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ddrewaknife.Sachrolledawayfrom
him and also reached for the knife which he carried in a hip-pocket.
BeforehecoulddrawitMiguelthequadroonproprietorthre whim-
selfuponhimandtriedtopitchhimintothestreet.ButSach althougha
smallmanwasbothagileandferocious.Hetwistedoutofthe graspof
thehugequadroonandturnedraisingtheknife.Ashedidsot heAl-
geriandeftlykickeditfromhisgraspandleftSachtofaceM iguelun-
armed.ScreamingwithragehesprangatMiguel'sthroatand thetow
fell writhing upon the floor.
Therecouldonlybeoneendtosuchastruggleofcourseasthe Al-
gerianrecognizedbyreplacinghisknifeinhispocketandr esuminghis
seat.MiguelobtainedafirmholduponSacahandraisedhimb odily
abovehisheadasonehasseenaprofessionalweight-lifterraiseaheavy
dumb-bell.Thushecarriedhimkickingandfoamingatthemouthwi th
passiontotheopendoor.Fromthestephethrewhimintothem iddleof
the street.
AtthismomentIobservedsomethingglitteringupontheflo orcloseto
thechairoccupiedbytheAlgerian.Standingup—forIhadde termined
todepart—Icrossedinthatdirectionstoopedandpickedup thisobject
whichglittered.Asmyfingerstoucheditsodidmyheartgiv eagreat
leap.
The object was agolden scorpion!
ForgetfulofmydangeroussurroundingsIstoodlookingatt hegolden
ornamentinmyhand…whensuddyilai：
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