The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-10

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1--WE are going to have a fight or.
our hands in a minute" he said
quietly "T,egar and his men are get
ting ready to rush the place"
Almost as he spoke. a group of de-
termined and grimly silent figures.
each armed with a look
ing revolver. came storrning up that
peaceful hillside. The Laughing
Mask. with q, ouick movement. drew
his comnanion to 4. Mace OF safety.
Then he leaned slightly over the nat
ural stone brea stwork and leveled his
black anton,atic az the foremost at
the oncor,ino bandits
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sters ans sharn fusillada Of an.
srer;rg shots INT the man in the
nash seemed r. hear charmed life.
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IN snnarant ,rdiffersrca tn the rain
- h,,iIats aa+ta;nr g.inst The rocks
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head Tor a hriaf acknowledgements of the
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his hidden enemies wara dec;des,v ~,
the alert
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IealAeu .h1. ~ waS oniy matter OF
nninu.o' re,oo niS iach oI amIhuni-
tioli wouIu pe uiscovereo py ms WHY
aaversary, witn q consequent rush OF
ms rapiu IoiioWeIs. for nimseif 1t did
not mateer, put ne snuudered at the
tnousnr OF ms brave spirited COM
pahioii iaiiils ili'o .hose remorseiess
iianuo =,
mo 'onou W .en her OF the
uesperase sltuatlon conIronting them,
ne coula not repress an exclamation
OF startied surprise For at this most
danger-1raugnt hour OF ner existence,
ne saw Margory Golden apparently
amusing herself with round hand
mirror, on which she caught the rays
OF the midday sun and sent them
glancing off into space in the direc-
ton OF the great manor house topping
the hill across the intervening stretch
OF valley.
isn't this a rather ill-chosen time
for such childish diversions?" he in
quired little sternly.
The preoccupied girl continued for
a full moment to turn and twist that
ever-shifting mirror before she spoke
:. rms chiidlsh diversion. as you call
", may pe the only means OF saving
our nves, was ner calm answer. Il
nearo tnat cnek tnat meant your last
cha ,.as,,r,ad -,