Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
NE July afternoon. when tho
world outdoors was empty OF
everything except hot sunshine.
Penrod Schofteld. IN tho sawdust


N " world outdoors was empty of
W svsr7sasss s.esp< hot sunshine.
" Penrod Schoneid. IN the sawdust
box of his fathers stable was Is silently
busy as q d1ligent young worm in the
heart Of q nut
Favoring this comparison. the sawdust
box was naturally almost as dark as tho
inside of nut Is believed to be; but PEN
rod worked by the light Of = lantern.
which raised the temperature Of the box
to degree that would have frightened a
stoker. but subtracted nothing from the
fever Of composition.
Penrod was writing.
He was writing CHAPTER TENTH
of his secret novel, HAROLD RAMoREz
THE RoAD-AGENT OR WILD LIFE
AMONG THE ROCKY MTS.
Soon It was Mr. Wilson's turn to be
scared and he started begging to be let
or and said 1t was not his fault and how
he had never done anything Oh no
sneered Harold you did not do anything
to this poor old man Oh no but l guess
the time has come now when you will
minute 1 have the papers to prove you
committed the foregy your own self lS
long years ago that this poor old man
got put in the penitenatriy for and been
but bread and water and a little rice
Yes said our hero and 1 have papers
that prove he murdered your children and
little baby daughter also
II didn't either and you better look out
how you talk said Mr. Wilson and pu-
Tered his soul before his Maker No sir
cried he it was some frshnan that muir
dered the old mans children and little
baby daughter also
soon they attempted to put some han
kuffs on Mr. Wilson but he pulled out his
toll had 4 ~fa1d
soldier where they were struggling and
began shooting away at the old man but
Harold reched up and caught hold of his
hand with his hand and took the otto
matick away and held him until the old
man could get the hankuffs on him
There sneered the old man when he
was all tied up tight l guess You are
in nice fix now just like the way I
used to be for 16 long years Ha Ha
To do you like it and went on tanting
him with his helpless condition Yes
sneered the old man l think You are
one of the worst people l ever knew in
my whole life and I am going to tell
that you were the real foyer that put
everything off on me and then he got
so mad he began STEPPING on Mr. Wilson
where he was lying on the floor:
Soon Mr. Wilson started crying at
this and our hero and the old man
tainted him some more for a vile then
went on ont with a smile. Mr. Wilson
quit crying because 1t did not hurt any
ing on him and soon managed to shake
off his bonds with his teeth You Harold
Ramorez sneered he now I will hunt
you down like dog and he hunted
around until he found his whistle on
the floor some where and soon summoned
his detectives again and began reviln
them you are nice ones you are sneered
he leaving me here alone with those
two men 1t was Harold RamoreZ and
he has turned the old man lose and We
will have to hurry up or we will probly
not catch them I wonder where they
have gone
Il bet 1 know said the detectives he
has gone to his lair on the steepest
cliff in the Rocky Mts and takin the
old man with him we can easily catch
up with them because 1t is dark out
side and probly ii is going to rain too
so after talking some more they soon
went on out and started after our hero
and the old man.
soon storm came up and Mr. Will
son and the detectives got close on the
trail of the fugitives in the storm be-
cause they could see them by the light
of the flashs Of lighting first would come
a fash Of lighting and then would come
some thunder.
CHAPTER EVELENTH
This kept up for long w1le for IT
was a terrible night and the lighting
would scared anybody it kept lighting
and laundering all the time and the old
man could not run fast and Mr. Wilson
and the detectives would shoot at them