Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11

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GENERAL SKORELEFF.
Skobeleff, having fired a Lullet through Q
mirror at an aristocratic party, had been de-
prived OF his command, and knew that he
mad got to do some daring deed at the be-
ginning of the war with Turkey, then Just
coming on, to get himself reinstated in the
royal favor In order to succeed, he would
need some comrades skilled in horseman-
ship, and of untiinching courage, and he ut
once thought that tho American cowboys
would be just the men for him. He was
about to speak to them, when a loud cry
arose. and the scenery and stage were seen
to be on fire. At once, from every quarter,
arose the shrieks of women and the shouts
OF men.
Within fifty seconds the front of the
parquet was absolutely empty, save for
the three Americans and the two officers,
SNoleletf and krapotkin, who had retained
their seats with inperturbable GOODNESS
Little Bricks said to Macy, in a quiet way:
"ReckOn thar aim much show for us,
Buckaro, unless thars door under that
stage" Then. as he glanced around at tho
demoralized crowd behind them, he added,
with some wonder: SWELL, I swar, eff thar
ANTI two real men at last"
He referred to the two officers, who now
rose slowly from their seats and came to-
W.rds the strangers
Skobeleff was as cool as a cucumber, as he
1,el out his hand to Little Bricks, and said,
his ear:
You are a naolodyetz-a brave fellow
How came you here? What brought you to
Russia mean?7
Little Bricks. grcsDing the hand extended
as ii it has been that of a comrade, yelled
back his answer in the others ear:
''Came to see the Grand Duke Alexis
Met him on the plains We three helped
him his first buffalo hunt Asked us to call
on him, if we ever came to Roosha. Got on
a tear and came. Here ace ar. Know any
thing about the Grand Duke, strangely"
1.-The Grand Duke is at Sebastopol. You
know he is in the navy, not the army You
will not be able to do any thing with him in
| this war, gentlemen. You had better come
with me- Here is my card. If We get out OF
this fire alive, call at that hotel in the morn
ing Is that understood?"
Little Bricks nodded, and Just at that
moment Krapotkin touched Skobeleff on the
| arm, and pointed out that, under the stage,
| the door by which the orchestra went out
| and in. was wide open, and looked black,
as if there was no tire, in that direction.
| touched the three cowboys successfully,
| and pointed them to the door,
Then Jacques Dardeville screamed into
! Skobeleff's ear:
go and find if it leads out anywhere,
| and We'll bring some girls out that way"
Skobelef nodded assent, and darted
down to the opening. In few moments
! he came back to shout in his companions
ear:
| at leads into an open court If there 10
no jam we can get out quite number"
Then the five men left their place Of safe
ty, and advanced to the back of the shrek.
ing, struggling mass of humanity, that was
nows urging around the foot of the b*l :ony.
| The fire on tho stage had spread by the
| curtain, over the roof of the theaLer, and
was already licking at the curtains Of the
boxes
| Skobeleff, surveying the scene with un-
diminished GOODNESS. pointed to the great
| entrance door, which could still he seen
through the smoke, and r0ared into Darde-
ville's ear:
Blocked tight! Get them back!"
So saying, they began to pull at the terror
stricken ones that they saw running to and
fro In the rear Of the crowd, and pointed
out, by gestures, the dark door under the
stage; but by tho time they had escorted
about a score of ladies of in this way, the
fire had crept so near the stage door that
| the nextcomers shuddered and shrank
back from the apparent danger: Skobeleff
yelled in Macy's ear.
"We've saved all we can. Take another
girl apiece and let US 60 while ace can.
The Americans nodded silently, and each
man looked about for a woman to save,
when they heard a great cry behind them,
which was followed by a crash Looking
round. they saw that part of the roof had
fallen in sparks ON the crowd, and that all
hopes of escape seemed to be cut off; but
they heard Skobeleff say aloud, in English:
Courage. my friends If we get out OF
this, you are the boys want to have with
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