Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-24

1t was a sweet and rather touching
little tableau; tc John Stuart Webster,
imaginative and possessed Of a ro-
mantle streak inc his nature, It was
more than a tableau. II was d NOV
ing pictured
II suppose her old man objects to
the young fellow" he mutterec to
himself alphabetically, "and he can't
come near the house. They've met
here for the fond farewell, and now
the young fellows going out West to
make his fortune, so he can come back
and claim the girl. Huh II he wants
her, why the devil doesn't he take
herr Hellol BY Judas priestI Now
/ know what those two paraqueets are
up to. One of them is the father Of
that girl. They've been spying on the
lovers. and now they're going to cor
ner the young fellow and single him
for his nerve"
The girl had stood for a moment.
gazing after her companion, before she
turned with her handkerchief to her
eyes. and continued on her way to the
cathedral. Webster heard her sob
bling as she stumbled blindly by, and
he was distressed about her, for all
the world loves lover and John
Stuart Webster was no exception to
this universal rule.
"By George, this is pretty tough"
he reflected. ''That young fellow
treated that girl with as much gentle
ness and courtesy as any gentleman
should and I'm for him and against
this idea of corporal punishment.
Don't you worry, TilIie, my dear. I'm
going to horn into this game myself
If it goes too far"
The two dusky skulkers ahead OF
him, having come to another cross
path, turned into 1t and came out on
the main path In the rear of the young
man. Webster noticed that the pair
were still walking on the grass He
padded gently along behind them.
The four were now rapidly APP
preaching che old French market, and
the steadily rising babel Of vo. ces
speaking I'm French, Italian, Spanish,
Creole patois and Choctaw, was sufi-
cient to have drowned the slight noise
of the pursuit, even had the young
mans mind not been upon other
things, and the interest of the two
Central Americans conferred upon their
quarry, to the exclusion OF any thosght
Of possible interruption.
Webster felt instinctively that the
two men would rush and make con-
certed attack from the rear. He
smiled.
"rn Just fool you two hombres a
whole lot" he thought, and stopping,
picked up a small stone On the in
slant the two men, having approached
within thirty feet Of their quarry,
made a rush for him.
Their charge was swift, but though
1t was, the little stone which John
Stuart Webster hurled was swifter. III
struck the young man fairly between
the shoulderblades with a force sufh.
cient to bring him out of his senti-
mental reverie with a jerk, as 1t were
He whirled, saw the danger thai
threatened him, and sprang to meet
it.
"BravoI' yelled Webster, and ran tC
his aid, for he had seen now that 4
was to be knife work. Tragedy In
stead of melodrama.
The man with the puckered eyC
closed In with such eagerness It wal
apparent to Webster that here wal
work to his liking. The young MAJ
raised his light cane, but Pucker-ey,
did not hesitate He merely threw vi
his left forearm to meet the expecte.
blow aimed at his head, lunged for
ward and sIashed viciously at tn
young mans abdomen. The latte
drew back step, doubled like a jack
knife, and brought his cane dow
viciously across the knuckles OF hi
assailant's right hand.
$50 1t Is thou, son OF a pig" b
called pleasantly IN Spanish. II foo
ed you that time, didn't II" he adde
In English. Thought / would air
for your head, didn't your
The blow temporarily paralyzed th
assassin's hand; he dropped the knifs
and as he stopped to recover it wit
his left hand, the young man, betor
retreating from Pop-eye, kicked Pucl
er-eye in the face and quite upset hin
ssStop lr shouted Webster.
Pop-eye turned his head at the on
cry. The man he was attacking fe
into the position Of swordsman E
garde, and thrust viciously with q
ferruleat the face Of the pop-eyed MAJ
who, disregarding Webster's approach
. seized the cane In his left hand an
with quick. powerful tug actual
drew his victim toward him foot b
} fore the latter let go the stick.
Before he could give ground aga
! Pop-eye was upon him. He grasps
: the young man BY the latter's lie
: arm and held him. while he drew bar
for the awful disembowilIng strOk
/ As his long arm sped forward the hos
; Of John Stuart Websterss heavy car