The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-11
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and red flag. that the rain had
soaked almost black, hung from the
. church door to the steps.
There was not a soul to be seen at
the barricade. The sentry boxes pro-
! tected no Sentinels. The church was
dark and silent.
Bourke' crept forward and mounted
| the barricade. He walked along the
top to where it crossed the sidewalk
Here the wall of paving stones was
higher. He could lift himself into the
! balcony of the house. against which
the barTicade ended. This he did eau
tiously. then crouched there. watching
a lantern that somebody in the house
/ had lighted.
The lantern swung to and fro; some
body was moving downstairs A
shadow fell across the threshold and
figure stepped into the street. BY the
light of the lantern he could see the
uniform-the crimson reverses, the
gilded shoulder knots laced with scar
let, that indicated an officer of rank
in the carbineers.
| The officer stood a moment inspect
| ing the barricade by the Pickering
| light, then turned, and, crossing the
! street, entered the church 1t was
| Speyer. Bourke waited a moment be-
fore he rose from the balcony He had
no plan. no idea. What TO do now that
he had Crept into the hornets nest was
a problem too intricate for him: and
as he crouched there, hesitating, soma
thing in the open window behind him
! caught his eye-a dark mass huddled
above the window ledge Then. to his
horror, ne saw eyes watching him in
the shadow-and the shadow itself
seemed to expand and glide toward
him. Quick as thought he had his
revolver leveled. There came a gasp
lxrc 0ear1<
softly into the balcony, Whispering,
Don't shoot, comrade; it's all right"
Before Bourke could understand an
other figure climbed out of the window
| and made toward him.
! 'Noyons, comrade, they protested. I'VE
lend a hand,
They let themselves down to the barri-
cade. one after the other then turned
and motioned Bourke to follow
What did you do with your uniform %
asked one of the men. You're lucky to
'Zut!'' said the other, Eve can sell orr
uniforms at the temple and buy blouses. -
There was something not altogether un-
IaInihaT 10 Bourke about the two carbin-
GERS. He looked into their hard faces.
/ The one expressed sodden sensual brll-
| tahty. the other vacant viciousness. Sud
GEM IL came to him; they were the
| Goutte. Ia
Are you coming with us. or are Won
going to stand there all day." asked Mon
Bib added: THE captain will be look
ing for US in ten minutes to help on that
! id baricade."
Listen. said Bourke. with sudden in
| sDiration- Il am not going to desert
empty handed. Are your
Hey?' demanded Bib. vacantly.
There's nothing to pocket in that bar
racks there, and I know our captain
| looted the church,
Captain speyer?" asked Bourke.
| ''No-Stauffer.'
rs Speyer your captain?'' asked Mon
Oncle. -o'i
.Win you wait till fnish?" clustered
empty handed"
.1ll take anything on Gods earth. ;,
said Bib solemnl:. but there's nothing
/ left to steal in this part of his earth. Is
there. Mon Oncle?'
Yes. there is. said Bourke. savageIy.
There's that girl the Speyer stole in the
! rue d Ypres.
What do we want of her?" asked Bibi
| in genuine astoniShment.
Want You wart the reward, don't
your
"Rewardr' muttered Mon Oncle. ..Is
that why Speyer stole her? thought he
/ was sweet on her.
| ''Zuti' said Bib. .'Of course IL was for
a reward. But l don't see how we are to
| get her as she's in the church der"
.'Of course. she's in the church, inter-
| rupted Bourke. impudently, but his voice
! shook IN spite of him at such unhoped-
| church. and all we'll have to do is TO wait
! until Speyer comes out with his lantern
And crack his skull" blurted out Bib,
! 'sAnd walk into the church and get her
I -hey?" suggested Mon Oncle.