The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-17

this thrust. I was gritting my teeth,
hardly able to keep myself within
bounds. Yet l would hear him to the
end.
IL 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. Mademoiseilc
and her party, in three carriages, left
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 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. un-
fortunately for your friends, mademol-
selle decided to stop en- route for visit
with an acquaintance, and we had no
difficulty in overtaking them. OF course,
the spy is gone; but we drew a con
tession 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 communi-
cate them to the Emperor"
replied. "My orders do not come from
you. / request you to show me 10
Mademoiselle Lagunay."
really believe that Griesman under
rated me as fighter. How should he
have known my training!
So, without fear, and, as a cat cat oalo al
lies with a mouse, thinking to give me
another playful bite. he ascended TO the
last degree of insult.
II have told you that mademoiseile is
my prisoner. AS such she may not see
you. She is also my companion, ana as
such she does not wish to see you.
Why, monsieur, it was but an hour ago
that she sat upon my lap, al siiiieS
and bushes and
/ sprang at him with an oath. My
sword came from It's scabbard WIN an
angry hiss. Had l followed my ilrsl
impulse his craven skull had been split
that instant. But 1 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. :ihe
Colonel had his sabre In the air Wnen
his orderly rushed between US. ne
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 ana came at Hie
with all his two hundred pounds
weight. stepped back little to ge'
room, and caught his blade on my
guard, He swore beneath his preath
and struck again with terrific forco
Again l stopped him. .,-,,,
IA little less Drawn and more skill
baby" said, derisively. you VIII Ds
wearied."
We carried the regulation German
cavalry sabre, rather heavy and shghtl9
model, and as 1 met his savage !unses
7 began to feel at home. L fell nat
urally into the old position OF detense
The muscles of wrist and arm cam
easily into play. In memory saw lh'
great tan-bark circle OF tne acaoeiii'
gain in the ring. defending my title o
the best swordsman OF the class. Ant
so, without tremor or apprehension,
stood there and fought, for Aimee:
sake and for my own life, parrylng M:
mighty strokes with little diiiicuily
| though the shock as causit ~ niS ,,nI,se1
blade told on my arm. so long uiluse, .,
TO sword play. I made no elorI u
| strike, So swift was his attack ana 81
| vicious that ! preferred the celeh5lVe
well knowing that eventually ne Woul.
| tire. AT intervals l taunteo MN. usiili
| turnely that could call to mind. Hl
anger was terrible. Great beads o
sweat formed on his brow and role,
down his cheeks. His eyes protruded
his mouth opened. his breath cam
faster. We moved around the room
advancing, retreating, sidesteppins
| neither obtaining any advanlaEe
tSo,,eb was certain that my play wa
superior to his. ~,
The innkeeper fled in. terror at tn
first clash, and we had the big room |
ourselves. The orderly stood to on
side. encouraging his Colonel. N0s
and then we rested mornehtaihs