Part 67 (1/2)

”So his eyes on Miller

”I'll have his life!” panted thesuddenly, and throwing up his hand

”Look out!” screaot a pistol!”

Frank knew this well enough, and he was expecting just such a irl's lips when the revolver was sent flying from Wade Miller's hand

The boy had leaped forward, and, with one skillful kick, disar the weapon out of his hand

Miller seemed dazed for ahis teeth

”Oh, let er for a fight ”Me blud is gittin' shtagnant”

”Keep away!” ordered Frank ”I can look out for myself”

”I'll kill ye! I'll kill ye!” snarled the infuriated man

”Well, you have tried that trick twice, but I do not see that you have succeeded to any great extent”

”I'll hammer yer life out o' yer carcass with my bare hands!”

”Possibly that will not be such a very easy trick to do”

The boy's coolness seemed to add to the fury of his assailant, and the man made another rush, which was easily avoided by Frank, who struck Miller a stinging blow

”You'd better stop, Wade,” advised the girl ”He-uns is too h”

”Oh, I'll show ye--I'll show ye!”

There was no longer any reason in the man's head, and Frank saw that he rapple with the boy, and Frank felt that he would find the th of an ox, for which reason hehands

For some moments Frank had all he could do to avoid Miller, who seerown stolid to the lad's blows At last, Frank darted in, caught theto the ground

Miller lay still, stunned

”Wal, that's the beatenest I ever saw!” cried Kate Kenyon, whose admiration for Frank no no bounds ”You-uns is jes' a terror!”

Barney laughed