The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-11-16

the Pole answered with smart over his
shoulder. The next instant there was
sharp report, and Reski'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 reyolverSin his fall and was helpless.
he began q furious explanation In his ma
tional tongue, dropping the hated Ian
guage Of his Teuton conquerors.
Speak In German, you Polish dogv'
srowled his captor, and then turning on
me AZ I rode up
"Here. you," he said, ''dismount and
stand By your accomplice. II you resist
I shoot!'
obeyed. From his manner he was
| without doubt neliceMaH- Alss l re-
spect the law.
Nov. ysu." he said, addressing nae.
explain, II zen can, whs b that maA
you shot and left In the broken sleigh
down yendes. RemsmAex, X 10 against
you that yeu have already tried to e.
| cape and refused To surreAdex.S
There 10 the nurdsres, mein HerrF'
I cried, pointing to MaFHaS's sleigh, now
rapidly vanishing. I'VE were chasing
him. Go after him o. eaee. q he viii
get away"
The policeman laughed .lsas and load.
"A pretty taller said he. skhis dog
Of Pole here has. been In mischief,
without doubt; and yea, yea whs are
IAN Englishman," said proudly.
"Aha! perhaps yea thought yea were
once more numbering the helpless Boer
4 A Pole and an Nnglishmanl All, mo
it Ii no wonder that together they hatch
4 ed some fendish contrivence."
1t was no use to make q further ar
peal. Reski had seen that already. Side
by side we tramped through the snow
J with our captor and his ready pistol be
) hind us. !. In half an hour We had reach
} ed the village we had seen ahead, ant
were lodged in cell infamously damn
and cold. AL communication with ou
friends was refused till the arrival O
some local magistrate.
AS eleven o'clock hammered from tn
J steeple outside, Reski raised his hea,
from his chest and glared across at me
HE viii have arrived at Knesen." h
said. There is a great choice OF trains
1t was true enough. Marnac had es
II capped US once again.
Iv.-THE ANONYMOUS ARTICLE
In my narrative Of the pursuit Of Prof
Rudolf Marnac, II will have been observ
ed that Fortune had been cold to US. Il
the Incident which now relate we wer
to some extent more favored; fer thougl
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
MIA which fell upon the professor
and of the series Of events which causes
my cousin, Sir Henry Grader, the emf
r nent scientist and explorer, to be assc
ciated with a Heidelberg student, as
then was, in an effort to contrive his car
I ture. How we failed to bring about tn
e murderers arrest in Poland, through tn
a stupidity Of forest guard, l have a.
ready explained. BY the time l ha
q obtained my release, Marnac had agai
Q disappeared. A linguist well provide
with money, and on all points but on
J, perfectly sane, had no difficulty in findin
y refuge in the cities Of Europe.
: l have been in some doubt as to th
e best means of briefly describing the pre-
s emit incident. Miss Mary Weston. wit
: whom / discussed the matter. at ono
: offered to place her diary at my dispose
Upon its perusal suggested that sh
d should herself extract the necessar
a items, adding such introduction and e,
y planatory notes as seemed necessary. I
e this she has very kindly consented; ar
n the first portion of this remarkable stor
T.. 4 L l.
o MISS MARY VERSIONS NARR!
, TIVE.
CHA pTER VIII