Daily camera., 1897-01-21
VIII.

As he rushed around to the southern
side of the old house-the side whence
all this uproar proceeded-Lambert
came suddenly upon two dim. swaying
figures. The one nearest him-that of
, a man-was clutching, throttling, APP
parently, a slighter form in white,
woman. The butt of his revolver
Strengthened out the dark fgurewith one
crack, and then for a moment every
thing was darkness and confusion. A
lamp, held by some screaming female
a "a neighboring window, was dropped
with "a crash The screams subsided to
scurry and chatter and Ethiopian pro-
testations and furious demands: "4ou
Elinor! you black nigguh-you let me
out this room instantlv!" Then rush of
footsteps to the window again, and
tragic appeals: "Mamma-ma-amma
Whut' happened? Doanswer? Do make
Elinor let me go to you, or All ii jump
out this window. Ah'm comm now"
And. indeed, q dim, slender form could
he deserted, arrayed in white, bendlng
low from the easement, when Burns
with his lantern came tearing around
the corner. Then majestic voice, i'm
perious even though well-nigh breath
less, was heard: katherine, return to
your bed instantly. Do you hear? IN
stantly! And send Elinor to me.
That Katherine shot back within the
sheltering blinds was possibly due not
50 much to the impetus given her by
those imperative orders as to that i'm
parted by the sight of a pair of shout
derstraps and the face of the young ofli-
Ger gazing in bewilderment above him.
Well might lie look amazed! At his feet
on the pathway Private Riggs was
sprawling, half stunned by the blow he
had received. On his back amidst the
| wreck of glass hot-bed Private MUIR
ply was clutching at empty air and
calling on all the saints in the Fiibern.an
calendar to rescue him from the hands
of that old bedlam. On the pathway, in
loose wrapper, her bosom heaving
with mingled wrath and exhaustion,
one hand nrm,y clutching stout cane,
| the other clasping together at ler white
neck the shreds of her torn and dishev-
eled garb, her dark eyes flashing fire,
| her lips quivering, stood a woman GER
tainly not so years of age. despite the
| silver in the beautiful hair streaming
down upon her shoulders and the deep
lines of grief and care in her clear~cut
and thoroughbred face. She leaned
| heavily on the stick an instant, but
raised it threateningly as the luclliess
Murphy strove to sit up and stanch the
blood trickling from his lacerated hands
and face.
Don't you dare to move, suh," she
painted, "unless-'' And the uplifted
cane supplied, most suggestively, the
ellipsis.
| "Oh, fur the luv O God, ma-am, don't
| ait me ag'in Sure, I'd niver prczhoome
| ma am"
''Shut up, Murphy!" growled Burns.
''It's easy to see what brought you
here Shall 1 let Riggs up, lieutenant?
He's bleeding good deal"
But Riggs didn't want to get up. He
aopped helplessly back upon the grass
plot Burns bent over and held his lam
| tern close "The mans drunk. sir, he
said-"and cut
81 did that, l presume" said Lam
bert, still little out of breath alter
the dash to the rescue. 81 found
him daring to lay hands on this
lady. Madame, sincerely hope you'are
| not injured. 1t is impossible for me to
say how 1 deplore this outrage These
men shall suffer for it, assure you"
| With rapid step the corporal of the
guard, bringing with him couple OF
men and another lantern, came iirr-
riedly to the scene and stood silent =
alert, glancing eagerly from fac ),
face. Two OF three frightened neg Is
J had crept around the rear pcrtico and