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CHAPTER vi Continued.

regular, and presently he opened hi
eyes. Tley fell upon Morgan, who wa
kneelingibeside him.
For seeral moments the major staret
blankly hto the unfamiliar face, thel
broke int violent fit of coughing.
Gently said Morgan, quietly.
Is only tie brandy. l was forced t
empty the flask
The mabr endeavored TO rise, but ;
spasm Of pain distorted his deep-hneC
face, and ne sank back, beads of per
spiration sanding out on his forehead
What the deuce" he began. "Ah
remembtr-the horse slipped anC
threw me- Where is Won Holleun?'
The dragon presented himself:
sorry figure fQr-his uniform was GOV
with it. Despite the situation. and the
pain he was suffering, grim smile
CROSSED the old officers face. VoT
Holleun hasened to explain.
The beast fell and threw you over
its head. Ii is most fortunate these
gentlemen happened to ride up, 1or
WAS in a fix trying to drag you out OF
THAT hole. Your arm is broken-at nrst
/ feared 1t was your neck-the depth OF
the water saved that
The major frowled out an oath.
"And the ho-se?" he demanded.
stone deat," replied the other
shortly. The fool went down in
heap. after turning a somersault.
mained silent, gazing up at the Sky.
Then his gaze wandered to Morgan
again, and to ne, holding the horses
II have to thank you for appearing
so opportunely You are Engllshmen'
is il not so?" he asked gruffiy.
Americans. This is Mr.. Robinson
my name is BaIcom," Morgan replied.
And now 1t is necessary to get you
out of this. We must get you onto
bed and attend to the broken bone"
"And q SuTRnnn not nearer Inan
Brescia," inteposed Won Holleun,
with an expressive shrug;.
las have said," replied Morgan.
ct am something of a hand at that
hill yonder 1 obIerved several houses.
/ would suggest we take this gentle
man to the nearest, when l can set
the broken bont pending the atten-
tion from one If your regular sur
For which We will be much in
debted," answered Won Holleun. For
tunately, 1t happens that my sister,
the Countess voI Holleun, resides in
a house not two miles away, we were
on our way thitler when this thing
happened"
at onoe. If you can stand a little
extra pain, we viii put you on one
great damage vii be DONE" Morgan
He came over t, me, and while pre-
tending to examine the saddle-gtrth
Of his horse. whispered in a low
fLook at the deld animal, Robinson,
but be careful do not like the
looks of things here. The beast was
"a trained chargei and the major an
soRsFf Fdef OF nPes may ln this b%si
ness"
He returned to he injured man and
engaged Won Holun's attention by a
request of commonplace nature. TAX
ing the hint, ! secrossed the creek
and bent over the dead horse. 1t did
not require a careful examination
to discover the POSSIBLE reason why
the animal had bolted when descend
ing the slippery bank of the stream.
Across the beasts flank, and partial
was a long dee? cut which might
have been made by a blow from the
edge of saber. remembered that
the young dragon was riding be-
saw the pair ascending the hill. What
/ discovered confirmed Morgan's sus-
picions The holse ridden by the
cavalryman had bolted while de-
scending the slippery bank because
he had been struEk on the flank and
painfully wounded. The affair had
taken a serious turn, and Won Holleun
was proving himIelf something more
than a weak foil who was to be
ignored in the matter which we had
in hand.
AS 1 recrossed the stream. Morgan |
was assisting the major to stand up |
right. He was evidently suffering |
greatly, but he srowled a gruff as
one of the horses. The three of us |
succeeded in getting him into a sad |
die without further mishap, and
within five minutes. Morgan having |
eased the broken arm by an imPro-
sRg oRer tbe oad Dgan fo ouT hs es6
ton. Thus we finally came to the |
house of the ytung Countess Won |
to befrhnd whom we had |
across Europe into Brescia.
which stood in little park shaded
by giant oaks. 1t was of ancient
fashioned of a grayish
white stone, tive stories high and
yabled. I make note of its surround
ngs, for this urpretentious country
residence in the shadow of the Bres-
cian mountains vas later to be the
scene of an unexpected episode in
which Morgan ard l were to play no
little part.
rom the gate which connected the
park with the public road. A stone
vail. six feet high, enctrcled the en-
ire grounds; the gate was higher,
)I iron ana Splhtu at lne TOP. from |
he road only a glimpse of the gray
wallis of the dwelling could be dis .
,erned, for the trees were thick and :
lose together. Il was only by stand
ng before the gate that one, look
ng down the broad driveway be- |
ween the trees. could get fair view
# the house at the farther end.
Won Holleun opened the gate and,
eaving us to care for the major.
tarted in leisurely fashion toward
he villa. But this method of pro-
edure did not appear to please Nor
,an, upon whose horse the injured
nan was mounted. He turned to me
lmost sharply.
"The etiquette Of Brescia may pre-
lude the entrance of strangers un-
nnoupced to the private grounds of
lady. but under existing conditions
ed tape may be dispensed with It
7ould seem that the first thought
hould have been of this injured Of
Ger, who is almost fainting from
ain and requires immediate atten-
lon. We will enter and observe |
ermalities afterward," said he.
A faint smile crossed the face of
hulhof, who. though evidently suf-
ering keenly. had not uttered a
ound since getting into the saddle
''I am still good for something, gen.
emen, but, as you have observed.
he occasion is not one for etiuuette .
let US go in," said he grimly, maxi
lg a little movement with his free Y
and. :
Won Holleun was already mounting s
ne steps of the house when we pass :
through the gate; Morgan and the = =
ajor first, I behind and leading the .
derless horse by the bride. Some
ling detained me for moment inst