Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-02-27

RS Hilary cen,d retnin ~ hid "a
t'ievre and keep hlm in tbs p-asifioc Ne
WAS comparatively safe Hut ~ had
~ mere thSn shoos Eftecn sssNsatS On
which 20 think eut bis nsNt row II
VAS al = Question q Muscular en-
surance He cou'd not hcpe 60 rctsin
hrs clutch On Pser-eS thrrst with one
hand Tor many SN>snslS against the
torcc behind the outlaws shoulders.
and his StrOag. thick-Sct Ncsly. Sua-
aenly Ne made W his ralud Tie ~
leassd Pterrc htaEiag him backward
With sn bis might. Pterre cen against
leblanc. Se0dlng him StSggettng: the
two clAWeG ~ each other and fell -
the acNar.
As Hilary releaSed Pierre ~ caugAs
SIGHT og Laats' face pecrinx acrC~s
Ptcvrc's shoulder. The tan II the two
'nen lcft Louis HilaryNs only lmwesls-
ate opponent, Hilary hesstatca; "a
spite % bis threat. sYOScn to StmcCa.
he NeSitatcd To attach msn much hts
'afcrt"r in sire and sSrcngtA, Hut at
tia, n0uaeat he saw LaUiS right arm
drawn hack. and the gseAm 81 tia
knlfe he held, Before the upward
thrust came he stepped back. pulled
the revolver from his pce'kct. and
brought the butt crashing down GA
Louis head
That's What I Promised yOal- As
shouted
The little man. instantly drcachesa
with hleod from the iagrcd scalp
wound. stSggcrSSi let the knife rall
screamed. and fed. stumbling FROM
side 20 side. with hands appraised above
his head. toward the door. Louis had
had enough: he had been usesnt 10 Re
the halt Of the trap and now he had
heca caught In n. blinded ny the
blood that poured over his eac,A he
hlundered into one OF the window en-
hrasurcN and his upralsed hands
brought down the lamp which fell
crashing upon the wooden aoer, aud
fortunately wcat out.
stu screaming. Louis found the
door and tried to push back the holt.
Hut before he could 10 - Hilary was
On the spot. re pushed Il hack him
self and, taking Louis by the Shoal-
derS. he pushed him with all his
strcngth into Raptiste's shanty.
The room Was empty. The wora
had evidently been passed about that u
would he advisable Tor enc 70 make
oneself scarSr In view ~ what was
going on In the stable. HAT group
81 men were gathered about the door
~ the entrance. pccrine In and the
sudden apparstioa Of Louis, covered
with blood. and Hillary behind him.
proved too strong FOR their dl~cretlon.
They came running forward, yelling.
Hilary could have hrnkcn through
them and gained the safety ~ his
roomS. n short distance away, Evca
the hazard in such q crn - VS. less
than what he hmm faced In tho stable.
Hut the idea never occurred to him.
lie was fghtlng mad; he hatl eomc 10
st. Ronlface 60 flght. and he meant TO
nEht his quarrel eat. lie turned.
Tie heard Leblanc and pierrc run.
ming acrcsS the stable nooF. AL hla
calculations. which were SUBDIVISIONS.
were made In fractional seconds that
night. No. now. he calculated that tho
pair would roach the door q hRlfscses
end before the men IN tho ahanty.
They would emerge confident. lmaKin.
Ing him to be- IN fllehl. Iie waited.
Louis laundering flight, which took
him into the midst % the lumbeFmen,
stopped them IN their attack. Just as
Hilary had calculated u would 81 tho
same moment Iseblanc'n head and
shoulders became Visible around tho
door. Hilary, waiting for that. iabhesi
upward viciousiy with hts right. -.
blanc howled and fell backward.
knocking Pierre on his balance In
turn and before they had recovered
from the surprise Hillary had stepped
back into the stable and boltei the
door behind him
lie saw their wonder and tho dawn.
ing fear IN t.ehlane'a face. covered with
blood and plerrcs Infatuated acowl
hut they came on nj him again. craft.
ny now, crouching. their knives drawn
back for the stab. A revolver. even
when loaded. Is Of little use against a
knife. welded ~ an expert NJ ciose
quarters The men were attacking
from opposite sides. too. They were
watching each movement that Hilary
made. He estimated that they would
spring after vrFy brief delay. We
haEarded a second and. stooplng. picket
~ a fragment 81 rotten harness which
had fallen to the floor beside sns of
the horse-boxea lie wheeled toward
Leblanc. who twisted bis body to
meet him and then. as Pierre rushed
IN from behind. wheeled agnin aud
brought down the harness strap upon
his head.