Bonny Jean, and A Severe Threat — page 110: what you’re looking at

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BONNY JEAN. 103 “*Tt zs Phil Randall !” he muttered—‘‘ Phil Randall, afve /” ‘*’To be sure I’m alive !” cried Philip ; ‘‘and now let me ask you a question: What are you doing here?” Black turned his face away ; he could not meet the look in the eyes of the man whom he had so fearfully wronged. ‘*'Tell me—or I shall kill. you !” cried Philip, raising his rifle as he spoke. ‘You would not shoot a man when he is down ?” cried Black, in horrified alarm. ‘‘What hurt you?” queried Philip, with a gesture of con- tempt. _**T_J was digging yonder,” groaned Black. ‘‘I had a little business, you see——’” ~ **Ves, I know!” interpolated Philip, grimly ; ‘‘ you were rob- bing the widow and orphan! Goon! What hurt you?” Black winced a little. ‘‘Well, I was only taking what is my own !” he said, harshly. ‘Jean Conway is my wife, you know !” Philip sprang forward, as though he would strangle the fallen wretch ; then he hesitated, and drew back. ‘‘Go on!” he commanded. ‘‘It was—something in the pit yonder!” explained Black. ‘¢An infernal machine, Ireckon! I know I’m hit in the leg. I—I think I shall die with the pain !” ‘Oh, no!” responded Philip, sardonically ; ‘‘you will not die from that! Black, you were born for a Augher fate |” Black shuddered, but attempted no reply. And Philip proceeded to examine the aperture, to discover the cause of the strange explosion. He found a small box, in- geniously constructed, and filled with explosive material—so arranged that a sudden blow upon it had caused it to explode ; but, fortunately for the villain, the blow struck by his spade had not been forcible enough to kill him, though it had wounded and disabled him. When the fragments of the box had been carefully removed, comicbooks (elo) =)