Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-18
N,MAPTk.R L..-Continucd.

Yet twice in his stamping rushcS
found my opening: once the 'erara' 5
point passed his blade. and but for the
hinged guard of the German long
sword that stopped it when his parry
failed the steel would have passed
through him After this he ;rrew war
Ter. having in mind, AS supposed, that
other time when ! had shown him that
my wrist and arm could outwearN his
Yet his savage onset never tagged fol
an instant. and when the light fell up
on his hideouS face. could see The
fierce eyes glnting like basilisk's
with no sign in them that my time Was
come 10 press him home.
None The less. | did press him. inch
ny inch. driving him at each new clash
of the steel little deeper into the
gloom that crowded close upon the
narrow circle of andlelight. He saw
my objcct--to push him TO unfamiliar
ground where he might trip and Stun
hle in the darkness and he strovc
furiously To defeat it, Yet he had no
choice. and presently ] had him among
the empty wlnc-b butts, foining and par
iying for his life and pouring out such
blasphemies as would make your blood
run cold.
Here the end came quickly. Being
entangled among the preached butts he
had no room TO play skilfully. So pres
point In the chine of a cask and his
blade snapped short at the hilt. With
a yelling oath. kissing hot from the
devils thumb-book, he snatched UP the
broken blade to fling and stick it jaw
elin-wise in my shoulder; and then |
saw the duh CLEAN of the candle-light
on the barrel of Il pistol
Had he aimed the pistol at me, |
trust / should still have given him his
sentleman's chance. But when [ saw
him level the weapon at my dear lady
they came in one and the
same heartbeat: the sword thrust that
found his life and took it the crash of
the pistol shot echoing like clap of
thunder i'm the close vault. and pitchy
darkness to draw it's curtain over all.
1 know not how l reached her. pull
ing the broken sword blade from my
shoulder as | ran; nor can tell YOU
how an upgushing of thankfulncss
rhok ed me when found her unframed
by the bullet which had snuffed the
candle out.
She WAS in Il most pitcous state, now
it WAS all over; and though charged it
all where 1 supposed it should belong
To the account of a natural womanly
passion to cling to something in her
of weakness the blood
ran quick i'm my veins when she slf
fered me to lead her out of that dis
mall smoking death-pit, she clinging to
me the while so close that ! could feel
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