Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-12-29

face turned dirty white: his jaw
dropped; he would have shrieked If
Gale had not hit him. The blow
swept him backward against his men.
Then Gales heavy body, swiftly fol-
lowing with the momentum Of that
rush, struck the little group of rebels.
They went down with the table and
chairs in a sliding crash.
Gale, carried by his plunge, went
with them. Like cat he landed on
top. AS he rose his powerful hands
fastened on Rojas. He jerked the
little bandit off the tangled pile of
struggling, yelling men, and, swinging
him with terrific force, let go his hold.
Ro1as slid along the floor, knocking
over tables and chairs. Gale bounded
back, dragged Rojas up. handling him
as If he were limp sack.
A shot rang out above the yells.
Gale heard the Jingle of breaking
glass. The room darkened percep-
tibly He flashed a glance backward
The two cowboys were between him
and the crowd Of frantic rebels. One
cowboy held two guns low down. level
in front Of him. The other had his
gun raised and aimed On the instant
1t spouted red and white With the
crack came the crashing of glass, an
other darkenlng shade over the room
With a cry Gale slung the bleeding
Rojas from him. The bandit struck
a table, toppled over 1t, fell, and lay
prone.
Another shot made the room full of |
moving shadows. with light only back |
OF the bar. white-clad figure rushed |
at Gale. He tripped the man. bur had |
to kick hard to disengage himself
from grasping hands. Another figure
closed In on Gale. This one was dark
SWIFT. A blade glinted-described a
circle aloft simultaneously with q
close, red fash the knife wavered: the
man welding it stumbled backward.
Then pandemonium broke loose. The
Din became roar. Gale heard shots
that sounded like dull spats in the
distance. The big lamp behind the
par seemingly split, then sputtered
and went out, leaving the room in
darkness.
Gale leaped toward the restaurant
door, which was outlined family nv
the yellow light within. Right and
lett he pushed the cropping men who
joslied with him. He vaulted pool
lable, sent tables and chairs f1ying
and gained the door, to be the first
'f wedging mob to squeeze through
one sweep of his arm knocked the res
aurant lamp from its stand; and he
an out, leaving darkness behind him.
lew bounds took him into the par- /,
or. II was deserted. Thorne had
'otten away with Mercedesi
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he space OF perhaps SIXTY seconds
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