Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-06
p. sybarits Tipped Up the Table.

p. sybarite Tipped Up the Table.
And you"-he menaced p. Sybarite
with a formidable look-"you slide
outa herein a hurry, See?"
With this. rising in his place. he put
forth a hand to grasp the arm OF the
boy. who was sullenly pushing past
the woman.
.'Waitr' he insisted You can't go
before you pay up
Whipping from his pocSet a note (of
what denomination he never knew
but it was larger. p. Sybarite slapped
it down upon the table.
"That'n pay whatever he owes" he
announced: and to the boy: ''CieaI
out - quick - do you hear? - while
you've got a chance
What business is it OF yours?" No
vember demanded. turning upon him
furiously.
With an enigmatic smile. P. Syba.
rite dexterously tipped up his side OF
the table. and. overturning II. caught
fhe Gancster unprepared for any such
maneuver. and pInnrng him. squIrrn-
ing. in the angle OF wall and floor.
Immediately the woman came TO her
feet shriekIng. while the little man
seized the befuddled boy and swung |
him toward the door.
Simultaneously. November's bench.
men at the adjoining table lesped into
the brawl with an alacrity that sent
their chairs Gathering back upon the
floor.
But in his magnificent assurance. P.
Sybarite had foreseen and planned cum
ningly against precisely that same
No sooner had he sent the
boy staggering on his way than he
whirled completely round with ready
guard. and in no more than the very
wink OF exigence.
Sidestepping a wild swing. be plant
ID n left full on the nose OF the nearer
Issailant and knocked him backward
'ver a spra wiling chair. Then turning .
ttention to the other. he was barely
n time TO duck an uppercut and out OF
he corners of his eyes caught the CLINT
Z brass knuckles on the fist that fail
q to land.
Infatuated. he closed in, sent a stag
erlng left to the thugs heart and
lurderous right to his chin. SO that hel
eeled and fell as II shot, while P Syb-
rite with bound caught the boy by
le arm again and whirled him out
trough the doorway into the hall.
Hurry" he painted. We've one
nance in ten thousand"
Beyond doubt they had barely that
Hardened though they were 10 scenes
violence. the clients OF the dive had
illed in apprehension the moment
ovember lifted his voice in anger,
lille p. Sybarite's first overly often
We move had struck them all dumb in
rror. Red November was one who
I'd shot down his man in cold blood
the steps of the criminal court
Hiding and had escaped scot free IN
n the convenient fiction of suspend
sentence" In blind panic like that
sheep. they rose as one in uproar
ID surged toward the outer doors.
November himself. struggling up
ON beneath the table. was caught '
ID swept on wiIly-nilly in the front
nix OF the stampede. In a thought he =
und himself wedged tight in n press u
'gging the door. Before his enraged q
sion p. Sybarite was winning away z
tn the boy.
the gang leader managed Z
free his right arm and send a hap =
gard shot after them. =
Only the instructive recoil OF those =,
out him detected bis aim. =
rhe report was one with a shock OF :.
uttered plate glass. The soft nosed u
llet. splsshing upon the glazed up
: half OF the door. caused the entire
ne TO collapse and disappear with d
quickness OF magic sf
p. Sybarite wheeled and r
pped hand TO the pocket wherein 81
ted Mrs. Inches automatic.
Get that door openr' he cried to the w
:. I've got a taxi waiting ic
Is words were drowned out by the Nj
nderous detonations set mp by u re
md shot in that CONSTRUCTED space al