The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
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mirror aU an hIlSuOCIdllC pul ", Aao DScH oo-
prived of his command and knew that he
had 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 uni!inching courage, and he at
once thought that the American cowboys
would be Just the men for him He was
about to speak to them, when 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 ffy seconds the front of the
parquet was absolutely empty, save for
| the three Americans and the Two officers,
| Skobeletf and Krapotkin, who had retained
| their seats with imperturbable GOODNESS
| Little Bricks said to Macy, in q quiet way:
| "Reckon thar amt much show for us,
| Duckaro, unless thar's door under that
| stage" Then, as he glanced around ct the
| demoralized crowd behind them, he added,
with some wonder: @Well, swar, eff thar
aint't two real men at last"
| He referred to the two officers, who now
rose slowly from their seats and came TO-
wards the strangers
Skobeleff was as cool as cucumber, as he
held out his hand to Little Bricks and said,
IN excellent English, or rather shouted inso
his ear:
You are a mo1odyctz-a brave fellow
How came you heres What brought you to
Russia l mesn?"
Little Bricks, grasping the hand extended
as if i. had been that Of a comrade, yelled
| back his answer in the others ear:
"Camc 10 see the Grtnd Duke Alexis
Met him on the plains We three helped
him his first buffalo hunt Asked us to cal
on him. if we ever came to Roosha Got or
tear aud came Here we air. Know any
thing about the Grand Duke, stran@er?'
Tho Grand Duke is at SebastopoL for
know he is in the navy, not the army. Yor
will not be able to do any thing with M" II
this war, CentIomon. You had better come
with me Here is my card If We get out O!
this fire alive, call at that hotel i'll the morn
ing. Is that unders; ood:'
Little Bricks nodded, and just at that
moment Nrupotkin touched Skobeetf on the
arm, and pointed out that, under the stasf
the door by which the orchestra went on
and in was wide OPEN and looked black
Cs it there was no fire, in that direction.
The gesture was sufficient. and Skobelet
: touched the three cow-b boys succcssIvcy
ami pointed thnm to the door.
Then jacques Dardoville screamed 'ht'
, SkObelef's ear:
go and find if it leads out any" mere
and we'l bring some girls ont that way
SkoJeetf no ided assem- and hartet
, down to the opening. In few moment!
he came back to shout in his companion
ear:
at leads into an open court II there II
2 no lam We can get out quite number
, Then the five men LETT their place of safe
/ ty, and advanced to the back Of the shrlak
ing, struggling mass OF humanity, that wa
owsurgiug around the foot OF the BAL "ht
: The fire on the stage had spread by th
= curtain, over the roof of the thealer, N
was already lciing at the curtains or tn
; boxes
Skobeleff, surveying the scene with un
$ diminished coolness pointed to the greu
t entrance door, which could Sill be see
| | throurh the smoke, and roared into Darde
, viile's ear:
= blocked tight! Get them back|
So saving. they began to pull at the terror
Z stricken ones that they saw running TO an
fro in the rear of the crowd, and pointe
out. by gestures, the dark door under III
staoe. but by the time they had escorte
abont n score Of ladies off i'll this way, I'll
fire had crept so near the stage door Una
the nextcomers shuddered and shran
U back from the apparent danger okooele
IS yelled in Macy's ear:
n -We'ye saved all W, can. Take anot hi
, girl apiece and let us 60 whie we ca''
The Americans nodded silently, and eac
u man looked about for 4 woman to say
II when they heard great cry behind theh
o which was followed by a crash. LooHh
l. round, they saw that part OF the roof hi
. fallen in sparks on the crowd. and tha1
10 homes of escape seemed to be cut on ~
u they heard Skobeletf say aloud, III EhSlS
IS "Courage, my friends, If we get Out
l. this. YOU are the boys want to nave W i
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