The Washington times., 1910-07-16

/ -2-aA-t-Lt@ --aELeS the WrIle down the path
I up which We mad come AS we ysatcn-
! &C. one OF them summoned three others
I and started down the Hill.
may as well SAL here that ] have
4 never quite understood why Baron HUf-
/ stein acted as be did-how he knew or
( suspected that I was following him and
/ why me waited for me with SO little per
] ScIal preCaUJiOn- can only assume Jaat
/ he wished TO keep the interview secret
( from Count TrumauofT. whom he could
4 scarcely venture TO keen prisoner iudefi-
! nltely- and chat he had no thought Of
I danger from me
! Trusting absolutely IN his swoTdsuau-
/ SE-0. ana not dreaming that ] was an
! army officer. he had felt sure OF killing
[ me lf j Hid nOJ acCeGe 20 his terms THAI
! ne e2peeled 70 meet me IS rElcenI from
I his bringing the two CutlassgS- but why
/ Ice expected IL and why be expected me
/ 20 be alone. have no idea
/ As may he supposed. 7 did not make
/ these reflections in the forest They are
/ the product Of q later and guieter time.
As remember IL. Il did not think al all
: In GHcatan. - whole experience IheEe
{ IS one olCr Of action
Inc departure OF the -FOUR Germans re-
dueed the enemy 20 tveu-y-touT-SLlll al
together TOO many 10 be faced But
I the departure also drew the aJtentlon
OF the rest TO the direction In which
I they mad gone. and gave me an l1eL
which / quickly explained 10 Curly
suits me- he remarked when had
finished -- TWOUC 90 no BARN 10 tTg
IT, Write your billy olA anu u ger IL
-.YoU2 No. 7 WIZ
Now, lOOteuaDt- don't be i0oiis1-
They'd spot EoG before you get any
where's near enough I amt much when
il comes 20 handling them swords Dit
I IN sure death in sneiE-lDs IlE1ll5I L-e
Ions grass Git your note ready
E,cluCtaDtIy TecOzDlZlug Tire reason -n
CurIy-s words. I hastily tore scrap
OF paper from my notebook and wrote
Dear Miss Nar-an-
-H- oh. q
t-rbauce comes, you ard Fred rush
straight back into the forest WIN
mis- note 7 rolled up into small com
raSS AMI forced II into che lDCEeL that
Marian had left ut the beach and tual
Curly had found
yOuu do your best BE careful and
don't let the Germans set YOU They
may be heavy and clumsy and Hel use4
10 forest fighting. but they re men an
the same. and they won't show Llc
white feather Don't eGpect it,
Il don't returned Curly more seri-
CusIv than ] had ever known MN u
speak ''T know they're fighters, ana d
y-.rlrt take no chances But say. lo0rcI-
ant. don't YOU worry about me- I dldn &
run away from a nice conn oFlaDle
Texas ueCH-le party 10 SCI e'-S---f
by no Dutchman- Not much. i can ,e-l
He was gone, droppinE out Of sight
into the dark UnleroIl---. ~lti-I i
Grained my neck and glued my eyes On
Time passed and nothing happened,
but 7 knew that Curly must De very
near her waiting his chance with In
clutch at something, then settle PACK
iuuObile-
around and raised his cutiass threaten
f--Tv staring S-spiClCGslv from one
prisoner TO another. Put all seemed Uli-
conscious. and By and by he resumed
This was my cue Feeling sure that
Marian had received the note / leEt my
post Of observation and FASTENED % l1e
. promised position In the wood getting
as close 10 the prisoners as I dared
without running the riSL o. alarming
the camp p-emarUCely-
The wait was not so long this time
not quite long enough. IN TACT scare
. ~ had gotten into my chosen puSLLlOL
when the game began
From the path down which the four
Germans had gone there came a long
. drawn veil faint and apparently Tar
on The camp heard It and SprauE TO
life Every man was on his tee-r lil-eL.-
ing his weapons and staring toward
As thev watched. there came a series
Of yeUs quick and meuar-us-ye-l IA
uiIiar enough 20 most western towns
but never heard before IN the forests
OF tropical America
..FFiIfe. Hufe, Ich bin veloren-"
shouted an imDlorinE ygce, ana al tae
familiar German words the entire
-anu crowded toward the leafy en-
trance 10 the glade even the sentry
turned his back on his prisoners ara
craued his neck toward the urroar-
which changed abruptly 10 series or
prolonged and biood-Cu-dliDE screams
The next second Marian and Fred
had dived into the forest toward me
Count TTumauOff. after q start OF as
constituent. followed suit instantly i
.s-Tafs way, This way 7 called soft
IL. and the two sweTved toward me
Behind them rose the frantic yells Of
the bewiIdered sentry as TOO lale- ne
realized that his prisoners had escaped
Follow me. Quick 7 b-eathed, as I
caught Narian's wrist and drew her
through the woods
To my amazelneutr she held back try
ing TO wrench her hand from mine
Never mind me- she E1sped- Go and
..-redr@ Quickly I glanced back at
the 10y and saw him running easily
behind Us Nonsense. Hes all right"
Before she could answer the scene
-Tbe confused outcrv Of the German
camp ceased abruptly. and single
voice was heard shouting orders 7
could not understand the words. but I
knew that some one had taken com
mau1 and was evolving order out Of
grew alive with sounds Of the pUrsuerS
instirl lively. they seemed 10 divine our
course and TO follow on IT.
A tropical forest Is AT best no place
for foot-racing. especially for racing by
a woman The events Of the past
ryreutv-four hours had drained Marian
Of her strength. and. hampercd By her
skirts. she quickly tagged under the
Il cave me, Leave -ne--- she gasped.
as she stumbled and sank upon the
Tottluz leaves. Save Fred and leave
me- Oh, for Heavens sake, save
Fredr'
she twisted her body around to look
for her brother, and a cry rose TO her
If0s Fred had disappeared. and at
that moment q burst IF triumphant
cheers from the rear told us that he
had been recaptured-
Marian struggled TO her feet.
GO back for him. she iupIOred-
go. Go, Leave me and save him
ca. you must save him. You must
You must-
But 7 set my teeth The noise Of the
pursuit was drawing nearer Fred was
a boy let him look TO himself until his
sister was safe snatched Marian up,
threw her light weight over nay Shout
der. and raced away
At first she struggled and begged and
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