New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-05

Hand All but Covered Him.
forgotten. but that the iightest move
ment Of his body would open those ter
rible eyes once and for all Be it re-
membefed that he was lying under
them l.ngthwise on the bound arm.
with the arm in the sting uppcrrnost
and easily to be freed. but yet the most
salient part Of the recumbent figure
and that on which the hidden eyes still
seemed fixed for all their lids To
make the least movement there. to at,
tempt the slowest withdrawal of hand
and arm. was to court the last diSa Ster
Of discovery in such an act But to lie
mOtiOnleSs down to the thighs and to
execute a flank movement with the leg
uppermost was far less Perilous ex-
plot, 1t was the leg with the bare
foot. EveSy detail had been foreseen
And now at last the bare foot lowered
over the revolver and the hand it held.
while the upper man yet lay like log
under those drowsy. dreadful eyes. w.,
Stingaree took last look at the bar.
rel dropping from the slackened hand
The back Of the hand lay on the
ground. the muzzle Of the barrel was
filled with sand. and yet the angle was
such that II was by no mems sure
whether bullet would bury itself in
the sand or in Stingaree He took the
risk, and with his bare toe he. touched
the trigger shatrply. There was hor
rible explosion. 1t brought the drowsy
superintendent to- his senses with such
6 jerk that it was as though tho smok,
frg pistol had ,leaped out Of his hand d,
thing alive and so into the band that
flashed to meet II from the sling. And
almost In the same second. while sthe
double cloud of smoke. ana sand still
hung between them. tStingarce sprans
from the ground. an armed man once
more err f7Ff. Ta2.af 2: ~
''Sit where you are!" he Numbered.
up With those hands before l.lshoot
them to shreds. Your life's in less
danger than mine has been all day.
but III wing you limb BY limb II you
offer to budget" a5- f1iT g -tt.42
With uplifted hands above his ears.
the deformed officer sat with head and
shoulders depressed into the semblance
Of one sphere. Not syllable did he
utter. stingar3e stood wrisgling and
fumbIing at the coil which bound his
left arm to his side Suddenly the re-
volver went off as If by accident, but
SO much by design that there ,dangled
two ends Of rope. cut and burned asun
der by lead and powder. In less than
n minute the bushranger was unbound,
and before the minute was UP he had
leaped upon the superintendent thor
oughbred. 1t had been tethered all
this time to tree, swishing tails with
the station hack which Stingaree had
ridden as a captive. He now rode the
thoroughbred and led the hack TO the
very feet Of the humiliated Cairns aH, 1
II will thank you for that water
bag" said Stingaree. IT am. much
obliged And now III trouble you for
that nice wideawake. You really don't
need It in the shade. Thank you so
much!'I 9as-5as2 l:e7 IN st9ao.ss.eant9
He received both bag and hat on
the barrel Of the government revolver.
hooking the one to its proper saddle
strap and clapping on the other at an
angle inimitably initiative. Of the out !,
witted officer. H.. al. ~ ..,....,.
Il won't carry the rehearsal any |
further to your face" continued Stinga.
rec. but can At least promise you I
more fattering portrait than the last !
and this excellent coat. which you haze :
SO considerably left strapped to your
saddle should contribute greatly to the !,
verisimilitude. Dare hope that you !
begin TO appreciate some Of the points
of, my performance. SO, far as It has
gone? The pretext on which barred my
foot Tor. its delicate job under your very |
eyes. eh: Not SO vain as it looked in
either sense. fancy. Should You have
said that your hand would recoi1 frouYa
revolver the moment II went of? You
see. staked my hfe' on it. and I've
won. And what about that fall? II
was the lottet5: r was prepared II
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