Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-06

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the bench 1pewayd: oo1o 60 ueDUo4
the table along MIN -. ana taOoeAeE
~ hurled Il o. top or ho11e0 AaelDAo
It there. I had dropped my -. ~
some ono thrust another ineo ~ AoDA
Blood streanaed down into ny 49,
from 4 cut on my forehead. blinAlAg
me 30 saw nothing. yet ny a10ess
touched a hand. Even then foSt ~
thrill Of that contact.
"You. Rene! Go back! FOR oo1t
sake, 90 back" sobbed breathlsssly.
Just IN instant shs gfaspsd -
clune 70 me. Asr hsaA yeeas1nS
my slssvs. |;
yes, monsisaFls
Then she ~ Opaot ! Fsa0nad e.
for hss. bit 80 - - booo~ t1eso3
rouoahsWts osasAs1 into ~ Woo4 -
the dor: uxo - . sO0AA oe -
tertns. Brady savDs1 sut = 90 &,
Wild yeu u hs110A 0a1oo1 wSAeu4
ThroasA . nsMAvlssD - so0e a1v4l
axe thruse hi 0ua. - lFs1 hel11nv5,
the suadsa aash nGeIe1ng - ua5k II,
the instant rod e1Dw eanGAt ~
glimpse e H. in1sste1-e( . bod0 n!
ins before the aSooies4 q 0ehalts stil9
On hi knees, riAs - hanl e DsadNs
gripping IN ~. hls hsad 1RA . SheSt'.
" wound on the s3do q ~ boa 11sA
the smoke hid all :;
Something crasheA against ~ door;
shaking the vhols Sa1l1: agalo ard
again the blow fell, Tie tough veo0'
bursting asundss. the sto0e oaF oen-
Ing. yet swapping book o0ce noee -
the socksts held. Arid ~ d1n q
shouts. the crash Of vooA ny eyes
met Bradyh
You re hurtf
~Ay!" splitting out bloed bs1nrs -
could answer. "Jav slol Whsr0'S
tho French giri?"
l terksd my hand hsek u gesture.
with her fathsr's body. reckon:
she promised me 70 kssp oat q II. :
Good" his eyes smiling IN eDdta Of
the intense pain Of hi wound This
Is like to be our last Aght, boy. DO
you hear thatf Another Nov - hard,
and those devils win b at NJ Don't
quit Until you de-
II know" and ! resehed o9t my
hand to him. His eyas were cool. grin
~ smiling. and the clasp OF his nm
gers like wise.
I'VE are men. he said,slowiy. Don't
forget. lad. They win know about
this sometime down ON the Ohio-here
the hends comet"
The door crashed in. the great butt
os tres coming with u and halt
blocking the passage AL that re-
NAMED was instantly filled with sav.
age figures. Into the masss q them ]
fired my last shot. the AA0o ~ dis.
charge soaring the hidaoas faees.
Then l was hurled 70 the right. shout.
der to shoulder with 9chuk4 g11pDdnS
my gun barrel with both hsnde, swing.
Ing 1t like nail crushed the skull
Of savage. drove The batt into the
face of another; ssw 10, nash Of
tomahawk. held up for - instant the
soldiers Keeling BODY. on&ytto throw It
aside; smashed the red hand held
out to grip him % he vent3down; drew
back . stop in search ~ moro room,
and, with oos misAty s,weep OF my
weapon cleared . circle before me.
God: It was ghtly. inaaman. devil.
ish! Those behind DasheA ,aAd yelled;
there vas no ssoaos! Isasv Dainted
facss, naked saeul6sD: ~ eyes
glared hatred ito aAnse 1nmanAwk
end katie AaaAel 1Ae>1uG9 1Egu1
smashsd. ! gr4pssl tloessG testh
cliHehSd. and baesA - -. I - 10
psnse q toa1 let - 0o00o1ana0 Of
peril. wanted 70 akdha -. nm. to
bruise those hideoas fnnA. Do batter
them into pulp. TAs EsgD Of eoanict
seized me; thsrs svssttsv~ me- the
ferocity Of the insane.
I gave hack, compatibility the mere
force Of numbers >hurlsdt against me.
yet kept clear . spaoe 10 savage left
unhurt. felt In my a1ns, th9 strangth
Of . dozen men. and not tho grfD Of .
red hand reached me. The Sends
snarled and struggled, but the fierce
swing Of the iron bar crushed them
hack. II was tviligAt where stood ct
bay. the narrow opening almost blot
ted out by those struggling figures
striving to enter. 10 Ne, Vas . mafs
bloteh, an infeeno Of nove0ea4 and
sound. Through . dim, rcd hasa whers
blood dripped before ny syea. I had
glimpsss Of upltftsd arms, Il dlg6nEt
ed faces. Of gittterfng veAponA Once
there was gun shot, tho s1ddan Aasn
flaming into my sgaD; twice toma,
hawks, turning in The cir. gJa4sd my
cheek: . knife. dssDsEatsU Anrled
from out the ruck, szsok ~ IRON.
slashing my arm = 4 fall fsit no
pain. no weakness: wss Oulng - diA
but It would not b a1ons. ] rushed
forward. trseding q bo11sA bs&t9tng
at shoulders and haodA hsarA yolls.
shrisks. soana, cssss a honor and
agony. Tho f5ensied vaE-whoop rang
in my ears: an order reared ct over
the babei. I have No roeolleG11pa Of
being touched, ~ some Aorso hurled
me hack. Stumbled ovsr IL bodies,
yet somehow kert my feet ! wss
breathless. week. resling upoa my
legs. everything bs6ors my syss
shroaded in mist Yet tho Instinct to
night remained: I knew nothing else.
Suddenly became avars that Brady
and were toget1se. that - vere loot
TO foot, his deadly az rising and fall
Ing - though b W. Q woodsnsa1 IN
tho forest Out q ~ nad IN n my
ear cane the sound of his voico y