New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
,pENROD AND THE PAGEANT" BY BOOTH TIA

The author OF Harold Rsmorez." etc. lit Of
the haysced cigarettes, seated himself comfort
ably, with his back against the wall and his
right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated
his knees to support the notebook turned TO
blank page and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
CHAPTER THE SIXTH"
He took a knife from his pocket, and, brood
.agly his eyes upon the inward embryOs of vision,
sharpened his pencil. After that he extended
foot and meditativcly rubbed Dukes back with
ihc side Of his shoe. Creation with Penrod did
not leap. full-armed from the brain, but finally
he began 10 produce. lie wrote very slowly al
arst, and then with increasing rapdity; faster
and faster. gathering momentum and growing
more and more fcvered he sped, till at las,
the true fire came, without which no lamp Of
real literature may be made to burn.
Mr. Wilson reached for his gum but our hero
had him covered and soon said Well guess you
don't come any OF that on me my friend
Well what makes you sure about 1t sneered
the other biting his lip so savagcy that the blood
ran You are nothing but common Roadagent
any woy and do not propose to be oahed by
such. Ramorez laughed al TINS and KEEP MI wilson
severed by his ottOmatick
Soon the two men were struggling together IN
the deaf hrocs but soon Mr.. Wilson got him bound
and gagged his mouth and went away for awhile
loavu our hero. 10 was dark and he wrlthed a.
ONT of their holes and bit him and vermin got all
over him from the floor Of that hell \ spot but
soon he managed O push the gag out o. ms mouth
with the end of his tOngeu ana got all ms oonds or
soon Mr.. Wilson came back TO tant IN mwith ms
helpless condition flowed by his gang or detec-
ives and they said Oh look at Ramorez sneering
q. his plight and tainted him with his helpless
condition because Ramorez had put the Donds
SOS he would look the same but could throw them
of when he wanted TO Just LOOK at nm nov nov
snoered they. To hear hm talA you WouIu
thought he was hot stuff and they said LOOK a.
him now, him that was gong TO do so much' Oh
! would not like 20 be in his FIX .,
Soon Harold got mad az TINS ana jumped up
with blasting eyes THROWN of his bonds ike they
were sir la la sneered he guess you better not
talk so much next time. soon there nowea an
other awful struggle and siezln his ottomatlcN
back from Mr. Wilson he shot two Of the detectives
through the heart Bing Bing went the ottomatlcA
and two more went 20 meet their Maker only two
detectives left now and so he stabbed one ana the
scondrel went 10 meet his Maker for now our hero
was fighting for his very LIE. IL was Garh III
there now for night had fallen and terrible view
met the eve Blood just all over everything anu
the rats eatn the dead men
Soon our hero manged 20 get his back to the
wall for he fighting for his very NE no" aiid
shot Mr. Wilson through the abdomen On sald
Mr. Wilson you --- -- - (4he uashe' are
Penrodsl . .,,,. -.
lips for he was in pain Why you --- - YOU
sneered he ! will get you yet ---- - you haFoIo
Tho rerainin scondrel had an az which he came
reer our beros head with but missed him and
remand stuck in the wall Our heros ammunition
was exhausted what was ne 70 do, the remalnin
scondrel would soon get his AK lose so our hero
spr1ng forward and bit him till his teeth met IN
the flesh for now our hero was lighting for ms
very life At this the remaInin scondrel also
cursed and swore vile oaths Oh sneered he
--- YOU Harold Ramorez what did you olte
me for Yes sneered Mr. Wilson also and ne has
shot me in the abdomen too the -
soon they were both cursin and raviln him TO-
.o+bor Wbv vou--- sneered they
What did YOU want 70 injure US for -- you
Harold Ramorez you have not got any sence anu
80, +birk Won are so much but you no better
;han ANYBODY else and you are - - -