The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-26


dynamite. he brought forth his revolt
Scrs.
Stand back there" ne shouted '~rhe
| first man who comes at me gets a buller
Understand: Stand back there
They hesitatcd Just a second. Then,
| tho rush came again. The crackle OF
Grants revolver sounded-to be echoed
by q groan as a man fell. Then the
sheer weight Of men more him down.
crushing his revolver from his grasp.
pnioninG his wrists. while fists beat
| upon his breast and his face.
From far away came a slight clAttep-c
ing sound-the sound Of hoof beats. IT
| sent new life into Harrison Grant. Ht
broke from his assailants and with trc+
mrndous crashing blows. again cleared
space before him. But only for
momcntthcn his opponents closed in
again.
But above the shouting above tha
rackinG pain. ahovc everything. coul0
bc heard tho Gathering Of those hoors
coming closer. closer. closer /"
Sudden shouts came from the crowd
that surGed on the platform. The crash
ing OF Ereat blows against the doors.
new milling Of assailants. as they
left the plS tform and sought to guard
the doors of the great warehouse. But
impossible. One after another. the
dazcd. weaving form Of Harrison Grant
saw thee doors surge and splinter. As
the trained horses Of the conStabulary
sent laundering kicks against thema
Panic stricken now. tho members Of the
l. ". ". sought escape through those
doors and through the windows Of the
great room. But that was impossible.
Beneath every window waited a mer1S
Dor nf tho con.tabulary. And at tho
doors
One after another they yielded. to al
low tn" entrance of the mounted men
Of tho ronstahulary. riding straight into
III" meeting hall. their horses vaulting
chairs and distractions as they about
The hjs room. rounding up the criminalE.
Resistance had disappeared. Like sheep
they We're h"rded I" ono end Of The hall.
III" mon who but a few minutes before
had boon uhSessed with mania for
destruction. \ smile cam" Ia Grants
lins AS he watched. Thnn the whole
hall went suddenly black hefnr" his eyes
ard Nc fell to Tho platform unc"n-
scioue from his hurts.
When he h6canc Of the world again
!, was To ferl tho tender touch "f i
wonau's hand and 20 hear \ soft voices o.
Of sympathy. His eyes opened 10 look
into thrs" Of DIME Mason. bonding over
him. smoothing tho hair from HIS dis
rolorcd temples seeking Ia as*uas" his
wounds and bruises. He smiled. III
spite nf tn" pain If his injuries.
1T is worth being hurt just to have
YOU nurse me-" he said. then with
sudden r"n"mhraur" h" attempted 10
ar!S" tn his feet. The ronStabulary
h. asked. Did they arrest"
"Ev"rynu" VIII" was III the hall cx'
cnpt you" came the answer Of Dixia
Mason "Hut I nm afraid that Heinz
Won I.crlz must have run as soon as he
saw you TIo wasn't found"
"Couldn't hnlp it, responded Grant
thnrrfuliy Il had my hands full"
1T doesn't matter much. think you
will be forgiven" laughed Dixie with
him. I'VE will soon have HcinIc where
h" can't cause any more trouble. And
anyway. he has the cheerful news tn
tax" L. tho embassy that another rne.
little plot has gone wrong and failed.
Copyright. 1915 by tho wheeler
Syndicate. 1ncD
Next Monday. episode No. 2o-The
Great Decision.