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Show a riuthi 1'non.v.im. ON the SJIIi of November Profeasor Frje, of Hon Ileruardlno, California, had a hard llmo with a ooiiplu of lire-flendt lire-flendt who undertook to burn the city school house of that Uci. It seems fromthoaccouutof ILe airilt whlih ap-ari In tho fuuir, Hut It It tho diatom of Mr. I rye to go to his olllco In the tchool bullJlug in the evening for the purpwo of studying and urltlug. At usual, on tho evening of Member 271 li, he went to hla room, little thinking of Ihu danger he waa soon to encounter At be oacd tho front door he noticed a glimmer of light coming from the recond ttoryof thebuildlng,and throw. log oft the light overcoat he wore, lie ascended at rapidly ntpoltiblt to the uperitoiy In search oftlio.fUo. At the landing of the upper floor lie saw a man, whom lie grapple! anJ ijulckly laid on tlie Moor. At thla moment a second man for there were two of them caught Mr. l'ryeby the nape of the neck, ulled lilm off an! at tho same lime kicked Mill lu the small of Iheback. While In the baiidt of the scend man the flrat one, Ulng un derneath Mr. l'rje, shot four timet, onlyonethot, however, Itklmt eiled, aud that hitting him on the Intlde of the left arm. At the lime the allots 'were firel the latol was to cloao that tbo clothing of Mr. Fryo wis bully burned aliout the wound. On being ehot, and finding that he had two men to dial with, Mr. Krye at once backeol out of the fight and hla atallanta lied. He then turned his atleullou to the fire, eillngul'hlnj It with water from the hoae which hal lately been put Into the bull ling. A toon at ho had a alreatn runnlug lie commenced to ring Ihobellat Intervals, audallllilsafler he was wounded by the dastardly scoundrel who hadat-nulled hadat-nulled him. The flro comAny wat aoon on the spot, but owing to the etiurtt of the plucky professor, their service were not required. |
