The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

this thrust. I was gritting my teeth,
hardly able to keep mysei1 Will, Will
bounds. Yet l would hear MIN " '
end. nav
report the facts to His Majesty. AZ
you know, Latour was TO pc siloi
sunrise yesterday morning. we oecsu
| to wait a day, hoping to extract run
| him valuable informa ton. Madenois,snI.
and her party. in three carriages Iel'
yesterday morning before dawn.
| tour, who was confined in one OF ~
| cellars, must have bribed one VI W.
| servants, and somehow slipped past the
guard and entered the forward carfiase'
| where he hid beneath bundle OF Iuss.
| The guard discovered at breakfast tiiiis
| that Latour was gone, but, In rear ",
| punishment, omitted to report unth
| this morning, giving the spy twenty
| four hours in which to get away;
| fortunately for your friends, madeHiioii.
| selle decided to stop en- route 1or sis,e ,o
| with an acquaintance. and we hau ~
difficulty in overtaking them. Of COURSE
| the spy Is gone; but we drew eo
tession from the servants. ana mao ,iie
| extreme pleasure of shooting them IN
| stead OF Latour. Those are the iacts.
and you will pardon my suggestion ina
| YOU return Immediately and cotnihuii
| cate them to the Emperor. ,
| 81 return at my own pleasure.
| REPLIED my orders do not come from
| you. / request you TO sho" me ~
| Mademoiselle Lagunay.'
7 really believe that Griesman under
| rated me as a fighter. How shouIo ne
have known my training?
| So, without fear, and, as a cat oai-
| lies with mouse, thinking TO give nie
| another playful bite. he ascenoeo 10 'he
last degree OF insult
| Il have told you that mademoiseiie Is
my prisoner. AS such she may not see
| you She is also my companion. anu as
such she does not wish TO see YOU
why, monsieur, II was but an hour ago
| that she sat upon my lap. all smiles
and bushes and
/ sprang at him with an oath. My
sword came from its scabbard win an
angry hiss. Had l followed my hrst
imSuise his craven skull had been split
that instant. But l merely sInackeo
his face with the fat of the blade say
it again. II you dare. You lie. dog.
Both men jumped TO their feet Inc
his orderly r--ued between US. Re
member the Emperor's orders" ne
cried You will lose your commission.
Let him go. He is helpless.
But Griesman, traitor though ne
proved to be. was no coward. Thor
oughly enraged by my challenge ne
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 force.
Again l stopped him. -,
"a little less Drawn and more skin.
baby" said. derisively. You VIII De
wearied."
We carried the regulation German
cavalry sabre rather heavy and slightly
curved Il was built on the American
model. and as | met his savage lunges
| began to feel at home. l fell nat
ursIly into the old position of defenss.
The muscles Of wrist and arm came
easily into play. In memory ! saw the
great tan-bark circle OF the academy
where we had our daily drills. was
again in the ring. defending my title of
the best swordsman OF the class. And
so. without tremor or apprehension.
stood there and fought, for Atrnee's
sake and for my own life. parryinE his
mighty strokes with little dlthculty,
though the shock as caught his heavy
blade told on my arm. so LOG unused
to sword play. / made no EFFORT to
strike. So swift was his attack and so
vicious that / preferred the defensive.
well knowing that eventually he woul'
tire. AT intervals l taunted him. usinc
all the German terms OF scorn and Co
tumely that l could call to mind. IL
anger was terrible. Great beads e
sweat formed on his brow and roll".
down his checks. His eyes protrud'rl. !
his mouth opened. his breath cam |
faster. We moved around the room /
advancing, retreating. sidestcppiDe
neither obtaining any adyantIE'
though I was certain that my play Wa
superior to his.
The innkeeper fled in terror a tn"
first clash. and We had the big room
ourselves. The orderly stood to on" !
side. encouraging his Colonel. Now
and then we rested momentari'y |