The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-25
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again into line, and waited Tor the
next victim.
This uulc 10 waa Summarize, Two
OF the guards caught him hy the
wrists and pulled him brutally Go
the mont Ills thin figure and
long hints struggled and ruttcrcd
Like a chicken bong dragged from
coop, Challenger had turned Go
the king and waved his hands fran
tieaily before him, lie was hes
ging. pleading, mplorlng for his
comrades life, Tho apo man push
al him roughly aside and shook hi
head, IL was the last conscious
movement ho was 20 make upon
earth, Lord Johns rifle cracked.
and the KING sank down. tangled
rcd sprawung thing. upon the
ground
"Shoot into the thick OF them,
shoot sonny, shootr' cried my com
panion,
There are strange red depths IN
tho soul OF the most commonplace
man, / am truderheartcd by ma.
turc, and have found my eyes moist
many time over the scream of "a
wounded hare Yet tho blood lust
was on mo now found myself
on my feet emptyins one magazine.
then tho ether clicking open the
breeeh 10 reload. swapping Il 10
again. while cheering and yelling
with pure fcroeity and Joy OF
slaughter rs did 80. with our
four guns the two OF us made
horrible havoc, Both the guards
who held Summcrlee were down.
and he was staggering about like a
drunken man, The dense mob Of
apcmcn ran about in hewiider
mept. marycling when this storm
OF death was coming or what IL
might mean, They waved. gesticu,
lated. screamed. and trippcd up over
those who had fallen. Then. with
a sudden impulse. they all rushsd
In a bowling crowd to the trees for
shelter, leaving the ground behind
them spotted with their stricken
comrades. The prisoners were left
for the moment standing alono tn
the middle OF the clearing.
Challongcr's quick brain had
grasped tho situation. lilo seized
tho hewildcrod Summerlce by tho
arm. and they both ran towards
us. Two OF their guards bounded
after them and fell 20 two bullets
from Lord John, We ran forward
into the epen TO meet our friends.
and pressed loaded rife into the
hands OF each. hut Summarize was
al the end Of hta strength. He
could hardly tottrr. Already the
apcmc were recovering from their
panic They were coming thru the
brushwood and threatening TO cut
us Off Challenger and / ran sum
meriee along. one at each OF his
elbows. while Lord John covered
our retreat, firing again and aEniu
as savage heads snaried at US out
OF the bushes. For mile or more
The chattering hrutes were at ouc
very heels Then the pursuit slack.
ened. for they learned our power
and would no longer face that uu.
erriug rife. When he had NJ last
reached the camp. wc looked back
and found ourselves alone.
So 1t seemed to us. and set we
were mistaken We had hardly
closed the thornhush door Of our
zareba. clasped each others hands
and thrown ourselves painting upon
the ground beside our spring. when
We heard a pattcr OF feet and then
a gentle. plaintlvc crying from out.
side our entrance Lord RoXton
rushed forward, rifle IN hand. and
threw il open. There, PROSTATE
upon their faces. lay the little rcd
figures OF the four surviving In,
dams, trembling with fear OF us and
yet imploring our protection. With
an expressive sweep OF his hands
one OF them pointed to the woods
around them. and Indicated that
they were full OF danger. Then.
darttng forward, he threw his arms
round lord Johns lcga. and rested
his face upon them.
by George cried our peer. pull
ing Al his motistacl1e in great per
plexity, II suy--what the deuce are
we to do with these people? Get
up. little chnppic. and take your
face off my boots
TO he Continuedl