The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-07-19

at their head we saw the President, sword
in hand. running like young man and
reckoning his men on. Up the street they
swept. Involuntarily we waited moment
to watch them. Just as they came near
the bank they sent up a shout:
1.-THE President the President! Death
to traitors' ~
Then there was volley, and they clos
ed round the building.
Nov for our turn, Christina" said I.
She grasped my arm tightly, and We
sped across the road and int the wood.
1t seemed darker than when I came
through before, or perhaps my eyes were
dazzled by the glare Of the street lamps.
But still we got along pretty we'll, help
ing my companion with all my power.
Can we do it?" she gasped.
"A clear quarter of an hour will do 1t,
and they ought to take that to finish Of
the Colonel" For I had little doubt Of
the issue to that melee.
On We sped, and already We could see
the twinkle of the waves through the thin
ming trees. Five hundred yards more, and
there lay life and liberty and level
i
Everything had gone 20 smoothly up to
now, that any student Of the laws Of
chance could have foretold that fortune
was only delaying the inevitable slap in
the face. A plan that seemed wild and
risky had proved In the result a. ekectual
a. the wisest scheme. BY natural prin-
ciple Of compensation, the simplest obsta-
Gle was to bring Us to grief. There's
many Z slip" says the provsrb. Very
likely! One was enough for our bust
ness. For just ~ We nearsd the edge Of
the wood. just a. our eyes were gladdensd
BY the full sight Of the sea across the In
tervening patch Of bare land, the Sig
norma gave 4 cry of pain and, in spite
Of my arm, fell heavily to the ground. In
4 moment was on my knees by her side.
An old root growing out OF the ground
That was all And there lay my dear
girl white and still.
What is it, SWEET" I whispered.
my ankle I" she murmured; "oh, Jack,
it hurts %" and with that she tainted.
Half an hour-thirty mortal minutes I
knelt by her side ministering to her. I
bound up the poor foot and I famed her
face with my handkerchief In q few
minutes she came to, bu tonly, poor child,
to sob with her bitter pain. Move she
could not, and would net. Again and
again she entrsated me to 20 and leave
her. At last persuaded her to try and
bear the agony Of being carried in my
arms the rest of the way. I raised her
AZ gently ~ I could, wrung to the heart
By her calamity stided sroan, and slowly
and painfully made ny way, thus bur
dened, to the edge Of the wood. There
were NO sentFiss In sight, and with q new
spasm Of hope crossed tho open land and
nearsd 4 little wicket gate that led ia
the jstty. A sharp turn just before We
reached Il, and, - rounded this with
the Signorina lying yet in my arms, !
saw q horse and q man standing by the
gate. The horse was decked with foam
and had been ridden furiously. The man
was calm and cool. OF course he was
It was the President!
CHAPTER XIII.
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and before I could do anything saw thu
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me? Oh, NO! At The Eisnorina!
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