The Ordway new era., 1921-04-29

knife fell from hia fingers. lila kncen
gave way aud he sank gronnlng 10 the
hoor@writhed. Strengthened aud lay
still.
The revolver was foul with blood
and gray hair, The murderer noticed
II. hastily wiped II away on corner
OF the fallen mans coat thrust II back
into his pocket aud mced the girl.
The apell was broken, she started
as If from nightmare aud nprnng
back OF the chair, Like man preHscu
For time. he dnHhed after her. with
the chair between them. abe managed
FOR bare moment 60 keep beyond his
hands, lie kicked the chair out OF
the way. She darted toward the
kitchen door. probably with the hope
OF eacnping TO the woods, hut he wna
too coae te her. She whiried toward
the door OF the bedroom, The turn
wsu fatal, iiip hands reached her and
drove her back into the corner OF the
room AZ the head of the couch
She fought n, only woman lights
fer stake infinitely higher than
life itnelf Since time began the earth
has staged that atruggle. Her dress
waa torn, her body bruised, her hands
gradually driven together behind her
back hot Wild face near her own,
A step created the plank nj the door
Her saaailaut whiried Mt the sound and
she sank painting against the wall,
Iuat inaide the door. hts body
crouched forward. his tips tight drawn.
ptood che tall form or the rearlhunts
CT
Things happened So fast In the next
instant that words are too slow 20
keep UP with them, II was man 10
man. and an even draw, The two
eheta came so close together that the
hills out through the open door caught
but one echo, Hut the shot from the door
struck first-a scant little mite or an
instant arst-and Jared the aim OF
the ether n tribe high. The shot from
the corner merely clipped handage
al the top OF the rearlhunter's shoul-
der. drew little welt On the skin.
and whistled harmlessiy away into the
night The bullet from the door evi.
IDENTIFY found the core OF the target.
The Red Mask bent backward, The
revolver dropped 70 his side, He tried
20 raise it agains seemed surprised
chat he couldn't He laughed oddly.
and swere. stared round toward the
girl; sasned and ehosed, The revolver
Slipped from hts fingers, lie greped
with his hands as II searching the
air fer ,t. staggered. caught himself.
tettered. pitched heavily 80 the aeor,
The siri edged out Of the corner
past his body aud threw herself upon
the form ~ the old man, The Pearl
hunter easea down the hammer " his
revolver. thrust is hack into his pecs,
ct. and STOPPED beside her, A. she
touch os his hand, she raised her head
and saelt stresSns the s;,li face and
crying sefSly, The eearihua,er opened
the old mans coat and Eel, over his
heaw.
Hes alsve,"
She laid her face down close and
spoke his asr,e-;ae eaty name she
knew. There wss no response.
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the saas said,
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and the ess had vaa so- water, when
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