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Penrod

CHAPTER II ROMANCE
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Soon there flowed another awful struggle and siezin his ottomatick back from Mr Wilson he shot two of the detectives through the heart Bing Bing went the ottomatick and two more went to meet their Maker only two detectives left now and so he stabbed one and the scondrel went to meet his Maker for now our hero was fighting for his very life.

It was dark in there now for night had falen and a terrible view met the eye Blood was just all over everything and the rats were eatin the dead men.
Soon our hero manged to get his back to the wall for he was fighting for his very life now and shot Mr Wilson through the abodmen Oh said Mr Wilson you---- -- -- -- -- (The dashes are Penrod's.) Mr Wilson stagerd back vile oaths soilin his lips for he was in pain Why you---- -- --you sneered he I will get you yet---- -- --you Harold Ramorez The remainin scondrel had an ax which he came near our heros head with but missed him and ramand stuck in the wall Our heros amunition was exhaused what was he to do, the remanin scondrel would soon get his ax lose so our hero sprung forward and bit him till his teeth met in the flech for now our hero was fighting for his very life.

At this the remanin scondrel also cursed and swore vile oaths.

Oh sneered he---- -- -- -- --you Harold Ramorez what did you bite me for Yes sneered Mr Wilson also and he has shot me in the abdomen too the---- Soon they were both cursin and reviln him together Why you---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- --sneered they what did you want to injure us for----you Harold Ramorez you have not got any sence and you think you are so much but you are no better than anybody else and you are a---- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ---- Soon our hero could stand this no longer.

If you could learn to act like gentlmen said he I would not do any more to you now and your low vile exppresions have not got any effect on me only to injure your own self when you go to meet your Maker Oh I guess you have had enogh for one day and I think you have learned a lesson and will not soon atemp to beard Harold Ramorez again so with a tantig laugh he cooly lit a cigarrete and takin the keys of the cell from Mr Wilson poket went on out.
Soon Mr Wilson and the wonded detective manged to bind up their wonds and got up off the floor---- -- --it I will have that dasstads life now sneered they if we have to swing for it---- -- -- -- -- -- --him he shall not eccape us again the low down---- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- Chapiter seventh A mule train of heavily laden burros laden with gold from the mines was to be seen wondering among the highest clifts and gorgs of the Rocky Mts and a tall man with a long silken mustash and a cartigde belt could be heard cursin vile oaths because he well knew this was the lair of Harold Ramorez Why---- -- -- -- --you you---- -- -- -- -- -- -- mules you sneered he because the poor mules were not able to go any quicker -- -- you I will show you Why---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --it sneered he his oaths growing viler and viler I will whip you---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --you sos you will not be able to walk for a week---- -- --you you mean old---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --mules you Scarcly had the vile words left his lips when---- "PENROD!" It was his mother's voice, calling from the back porch.
Simultaneously, the noon whistles began to blow, far and near; and the romancer in the sawdust-box, summoned prosaically from steep mountain passes above the clouds, paused with stubby pencil halfway from lip to knee.


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