The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
eopyr.shs. ise7. by F. Tennsson Teeiy
CHAPTER xxx
surrounaed BY Fire.

Surrounded by Fire.
Trner words were never spoken
ths7 when Travers declares they had
hcs work before them
As the others comprising the little
parry of defenders come tumbling out
of the compartments which they hare
defended so bravely. they. too. dis
coysr the advance of the guerriiias'
marked as it is by a dozen waving
darbeaux hastily snAtched from The
fires.
Jack IS by instinct 4 leader of men
His quick mind grasps problem
sn1 almost on the instant solves IL
He seems 10 know by intuition. as
IL appears. Just what sort OF action
suits an emergency
Speedily be places his men where
they can do the most execution and
in che darkness they crouch along
side the carriage. awaiting the coming
of the enemy.
There is hardly a breathing spell be-
fore those who come running along
the railway track viii be close enough
to invite an opening Of the engage
ment-
The guerTillxs OF course cannot see
the carriage. since all lights have
been extsuguished: tot knowing the
nature OF the ground. they are able
TO guess It's present position with
some degree OF certainty
Jack IS there in the van ready 10
give a good account Of himself He
has regulated matters 50 there may
be no great waste Of Snnuniaoz-
SmHhers and himself are 10 open The
ball. and II n becomes necessary. the
others viii chime IN
The two comrades are close togeSh-
er. and have tine for the exchzrgs
Of few sentences ere the nearest
sorchbe2rers come within the range
whs-e they hxTe marked an iuszgia-
AIRY dead line
Then the bali opens
Donbtfess the advancing Ere-Tiliss
understand he situation as soOn a.
the double fash cieave.s the darkness
up the rise, for their savage shouss
seem 10 increase IN volume
Those in the lead are naturally the I
ones TO suffer when meeting VIII ,
such an oestRcss-
Two torches are seen to plunge |
downward. and those who carried |
them wfli hzrasy give further trou
BILE.
san, behind presses throng; the !
catAstrophe has not dnlied their en-
thusissm. hut rather vhested their ap-
petite for revenge
Again Jack and Smiihsrs let loose.
They are as cooi and collected as
sAeagh rrecsscsng at wooden targets
Each second Is Tire signal for = do1hie I
discharge. ard t.e regularity os this /
death dcahrS report stamps itself /
rpon the -ainf with awtnl distinct
ness
Unseen by Trzrsrs. Two heads have
appeared Al the carriage window An
crerpoverizg curiosity 10 see the na-
tzre Of the danger that hangs ove-
them has iri.oszr~si Jessie and the
Spanish ss-1 70 ss-rs .sndeavor 10 sur
~rr Tire sccre
They discover the 4arancsog
torches and nexr The shcsts Of the
xssasizztss thea conzs -ssse repo-zs
Of <resrnS snHE tie terrible confusion
that snsaes ooxa the track Secret
" cae II 1hssse rszrse hearts Is ri4Sr-
ing for Ike safety q III raxz who
has offered Azx s~eey ~ - 'sralEsrk be-
tween sAese desperate sesils and heT-
self sfo- Jesse Czznesszn has indeed
made q Startling dsscorezS. rhoaga
she Goes ast as yet breathe its IA.
sure even % her s5eqsssier-
Meanwhile. the frsiIlade has ho-7e
frait- Erel brave raer might re
coil eessre SscA Sysserlarsc -i-S-g
The shots cogafsane 10 ring ou- as II
hy machine xuors--escA iaSscha-ee