The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-01
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1 could endure the uncertain
 ty no longer. and. clambering down the northern face of the rocks. I found the man I had shot there. dead. but no trace of the others. They had evidently got clean away.
 The fact that I was not disturbed in this reconnaissance encouraged me to try anotber on the southern side.
 I crept cautiously down to the spot where Payton had fallen. found the depression into which he had rolled and saw that it was the dry bed of a brook, by following which he could have crawled away to the brush un- noticed.
 Was he preparing a second bomb or had he some other resource of which knew nothing?
 climbed painfully up the rocks again, for now my ankle, the injury to which I had forgotten in the excite ment of the defense, began to trouble me. ----s ...-,--.-
 As I dropped upon stone in the middle of the inclosure Miss Grayman first noticed that had been hurt. She turned pale and again showed con- cern on my account that l could not attribute solely to the fear that she might be deprived of her only defend CT. She insisted that should take of my shoe and stocking and, calling Susan, who had recovered from her shock, aided me with the utmost ten derness to bind up deep cut made by a fragment of the bomb or of rock,
 When she had finished she said to me, with a pleading look: Please, Lieutenant Allan, don't expose your self as you have been doing. l was in agony when I saw you Fenturing down the rocks. What should we do-what should do-if you were seriously hurt or kiiled?'
 Then she covered her eyes, and ] saw tears trickling down her hands. I would not have changed places with the president of the United States. felt proud. gratifed, heroic. romantic, brate as lion. capable as a general. ready to do anything and everything to serve her who had shown this inter est in me-
 In short, I knew now that was in love to the tops of my ears, and I felt that I might hope for response to this mighty affection which was over mastering me. l assured Miss Gray man that for her sake l would be more careful, and the gladness in her eyes made me forget everything else everything except the necessity of de I,~~ x1 back in haste to our rampant.
 We watched and watched. but not living thing did we see except few birds and some small animals lodging about among the rocks. Thus the aft ernoon passed. and the sun sank low in the northwest
 We suffered from lack of water more than from that of food, and I resolved that as soon as it grew dark enough l would creep down to the edge of the brush. where had noticed a small stream, and fill my helmet with wa ter. But did not tell Miss Grayman of my design, feeling sure that she would oppose it. Her suffering, how ever. was so painfully evident that l would have ventured anything in or der to relieve her. "
 By this time, although I could hard ly credit so gratifying suggestion, l began to think that Payton had stolen away in despair of being able to cap ture or kill us and fearful of the az rival of our friends.
 7 He cannot hope now ito get the ransom" I argued, "and why, then, should he further risk his life and lib- erty?"
 As l continued to ruminate upon this became so convinced that I had hit upon the real explanation of the cessation of his efforts that I spoke about it to Miss Grayman and told her of my plan for getting water
 At first she vigorously opposed me, but presented the matter so clearly that finally she gave in to my opinion.
 The time, seemed endless before the day became sufficiently dark to render my attempt safe against possible de- tection- l crawled down the rocks, keeping in the darkest places, and then wound my way over the open ground until reached the place where Payton took his tumble. From this followed the dry rivulet already spoken of un- til attained the brush. This rivulet was tributary of a larger stream which ran over a pebbly bottom, the cold water collecting in little pools. I took long drink and filled my helmet.
 Although more and more convinced that l had nothing to fear from turk ing enemies, I did not relax my eau tion. thinking of the stake I had in the security of Miss Grayman, and once more l got down on my knees to cross the open space.
 l had not progressed more than a dozen yards from the edge of the brush when a scream broke the still ness. It came from the summit of the rocks.
 My pulse stopped beating, but iustan- taneously I sprang to my feet. drop ped my helmet, drew my pistol and, shouting I knew not what, ran with all my speed toward the rocks. I heard another scream, muff1ed and cut short. and madly as 1 ran. without aim or object. I fired my pistol three or four tunes.
 xssAeni Eelen!" I shouted.
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