Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-02

stop, there! Stop, say, in the name
of the laww
1t was the man from behind who hail
ed us, but we rode on.
stop, or 1 fre!"
l pulled up. l don't think 1t was very
cowardly when you think of it. Besides,
| was anxious to explain.
Reski rode on.
The man who had shouted flashed by
me- travelling at an easy gallop. He was
dressed in a neat green uniform and
carried a drawn revolver.
Reski rode on.
1t was all over in a moment The
stranger cried another warning, to which
the Pole answered with snarl over his
shoulder. The next instant there was a
sharp report, and ResN's horse pitched
forward throwing his rider clear. He
was then scarcely thirty yards from Mar
macs sleigh.
The Pole was not hurt apparently, for
despite his injured arm he scrambled to
his feet in an instant. But he had lost
his revolver in his fall and was helpless.
lie began furious explanation in his ma
tional tongue, dropping the hated Ian
guage OF his Teuton cOnquerors.
Speak in German, you Polish dog!'
growled his captor, and then turning on
me as rode up
Here, you," he said, "dismount and
stand by your accomplice. If you resist
| shoot"
l obeyed. From his manner he was
without doubt a policeman. Also re-
spect the law.
Now, you," he said, addressing me,
explain, If you can, who is that man
you shot and left in the broken sleigh
down yonder. Remember, it is against
you that you have already tried to es-
cape and refused to surrender"
There is the murderer, mein Herr
l CRIED pointing to Marnacs sleigh, now
rapidly vanishing. 1--WE were chasing
him. Go after him at once, or he will
get away"
The policeman laughed long and loud
"a pretty tale!' said he. This dog
of Pole here has been in mischief
without doubt; and you, you who are
IAN Englishman," l said proudly.
"Aha! perhaps you thought you were
once more numbering the helpless Boer
Pole and an Englishman! All, me
it is no wonder that together they hatch
ed some fiendish contrivance."
1t was no use to make a further ap
peal. Reski had seen that already. Sid
by side we tramped through the snow
with our captor and his ready pistol be
hind us. In half an hour we had reach
| Il -.
were lodged in a cell infamously DAM
, and cold. All communication with ou
friends was refused till the arrival o
some local magistrate.
As eleven o'clock hammered from tn
steeple outside, Reski raised his heac
, from his chest and glared across at me
He will have arrived at Knesen," h
said. There is a great choice of trains.
1t was true enough. Marnac had es
capped us once again.
: IV.-THE ANONYMOUS ARTICLE
In my narrative of the pursuit of Prof
/ Rudolf Marnac, it will have been observ
ed that Fortune had been cold to us. Il
, the incident which now relate we wer
9 to some extent more favored; for thoug
our supreme object was not achieved, W
, were yet enabled to save the life of he
= who is dearest to me in all the world.
have told you of the homicidal ma
e MIA which fell upon the professor
$ and of the series of events which cause
: my cousin, Sir Henry Graden, the em
: nent scientist and explorer, to be assc
ciated with a Heidelberg student, as
I then was, in an effort to contrive his car
ture. How we failed to bring about tn
: murderer's arrest in Poland, through tn
q stupidity of a forest guard, l have a
ready explained. BY the time l ha
o obtained my release, Marnac had agai
@ disappeared A linguist well provide
!, with money, and on all points but on
\ perfectly sane had no difficulty in fndin
: refuge in the cities of Europe.
l have been in some doubt as to tn
!. best means of briefly describing the pre-.
+ ent incident. Miss Mary Weston, wit
:. whom l discussed the matter, at ono
= offered to place her diary at my disposa
@ Upon its perusal l suggested that sh
J. should herself extract the necessar
!. items, adding such introduction and e,
= planatory notes as seemed necessary. T
f this she has very kindly consented; an
IS the first portion of this remarkable stor
e l therefore leave in her hands.
n MISS MARY WESTONS NARRA
TIVE.
IF CHAPTER XIII.