Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-21


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 Il think we'd better go back" he said after q pause, and we returned to Williams. TLe man stood like a rock, his eyes riveted eagerly upon the dark figures of our antagonists. Shall fre:' said he ill his high Welsh voice.
 No said I. Hold yourself togeth- CT and fire if tell you. We shall have blood on our hands so0n enough"
 There followed another space of si- lence, broken only by the interjected voices below murmuling i'll conference. For my own part l was taken up with Montgomery and his hazardous yell ture. 1 blamed myself for rot stop ping him at any cost, and in my minds $ eye l followed hiin ill his perilous as cent. Ii Was still too dark to watch lis progress. for tine drum tower was as yet shrouded ill vaguencss. and no sound greeted Us from the stiffness of the breaking dawn. I think some five minutes passed iii this dreadful stage. of anxiety, and then I observed q movement among the men below Eyiz dently they had concerted some plan. and We Were to resist d fresh attack. Just at this pottlt. and when our thoughts had been necessarily called off Montgomery aud were directed to the neW development there arose a loud Whooping OH the battlements and tall black body ran ill the rear of the sto1Inrls and ttl! upon them saw i'll the gray light something as q fail rise and fall, and l heard the as- toniShed cries of the enemy.
 Down. Down. Follow me" I said sharply and, scrambling by the stair- Way, flew out upon the battlements, with Sheppard and Williams at my heels. had only my revolver for the attack, but 1 used the heavy butt free Iy. and cries and curses arose from the pack of Greeks. They scattered like q flight of sparroWs, and Montgomery almost fell into my arms in the ardor of ais onset. Then we pursued. and as they ran l fired some barrels of my revolver iu the air. TLe. alarm in- creased their panic, and, turning the corner, they flung themselves in con fusion on the ropes that connected with the sycamore. I heard Sercombe's voice cursing, but where in the melee he was 1 had no notion, for at that moment there arose before us. I can not say whence, a tall figure. very 1.-the and active, that grapplei with me, gurgIing strange oatiis. Two strong arms were braced about my back, and it was with the utmost difficulty that I kept my feet. Together we swayed and rocked, drawing nearer to the edge of the parapet.
 With all the strength at my com mand flung my body forward, and, twisting ny legs about my opponents, L bore him sideways ttsward the roof AS did so he wriggleu a kglud free and snatchad it to him, furnbling in his coat. bent him backward, and suddenly his hand stood out before my eyes. with all the light of the gray dawn gleaming upon steel. Death cer- tanly atfronted me iE that second but | hardly knew it, for quickly an arm was thrust over mine where it grlpped the rtltfi;tn round the loins, and the next instant his hand fell and his head went back, and, slipping through my grasp. the body rolled over the para pet and dropped, with A spfaShing plunge into the waters oS the 1noat
 It was some seconds ere, cotsld look round. and when did Sheppard was standing by my side, q long Persian dagger ill bis hand, gazing wacantly over the stone coping, and the ram parts were clear of the enemy
 You saved. my life; old man." I gasped
 Il believe [ did," he. ret,rz.ed slowly, but seemed to be bordering something so remote and abstracted was his air He SteppeG forward and severed with his knife the ropes which bound the. sycamore.
 You must chop. that down" he said.
 Suddenly q great glow lit up the eastern heavens and the trees and the. time worn rantparts rose green and gray in the mosning The dawn broke over ss. No living soul was visible sn that early light, and only the water rocked faintly against the masonry of the castle carrying on it's surface that inert body.
 Shepparas hand opened in Il >pasm, and the knife fell. cutting an arc of light. He looked up at me and smiled wearily Il think I'll go to bed. old chap"
 You have had no rest for forty eight hours" said l. Don't be fool; sleep before you think.
 "Yes; l believe I'll take your ad vice. he replied mechanically and. turning slowly, marched with dutl and sober step toward the drum tower. 1 watched him go, and then 1 turned to the others.
 Any damage?" asked
 Montgomery showed his teeth Pooh" he said "They didn't show hght.'
 Williams shook his head. "I have Il bad knuckle," he said.
 positively yelled with laughter