The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

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had druppsd his rass ~ the rad ~ Tao
nUnrni the tail sirpek hls sb0Sldef,
but be siill ranied bis rrsoigcr lie
noi8t.d 10 uscar aud they 10th gal
lu,s.d forward over the open sroa "a.
making arsishi for the cedar covert
ClRiborne was Instantly ~ and
swaY between the two riders Their
told sdyancc evidently surprised the
trio t.ey04d the taFricade. who shouted
hurried commands 10 one another as
ihey dlstrgbBleJ themselves along the
wa1 and awaiiei the Onslaught Then
Ihey groR Siill and lay low oct Of
sight AZ the silent riders approached
The boots o. The ourashigg horses
rang DOW and then 90 The harsh oul.
cropping rock aud here and there
siraek dnv Arnitage sat ercci and
steady 10 bis saddle bis horse speed
iug on IN great bounds toward the bar
ricade His lips moved IN curious
sta fashion, rs though he were ill.
matfeFing.
"For Austria. For Austria. He
babe inc DO something for the eInplreF'
Beyond the cedas the trio beid their
nre, watching with fascinated eyes the
two riders. every instant drawing clos
sr, aud the runner who followed them
They can't jump this! They'll veer
Of before they get here" shouted
ChauYenet 10 his comrades. Walt
tli they check their horses for the
turn"
I'VE are fools. They have got us
trapped And Durands hands shook
rs he restiessy fingered a revolver.
The big serylan crouched on his knees
near by. his finger on the trigger OF
bis rifle All three were hatless and
unkempt. The wound In FINALS scalp
had broken out afresh, and be had
twisted a colored handkerchief about II
to stay the bleeding A hundred yards
away the waterfall splashed down the
dctlle. and It's faint mnrmur reached
them A wild dove rose ahead OF Ar
milage and flew 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
aud claiborne's voice calling to Armi
tage and Oscar 10 warn them OF bis
whereabouts.
But the eyes OF the three conspira.
tors were ired on Armltage. II was
his life they sought. The others did
not greatly matter. And so John Ar
mitage rode across the little plain where
the lost legion had csmped for year
at the end OF great war. and as he
rode on the defenders OF the bowlder
larrIcade sa his white face and noted
the useless arm hanging and swaying
aud felt Ia spite OF themselves the
strength OF his tall. erect figure.
Chauyenet, watching the silent rider,
said aloud. speaking in German, so
that Zmai understood:
ut Is In the blood. He IL like a
king"
But they could not hear the words
that John ArmItage kept saying over
aud over again as he crossed the field:
"He babe me do something for Aus
trla- AUSTRIA
"IIe Is brave, but he is great fool
When he turns his horse we will fire
ON him." said Email
Their eyes were upon Armtage, 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