The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-19

faces busted up their noatriis as
well ns Into their eyes
In throwing the pepper Billy had
employed his left hand. This LEFT
hnnd had not completed the mo-
zion before Billy was reaching for
the platter Of eggs with his right
hand.
II was unfortunate for Sam
Inrdor that he was a slow-guing
gentleman The platter struck linn
lgewlso over the so when his siS
shooter had barely cleared the bot
! stcr. The slx-shootcr thuddtd to
the floor. Sam and his chair went
over backward and lay together m
n tangic amid the fragments OF
broken platter and the remains 81
= yeral eggq. He was unconscious
Hilly. arriving In Sans mined
late ngIghburhoof n split second
after Sam struck the floor. scoopcd
up the fallen slx-shooter and
wheeled back to face his other two
enemies. hut they were too occu-
pied to be an Immediate menace.
Felix craft was sitting on the fiot
clawing at his eyes and swearing
continuously. Tip. coughing and
%sncezlng. was not swearing Per-
hnps he had not sufficient breath.
Q y NNN NANfH ~ MNN VIZ Vs. ~
arms spread wide. feeling his way
along toward the door giving into
tho hall.
Billy cat-footed up behind Tiu
and snatched away his siN-shootcr
Tip spun round at the touch. but
Billy lodged away from the clutch
ing hands.
Bang! n revolver bullet cut q
button from his vest and tucked
into the wall Mt his elbow. Billy !
sudden movement had saved hi.
life. lie ieaptd back another two
yards to get out of the smoke and
~crorched. balancing his ms body
on the balls Of hiH feet.
He saw beyond the table Felix
craft with n gun In each hand. The
gamblers face. despite the tears
that overlooked his eyes and ran
! down his cheeks was fairly muir
derous.
tip Where are YOU? Don't
you move. Bill" Craft was saying.
the barrels Of his i've guns woav-
ing u and fro uncertainty. Get
away from that door. BIZ Don't
you try ana get away. I can see
you"
Eillg leaned forward. picked M
a fork from his setout on the table
ana flung % across he room. IL
fctl with "a clhtt.r. craft fired II
the sound The neat instant BHiy
kicked him under the chin and
unttoncd him out
Put your hands behind you
TIP. ne directed.
Tlp answered the question hy
hating his cropping way toward
the speaker He stood still. his
body swayinr. his muscular finger
locked In the palms of his hands
Hilly stopped over the s"nsclcs'
% craft and whipped off his ncckcr
d crchicf
tip hesitated. then suddenly ~
a thrust his hands behind Inn BIZ
slipped around him. laid his siN
n .hooter an q chair scat and drew
handkerchief beneath TIP
n crossed wrists The next instan
Tin had whlrlcd nj A. crowdc'
his body against Bil.y ana strucl
u, outside with NIL his might In "a
instant Ttr was on top and lsill'
h underneath The older man jam
mod both thumbs into Billy's wind
N ripe and wrenchcd himself nstrid
4 Biily's body. The strangiinR Biil
spread wide his legs. hunrhcd 81
y his knees. E.Inted both feet aEuins
TIPS ribs ana Strengthened nj
20 legs with o jerk TIPS hands wcr
a torn loose from Bnlys throat an
~ Tip himself crashed hacNwnr
4 against The wall.
nily scrambled 20 his fcet an
=, without the slightest heritntio
H. clipped TIP over the head with ti
barrel Of hts siN-shooter. Tip r.
ls manned whore he was, Rilly stoo
no owe him. pistol poised. ull h
made sur he was senscleyH. The
he took pains 20 make fast ia
'l trio's respective arms ana legs wit
ih strips torn from a nightgown he
" longing q sam
~ was his laudable intention I
cr pack the unconscious feiiN int
town ana tail him for the stage
81 coach robbery. II was a bold plai
b, hut Billy always rather fnvorc
the hold plan with Gran In -
NJ and wearing the clo:hing worn p
In the rohhor. TO which clothing IA
,d complainant Jerry Fern and h
er passengers would undoubtedly 4
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