The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-20
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BY SIDNEY FREDERlCKS'
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roughs suspected a knife, but he could
not be sure. He turned his attention TO
the third fellow, who was trying to
hold the turban over the woman's head,
round to meet his new antagonist.
The two clinched.
In his wrestling bout with the little
Frenchmnn Burroughs had been the
sggressor. This time the parts were
CHANGED. The No Moor WAS half but nes e.
seemed to have superhuman strength.
He wound his arms round the young
man, and, digging his chin into the lat
ter's chest, tried to bend him back
Twice his toe sneaked behind Bur-
rougf,g ankle, and each time the latter
only saved himself by sudden yieidine
of his position and. a shifting OF IN, hls
the Arab was SLOWLY but surely. work
ing him over to the parapet that sepa'
rated the house from the street
In his previous struggle Burrougne
had also had the advantags o. f tse
| strange garments he wore. He looked
for the French woman to come 20 hif
assistance; but he saw. with g SINKING
OF the heart. that instead OF c o. ths
| opening that led down into the house.
In Hash his suspicion that she rvas
| only making a tool Of him was verified
| She had got him into o scrape and we!
going to desert him to save herself
He would show them. But Just then HI
noticed that the fellow who had beer
| stabbed had partially recovered and
vas crawling toward them: ~,
got him to the edge OF the roof, and he
had to give his whole attention TO keeT
from being bent back over. the low
parapet. Twice and. again, he swung
1 nA an nd htvpoo1f
] Finally. as q new resource. he man.
Himself against the wall. thrust ba II
sharply. The force Of the push had the
ward. It broke the Moor's hold, and
The American was the first on hi.
feet He shifted his position to tn.
the stairway. and facing his two ad
versaries-the wounded man who wal
crawling toward him and the short mar
who was now on his feet-Burrorghs
Ing not to let the man come to clos'
quarters again.
The latter balanced himself for a mo
ment. and began to circle. AS the arts
another figure had appeared betwee,
him and the stairway. He was between
two fires: and before he could adtus
himself to the new danger the Moo
l TueHcu HIIi.
| He saw n knife glitter in the star
shine and pu. up an arm 10 meet it
But 1t never descended. The man wht
had menaced him from behind swep
rast, seized the enemy by the throat
and, lifting him olily. dragged hin
| acYpss the roof TO tine Darapet an,
drc pied him into the street below. IL
/ the blue darkness Burroughs recognize.
! the giant negro whose fnger-maIk'
| were still on his throat, but whJ hat
now mysteriously come 10 his aid.
| A low laugh behind showed him TIT
| situation. The negro had been some
| where within call; and the woman, in
stead of deserving Burroughs, hat
! bro ught the man to his assistance. Sh,
4, stood now at the young mans elbow
her hai disheveled. her bosom hea wing
| She laughed triumphantly AZ en-,
| plucked his sleeve,
Come" she ordered: and withou
waiting to see what disposition tn
giant would make OF the other 'wo mci
she led Rurrougis swiftly and silently
g rces to another stairway. down which
| From the starlir roof they came into
ia place Of semi darkness. The street
! was marrow; but at Intervals lamp.
| made spots of light. The fugitive.
| stepped out cautiously and stood for {
moment huyging the wall, while they
took in thu situation.
Not very far away, In front OF tn,
fouse they mad left. they could see fig
ures. Men were still attempting to gail
| entrance at the small cedarn door; ant
| even as the two waited the thing yield
ed &c the lurch of body and new in
ward. From the adjacent houses. at