The Lamar register., 1913-08-06

"oh, can't do thatl I'm sorry.
but"
Don't make u insist" Willie looked
up from his tray. and Glass raised
moist hand and said:
Don't make 'em insist"
With fascinated stare Speed drew
nearer to Slower and examined the
meat bone.
"why-why. that's rawl" he ex.
claimed.
Does look rar'." agreed the fore.
man.
Then take Il out and build q IRE
under 1t. I'll consent to eat here, but
won't turn cannihal, even to please
YOU"
I'm sorry." 0eovsr did not inter
upt his carving.
Your diet amt been right" ex-
:lained Willie. You amt wild enough
suit u.s.
"Is this q joker
I'VE amt never jolCed with you yit,
rave WEI"
mo. But
This breakfast goes as she laysi"
Glass broke abruptly into smothered
nerriment. When i laugh nowadays
t's a funny Joke" he giggled.
That grown men could be 30 stupid
vas unbelievable, and Wally. seeing
himself the object of senseless
prank. was reused to anger.
Lawrence. get my coat" said he.
i've been bullied enough: I'm going
up to the house." When Slower only
continued whiting methodically. he
burst out: Stop honing that shin.
bone! II you like 1t you can eat It!
I'm going now to swallow n stack Of
hot cakes with maple syrup!"
Mr. Speed" Willie impaled him
with a steady glare. you'll eat what
we tell you to. and nothin' else! II
We say grass grass it'll be. You're
goin' to beat one Skinner II It takes
a human life. And II that life hap
pens to be yours. you got nobody but
yourself to blame.s
~Indeed!"
you heard mel rye been set to
ride herd on you daytimes. the other
boys II guard you nights. We besn
double crossed once-it won't happen
again"
You intend to make me eat this
disgusting stun. whether I want to or
not?" Even yet the youth could not
convince himself that this was other
than a joke.
No" Willie shook his head. I'VE
Just aim to make you want to eat It,"
Then Larry Glass made hill fatal
mistake.
Say, why don't you let Mr.. Speed
buy you q new photograph. and call
the race ONT" he inquired
Slower. stricken dumb. paused. knife
in hand: Willie stared ~ II bersft Of
motion. Then the former spoke slow
ly. "Looks like we'd ought 70 smoke
up this fat party. Will"
While nodded. and Glass realised
that the little mans steel-biue eyes
were riveted balefully upon him.
I've had q bunch 1t would come to
that" the near-sighted one replied.
Every time look at him see .
bleedin' bullet hole In his abominabls
region, about here" He laid . finger
upon his stomach, and Glass felt Q
darting pain at precisely the same
spot.
That's where you hit the gambler
at Ogden" he heard Slower say-it
might have been from . great distance
but l aim for the bridge Of the
nose"
The belly amt 80 sudden a. the
eye-socket. but it's more lingsrin.'
and . heap painfuller." explained the
gun man. and Speed was moved to
sympathy.
Larry only wanted to please you
eh. Larry?" he said. nervousiy. but
Glass made no reply. His distsnded
orbs were frozen upon While. It was
doubtful II he even heard.
"Our honor amt for SALE" SIN Brll
declared.
Here Berkeley Fresno spoks- 'Ot
course not. And you mustn't think
that Speed is trying to get out Of the
race. He wants to run! And II any.
thing happened to prevent his running
he'd be broken-hearted. know b
would"
'Willie's hypnotic eye left the train
er's abdomen and travelled slowly to
Speed.
What could happenf- Qusstionsd
he.
~N-nothing that know Of
you don't aim to leaver
ssCAYtafnlv mot"