Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-31
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ovan dem walnut tfses. whut AM
gwine tor say-yo' rsckn Mars John
On Miss"
walnut trees9 II hs going to ss,l
them"
"Tree man come rom up norf' some
whah ter se erbout ct yistidday. Yas,
sub. 70 reck'n Mars John en-"
Mice pot of money tied up In that
tiubsri He saw It right OF. You're
4 lucky old rascal to have him for .
master"
"Hyuh, hyuh!" agreed Uncle JefKer
son. Danny Co'ot er heap bettah
dan drivin' er OF stage ter de deepo
fer drummahs on lightnin:rod agents.
All sho' do pray de Good Man ter mex
MARI John happy" he added soberly.
hut Ans mought'ly 'sturbed In nah
mind moughtly eturbed!"
The hidden watcher waited motion
less. From where be stood he could
look. He waited till through the rear
window he saw the negro's bent figure
disappear into the kitchens. Then he
noiselessly lifted himself upright, and
resting the pistol on the screen-top.
took deliberate aim and pulled the
trigger.
The hammer clicked sharply on the
worthless thtrty-year-old cartridge. and
the major sprang around with an ex'
;clamation. ~ with IN oath, the other
dashed the screen aside and again
pulled the trigger.
"You internal muFdereri" cried the
major. It was all he said. for. 40 he
swung his chair up. the one-time bully
of Hells-HalfAcre rushed in and
struck him . single sledgehammer
blow with the dubbed pistol. It fell
full on the majors temple and the
heavy iron crashed through.
Greet King stood an instant breath.
ing hard. then. without Withdrawing
his eyes from the PROSTATE form. his
hand CROPPED for the cold goblet and
lifting it to his lips, drained it to it,
dress. "There!" he said. There's my
six-yeaEs' debt paid IN full. ye Nly-liv.
cred, fancy-weadted hellion! Take
that from tho mayor Of the Domei"
There was q mans step on the
gravel and the sudden bark Of dog.
The pistol fell from his hand. He
stole on tiptoe along the corridor and
leaped through the French window.
Az he dashed across the lawn. .
.tayflaa CIV came nom the house be.
hind MIN.
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ia bean obesry.d tor an th.t RIM
vour beet nov oreef Kinsf Double
ana tnrn hov VIM v,ll tbere 4. a .vift.
ar Nemesis n,,rsufnx. Il n only = dor.
ana not q biz ono at that. but II IL Of .
faithful breed that knows neither fear
nor quarter. Like white liehtnin..
vithm,t = bark or ~rowl Chum
launched himaalf on the fleeing uuar.
y. ana IN The shadowa 81 the trees his
teeth met IN tho Yseeed trouserslek.
Kicking. bestinx With his hands .t
the DRAGGING weiKht, the man dashed
on. Not till they had reached the hem.
locks was that fierce grip broken. and
then it was with tearing Of flesh and
stnew. Painting. snarlins with rage and
MAIN the man aedsaA n fallan branch
and stood 1t bay. striking out with
vicious sweeping blows. But tho bull
dog. the hair bristling M ON his thick
neck. his red.rimmed eyes fiery. cir.
cled beyond reach Of the fail, crouch.
ing for another spring.
Again he launched himself. and tho
man. dodging. blundered full.face into
q thorn-bush. Tho sharp spines
slashed his 1orehsad ana the starting
blood blinded him. 20 that he ran With
out sense OF direction straight upon
the declfvity Of Lovers Leap.
He was topping On its edge before
he could stop. and then threw himself
backward, clutching desperately at the
slippery ferDcovesed rock. feeling his
feet dangling over nothing. He dug
his fingers into tho Yielding soil and
with knee and elbow strove frenzisdly
to crawl TO the path.
But the white bulldog was upon him.
Tho camping teeth met IN tho striving
fingers, and with . scream Of pain
Greet Kings hold bst 60 and dog and
man went down tngether.
=
) Ten minutes latsr = motor was huyl-
ing itself along the Red Road 10 the
village. The doctor was In his ONCE
and no time was lost in the return. En-
route they passed Judge Chalmen
driving. and seeing tho flying haste
he TUNED his sweating pair and dashed