cold contact OF a pistols m,lzzle
against his temple. He had hardly
finished when Bonnet bounded from
the door. shouting as he went. II give
you your life in return for your help
Bonnet was free again
Tho Last Stand.
Now for the last scene. He is u
refugee In Il garage with his comrad~
Dubois. They are both of them there
alone. nuboi gets up and sta ts his
motor cycle to go out and get news.
Suddenly five or six automobiles ar
rive.
1t is the enemy. 1t means inevitable
defeat and certain death.
IN assault commences. The in
not know that Bonnet is there.
To the numbe of 20, they approach
the garage. Dubois is about to come
out; An inspector dashes toward him
and fires. The shot misses. Dubois
fires back. the inspector falls.
But up above, on the first floor, the
tiger bandit has appeared. He ooks
around. He fires. No pistols which
miss fire for him, no enemies merely
graZed!
One policeman falls. struck by two
all is changed. The tiger has roared.
1t Ia not thus that he should be at
lacked. II lives are not to be sacrificed.
Before him. before the terror which he
inspires. they beat a retreat.
The republican guard is sent fox
from Paris. The project of police. ap-
prised OF the imminent capture. gives
instructions hat nothing be done be-
for his arrival.
Each tree nround the house masks q
policeman. a republican guard. or an
L q I10R G1NytVNnr of N,hOsn A- -,.-l.~-
steadily increases. From chino low
walls the barrels of carbines glitter IL
the sun. Fire at will!" is the order
OF the day. and the walls of the last
retreat OF Bonnet. the tiger bandit. are
being riddled with bullets.
And. further away from the imme-
dlate danger zone. crowds swell every
minute. Thousands have come from
Paris in autos, on bicycles, on horses,
In cabs and trans.
dead hours since. He himself not only
bears wounds from the encounter Of
four days befores but he has received
many new ones this morning.
The extraordinary vitality OF the
man! Yet death is inevitable now. Tc
house near by, 1t was the psychologist
cal problem that was fascinating.
No Day in Court for Him.
Meanwhile there is mad turmoil,
round him, the calmest figure OF them
all.
And. at last. dynamite. The hrst
attempt is without result. The second
only opened the wal; tc aid in the
final blowing up of the house, tottering
and enveloped in flames.
Tie hldes between two mattressea
and, as the police rus into the uppei
room. he fires his last shot-danger-
GUS to the last second! And they fire
back on him. rs on Il wild beast which
must be destroyed at once. There has
been enough glory for this miserable
wretch! Let him not have the final
tableau OF his drama in court. with
opportunities for further effects. Do
not let the world hear him expound
his philosophy from the dock. No
pedestal lawyer must be heard in court
explaining away his actions. minimizing
his offenses, surrounding him with thai
atmosphere OF pity which gathers
around the fallen,
Let us not give him the opportunity
OF walking boldly to the scaffold. his
head erect, mounting insults! Let him
not retain beyond the grave the red
halo of the gu1llotine!
No. All he deserves is the coup de
grace. which is given a wounded. dan
gerous beast, the kick which, by crush
hs Wa . Daisy.
CFrom tn, Washington Starr
James A. Patten. at a dinner in Chi
caRo. advocated temperance ardently.
Hereafter l shall help the prohibi-
ton movement all I cam said the
noted f1nancier. Drink is an evil that
takes an incredible hold on its victims.
For instance
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