Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

out briskly and placed himself somewhat ahead
OF the officer. He was near the drums before he
could make that he actually within a
few yards of former classn1ate. The knowledge
brought rush of blood to his face. Though glad
enough to unexpectedly one who had been a
school friend, it not in human nature that the
tons should not be bitter to him. Here Jack
marching down the middle of the road in the panoply
OF the guards. while Dick, his superior during six
long years at Rugby, was hurry1ng along the pave
ent perhaps nearing the brink of that gulf already
reached by the Vauxhall professionals!
So Dick Royson's placid temper was again ruf1ed,
had not that cratic dame suddenly thought fit to
alter his fortunes AS the street narrowed between
lofty buildings, did the blaring thunder of the
music increase The mob closed in on the soldiers
heels the whole roadway was packed with moving
And the torrent caught the human Hotsam
of the pavement in its onward swirl II Royson had
not utilized that clear space lower down the street,
it would have demanded the exercise of sheer force
to reach the of the dense gathering of nou-
descrpts now following the drum.
Nevertheless, clearance was made, and speedily,
with the startling suddenness of summer whirl-
wind. A pair of horses, attached to an open car
Tiage, were drawn up in by street until the guards
had passed. So far Royson concerned, they
the opposite side of the road, with their
heads toward him. But he happened to be looking
that way, because his oldtine companion, the Hon.
John Patton Seymour, in the direct line of sight,
and his unusual stature enabled him to that
both horses reared simultaneously: They took the
coachman by surprise, and their downward plunge
dragged him headlong from the box Instantly
there panic among the mob 1t melted away
from the clatter of frenzed hoofs as though live
shell had burst in the locality Two staccato sylla-
bles from the officer in command stopped the music
and brought the guards to halt. The horses dashed
madly forward, barely missing the color and it's
escort ready witted sergeant grabbed at the
loose reins tapping in the air; but they eluded
him with a snakelike twist. The next wild leap
brought the carriage pole against lamp post, and
both were broken. Then one of the animals STUN
bled, half turned, backed, and locked the front
wheels
woman, the sole occupant, was dscarding some
heavy wraps which impeded her movements, evil
IDENTIFY meaning to spring into the road; but she
given no time. The near hind wheel was already
off the ground.
In another second the carriage must have been
overturned, had not Royson, brought by chance to
hood, and bodily lifted the part of the victoria
into momentary safety. 1t fine display of
physical strength and quick judgment He literally
threw the vehicle a distance of several feet. But
that was not all He his opportunity, caught
the rens and took such pull at the terrified horses
that policeman and soldier able to get hold
of their heads The coachman, who had fallen
clear, now ran up With him in fur
coat. Royson was about to turn and find out what
had become of the woman, when some one said
quietly
Well saved, King Dick!''
1t was the Hon. John Seymour who spoke. Rigid
as a statue, and almost helpless, he standing
the middle of the road, with his left hand holding
the flag and drawn sword in his right. Yet
the man who had just been revling Fate smiled at
the picturesque officer OF the guards IN the old,
tolerant way, the way in which the hero of the
eleven fifteen permits his worshipers to applaud.
guards must on to St. James's Some Incompetent
sible growls set them in motion again, the drum
banged with new zest, and the street gradually
empted, leaving only few curious gapers to sur
round the damaged victoria and the trembling
horses. The fresh outburst of music brought re-