The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20

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4 roar, rhe chimney stack toppled and
4 fcit rhe one shcl seemed to have cx-
i ploded twice. "A rattle Of failing tiles.
wood ana glass blcrded With the double
4 report .3S !. y Z Us @ I, !, \,
4 said Leckburn through his teeth.
T irns' VAS d circular hole In. the Zinc
a roof 81 the stable not d foot from
4 Gives head a rife rang out from be-
3Ihinda Muldoon was yelling mn ,t
i Jump down jump down!" cried @14cck-
4 burn. x { 5li 35 4. 81,
4 life pushed Cllvc of the low roof. Bull
I tho sharp sound OF rifles ratified through l1i
tho trees beyond the river. The 4thlrd
s|ipnrty had pushed through the forest and
taken up Il position. Give and Leck-
q burn dasl,ed through the house. Terry
4 was squattcd at his beloved Maxim.
\ bit II was empty and the nltting figure
Disappeared y
TIime wore on and the shells came
I! Steadily. The pretty bungalow was q
4 wreck. Now and again shots wero firod
4 from the wood. Where was the twelve:
i Leckburn.4 VANDERBILT had succeeded IN
4! building carrlnge for the two sever
z; FOUNDERS, but he had perhaps failed to-
II ira nsport tho heavier weapon. And
4 where wnro tho Mnxlns? Ia
II 81 VANDERBILT tseemed quito content with
4, long range fighting. lie was not 10 be
Il tempted by the Innocent look OF the place
into an. assault. He knew that 1t was
4 we'll garrisoned. Reclining luxuriously-
A on pile OF coats. the Dutchman puffcd
Il Mt HIS cigar. drank raw whiskcy out OF
d stone bottle and swore Mt tlle men IN
+, high Dutch and broken English,
a There was burst OF laughter, Lake
Il! presumably firing at the wrecked house
4 had blown the end out OF the stable. The,
4 laughter swclcd into n cheer. Cuisines
OF black smoke shot with flame. came
i from the bungalow. 1t wns ablaze.
"Goot. said VANDERBILT rubbing his
/ fat hands together, Dot vas more
bleasandt SHAFT! Led It purn, lats.
! Drob elm vow sh ellis nd der corner OF der
. pushes
The gun was trained and discharged.
I 1T burst we'll over tho place. \ wounded
man crawled out under cover OF the
: smoke, leaving a dead comrade behind
\ him,
"How goes IT, Hec,?" shouted Lcck,
( burn. 'Hurt q" "a
. @"No. old chap" was the CHEEKY an
I swcr, I'm rs right az rain.
q And so It went on. Dnrnnnd kept
count OF the shells. Forty-two had been
. fred up 10 four o'clock. The mon were
4 getting thirsty, but It was rlsking In
J. slant death to lit a head over tho bar
rlcnde. Caps stuck on rifle barrels and
raised. brought a shower OF bullets Inn
. medately from the snpers lurking
among the trees. There was well on
s the paddock. but that was exposed. for
some OF the hidden desncradoes were.
{ high up In the branches.
Six o'cock-seven o'clock! The light
went swiftly Darkness and silence fell
q on forest and scrub. Nothing broke the
stiffness except the endless murmur or
IAt. HI lot raj
ted the wndlass OF the well creaked.
and pail after pail OF the welcome. life
4 giving fluid passed along the trenches.
Z And the night rain began to fall.
THE anxious time had come at length.
, I.eckburn expected VANDERBILT to attempt
to rush the entrenchment under cover
OF the intense darkness.
ut will be q CHASTITY mx-up. he said
. to Give I'VE can't see each other. An
attack on pitch-back night. my boy,
Is an experience you won't exactly p'ne
to have repeated. I've been IN one or
two 1 nearly killed my own commander
on the first occasion. What's that
a blush CLEAN danced over the sky.
Turning quickly they saw plume OF
light waving over Birthstone Fill. The
air, trcmbled and heavy drops battered
down. Then a deep report like the boom
"Troth. growled Terry, "Ould Nick
sames to be- sthIrrn' up his big pot.
He'll shake the place downtin minute"
#,.You have earthquakes here, then Z"
asked the baronet
Sometimes said Terry Dim used
to them, sir" 81. ~
a They watched the plume curiously. 1t
was not flame, but the reflection OF fire
on a glsh OF steam, such as Is seen
when the furnace door OF a locomotive
is open at night. Presently Jagged forks
OF red danced in and out among It, The
reports doomed towards them in swift
succession, shaking down the rain AZ In
torrents. Then, all at once. q glowing
crimson pillar rose skyward. bringing
! river forest and scrub wildly intoffview.
The ruined house. still smoulderlng, the
sheds, the bucket by the well. the
browsing cow were curiously magnihed
! lin the lurid glow. 1t lasted perhaps n
!, second or more. Before tho roar from
! the volcanoes throat reached them, yells
I OF warning rose from the trenches and
J rifles cracked
On three sides they were being at
Z tackled. The foe had come within TWEEN
t. yards OF the bushes. Some fell, others
/, binding gloom mon We're fighting hand
, to-hand. The swapping Of reyolvcrs the
|. clack OF dubbed rifles against dubbed
: rifles. shricks and onths filled the en-.
| closure. It was impossible to tell friend
from foe, Up gushed the flames from
LUe s'iS't
!, wear ons held high above their heads,
were wadding the stream. Terry's
) Maxim jammed before twenty shots Ind
Kissed from It's muzzle IIldeously dis,
} torted and wcirlly magnlled. the figures
OF the fighters recled and spun, High
!, above all was Leckburn. bowling his
, war cry, "yivnt Etona." Tho thunder
, | OF the mountain drowned every other
sound. and the current ran like blood,
, |There WAS no order, no discipline.
! Every man acted for himself
!, AS If by magic the light turned from
! crimson to vivid dazzling white. Then
J came shock that shook the island to
It's very foundations, Few Of tho men
! standing on the barrIcade He was roll
j ed over hendlong, He scrambled heavily
! to his feet. The fighting was over.
i Friends and foes alike were staring with