Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27

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Thank God, sircf You're safei"
fetch him while I look TO the horses.
lie can't BE very deep. bur I doubt IL
hen care about that Poor little josef
He was an honest bit OF man."
He went out and I went 10 the cell
Jar. / raised poor Josef in my arms
and bore him into the passage and
thence toward the door OF the house
Just inside 7 laid him down. remem-
bering that 7 must end spades Tor our
task AZ this instant sept came up.
'The horses are al right There's
the own brother 90 the one that brought
you here But you may save yourself
that Job"
"Iu not 30 before he's buried"
eyes. you Will"
'Not l. Colonel sapt not for an Ruri-
tania."
"Nou sool-' said he Come here"
He drew mc Co the door. The moon
was sinking. but about 300 yards away.
coming along the road from Zonda. 1
made out party OF men. There were
| seven or eight OF Thorn. -Four were on
horseback. and the rest were walking.
and I saw that they carried long nipple
/ meDts. which I guessed 20 be spades
| and mattocks. on their shoulders.
They'll save you the trouble" said
Sapt. "Coue al0uc"
He was r.glt Tho approaching par
~ must beyond doubt be Duke MI
chacls men. come to remove the
traces OF their evil work. / hesltated
no longer. but an Irresistible desire
! seized me. Pointing TO the corpse Of
poor little Josef. I said 20 Sapt.
Colonel, we ought TO strike a blow
for him.
You'd Ike TO give him some COM
pany. eh? But It's too risky work.
your majesty"
Il must nave a slap at 'em." said l.
Sapt waverel.
well" said he. "It's not business.
you know. bat you've been a good boy
and II we come 20 grief. why. hang
ne. i'm save as a lot OF thinking!
I'll show you how 20 touch them"
lie cautiously closed the open chlnk
OF the door. Then we retreated through
the house and made our way TO the
back entrance. Here orr horses were
standing. a carriage drive swept all
around the lodge.
Revolver readyT" asked Sapt
''No. steel for me-" said 1.
"Gad. you're thirsty tonight" chuc-
Sled Sapt so be H."
We mounted. drawing our swords.
and waited silently for a minute OF
two. Then we heard the tramp OF
men on the drive the other side OF the
house. They CAME TO stand and one
cried:
wow, then, fetch him outw
'Now!' whispered Sapt
Driving the spurs into our horses.
we rushed az gallop round the house
and In a moment we were among the
rutians Sapt told me afterward that
he killed a man. and I believe him.
but I saw no more OF him. with a cut
split the head OF a fellow on
brown horse. and he fell 10 the ground
Then ! found myself opposite a big
man, and J was half conscious Of an
other TO my right. IL was too warm
to stay, and with a simultaneous &C
ton I drove NY spurs into my horse
again and my sword full into the big
mans breast. His bullet whizzed past
my earl could almost swear IL touch
ed IL. ] wronchcd at the sword, but il
would not come. and / dropped 1t and
galloped after Sapt. whom l now saw
about twenty yards ahead. / waved
my hand In farewell and dropped Ii q
second later with a yell, for a bullet
had grazed my finger and / felt the
blood Old Sapt turned round In the
saddle. Some one fred again. but
they had no rifles. and we were out or
range. Sapt fell TO laughing.
That's one TO me and two to you.
with decent luck" said he. Little
Josef Will have company"
AYE. they'll be a part carree." said
/. My blood was up. and rejolced to
have killed them.
'Weli. pleasant nights work to the
restg' said he. Il wonder If they no
ticed you"
''The big fellow did. AS struck him
I heard him cry. The kingg"
Good. good Oh. Wen give Black
Michael some work before we've doner'
Psusing an instant. we made band
age for my wounded finger. which was
bleeding freely and ached severely, the
bone being much bruised. Then we
rode on. asking OF our good horses all
that was in them. The excitement or
the fight and OF our great resolve died
! AWAY. and We rode in gloomy silence.