The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-11-25

En v.-Dolores rather, Ricardo
Killed in a revolution led by Sarros, the
present executive. Dolores, a child of
Eight: was smuiggled out of the country
In the United States The old woman,
ashamed of her occupation and habits of
NE. fears to meet Dolores and sends
Geary to the boat to say she has gone
CHAPTER WINCHESTER, on his way to.
Sobrante, iS taken i'll on the train, and
is in a hospital at New Orleans two
weeks. Geary bungles his mission. Dolo-.
res easily seeing through his story. She
greets Mother jerks as her friend and
benefactor. Geary falls desperately in
love with the girl.
Chapter VII Continued
The man with the puckereu eye
closed in with such eagerness it was
apparent to Webster that here was
work to his liking. The young man
raised his light cane. but Pucker-eye
did not hesitate. He merely threw up
his left forearm to meet the expected
blow aimed at his head, lunged for
ward and slashed viciously at the
young mans abdomen. The latter
drew back a step. doubled like jack
knife. and brought his cane down
viciously across the knuckles of his
assailant's right hand.
$50 1t is thou, son of pig" he
called pleasantly In Spanish. II fool
ed you that time, didn't II" he added
In English. Thought would aim
for your head, didn't your"
The blow temporarily paralyzed the
assassn's hand; he dropped the knife,
and as he stopped to recover it with
his left hand. the young man, before
retreating from Pop-eye, kicked Puck
er-eye in the face and quite upset him.
stop i" shouted Webster.
POp-eye turned his head at the~Out-
cry. The man he was attacking fell
into the position of sw0rdsman en-
garde, and thrust viciOusly with the
ferrule at the face Of the pOp-eyed man.
who. disregarding Webster's approach.
seized the cane in his left hand and
with quick, powerful tug actually
drew his victim toward him foot be-
fore the latter let go the stick.
Before he could give ground again
Pop-eye was upon him. He grasped
the young man by the latter's left
arm and held him. while he drew back
for the awful disembowiling stroke.
AS his long arm sped forward the hook
Of John Stuart Webster's heavy cane
descended upon that fiexed arm in the
crook of the elbow. snagging 1t
cleverly
The knife never reached its destina-
ton!
"You would. would your" said Web
ster reprOachfully, and jerked the fel-
low violently around. The man he had
rescued promptly struck Pop-eye a
terrible blow In the face with his left
hand and broke loose from the grip
that had so nearly been his undoing
then Webster tapped the assassin a
meditative tap or two on the top of his
sinful head for good measure and to
awaken In him some sense of the i'm
propriety and futility Of resistance.
after which Webster turned to dis
cuss a similar question of ethics with
Pucker-eye.
lie -CIittheu IIiuu was Ou iiiS
knees, cropping groggily for his knife.
for he had received severe kick I'M
der the chin. and for the nOnce was
far from dangerous. STOPPING. Web
ster picked up the knife; then with
knife and cane grasped in his left
hand he seized Pucker-eye by the nape
with his right and jerked him to his
feet. The assassin stood glowering at
him in a perfect frenzy of british, In
articulate fury.
take the knife away from the
other fellow before he gets active
again." Webster called over his shoul-
der. ''Ill manage this rascal. Wen
march them over to the market and
turn them over to the police" He
spoke In Spanish.
Thanks. ever so much. for my life"
the young man answered lightly, and
In English. "but where come from 1t
is not the fashion to settle these argu-
ments in court of law. To call an
officer is considered unclublike; to
shoot prisoner in this country Is
considered murder, and consequently
have but one alternative and advise
you, my good friend. to have little
of the same. I'm going to run like the
devil"
And he did. He was I'm full flight
before Webster could glance .around.
and in an instant he was lost to sight
among the trees.
THAT advice sounds eminently fair
and reasonable" Webster yelled after
him, and was about to follow when he
observed that the young man had
abandoned his pretty little silver
| chased walking stick.
That's too nice little stick to
| leave to these brigands," he thought,
and forthwith possessed himself of it
i and the pop-eyed mans knife. after
which he ,tarried not upon the order of
his going but went, departing at top
| speed.
The young man he had saved from
being butchered was right. An en-
tangling alliance with the police was