Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-09

aimed II straight At Fleek. Jane,
who unbidden had followed the raid
ers as they entered and now was
standing wide-eyed in the doorway
watching the spectacle, was the oniy
ono to see that Just as old Otto pulled
the trigger his nephew. whether ry
accident or desiSn, she could not ten.
jostled his arm, sending the bullet
wide Of it's mark.
Come on. men," cried Fleck. Ad-
vancing boldly into the room.
bleating "Kamerad" stood against the
wall q the door. their hands
stretched high above their heads. :.
Guard those men, Dean" cried
Fleck, as with. Carter close at his !
he dashed into the fray.
One man already lay senseless out
side. eight had surrendered. four a
fed to the front of the house. That
left only the two Hotfs and n other
man against nvs Of them It was
Fleck's intention to try TO overpower
! the trio before the four who had fed
returned to aid them. Jane. amazed
at her own GOODNESS, stood beside
Dean, her revolver out, helping him
guard the prisoners.
Frederic all the while had been
standing by his uncle's side, strangely
enough appearing to take little inter
est or part in the battle. Old Otto,
though. despite. his years, was tight
ing with vigor enough to require
both the work Of 'F1eck and Carter to
subdue him. Vainly he. struggled to
wrench himself free from their grasp
and use his revolver again. Fleck's
strength pulling loose his fingers from
the weapon was too much for him. AZ
he felt himself being disarnned, in a
frenzy he tore himself loose from,
both Of them and selling a chair,
swung 1t with all his strength against
the hanging lamp above the table that
supplied the only light in the room.
In an instant the room was in dark
ness. The four from the trout, rush
ing back to aid their comrades in an
selves unable to distinguish friend
from foe. Fleck's men dared not use
their weapons in the darkness. Back
and forth through the room the op-
posing forces struggled. the air thick
with cries and muttered oaths. the
sound of blows making strange med
ley with the rapid shuffling Of feet.
Jane. remembering tho electric
torch that had been carried by the
man Carter had struck down. felt her
way to the door and retrieved it from
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flashed it about the room, endeavor-
ing to assist Fleck by its light. A.
she let the beam fall on Frederic she
heard a. muttered curse at her side
and turned to see Thomas Dean aim
ing, his revolver directly at the young
err Hof. With a quick movement she
thrust W his arm. and the bullet
buried itself in the wall above his
head.
What are you trying to do"
snapped Dean: help that damned
spy to sscape?"
He wasn't trying to escape" she
angrily retorted. "Look-Quick--
mind your prisoners
He turned just in time to scc9the
Germans behind him lowering their
arms. In another second they would
have been on his back. At the sight
of his brandished revolver. their arms
were quickly raised again,
Meanwhile Fleck.s men, guided by
James. light, were laying about them!
with their rifles dubbed. The plot
tiers were at a disadvantage in not
realizing how few there were in the
attacking party. Fleck's announce
rnent that the house was surrounded
had both deceived and disheartcred
them. When three of their nun1be1
had been knocked senseless to h
floor the others surrendered and join
ed the group that stood with hands
up. So
To Fleck's smazement it was Fred
eric Hof who led in the surrender.
Watch that young Hoh," he whis-
pered to. Carter. II can't understand
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