The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-03

| 'lVIl0Iatt aildlr, AlaT1tTN NI''l'I'l-
spirits revived 10 certain extent. But
in thinking that Lcgar would for long
r"IinquiNh his relentless purpose I" re
verge, they had sadly miSjudgcd that
| vicious maStcr-criminal
From certain inside sources he
learned Of the proposed festivities,
and at once decided the uvportune
moment had arrived for him To strike.
! and strike hard. Among lie pcruiciouS
crew which did his bidding was -
SWarthy-faccd N"apolitan bomh->c;ter
! Known rs Black Tony. Because of
Siv"S he WAS selected aS the particular
instruments for the contamination of
| Lc%ar'S iniqHltouS scheme.
\ little later, in the Owls sTbtcr-
| ran"au retreat, he was receiving his
! final instructions from the lips of his
Scar-marbed leader. Black Tony
might we'll prove a plant and danger.
Gus tool in skilled hands hut lac was
! sadly deficient in that Initiative cS-
! Srntia! for any work more complicated
| than dynamiting the grocery Shops Of
| his rXtortion-rrSiSting cOmpatriot-. For
! rough diagram. which Il" now carefully
| explained To- The furtive-cycd black
| mailer
That this diab0lical undertaking was
| entirely L. the liking OF Black Tony
was evidenced by his evil, yellow
no. Il
LcGar's fingers and placed il in his
| POCKET. Carrying n small and we'll
worn blaci; bag he started hlithely
| forth on his terrible errand of dcstruc-
! ton.
Dressed in II rusty tuN"do. the sup
posed waiter emerged from the gayiy
striped marquee where the long sup
per tabb was receiving its finishing
| touches and paused for moment on
his way to the small service tent
which was pitched near by. His eyes
roved over that asscmblage much as
+he eyes Of a-coId.blooded butcher
. might apUralSe Il flock of sheep .lerd2G
for slaughter. As his glance rested
upon the massive oak towering over
the rcfrcShment tent, Re made Il LITTLE
@rimacc of evil satisfaction.
Several feet from its base the great
trunk had been nearly saNvn through
ny Lcgar's picked henchmcn. And
now their ruthless handiwork had
been supplemented by the charge of
powerful explosive which waited only
The spark of ignition To send that
huge oak patriarch crashing down up
on The tlimSy affair of canvas under
its branches.
The dark-Skinncd Italian. eXulting
over the successful completion of the
first part ~ his deadly mission, stood
High in the heavens swung the full
moon, casting its mellow cffuigence
over Shmmering lake and wooded hill.
DiSpcllinS the wavcrinS shadows were
inyriadS III softly glowing lights, fes-
looming the trees and bcSpangling the
Shrubhcry From the rose garden came
She sound of gently SpiaShing fountains
as they flung their Si:very cascades
into the scented air. Beautifully
SOWneG women and their SOmber clad
escorts danced on the veivety laWns to
the softly swelling music of the grea;
orchestra, Or strOllcd arm in arm about
this brilliant ianG of enchantment.
y slender, golden-haire.l girl was
the center of Il laughing group. As
| she caught sight of something NOV
n, ,t h..t. sl..
W sleepy and blinking-eyed collie
puppy. which she held Struggled In
! her arms Cor moment.
Now, Sandy she admonished. as
! she set bin dOwu, lit is time AL good
litt!e dogs We're in bed, 50 run home
rs fast as sou can"
The dutiful Sandy started for the
house in obedience TO the commands
! of his mistress, but as he passed the
/ caterers service tent sundry whiffs
and odors assaiIed his nostrils with
an insistent temptation that was not
- be denied. lie quietly slipped
| through that inviting opening and
| finding no one to dispute him. nosed
| inquisitively into various hampers of
Savory cdibleS. As the clumsy puppy
| bumped against an improvised table
| consisting of board resting ON two
| barrels a large bowl containing a
Siruplike mixture toppled onto his
| back and deluged him with its entire
contents.
At that moment there entered the
| tent swarthy Italian dressed In the
garb Of Il waiter. Either through -
| dOggiSh diStruSt of this forbiddjnr
| figure or because IF Il guilty dreod
of the punishment his recent mis-
chief might bring, the siruy-drenched
puppy skunk into a dark corner of the
tent and waited for Black Tony IN
! leave. But that worthy showed no
immediate intention of departure, In.
stead he seated himself OF cracker
! box and studied small square of
paper with every evidence of satis.
| faction.
He made a movement TO stuff thar
Soiled bit % parchment into his hin
| pocket. but in his haste he missed
the pocket and the paper fell 10 the
ground, where Il puff If wind. creen-
in, hn