Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-01

Yards from Claiborne's rock, his eyes
upon the barricade.
THE gentleman with the curly hair
| i drove him In. He is a poor shot
yes?"
| Oscar frightened his belt and waited
for orders, while Armitage and Clai'
borne conferred In quick pointed sen.
fences.
Shall we risk rush or starve them
| out? I'd like to try hunger on them, u
said Armitage
They'll all sneak off over the bridge
tonight II We pen them up. If they all
| go at once they'll break 1t down, and
well lose our quarry. But you want
to capture them-aiyeY
! u certainly doy" Armitage replied
and turned y laugh at Oscar, who had
fired ut The barricade from the back Of
his horse, which was resenting the In
dignity by trying to throw his rider.
The encmy now concentrated a sharp
fire upon Armitage, whose horse snort
cut the air and earth.
"For Gods sake get Off that horse,
Armitagc!" bawled out Claiborne ris-
ing upon the rock. There's no use In
wasting yourself that way"
my arm aches. and I've got to do
Just for fun. It's cavalry stunt Clai-
borne, and you can play being the artil-
lery that's supporting our advance.
Fall away there. Oscar. about forty
yards, and well race for 1t to the wall
and over. That barricade isn't as stifI
as 1t looks FROM this side, know all
about it There are great chunks out
Of 1t that cant 10 seen from this side
Thank me for that, Armitage. ]
tumbled dcwn a good many ,ards OF
1t when l played up here as d Kid
Get OF that horse. I tell you! You've
got a hole In you now! Get DOWN.
"You make me tired. Claiborne. This
beautiful row will all be over in few
uiputeA never intended to waste
much time on t.:oss fellows when !:
got them where I wanted them"
Ills 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 tho open ground
making straight for the cedar covert.
Claiborne was instantly up and
away between the two riders. Theil
bold advance evidently surprised the
trio beyond the barricade. who shouted
hurried commands to one another al
they distributed themselves along tht
wall and awaited the onslaught. Their
they grew still and lay low out Of
sight as the silent riders approached
| Tho hoofs of the onrushing horses
rang now and then ON the harsh out
cropping rock and here and Their
struck Are. Armitage sat erect ant
steady In his saddle. his horse speed
Ing on In great bounds toward the bar
ricade. His lips moved in q curiou
stif fashion. AZ though he were III
muttering:
"For Austria. For Austria! H
babe me do something for the empire!
Beyond the cedars the trio held thei
Ore. watching with fascinated eyes tn
two riders. every instant dra wing clos
or. and the runner who followed then
"They can't jump this! They'll wee
OF before they get here" shoute
Chauvenet to his comrades. "Wai
till they check their horses for tn
, turn"
1--WE are fools. They have got U
} trapped" And Duxand's hands shoe
! ~ he restlessly fingered revolve
J The big Servian crOuched on his knee
near by. his finger on the trigger {
his rlfie All three were hatless an
unkempt. The wound In Zmai's seal
had broken out afresh. and he ha
twisted a colored handkerchief about
to stay the bleeding. A hundred yard
away the waterfall splashed down tt
deflle. and its faint murmur reache
them. A wild dove rose ahead Of A
mitage and few straight before hi
over the barricade. The silence gre
tense as the horses galloped neare
The men behind the cedar lined wa
heard only the hollow thump Of hoo
and Claiborne's voice calling to Arm
tage and Oscar to warn them Of h
| whereabouts.
But the eyes Of the three conspir,
!, tors were fixed on Armltage. 1t ws
his life they sought. The others dl
3 not greatly matter And SO John A
8 mitage rode across the little plain " hel
: the lost legion had cnmped for yes
0 at the end Of a great war. and as b
e rode on the defenders Of the bow Id,
;. barrcade saw his white face and note
: the useless arm hanging and swayin
and felt In spite of themselves Il
: strength Of his tall, erect figure.
Chauvenet watching the silent ride
t said aloud. speaking in German.
d that Zmai understood
d 1T is in the blood. He Is like
king"
l. But they could not hear the wore
: that John Armitage kept saying ov
L and over again as he crossed the field
e He babe me do something for Au
n tria-for AUSTRIA