Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

elaborate affair. Margery's dropping
spirits revived to q certain extent. But
in thinking that Legar would for long
relinquish his relentless purpose to re-
venge, they had sadly misjudged that
vicious master-criminal.
| From certain inside sources he
learned of the proposed festivities,
and at once decided the opportune
moment had arrived for him to strike.
and strike hard. Among the pernicious
crew which did his bidding was a
swarthy-faced Neapolitan bomb-setter
known as Black Tony. Because of
this mans prOclivities for high explo-
sives he was selected as the particular
| instrument for the contamination of
Legar's Ubiquitous scheme.
A little later, in the Owls subter-
| ranean retreat, he was receiving his
| final instructions from the lips of his
| scar-marked leader. Black Tony
might well prove plant and danger
| Gus tool in skilled hands, but he was
sadly deficient in that initiative es-
sential for any work more complicated
than dynamting the grocery shops of
his eXtOrtiOn-resisting cOmpatriots. For
this reason Legar had prepared a
| rough diagram, which he now carefully
| explained to the furtive-eyed black
| mailer.
That this diabOlical undertaking was
entirely to the liking of Black Tony
was evidenced by his evil. yellow
topthed grin as he took the paper from
pocket. Carrying a small and we'll
worn black bag, he started blithely
forth on his terrible errand of destruc-
ton.
Dressed in rusty tuxedo, the sup
posed waiter emerged from the gayly
striped marquee where the long sup
per table was receiving it's finishing
touches and paused for a moment on
his way to the small service tent
which wSs pitched ear by. His eyes
| F0ved over that assem6fnge mucf nj
the eyes of a cOld-bloOded butcher
might appraise flock of sheep herded
for slaughter. AS his glance rested
upon the massive oak towering over
1.-THE refreshment tent, he made Il little
grimace of evil satisfaction.
Several feet from its base the great
trunk had been nearly sawn through
by Legars picked henchmen. 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 flimsy affair of canvas under
its branches.
The dark-skinned Italian, exulting
over the successful completion of tn,
first part of his deadly mission, stool
amidst 40 scene of wondrOus beauty
High in the heavens swung the full
moon, casting its mellow effulgencC
over shimmering lake and wooded hill
1Dispeliing the wavering shadows wer,
myriads of softly glowing lights. fes
looming the trees and bespangling tn,
Shrubbery. From the rose garden cam,
the sound OF gently splashing fountain:
as they flung their silvery cascade:
into the scented air. Beautiful,
gOwned women and their somber ella,
escorts danced on the velvety lawns [,
the softly swelling music of the grea
orchestra, or strolled arm in arm abou
this brilliant land of enchantment.
slender, golden-hairesl girl wa
the center of laughing group. A
she caught sight of something NOV
ing at her feet she stopped and pickle,
up a sleepy and blinking-eyed COLI
puppy, which she held Struggled II
her arms for moment.
Now, Sandy" she admonished, II
she set him down, lit is time all goo,
little dogs were in bed. SO run hom
as fast as you can
The dutiful Sandy started for tn
house i'm obedience to the command
of his mistress. but as he passed tn
; caterers service tent sundry Whit
; and odOrs aSsailed his nostrils wit
/, an insstent temptation that was M
, to be denied. lie quietly slippe
through that inviting opening ant
finding no one to dispute him. nose
, inquisitively into various hampers o
savory edibles. AS the clumsy pupp
bumped against an imprOvised tabl
consisting of u board resting on tw
barrels. large bowl containing
, sruplike mixture tOppled onto hi
back and deluged him with it's entir
contents.
| At that moment there entered tn
tent a swarthy Italian dressed In tn
garb of waiter Either through
doggish distrust of this forbidden
figure or because of guilty drea
of the punishment his recent mi.
, chief might bring, the sirup-drenche
puppy SUNK into a dark corner of tn
, tent and waited for Black Tony [
leave. But that worthy showed n
, immediate intention of departure. 1T
stead he seated himself or a cracke
. box and studied Il small square G
paper with every evidence of sau.
faction.
He made movement to stuff tina
sOiled bit OF parchment into his hi
pocket. but in his haste he misse
, the pocket and the paper fell to IN