The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

and the fight was on AGAIN. Al AONSHN
furiously. as hungry animals hghl-
But the Englishmen were hShuhG 70
reach the door: they were being Sc
verelv nunished. Suddenly there shot
into the room the uniform of gen
darme-then another outside in the
street they seemed to swarm. The BRIT
ishers made a concerted break into the
street to escape.
Just then. in the pause thar came, l
felt a tug al my arm. II was Juan.
Come" he painted, the police VII
have us-lets get out in back
We slipped into the rear ROOM no"
deserted. and found ourselves out IN
1.-The moonlight on balcony. Under
meath was water-a canal Apparently
there was no escape. We paused mo-
ment and looked back-the fight was
going on again. but the Sendarmes or
soldiers were taking hand now; they
were trying to arrest al, concerned. but
met stout resistance.
Lets jump whispered Juan. BY
the moonlight / saw his nand was
bloody and the knife was gone from
! his sash. Looking down ] saw blood
on his shirt. but il was not mine, for
! had received no bodily hurt. me
shoulder of my coat. a light duck, was
torn where the Englishman had bitten.
Juan gave a leap and was gone l
! heard a splash below, then saw MS
| black head in the center OF circle Of
! big ripples moving for the opposite side.
Without hesitation l sprang over the
( railing. and a moment later was swim
ming close behind Juan. We both
crawled up stone step on the other
/ side and shot down a narrow side street
I just as we heard voices shouting from
the balcony and upon the boats moored
! in the canal.
: 1t did not take us long TO reach the
road to the boat landing, which we did
/ by obscure alleys and open fields, avoid
/ ing people as much as possible. Soon
we came to the little wine house near
which our foils were hidden.
Come" said Juan, let's have a drink
/ TO settle our nerves"
To this T assented We were wet
! through. but there had been a number
| Of showers during the evening, and they
would account for our condition. The
! blood on Juans hand had washed off
in swimming. and I buttoned uD my
coat
{ 1t was now almost midnight. so we
/ found nobody inside but the landlord
r and his wife. They served US bottle
Of wine and some bread and cheese. We
/ had almost finished when the door
opened and Milano. Manuel and Russo
walked in. They joined US at another
/ bottle, although We had all had just
about enough bottles Our three ship
mates had been strolIing about the
/ city and were now returning after an
uneventful evening.
Juan and / then gave an account OF
| our experience. We were still talking
when we heard voices outside. the,dOOr
opened and who should appear but
my riotOus countryman. Bill Shocks,
much used up. but very much alive
still. Close behind came another of the
! trouble seeking sailors. They both
paused, looked at us and then turned
and shouted:
Come on, fellers: here's them two
Turks: let's get even with emf"
But they. were too slow for us. Juan
and I leaped up. hurled the two men
out through the doorway. slammed the
door and jerled back the bolt
What are YOU doing2" shouted the
landlord in alarm
silence" cried Juan. they viii kill
YOU If they come in. Take your wife
out of here"
Our three shipmates understood in a
flash how matters stood
open the shutters and see how
manv they are" suggested Milano;
'perh2ns we can manage them
We did 50. and counted nine men
outside in the moonlight.
TOO many" said Juan we must
STAY inside; we have the advantage
then
Let's in howIed a voice through
the door. followed by = violent pound
| ing at the panels cor we'J make
| matchwood of yer old shanty"
The landlord protested again, but
| Milano siIenced him with threats. and
forced him IN the stairs TO the room
above. where his wife had token ref
uge. BLOW after blow now shook tho
door hut il was stout and easily with
! stood them. Thepl came 2 short pause
Observation-Disclosures Glass showered
ove~ the Hoor. ard rock landed in the
middle Of the room. barely missing
| Russo. This was followed BY bdr1-
! hardment of stones THROUGH both win
dows. completely SCATTERING the thin
shutters. Then came another silence
All was dark inside: We had extin-
guished the lamns A shadow appeared
IN one Of the windawn. then the black
silhouette of head.
omen IN" said a voice cor vel
set the house OF fire"
J nicked no a chair and struck at tho
head" 1t disanpesred with veil fol
lowed BY 2 streak OF baths in broad
Geordie accents
WHY. damn IT." 7 heard a voice
say. there's an Enelishr1ar inside"
My blow on the head had been 60
COMMANDED nv come strong remarks
which reflected no homer on the heed:
ancestry and parenta Ce-remarkS thai
were as vulgar as they were strong
hut 50 essentially English that only al
English speaking person would have
used them.
long quiet followed-an ominou'
silence
Look" cried Milano suddenly
Took, there is our salvation. Quick
We can fight our way out"
Above the bar against the wall huns
two pairs Of crossed cutlasses. eacf
pair on either side or a big mirror. n,
SOONER had Milano spoh sn than N
sprang UP on the bar aud dragged
down the four weapons Each one o
us but Russo took one. Russo armed
himself with a long wine hottie, ful
and heavy.
Now altogether said Juan. SOFT,
drawing back the bolt.
Nov" he yeileds throwing open tn,
door down the road
Together we burst ont. firmly grin
ping the cuilasses in our hands. Wit
loud curses figures sprang up arounc
as and closed in. Frantically W.
hacked at then-T felt my steel hi
yielding substance. I heard the spin
tering Of Russo's bottle as II broke owe
an Englishman's head. and thew