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har and turned him half round; he
was again looking into the forest on
the bank opposite the tort. The sound
of a clear, high voice in a monotonous
sing-song now rang out behind him and
came across the water with a distinct
ness that pierced and subducd all other
sounds, even the beating of the ripples
in his ears. Although no soldier, ne
had f~rcqueBted camps enough to know
the dread significance of that delib-
crate, drawing, aspirated chant; the
lieutenant on shore was taking a part
in the mornings work. How coldly aud
pitilessly-with what an even, calm in
quillity inthe uien-with what accurate
~ly-measured intervals fell those cruel
words:
Attention, company. Shoulder rims
Ready. Aim. FIRE."
Farquhar dived-dived as deeply as
he could. The water roared in his ears
like the voice Of Niagara, yet he heard
the dulled thunder of the volley, and,
rising again toward the surface, met
shining bits of metal, singularly fat
tened, oscillating slowly downward.
Some of them touched him on the face
and hands, then fell away, continuing
their descent. One lodged between his
collar and neck; it vas uncomforta-
bly, warm, and he snatcbed it out.
As he rose TO the surface, gasping
for breath, he saw that he had been Il
long time under water; he was per-
ceptihly further down stream-nearer
to safety. The soldiers had almost fin
ished r%eloadiug: the metal ramrods
flashed all at once in the sunshine as
they were drawn from the barrels,
turned in the air, and thrust into their
sockets. The two s%cntinels fired again,
independently and Intellectually.
The hunted man saw ali this over
his shoulder; he was LOW swimming
vigorously with the current. His brain
was as energetic as his arms and legs;
he thought with the rapidity of light
ming.
The officer" he reasoned. will not
MAKE rn"' h'"f''i'e's eiio, " ss'ono
'i'pe' ~ was as enns ~ uoose 'o''oy
as d siisie sio'' 'e mas pio""nis ar
ready given the command to fire at
will, God help me, cannot dodge them
ALL"
An apP"'i,nS Pl"sh within t"o sa'os
of him, followed by a loud, rushing
sooho' "i.''hue''o' "h'cn seemed 10
rave, pacN through 'he AR o 'he lori
"ha a'ea III an Explosion when s'irf@l
'he very river 10 us oepths. "A rising
snee' Oh water "h'eh curved over NM
ieii oo"h upon Num- o'''ueo num-
s'iahsitu h'i'' Inc cannon hao taken
II na"u III 'he 2aane'
suddenly he 1elt hllmseli whirled
round ana round-spli'hing IKE a top.
Inc water, the banks, the forest, the
no" distant brldSe, tort ana men-ail
were coinln'ngied ana blurred. OBJECTS
were represented by the'r colors only;
circular horl>ontal streaks OF color
that was all lie saw. He had been
caught III a vortex ana was BENG hurled
on WIN 'e'oci.y Oh "c'ance ana syra-
tioh "h'ch mace MN g'ody and SICK
IN a lie" moments ne was hung upon
'he SraVei at the 1901 OF the ie1t bank
OF 'he stream-the southern pal'k--aho
oehiha d projecting point "hlch con
cealeo nm from ms enemies Inc sud
deh arrest OF MS n'otIon' the ABRASION
OF one OF MS hah"S OH the gravel re-
stored MN ana ne "ePt WIN oelight.
re aug ms hngers 'h'o 'he Sano' Threw
10 owe h,i'sp'l IN hahn'''s ana aud'niy
plesseo II. IL iooheu iike sold' IKE aia-
inohos' ruoies' cf'tr'ids' ne conid
LINN - 'o'n''s pea".''u' "h'ch IL
u,u AoV l'Se'''ie' me ''eeS upon one
o"hh "eie siah' s"rueh pi"h@' lie
"'"u ".'",' II '"e'' "''aSse
'n'"'' h"."'" we ''as'"',e ~ ,he'r
o''''"@. q '''""se 'o"e"'e i.s"' Si""he
'"io"S" 10. sp"oeS ",pons VIC 'i"nNs'
anu 'ie '''no iha'e =" 'he'' o'a"Gnes
u "'usi' y. "eoi.''' ""'Ps' ne ""' NC
"'" r.' i"' o,'"Pr' was 'on'en.
'i,"'"'' !" 'n'' en'h"''''ls "Po' uh'ii
ie'"Neh'
a wh,Iz ana rattle OF grapeshot
among 'he ofahches hieh ABOVE ms
,'ea" Io"se' h'ih from ms arealh. Inc
pal"eu cahioheer nan hreu MN a ran
oo'n iare"e'i. l1c sPrahB 70 MS 1ee',
rusheo up ,he s'opihg DahK ana
Piunsed INTO the forest
All that day ne traVcied' laying MS
course pS 'ne rounding SUM- Inc ior-
est seemed inerinlnanle; nowhere did
ne discoVer a break IN II, not even q
woohmah that
ne h'ed IN so via a region. lhere was
something uhcahhy III ehe revelation.
HIS neck was in pain, and, lifting
his hand to it, ne ound it horribly
swollen. He knew that it had a circle
OF black where h rope had bruised
it, His ewes felt cOnpRStpI. he could |