The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-30


A pain came into Hcnry's dark eyes
and paler tinge to his checks lie
groancd inwardly as Foy suddenly
came at Armand, pressing him back
In furious chassc CROSSE, first the
right foot forward then the left.
The lieutenant stood close to Henry.
his lips parted. watching. "'rhcy say
Foy was taught of Angelo" he whis-
pered, "and that the pupil could best
his master Your friend is il evil
case"
So indeed it seemed. Foy was Il
brute and he fought like one, with face
distorted and breath rafting with rage
He came on with the lunSc of hunt
the very fury of lis rush sent the young
Frenchman back to the verge of the
bushes.
Armand returued with a stop thrust,
parried q luuge and answered by q
ripostc. Then for Il moment there was
nothing but the du-tac-au-tac of slim
steel, cutting wayward blue white
flashes where The milky light caught
it's edge.
END The crS Fey" cried Rolph with
an oath, tan. let us to town! You
could have spitted him forty times"
"By heavenw suddenly burst out
Henry "Bravo!'
The Frenchman's blade, beating up
flanconnade, had nicked crimson
cash on Foy's shoulder.
The latter, smarting from the prick
and enraged beyond measure, came on
again cursing, his chin set forward
from his neck and n fieck of foam on
his lips.
Armand had changed his tactics He
still had the appearance OF looseness
and lack of close defense; but, strange
ly enough, Foy's point, though welded
by tic redoubtuble swordsman that he
was, had not so much as slit ruflle of
his shirt. He was untouched, immacu-
late, careless and debonair.
Now lie became OF sudden winged.
He turned, circled, was here and there
with the rapidity OF an insect. The
fight turned this way and that, crushed
the bushes, was all over the ground.
There was maze of pricliing, whirl-
ing arrows of sulphur colorcd flame in
the moonlight. Foy's breath was COM
ing hoarscy in his throat like that of n
strnngled dog. Armand began to laugh
outright as he thrust and parried.
The lieutenant wCdged an exclama-
tion amid the flick and scrape of steel.
Foy's face was become n welter Of
sweat and rage. This was n sort of
fighting new to him. He tried every
attack, every fcint, double engage,
coupe-cach Intellectual. Armand, nim-
BILE, laughing, began to hum n tune as
he ran.
Nothing could have been better cal.
culated to goad his adversary to point
of impotency. Already Foy had be-
gun to cut and lunge In utter, whirling
madness. Rolph no longer called to
him TO end the matter. All alike saw
that such ending was fast coming into
Armands power alone.
Again and again Foy laid his guard
open to Armand's thrust, taking no
thought, but still the Frenchman with.
held 1t. Instead his lcaping point slash.
cd the others coat to tapping ribbons,
pricked him on the thigh, in the arm.
pit, In the hand-wasp stings that drew
blood and rage but harmed not.
AT the first squirt of crimson Rolph
lcapcd forward, crying that it was
enough at which Armand politely low.
cred his blade, but INoy rcvilcd his sec.
ond with such curses that he went back
to his station grtting his teeth.
The lieutenant raised his hand, with
drawing his eyes IN instant from the
combatants. Henry listened, and his
ear caught the tattoo of hoof beats fling
ing over the road, mixed with the fall
ing of lash upon horses nanks-
frenzy of impaticnce in the sound. AS
it came nearer Rolph turned his head
with n quick glcam of relief
AT the same instant Armand, swcrv.
ing far forward, wounded his antagonist
in the right wrist, and, Foy's fingers
relaxing or the hilt, with n sweeping
twist sent his sword rattling good
ten feet away.
Foy was after it to snatch it up, with
snarl more like a wild beast than n
man, when an officer at a gallop lead
ing three soldiers broke into the clear.
ing and spurred fairly between.
Stop" he shouted out of breath
stop! In the governors namc.'
Armand tossed his sword to the
ground.
"!Icll and furyr foamcd Toy as lie
sprang back, slashing at the horses