New-York tribune., 1903-06-29

Il, And when you've done. you can cave ne
with this beauty. Hey. my lass2 The SHOWS
waiting Sit up and have look at him.
saw whitmore's face they turned il up.
and the sight Of IL made me cover my eyes
heard the men ~tep out into the roadway anu
set back their triggers Crouching against me
WALL heard the voIley.
AS the echoes Of IL beat from side 70 side OF
the narrow street I looked again-not toward
the wall but upward at the balcony. under
which the men waved their lanterns as they
dispersed, leaving the corpse where 1t lay TO
nv surprise Leicester had released the woman
She was stealing back through the open win
dow and I caught but glimpse Of her black
head veil in the wavering lights. But Leicester
still leaned forward with his chin on the pal
cony rail. and grfnned upon the street and the
wall opposite
dragged myself from the spot How long ~
took me I do not know. for erawled on my
belly and there were pauses in my progress
of which I remember nothing. But remember
that at some point in it there dawned upon me
the certainty that this was the very street door
which had struck on my way from the ram
parts II not the san me street. x must have been
one close beside and running parallel with II:
for at daybreak. with other guidance than
this certainty 1 found myself back at the
DredCn, nursing IOOt anu SIdEiHB StNPiUiJ
downward at the bodies the slope.
Across the foot Of il a young officer pick
ing his way slowly in the dawn A sergeant
followed him with notebook and pencil. and
two men with lanterns They were numbering
the corpses. haltlng now and again to turn one
and hold Eight to his face Half way
down. between them and me. stinkpot yet
smouldered. and the morning air carried hor-
rible smell OF singed flesh
AS the dawn widened. one Of the men opened
his lantern and blew out the candle within IT,
The young oficer-it was Archibald Plinlir1-
mon-paused in his search and scanned the sky
and the ramparts above L sent down feeble
hail
He heard. His eyes searched along the
heaped ruins Of gabions. fascines and dead
bodies and. recognizing me. he came slowly up
the slope.
"HuIIor' said he. Not badly hurt. hops7
I thought we'd cleared all the wounded Wnere
on earth have you ccrre from%'
From the town. sir
Wen take you back TO it. then They've
rugged up a couple OF hospitals. and It's nearer
than camp. Besides. I doubt II there's an am
bulance left to take you
He knelt and examined my foot. Hi. there?'
he called down. eYou-vincent-come and help
me with this boy. Hurts badly, does it? Never
rnind-we'u get you TO hospital in ten minutes
| hereT'
Mr. Archibald" I gasped. Il saw hinr'
Him
| '"whitnoreF'
| He stared at me You're of your head Bit
| boy You'll be all right when We get you 70
| hospital
But saw him. sir! They shot hiu1-against
| the wall He deserter and they hunted
| him out"
"a
| He turned his face away. Isabel my wife, -
dead" he said. slowly.
| "DeadT'
| she is dead-and the child"
| He bowed his face while gazed at him. in
| creduIous sick at heart
'Tr what you say is true" he said, lifting MS
eyes till weary and desperate. they met mine
| "she has been avenged tonight
| You shall see.' I promised. and as the two
| soldiers picked me up and laid me along
| plank made signs that they were to carry me
| "a directed. He nodded and fell into pace
| beside my litter.
] The bo6v Of Whftr1ore lay along the foot or
| The wall where IT had fallen. But when We
| drew near IT was not at the body that I stared.
| putting out a hand and gripping Archibald
| PInlimron's arm
| On the balcony opposite George Leicester still
| leaned forward and grinned down into the
! street.
| He did not move or glance aside. even when
| Archibald commanded the men TO set me down:
| nor when he passed IN at the open door and we
| waited; nor again when he stepped out on the
| balcony and called him by name The corpse
| stared down still For it was a corpse with a
/ wonan's bodkin dagger driven tight home be-
/ tween the shoulder blades
| And So by an unknown woman's hand. Iss-
| beI's wrongs had earthly vengeance
| CTo be contfnued)