Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-21

They WtfI begin here, observe sheppard, when they find the"e is IL eHtF#nce= =GeIztW."
 T dent e4zEy them the twelve feet oi water t9 st1ft with. said l.
 T aou't=#Hvy them if they get here remarked dontgomery quietly.
 Williams said nothing He looked from oHe tnother curioHsIy and then efahed hs neck over the castle wall and Seruti}ized the foreground. Now and then he= .grasped his shotgun almost mechanically. as if to feel certain that II WaS thefe l agreed with Sheppard that if any attack was to be delivered 1t would he upon the breach made by time in the defenSeS There was uo WAY into the castle by the gratings above the moat, and it would take ar tlllerE at least to shake the huge port cullis. Yet it seemed incredible that any sane man should attempt to swim 3he foSSe and scale the battlcments II l had been seen by that appalling face, as l conceived, the enemy would be aware that we were on the watch and ready for them If so. 1 consid- cred it more than likely that they would retire and make the best of the reconnaissance they had achieved
 T don't like this,' Sheppard said. >'Wbat the mischief are they up to? Let nle go and see"
 I considered. To say the truth. 1 did not like it myself, but would it be wise to divide our forces?
 After momentary reflection I de rided to do so. and, enjoining upon Montgomery strict vigilance, crawl ed after Sheppard toward the upper battlements.
 Once we had reached the ramparts we proceeded more quickly, but still with great caution, stopping at inter- vals to reconnoiter the ground below. But there was nothing to be seen or heard, and until we had passed the keep and had got upon the western wall We encountered no sign of the en- emy. Here, however, Sheppard stop ped short and pressed his hand on my shoulder
 1DoWn.' he said.
 Simultaneously with his words a whiz of cold air passed my nose, and q small crack of some firearln ensued upon it.
 "That's by way of introduction,' said Sheppard. ..and now the fight begins"
 Keeping our heads below the para pet We stumbled as fast as possible along tue roof, and presently after rounded the corner to the northern q iul, iii that obscurty, which struck amaze ment and even terror to my heart, 1 have already spoken of the sycamore which stood outside my bedroom win dow and beyond the moat. It was lofty tree, spreading very amply, and mounted to within dozen feet of the parapet This the ingenious wits of some one-and had no hesitation in naming the author of the plan-had utilized to scale the walls. AS found afterward. a tough and serviceable rope had been employed to connect the peaks of the battlement with the tree, and over this, as we came into sight, the black figures of men were scram- bling. l had little doubt on thinking over it subsequently that my presence in the basement revealed to the man in the moat had given the signal for the adventure, seeing that was not likely to be ill my chamber and able to detect them ere the enterprise had gone for ward sufficiently.
 Both of Us sprang forward on the instant, but ere we could reach tue spot the foremost of the men, landing. stood up and made at Us with cut lass. Taken aback by the shock, Shel>- bard who was in front, gave way, and the weapon, swinging heavily, cut the air with a formidable whistle and struck the leads near my foot. leap et at the fellows throat, drawing my revolver. and, borne back by the im- petuS of my charge, he stumbled against the second man. But by this time some half dozen of the storming party had gained the rampartS and without pause bore down upon us. Ne shots were fired, and the struggle that rnSuel was decided in q silence almost complete, save for the noise of eNr hulrying feet the sound of blows aud the hard breathing of the com. hatautS. cannot but admit that if the dawn had been a little further ad= N;jhred and it had been possible to dis tinGUj>h between the various bodies raging in the medley things would have cone very badly with us. But as it was the darkness fought for us once more, as it had fought the pre- vianS evening. brought the butt of lay rcvolvie full upon the head of one man. and he fell like q log. Shep= paro.s ul.-aS were twisted round all- other, aud t4le two sWa1ng together stood ou For an instant against tie sky Id = then mapped up HHt t1e 08uf,-i Il Of 5i2 melee Ki " eaiae4 u..aH us, ana the warm @usA ot Hloe3 ~,a9fel from my ann With ! 1lisa He Vere e%eritj backward, alH gEe strH@4-e see , al oEer Nj tha instant [ tesito4s.. see of Aontg };-4els and }-lIaIz7s= gP=tfHts #H!V f. ga"