Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-05-10

The orderly rushed TO the door shout
ing for help. Weary and trembling
though i was, I knelt by Griesman'i
side, and, thrusting my hand into the
inner pocket Of his coat, drew out a
fat pOcketbOOk and bundle OF letters.
As l rose to my feet the six troopers
burst into the room with drawn sabres
! was not ready for fight at such odds
but | appeared to be In for II. At the
back OF the room narrow. enclosed
stairway led 90 the upper story. A heavy
door barred the entrance the lower step
Jutting into the room. IL was the only
place for stand. and made for 1t on
the run, the troopers after me.
Bracing my back against the door !
awaited their rush. The first / split
down through the skull, and his brains
splattered over the men behind. where
at they retreated. staring sullenly at
their dead comradc. They were heavily |
built, and powerful, with smooth
shaven. determined faces. / knew that
1 could not hold out against them. But
that they might not even suspect my
fear i shouted at them I'm dcrisiOn
Come ON, come on, towards"
Another made at me. sparrlng eau
tiOusly. / caught the point Of his sabre
with my own and sent IL whirling over
his head. But my arm was tired. My
sabre turned In my grip and / could but
smash him I'm the face with the fiat of
my blade. He fell back upon the others
with a Shrek OF pain.
/ was weak from my tremendous ex-
'rtions. A great WEAKNESS came over
ne, and for a moment my head swan.
low could / hope TO continue the un-
ven struggle The troopers whispered
mong themselves and then advanced 1
lOwly, spreading out to disconcert me.
frrfH nv nv
Or final effort. Aimcc's name was on
~ lips. / felt that IL was the end. |
Il that instant the front door was Il
mashed in, and, God be thanked, 1
leischmann's great bulk doomed up y
afore us. ! shouted 90 him and he =
lshed forward. believing like an angry
III.
That he was unarmed made no dif-
renee to this stout-heaTted giant.
hat / was in peril was the main
ought. The troopers turned with up
ted sabres toward this unexpected
enace. ] groaned at thought Of what .
ght be, and gathered myself to help
the attack But Fleischmann seized
@ Of the heavy oaken chairs, whirled -
above his head, and, with n great
tn, let II fly into their midst. There \
IS q confused mixture Of legs and |
ms and sabres. They went down like
ne pins, and. as they scrambled TO
'iI i'tls NuTSulb III rage anu pam, ht
me In Ike whlrlwind. and. with his
ge fists. beat them TO the floor. one
lse with ready sabre, a challenge on
lips. But IL was his hast word.
caught him by the neck,
oOk him as he would n rat. and sent j
n whirling against the stone wall. r.
struck IL head-on with a crack like
At OF pistol shot. and fen limp. with
broken neck. The others lay where
y had fallen. unCon scious.
descended from my narrow refuge
! took my brave friend by the hand.
on have saved my life" l said. ''I
III not forget"
outside there was n clatter of hoofs.
rough the open door we saw the ter "
"a orderly gallop past. bound south.
new that he would spread the alarm ~
/ that we must get away as soon
possible.
found Aimee in an upper room, with G
= maid. as / had expected. ! called ~
her and she came 10 me with sob. TO
n. my Jaime. my llon-hearted. take sen
away from that beast" she cried. UD
fen fainting I'm my arms TN
few minutes later we climbed into -
big car. Aimee, weak and pale
inexprcssibly happy. was curled up
one OF the rear seats. wrapped In
r. and blankets. Fleischmann and TT
r. by no means comfortable I'm mind
there was the Kaiscrs terrible an
10 be faced the next day. Yet | felt
{ with the documents I'm my pockets
could turn the tables; and. since
demoisclle was innocent OF offense. "
nEs were not 50 bad after all. So We
apt on through the moonlight to-
"a Bethel We ala not know that --
N then the Emperor had learned. by A
aphone from the orderly. OF Cries u
MS death: and that a detail had been
{ 70 arrest me and. upon resistance. n
shoot me on the spot ~
Go be continued next week) &