The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11

this thrust. I was gritting my teeth,
hardly able TO keep myself within
bounds. Yet I would hear him TO the
end.
Il viii tell you briefly, that you may
report the facts 10 His Majesty. AS
! you know, Latour was to be shot at
] sunrise yesterday morning. We decided
I 70 wait a day, hoping to extract from
/ him valuable Information. Mademolselle
and her party, in three carriages. left
7 yesterday morning before dawn. La
tour, who was confined in one Of the
cellars. must have bribed one Of the
servants, and somehow slipped past the
guard and entered the forward carriage,
where he hid beneath a bundle Of rugs,
The guard discovered at breakfast time
that LatOur was gone. but. in fear of
punishment, omitted to report until
this morning, giving the spy twenty
four hours in which to get away. I'm
fortunately for your friends, mademoi-
selle decided TO stop en- route for a visit
with an acquaintance, and we had no
difficulty in oyertaking them. OF course.
the spy is gone; but we drew con-
fession from the servants, and had the
extreme pleasure of shooting them In
stead of Latour. Those are the facts.
and you will pardon my suggestion that
you return Immediately and communi-
cave them 10 the emperor
II return at my own pleasure"
replied. My orders do not come from
you. / request you to show me to
Mademoiselle Lagunay."
/ really Relieve that Griesman under
rated me as a fighter. How should he
have known my training?
So, without fear, and, as a cat dali
lies with mouse, thinking to give me
another playful bite, he assembled to the
last degree Of insult.
Il have told you that mademoiselle is |
my prisoner. AS such she may not see
you. She is also my companion, and as
such she does not wish to see you.
Why, monsieur, it was but an hour ago |
that she sat upon my lap, ali smiles
and bushes and"
/ sprang at him with an oath. Ny
sword came from It's scabbard with an
angry hiss. Had / followed my first
impulse his craven skull had been split
that instant. But / merely smacked
ais face with the fiat of the blade. Say
/ again, if you dare. You lie. dog"
Both men jumped to their feet. The
Colonel had his sabre I'm the air when
lis orderly rushed between us. Re
member the Emperor's orders" he
ried You will lose your commission.
let him 90. He is helpless"
But Griesman, traitor though he
proved to be, was no coward. Thor
ughly enraged by my challenge he
brew the man aside and came at me
With all his two hundred pounds
Weight 1 stepped back little to get
Dom, and caught his blade on my
uard. He swore beneath his breath
nd struck again with terrific forcs. !
.gain / stopped him.
"A little less Drawn and more skill, !
aby,'' | said, derisively. you will be
We carried the regulation German t
avalry sabre, rather heavy and slightly
urved. 1T was built on the American j
lodel, and as / met his savage lunges
began to feel at home. / fell nat 8
rally into the old position of defense.
he muscles of wrist and arm came
Isily into play. In memory / saw the 7
reat tan-bark circle of the academy l
here we had our daily drills. / was a
gain In the ring, defending my title of q
lie best swordsman OF the class. And
}, without tremor or apprehension. ] =
God there and fought, for Aimee's !.
Ike and for my own life, parrying his
lightly strokes with little difficulty, =
iough the shock as 1 caught his heavy d
AIDE told on my arm, so long unused
sword play | made no effort to Q
rike So swift was his attack and so .
eious that / preferred the defensive, y
ell knowing that eventually he would -
re- AZ Intervals lduHleu MIN. usihE =
the German terms of scorn and con- Io
mely that / could call TO mind. His q
lger was terrible. Great beads OF y
yeat formed on his brow and rolled
'wn his cheeks His eyes protruded, ~
S mouth opened, his breath came u
ster. We moved around the room, 81
vanoing, retreating. sidestepping, | W
ither obtaining any advantages, | eN
ough was certain that my play was e
perior to his. m
The innkeeper fed in terror at the Sc
81 clash. and we had the big room to to
rselyes. The orderly stood to one
lie, encouraging his Colonel. Now
d then we rested momentarily,