The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-04
| heForeign Legion
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r,eneh Foreign legion Is com
~ men who have past they
- hurry. In 1t are noblemen-
Of royal blood either under sus-
:, having committed or Of hav-
sen convicted Of crime,
NJ legion we're two men, Captain
nan a Russian, and Lieutenant
No. spaniard. Barzlkoff was
,orors man Of thirty Tpvltez a
y young fellow With large soft
ewes. who might have been
- or twenty-five. Between these
men existed n friendship that
,uted to affection,
day Barzlkoff proposed to Travl.
had they should exchange coma.
!, each telling the other what
induced him to Join the legion.
hst avail? We would not believe
other" said Trayltez.
would believe you" replied Barb
TO prove my confidence | VIII
ny life in your hands. You re.
n the attempt to kill the car of
few years ago, the one In
80 many revolutionlsts were i'm.
al We'll, | was convicted Of be.
ccessory to that attempted assas
on.
friend brlbed my jaller, who
tted me to escape not six hours
| was to have been executed.
you see how | trust you, You
only to write the Russian police
am here, and | shall go to Rus.
die. Besides, you will receive
reward"
ytez's face broke into a happy
the first Barzlkoff had ever seen
both at the evidence OF such Inn
confidence and the knowledge
bis friend was innocent of any
but the next moment he remem-
that his own confession was In
and the smile gave place to an
sslon Of anguish Barzikoff no
Il and sighed.
bat was your trouble, boy" he
kindly, cheating, forgery, muir
gitez walked away without reply.
lend looking after him gloomily.
such confidence as Barzikoff had
would have drawn a like conf
bad not the young man been
came the war, and the Foreign
was sent to the frontier.
day 1t was ordered to assault
pll capped by a redoubt 1t
ed up the hill gayly, as though
nan was glad at the prospect Of
relieved of his burden of life, to
The storm which broke In his
Pushing steadily ON, all that
eft Of 1t, 1t planted its BAN
the wall Of the redoubt- Bar
who was unlnjured, as soon as
pit was over looked about for
b. He found his friend lying
cious, the blood flowing from a
In his chest. Barzikoff stanched
und with his own handkerchief,
Rrried the wounded Travitez to
Of safety.
tez recovered. but noticed that
pa had changed 10 his bearing
him. He asked Barzlkoff why
altered toward him, but could
satisfaction.
day Travltez saw Barzlkoff
bit Of paper and throw II
AS soon as Barzikoff had gone
secured the paper and found
q clipping from a Spanish news
The next day Travitez, Joining
~, read the clipping aloud to
said that a certain senorita who
pred suddenly after a prominent
was banlshed from the court Is
N disguise IN one Of the regiments
ign nation"
kOf looked up, surprised, but
DO remark, and Trayitez, tear
the paper, changed the subject.
be bye, Barzlkoff," he said pres
there is a handkerchief Of yours
among my things. Ihave hadi It
ice was wounded at the attack
fedoubt. How do you suppose 1t
ITO my possession"
nched your wound with It."
to do that you were obliged to
coat"
Ounger officer had turned away
he other and spoke the last
n an almost inaudible tone.
s." Barzikoff replied.
when you opened my coat you
this bit Of paper you threw Into
stebasket confirmed you in this