Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-02

- ,assA. eru1hang ~ lashss 1naet
fpoe, cur Rsa1A coaing q soSs. evey
mussls aeA1ng .un1se ~ ewful ae11aL
Nslthsr darsd loosen . Anger gE1p. Our
syss slarsd into sach other WITH ~.
aso hate. How e would AAvo s01e9
God knows, had the fellow not 0llpDeo
on the brush root, % tAa4 NJ aAlsd
weight OF my body hung him hse6L
long. Even - he went over. bsafine
me along with him. his head cfashiAg
into the side Of tree - hs teil. his
lips gave vent to ono via cry. Then
ho ny still, motionless. > huge black
shape outstretched on the ground In
the ghastly light Of dawn.
rot to ny knees. scarcely roAl111AG
what had happened. pssrins down into
the uptuined face. one hand raised to
strike II the man moved. There was
not . motion. bsnt lpwer-the syoG
were closed. blood dripped from hiS
hair. turned the head. % - % bet
tor perceive the fsaturss-sursly thia
was not the man for vhoa Nd besA
mistaken! He was big enough. but
marked By dissipation, and vore .
black mustaehe. Az live there was
not . resemblance Who was he
then! I got to ny fsst and ssarcAs4
out my ride in the tangled bfusA.
Some NOISE reached me-the splash Of
water. the echo Of . faro6 voice. They
were coming, the lndians: they AAA
heard his last CRY: they were already
crossing the ford. hesttsted an In.
slant. staring down ct him, listening
intently that might b sars. then
turned and ran swiftly toward The
clearing. It was already cray dawn.
and even In the dense woods ! could
sec to avoid the trses. Behind No
rang out wild whoop Of savagsry:lt
they had discovered the boAyl &,
glanced hack across my shoulder. - ]
ran: burst forth into the elsarinG. end
reckless Of Ill else. raced for the
house. fell onoe. my foot slippiDs On
Q hammock, but vas up instaatly,
plunged ct tho door, and. lsaped With~
IN. Brady caught M, thrust The WOOD
IN ha1s down into their oockots, and
half dragged me over to The bench.
what y ~" ~ thsy eoniasr 10
asksd. ~
It w. aa,Asr IN. thsss than outsidsL
and coald barely psrosave his face.
-YA.1 parted A>s .--ee IS: ::=:. -
hind me. III had 70 run for Il Get
get to ths stations: I1lEI1l ten yos
later what happened out there"
He left me. and my eyes, accustom-
ing themselves 70 tn gloom, began to
dibcssn objects in The room. got to
my test, still breathing heavily nom
exhaustion. yet with brain active.
Brady was close beside me. kneoling
on the floor. his eye q IN opening ~
tween the logs
See anything!
There are figures moving &C the
edge Of the wood" he answered, With
out Elancing around. bat tAsy don't
come out % can tell what they look
like. The way your clothes azO torn,
you must have had Aght!'
ri did-wfth the big fellow In red
jscket. Hes lying out tAeeo With
cracked skull. That = Why thoss fel-
lows don't know what 70 do-tAsy're
short . leader.
got - my fest end stared about.
seeking madenoasollo. She Was bor'
yond the tahSe. and our eyes net
"You-you Killed hin. Inonsisae?s
II Do not knov: threw hin, Aisl
| head struck against ~. and - laya
still AeA~ T. nun: ONLY - ~, not
your MAJ nadenoios,Ie: 10 1oo&oA,
NO moro like ne than yoa d.
"You-you are surs?"
a. - n
out there, and - lay Tat on his hack.
He vas big enough. II anytkiAg larger
even than I an. and gave No . Aght
fer It until Ais foot sliposd. He Aal'
black hair and nuGtaeAe. and his foc6,
vas full Of purple veins. He Looked
French 70 ne" - 49,. ,g
yet wors = red cootr MI.
"Ay! and sworo N EnglisA, ~. o1o
oath heard. zen, know anyone liks
that7"
There vs. Q shot without aad ~
chug Of ball 40 IL struck against he
logs: then another, and Brady'S voaoe
tense With strain: q.
They're soin' to t.y II aa' A636
sure some Injuns out thsf; the w.
edge o. the woods 10 alive With 'ssl.
Get ready novi This ain't goin' IT,
Z! be no alouch o. Q tight" q.
spsang across to ths nearest opear
| ing. yet stopped 70 b sure Of the ~
rangeuent within. The gray light
stealing in through the small Ar1ns
holes tailed to give distinct v5sw
ACROSS the room.
Where are you Schultz"
| Here NIT der front"
"Oh, all right. what has become q
your frisndf" e.s4
"He vas to load: he - 6ot. b1t not
Aght. Maybe Dot hslD some. dogt e =
cav tho man then, his white fneo
showing dimly. and before him tAroo
rifles lying across the tabla.
you found moro gunsf"
Brady glanced asads % saGweg.
Tho girl did: sho knew whore tAoy
were-ahi now the rsMpus he's -
sunI"
Reports. blending al1nost into . ~
Icy, sounded without the thud q led
stirling the logs in dull echo. One
stray ball found entrance, sDliAtsr0d
an edge OF the bench. and aa&tsnsd
out against the stone chimAay. :
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