The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

But Jim was ready for them. and
when he saw them coming he turned
his heels toward them and began kick
ing out as hard as he could. Crack!
crash bang went his iron shod hoofs
against the wooden bodies OF the Gar
| goyles, and they We're battered right
| and left with such force that they scat
tered like straws in the wind. But
the noise and chatter seemed as dread
ful to them as Jlm's heels, for all who
were able swiftly turned and flew
| away to great distance. The others
picked themselves up from the ground
ore by one and quickly rejoined their
fellows, so for moment the horse
thought he had won the fight with
ease.
But the Wizard was not so conf
dent
Those wooden things are Impossible
to hurt" he said, and all the dam
age Jim has done to them Is to knock
few eplinters from their noses and
ears That can not make them look
any uGli"r, I'm sure, and II Is my opln-
lon they will soon renew the attack"
What made them nv away?'' asked
Dorothy
The noise, of course, Don't you re-
member how the Champion escaped
them by shouting his battle cry"
too SHpp9ss %e escape T down The stairs
time, Just now, and I'd rather face the
Invisible bears than those wooden
imrs "
"No." returned Dorothy stoutly, 1T
won't do to go back for then we would
never get home Let's fight il out"
That is what I advise" said the
Wizard They haven't defeated US
yet. and Jim is worth whole army"
But the Gargoyles were clever enough
not to attack the horse the next time,
They advanced IN n great swarm, hay
ing been Joined by many more Of their
kind and they flew straight over Jim's
head to where the others were stand
ing
The Wizard raised one OF his re-
volVers and fired into the thropC of his
enemies and the shot resounded like
a clap of thunder In that silent place.
Some OF the wooden beings fell flat
upon the ground, where they Quivered
and trembled in every limb; but most
of them managed 20 wheel and escape
again to distance.
Ieh ran ana picked up one OF the
GarEoyies that was nearest to him
The top OF its head was carved into
a crown and the Wizards bullet had
struck il exactly in the left eve, which
was a hard wooden knot Half Of the
bullet stuck in the wood and half
stuck out. so IL had been the jar and
the sudden noise that had knocked the
creature down. more than the fact that
it was really hurt Before this crowned
C;arroylc had recovered himself Zeb had
wound a strap several times around
its body. combining it's wings and arms
20 that il could not move Then, hav-
Ing tied the wooden creature securely.
the boy hucklcd the strap and tossed
his prisoner into the buggy BY that
time the others had all retired
For a while the enemy hesitated to
renew the attack Then few OF them
advanced until another shot from the
Wizards revolver made them retreat
That's fine" said Xeb We've got
EN- on the run now sure enough"
But only for time. replied the
wizard shaking his head gloomiiy.
These rcvolvers are good for six shots
each hut when those are gone we
she'll - helpless 49,.
The Gargoyies seemed TO rtallbc .hls'
for they sent few Of their band Tune
after time 10 attack the strangers ana
draw the fire from the httle. man re-
Nolyers. In this way none OF them was
shocked by the dreadful report more
than once, for the main band kept far
away and each time new company
was sent into the battle. When the
Wizard had fired all OF his II bullets ne