The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-18

this thrust. / was gritting my teeth,
hardly able to keep myself within
bounds. Yet I would hear him to the
end.
II will tell you briefly, that you may
report the facts to His Majesty. AS
you know, Latour was to be shot at
sunrise yesterday morning. We decided
to wait day, hoping to extract from
him valuable information. Mademoiselle
and her party, in three carriages, lett
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. IN
fortunately for your friends, mademoi-
selle decided to stop en- route for a visit
with an acquaintance, and we had no
difficulty in overtaking them. OF course,
the spy is gone; but we drew a 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 commune
cate them to the Emperor"
"I return at my own pleasure, 1
replied. "My orders do not come from
you. I request you to show me 10
Mademoiselle Lagunay.'
I really believe that Griesman under
rated me as a fighter. HOW should ne
have known my training?
So, without fear, and, as cat dali
lies with a mouse, thinking to give me
another playful bite, he assembled to the
last degree Of insult.
81 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, all smiles
and bushes and
I sprang at him with an oath. My
sword came from it's scabbard with an
angry hiss. Had I followed my first
impulse his craven skull had been spit
that instant. But I merely smacked
his face with the fiat Of the blade. "Say
it again. if you dare. You lie, dog
Both men jumped to their feet The
Colonel had his sabre in the air when
his orderly .oned between us. Re |
member the Emperor's ORDERS" he
cried. "You will lose your commission.
Let him go. He Is helpless"
But Griesman, traitor though he |
proved to be, was no coward. Thor |
oughly enraged by my challenge he
threw the man aside and came at me
with all his two hundred pounds
weight I stepped back little to get
room, and caught his blade on my |
guard. He swore beneath his breath |
and struck again with terrific forcu.
Again I stopped him.
"a little less Drawn and more skill,
oaby," I said, derisively. "You will be
wearied."
We carried the regulation German
cavalry sabre, rather heavy and slightly
curved. 1t was built on the American
model, and as I met his savage lunges
I began to feel at home. I fell nat
1rally into the old position of defense.
The muscles of wrist and arm came
easily into play. In memory l saw the
great tan-bark circle Of the academy
where we had our daily drills. | was
again in the ring, defending my title Of
30, without tremor or apprehension,
stood there and fought for Aimee's
;ake and for my own life, parrying his
mighty strokes with little difficulty
hough the shock as I caught his heavy
blade told on my arm, so long unused
o sword play. I made no effort to
trike. So swift was his attack and so
yicious that I preferred the defensive,
veil knowing that eventually he would
ire. At intervals I tainted him. using
III the German terms Of scern and con-
umely that I could call to mind. His
niger was terrible. Great beads Of
weat formed on his brow and rolled
own his cheeks His eyes protruded,
lis mouth opened, his breath came
aster. We moved around the room,
dvancing, retreating, sidestepping,
either obtaining any advantage,
hough I was certain that my play was
uperior to his.
The innkeeper fled in terror at the
rst clash, and we had the big room to
urselves. The orderly stood to one
ide, encouraging his Colonel. Now
nd then we rested momentarily,