Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-19

NbOul AZ AAtIe are great CHUNKS OIL
Of 1t that can't be seen from this side
THANK me for that, Armitage. i
tumbied down a good many yards Of
1t when played up here as a kid
Get of that horse. tell you! You've
got hole in you nowi Get DOWN.
You make me tired. Claiborne. This
beautiful row will all be over In few
minutes. L never intended to waste
much time on those fellows when |
got them where ! wanted them"
His left arm hung quite limp at his
side. and his face was very white He
had dropped his rife in the road at the
moment the ball struck his shoulder,
but he still carried his revolver He
nodded to Oscar, and they both gal
Hoped forward over the open ground
making straight for the cedar covert.
Claiborne was instantly up and
away between the two riders Their
bold advance evidently surprised the
trio beyond the barricade. who shouted
hurried commands to one another as
they distributed themselves along the
wall and awaited the onslaught Then
they grew still and lay low out of
sight as the silent riders approached
The hoofs of the onrushing horses
rang now and then on the harsh out
cropping rock and here and there
struck fire. Arnlitage sat erect and
steady in his saddle, his horse speed
ing on in great bounds toward the bar
ricade His lips moved in a curious
stiff fashion. as though he We're i'll.
muttering:
For Austria For Austrial He
babe me do something for the empiret.'
Beyond the cedars the trio held their
fire, watching with fascinated eyes the
two riders, every instant drawing clos
er, and the runner who followed them
They can't jump this They'll veer
off before they get herer' shouted
Chauyenet to his comrades. wait
till they check their horses for the
turn
I'VE are fools. They have got us
trapped And Durand's hands shook
as he restlessly fingered a revolver
The big Servian crouched on his knees
near by, his finger on the trigger OF
his rifle All three were hatless and
unkempt The wound in Zmais scalp
had broken out afresh, and he had
twisted colored handkerchief about it
to stay the bleeding. A hundred yards
away the waterfall splashed down the
defile, and its faint murmur reached
them. 4 wild dove rose ahead of Ar
ulitage and few straight before him
over the barricade. The silence grew
tense as the horses galloped nearer
The men behind the cedar lined wall
heard only the hollow thump of hoofs
and Claibornes voice calling to Avni
tage and Oscar to warn them OF his
whereabouts.
But the eyes of the three conspira-
.ors were fixed on Armitage. 1t was
Ms life they sought. The others did
not greatly matter And so John Ar
mitage rode across the little plain where
the Host legion had camped for a year
at the end of great war, and as lie
rode on the defenders Of the bowlder
barrieade saw his white face and noted
the useless arm hanging and swaying
and felt in spite of themselves the
strength Of his tall, erect figure.
Chauvenet. watching the silent rider,
said aloud, speaking in German, so
that Zplai understood:
IT is in the blood. He is like
king"
Bur they could not hear the words
that John ArInitage kept saying over
and over again as he crossed the field:
'He babe me do something for Aus
tria-for Austrian
Tile is brave, but he is great fool
When he turns his horse we will fire
on him., said Zmai
Their eyes were upon Armitage, and
in their intentness they failed to note
the increasing pace of Oscars horse,
which was squirting slowly ahead
When they saw that he would first
make the sweep which they assumed