The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-04-12

trror at an aristocratic party, had been de-
t6tived of his command, and knew that he
Ihad got to do some daring deed ut the boz
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 unfiinching courage, and he at
once thought that the American cowboys
would be Just tho men for him. He was
about to speak to them, when n loud cry
arose, and tho scenery and stage were seen
to BIO 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 Americana and the two officers,
Skoheleff and Krapofkin, who had retained
their seats with imperturbable GOODNESS
Little Bricks said to Macy, in quiet way:
=" Reckon thar amt much show for us,
Buckaro, unless thar's q door under that
stage.n Then, ns he glanced around at the
tiemoralized crowd behind them, he added.
with some wonder: swell, 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-
wards tho strnngerR
Skobeleff was as cool as q cucumber, as he
held out his hand to Little Bricks, and said,
in excellent English, or rather shouted into
his ear: r,
How came you here? What brought you to
Russia, meanY'
Little Bricks. grasping the hand extended
as If It had been that Of comrade, yelled
back his answer in the others ear:
Game to see the Grand Duke Alexis
Net him on the plains We three helped
him his first buffalo hunt Asked US to call
!. on him. II we ever came to Roosha Got on
a tear and CANA Here zoe air. Know any
thing about the Grand Duke. stranger"
sThe 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 understoodf"
little Bricks nodded, and just Mt that
moment Krapotlyin touched Skobeleff on the
arm. and pointed out that, under the stage,
the door by which she orchestra went out
and IN, was wide open, and looked black,
~ n there was no fire. in that direction.
The gesture was sufficient, and Skobelef
touched the three cowboys successfully,
and pointed them to the door
Then jacques Dardeville screamed into
6kobeleff's ear:
aGo and find II it leads out anywhere,
and wen bring some girls out that way"
Skobeleff nodded assent and dnrted
down to the opening In few moments
he came back to shout in his companion's
ear:
no jam we can get out quite number"
Then the five men left their place OF safe
f1,al ,a.,1 Mt ba ah iak
ing. struggling mass of humanity. that was
nowsurRing around the foot of the bal :ony.
The fire on the stage had spread by the
curtain. over the roof OF the theater, and
was already licking at the curtains of the
boxes
Skobelen, surveying the scene with I'M
diminished GOODNESS, pointed to the great
entrance door, which could still he seen
through the smoke, and roared into Darde-
ville's ear:
sBlocked tlghtl Get them backl"
So saving. they began to pull at the terror
etricken ones that they saw running to and
fro in the rear OF the crowd, and pointed
ont by gestures the dark door under the
stage: but by the time they had escorted
about score Of Indies off In this way, the
fire had crept SO near the stage door that
the nextcomers shuddered and sbrank
BACK from tno hpphIcnb uohboA. ANoS.S',
yelled in Macy's ear:
We've saved all we can. Take another
girl apiece and let us go ,chiie tce can
The Americans nodded silently, and each
man looked about for a woman to save,
when they heard great cry behind them,
which was followed by a crash Looking
round. they saw that part OF the roof hnd
fallen in sparks on the crowd. and that oil
hopes of escape seemed to be cut of; but
they heard skobeleff say aloud, in English;
Courage, my friends II we get out o.
this. Won are tho boys want to have will
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