Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-06


room was left in darkness, save for
the faint illumination Of the moon
light through the windows.
Immediately he turned off the light
he ran to the doors leading into the
hall. They were provided with heavy,
old-fashioned bolts which he shot
swiftly, locking them on the inside.
Then with the utmost caution he
edged around the wall until lie came
to the first window. He waited with ,
his left hand on the catch of the win
dow, and with his right advanced his I
revolver. After a moments pause he
threw it open quickly and stepped
out on the balcony. II was empty as |
before.
He must have made mistake, he |
thought, since no one was there, and
he blamed the whole incident to his |
over-agitated nerves. Indeed, what he
had gone through in the preceding
two hours would have shaken any
mans nerves, might have broken most
mems. He was annoyed at having
wasted precious time, and turned to
the table again. stopping on his way
to reliPht the light.
Once more he seized the key He
could telegraph equally we'll with
either hand. He did not lay down his
revolver on the table this time, but
Kept it in his right hand while the
fingers Of his left hand touched the
button. He had scarcely made dot
or ~ dash when there was a sudden
flash Of light and the sound of an ex-
plosiOn, that of a heavy revolver,
mingled with the crash of shattered
glass. Captain Thorne's fingers fell
from the key and 4 jet of blood squirt
ed out upon the table and the papers.
He rose to his feet with incredible
swiftness. his revolver in his right
hand. only TO be confronted by Arrels-
ford at the front window. The latter
held in his hand, pointed fairly and
sQuarely at Thorne, the heavy service
revolver with which he had just shot
him in the left wrist. Thorne made
swift motion with his right hand,
but Arrelsford was too quick for him.
Drop that Run." he shouted Drop
it quick, or you are a dead man.
There was no possibility of disobedi
once Thorne Strengthened up and
laid his revolver on the table. The
two confronted each other, and II
looks could have killed they had both
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where else besides the wrist There's
only one reason why you urc not lying
there now with a bullet through your
head"
Only One?' queried Thorne.
Only one"
do | hear it?"
You do. gave my word of honor
to some one outside that | wouldn't
Kill you. and"
"Oh, then this isn't n little tete-a-
tete just between ourselves. You have
sons one with you?" asked Thorne, in
terested greatly In this new develop
ment. wondering who the some one
vas who had interfered in his behalf
Perhaps that evident friendship might
be turned to account later on. For
n moment not an idea of who was
there entered Thorne's mind.
Yes, | have some one with mo.