Argosy All-Story Weekly, April 4, 1925 — page 129: what you’re looking at

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By MAX BRAND Author of ‘‘ The Untamed,’’ ‘‘Dan Barry’s Daughter,’’ etc. CHAPTER AXVIITI. THE INSURMOUNTABLE ALTAR. . LY/ HAT is it?” gasped the Rev. Mr. Clary. ‘‘Do you hear them VV calling me, Mr. Albert?” ‘TI shall answer for you, however,” said FE} Cantor. ‘‘ You will stay here, my friend, and the door is not to be opened. The door is not to be opened!” He repeated it solemnly, then he called loudly: *‘ Gentlemen, this is E] Cantor, alias Jingle-Bells!” A shout of anger and of triumph an- swered him; then a voice rang in his ear. “And this is Hugh Nichols! Do you hear me? There is a score between us which shall be settled if ever I have thirty seconds alone with you!” * Hugh Nichols!” cried Peggy Swain. ‘* You've ended vour dance, Jingle-Bells,”’ said the sheriff outside the dvor. ‘ You might as well let us in. I'll tell you this. What we have against you is not murder. Matter of fact, it's something that might even be settled out of court. Will you listen to reason, Jingle- Bells?” Mr. Long,’ E] Cantor replied, “I trust that you will put some credit in what I have to say when I swear to you that if there is a noise again at either of those doors, I shall begin shooting through them. Will you believe me?” ‘“ He’s gonna hang himself before he gets through with it, and it ain’t gonna be long before he’s through,” said one of those near the sheriff. And another added: “‘ Why not haul off This story began in the Argosy-Allstory Weekly for March 7 919 (CO) GIOok