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Show StormTesiameni hM (Continued from Friday's Express) Delighted to see the mob getting their just reward, and thankful I was now on the winning side, I leaped to the woodpile and tossed sticks to several nearby Mormons who joined Brother Butler in his assault on the mob. Then I stationed myself in front of the woodpile, wood-pile, determined to prevent the mob-bers mob-bers from getting their own oak sticks in an effort to equalize the Mormon advantage. I had barely established my defensive defen-sive position beside the woodpile, oak club in hand, than I was challenged not by one of the faceless members of the mob, but by Dick Boggs, the man I had kicked senseless a few moments earlier. "I'm going to slit your belly wide open," he hissed between broken brown teeth. He seemed unaware of the battle between the eight Mormons and the Missouri mob. His attention was focused completely on me, the object ob-ject of his revenge, and nothing else mattered. "Stand back, if you don't want your head smashed," I warned, tightening my grip on the oak club. 1 could feel the woodpile at my back; there was no turning and running. I was concerned con-cerned and would have to fight. Crouched like an animal about to spring, Boggs narrowed the gap between bet-ween us, one step at a time. The knife was in his right fist, waving rhythmically back and forth, like the tail of a cat preparing to spring on a mouse. The moment he stepped within range, I lunged forward, swinging the club with all my strength, hoping that by making the first move I could catch him by surprise. I wasn't so lucky. Anticipating An-ticipating my swing, his left hand caught the club in mid air before it could do any damage. His grip was like steel, and I could not pull the weapon free. I tried to back away, but was already against the woodpile with nowhere to go. Knowing he had the advantage, the corners of his mouth curved upward into a wicked grin. His little black eyes sparkled with pleasure as he thrust the knife towards my stomach. I saw the knife narrow the gap between life and death, and then suddenly stop as if in front of an invisible shield. I looked at the knife in disbelief, not understanding understan-ding why it stopped not until I saw the big black hand clamped tightly on Bogg's forearm, just above the knife. I looked up into the face of Dee, the big slave whom Boggs had humiliated a few minutes earlier. "No massah," begged Ike. Boggs' grin vanished from his mouth as he turned upon the slave, cursing violently at the slave for having hav-ing grabbed his arm. In his other hand, Boggs held the oak stick he has wrestled wrestl-ed from me minutes earlier. He began beating the slave over the head and shoulders. Ike defended himself as best he could with his free forearm, but refused to let go of the hand holding the knife. Boggs was besides himself with rage. I grabbed another stick from the woodpile, took several quirk steps towards Boggs' unprotected back, and swatted him on the side of the head as if I were beating the dust out of Aunt Sarah's rug. Without the slightest whimper, he dropped to his knees, then rolled forward upon his face in the August dust, where he remained perfectly still. The street was quiet now. The mob had departed, dragging their wounded wound-ed and unconscious with them, unable to contend with the club-swinging Mormons. Mor-mons. Two by two the Mormons w ere entering the store to cast their votes while their comrades stood guard on the porch. It was still too t-arly to rctish the victory the defeated mobter were expected to return at any moment mo-ment with firearms. One of the Mormons Mor-mons wa crossing the street to fetch the horses so they could make a hasty getavtay as soon as the last man had voted. I turned to run for my home and nearly ran into Dig Ike. He was standing stan-ding over Bnf!i-:s' limp body and looking look-ing away into the woods, not sure if he Books One & Two... Pius a large selection of other Adventure Books! 3 Tridell lorna (TlcKee Phone 247-2350 Arnold Simmons move to Tridell Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Simmons have had a new double-wide mobile home brought in and work is going on preparatory to their moving in. The home is located on the place where the old Jim Harvey home stood. Linda Young was hostess to a cosmetic party held at her home Wednesday. Kathy Woollard Anderson was the beauty consultant. Wade Haslem left Friday for Fresno, Calif., to work for an insulation insula-tion company. Brent McKee, who has been helping his brothers, Rondal and Merlin McKee the past month, returned Sunday Sun-day to his home in Cambridge, Idaho. Velma Lyman took her son, Murlin Wenzel, back to Provo after spending a few days in Tridell with the family. 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Ron and Lennis McKee and Preston Taylor spent Friday and Saturday in Cortez, Colo., to a farm machinery auction. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Taylor and , . " Lennis McKee spent Friday in Salt Lake City. Alan Chapell, Pasadena, Calif., is visiting at the Rich Perry home. He will be leaving shortly for an LDS mission. Richard Perry, watermaster for the Whiterocks Irrigation Company, has been working to help replace the La-point La-point flume. Rae Goodrich hauled the beams for this old flume in 1936. Bob Young and Louis Woolley are the contractors con-tractors for the new flume. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson and family, fami-ly, Wright, Wyoming, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bagley and family spent the Easter weekend with the Ben i Wilson family. Emma Wilson received word from the Tom Wilson family Saturday mor ning that their town had come to a standstill with 20 foot snowdrifts. Schools have been closed, mail service is not available and people can't go to work. One man went out to feed his horse and became lost and his body was found yesterday, Richard Perry reports because of the deep snow, seven hcadgatcs on the canal have been broken and have had to be replaced. should stay with his master or run away. Boggs pocket kntfe was In his hand. In grabbing his master's arm, Ike had crossed an uncrosauble line. He knew the punishment that awaited him. If I had brai In Missouri long enough to understand the seriousness of helping help-ing a slave run away, I protwhly would have thanked Ike for helping me and continued on tny w ay along, As it w as, realizing he was In big trouble for helping help-ing me, I shouted as t ran past. "Come on, Ike, Irl'i gel out of here!' When I reached the horse, Ike was at my side. I mounted first, he swung up behind, and we galioprd northward into the Missouri wwxls, It'ontlnBcd In Friday! Vernal Expffi LDS Books Children! Books Dictionaries, Cook Books and plenty of good reading. 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