The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-14

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/ Volna was very calm, but the glances
/ she kept casting behind bore witness to
| her anxiety.
Il hope you are right" 1 replied TO
Ladislas; but you should not have
come"
Were we likely to desert you, Mr..
Anstruther?" asked Volna.
You could do no good, and the FISK
| is too great
We had to know what happened to
you. l could not rest.
l understood then the meaning of her
, former words. 1t was never too late
| for her, last desperate sacrifice should
| our plan go wrong. THE risk IS Too
| serious" l repeated.
It was churlish to reproach them for
an act which sprang from chivalrous
regard for my safety; but they had
! made a grave mistake. They had rem
dered my escape much more difficult.
Had / been alone ] could have LETT
the sleigh and made off on foot. The
crowd in some of the streets was thick
| enough for me to have lost myself
| among them and so to have got away
unnoticed. But with three of US to-
gether the case was different. There
was nothing for IT but to remain in the
sleigh and trust to the drivers skill TO
save US.
!
befriended me changed. Turning into
one of the side streets we found the
roadway partially blocked by some
heavy drays. We had to pull up, and
moments, precious to us beyond count,
were lost as we waited for room to be
made for US to squeeze through.
The street was a long one, without a
turning, and before we reached the end
of it. Volna, who was looking back,
gave a cry of dfsmay.
"They are in sight" she said: and we
saw Bremenhof and three or four men
squirting after us at full speed.
Ladislas called to Sergius, who dashed
his horses and redoubied his efforts to
make some Of the time we had lost.
Where are we going?" i asked.
ITO Madame Drakona, Three miles
out on the Smolna road
Sergius began his tactics Of sharp
turn again, swinging round corner after
corner at a reckless speed. But beyond
proving his great skill as daring whip
he did little good.
Bremenhof began to gain fast upon
US, ami at length came within pistol
range.
He called to us to surrender. and
when we paid no heed. his men fired al
US. Volna WINGED and shrank at the
shots; but we were not hit and held or
grimly.
1t could not, last much longer, how
ever; and just when things were look
ing bad enough from behind, a big dray
heavily laden came numbering toward
US. blocking the whole street.
We may give ii up" said Ladislas.
But Sergius saw a desperate chance
and took it. The heavy vehicle was
making for a narrow side street. To
wait until it had turned would have
brought Bremenhof upon us, and the
b leading horses Of the wagon were &C
tually turning into the side street wheJ
: Sergius. with wonderful skill. and al
the risk of our lives, swung round into
] the opening. Our horses and sleigh
. cannoned against the leaders. the sleigh
! gave a dangerous lurch, was thrown II
! to the one roller, all but toppled over
and then Tighted. It was touch and go
r but the luck was Gus and on we went
We even gained a little by the mis-
r hap, for our Pursuers. being unable q
check their horses in time, were carried
past the street opening, while the heavy
l dray blocked the road and delayed
/ them.
D But the advantage was too slight 1,
hold out hope of escape.
We must leave the sleigh and taxi
our chance on foot" | said.
= Ladislas called an order TO the driver
g and when we had traversed half tn,
! length of the street and Bremenhof anS
his men had just passed the dray, Ser
3 gius pulled his animals on to thei
launches at the mouth of an alley
! waited while we jumped to the ground
and then dashed away again at tn
: same reckless speed.
I'VE can get through here TO th'
street of st. Gregory and may fin,
Z shelter" said Ladislas leading the wal
! through the alley In a last desperat,
! dash for freedom.
Then again fortune did us an i'll turn
! Half way through the place Volns
! caught her foot and fell. She was VI
! again in a moment, but limped badly
! She had twisted her ankle in the fall.
Ladisas and I put each an arm unde
= hers, and In this way made such hast
! as we could.
, But the delay served to bring GU
! pursuers close upon us: and they cam
running at top speed after us, making
three yards to our one.
, Again capture seemed inevitable
! Then recalling the incident of earlier fl
|. the day at the house I'm the Place of 81
! John, l repeated it.
! fired my revolver in the air. 9TH
: police! The police!' / shouted. res
: | cue! A rescued
I
, noise brought men and women rush
, ing I'm alarm and curiosity from tn
! houses On both sdes of the alley. Will
many others ran in from the street be
yond. Seeing our plight they cheere,
4, Us and swarmed between Bremenhof'
, party and us. blocking and hamperinl
! them so that we reached the end il
safety.
: The outlet to the alley was a marrow
f. archway. Room was made for us Z
I pass and we gained the street Will
: our pursuers were struggling and fight
ing to force their way through ate
= us.
But again the respite seemed only I
\ | mock Us.
: We ran out only to find ourselves OF
y the skirts of an ugly tumuit. A shor
distance to our left down the street o
|, St Gregory. fight was in progress
! between a considerable body of polio
e and a crowd OF strikers, and just a
> We emerged from the alley the polio
] were getting the upper hand and tn
strikers beginning to waver.
Is Some one raised the cry that Iarg
{ body of police were coming through tn
alley and the crowd. afraid of bein
e caught between two fires. gave way an
came streaming toward us followed b
the police.
2 At this juncture Bremenhof and nj
{ men succeeded in reaching the stree