Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-17

these short. desperate charges, es-
caped with nothing more than rip
aCru~s the shoulder. o touch on the
{ reached me lightly as my horse Swerv'
ed away from the encounters. | could
! not reach Orme at all
! At last. ! know not how. We clash
ed front on. and his horse bore mine
back. with a scream fastening his
teeth in the crest OF my mount. as
dog seizeS bis prey. saw Orue's sword
! turn lightly. easily again around his
head. saw his wrist turn gently.
smoothly down and extend In cut
which was aimed to catch me full
/ across the head. There was no parry
/ ! could think hut the full counter In
! kind. My blade met his with Il shock
that Jared my arm to the shoulder.
| saw him give hack, pull of his
mad horse and look at his hand. where
J his own sword was broken of foot
above the hilt Smiling. he saluted
| with It, reIcning back his horse and
no more afraid of me than II | were
child. He saIutrd again with his bro
| ken sword and mHde as though 10
toss II from hin. as indeed he did,
Then like fash his hand dropped to
| his holster
read his thought. | presume, when
be made bis second salute. His mo-
ton OF tossing away the sword hilt
gave me the fraction OF time which
! sometimes Is the difference between
life and death. Our fire was almost
at the same instant. but not quite, His
bullet cut the epaulet clean from my
left shoulder. but he did not fire again,
nor did |. | saw him straighten up
in his saddle. precisely as ! had once
seen an Indian chieftain do under
Orme's own fire. He looked at me
with a startled expression on his face
At that moment there came from
the edge of the woods the crack Of
musket. The great horse Satan pitch
ed his head forward and dropped limp.
sinking 10 his knees As he rolled he
caught hts rider under him. ! myself
sprung down. shouting out some COM
mand toward the edge Of the wood.
that they should leave this man to me.
stopped and caught hold OF the
hind leg of the great black horse. and
even us l had once turned a dead bull.
so now turned this carcass on It's
back. / picked up the fallen rider and
carried him TO the woods. and there
propped his body against tree.
Think you. old man." he said. 1.-The
horse was deucedly heavy-spoiled that
leg. think" He pointed to his boot,
If suffer badly. Be u good fellow and
end IT.
answered him by tossing down one
of his own pistols.
Lets talk It over bit hrst." he
said I'm done Did you ever know
me TO break parofe?" St%'.t.a ~
No" said I. and threw down the
OTHER weapon ON the ground. "ln
mercy to rs both. Orme. die ~ do
not want to kin you, now. and you
shall got live : ~ +. @sg. q s.pS q. r. r
I'm safe enough" be said Its
through the liver and stomach. l can't
possibly get over It," ~>.."o' .,&
lie. stared straight ahead of him as
though summoning his win. ''Swa.
nit" | heard him mutter. as though
addressing some one.
There. that's better" be said 6nal-
". He sat almost erect. smiling at
me 1T is Asana. the art Of posture"
be said. II rest my body on my ribs.
my soul on the air. FeeEmy heart"
did so and drew away my hand
almost in terror 1t stopped heating
at his will and began again! His IN
ranny art was still under bis control.
Il shall he master here for a little
while" he said. SOL move those
hurt organs to ease the Cow. But |
can't stop the holes nor mend them
We can't get at the tissues to sew
them fast After awhile shah die"
He spoke clearly. with utter calmness
iispaSsionatelS.
l looked down at strange. faSci
mating soul. fearsome personality.
whose like | never knew In all my
life.
will you make me a promiSe" he
said, smiling at me. hooking at me.
No" ! answered.
81 was going to ask you after my
death to take my heart and send 1t !
back to my people at Orme castle. Cor
don Arms. in England-you know
where 1t would be a kindness to the
family" | gazed at him in sort of
horror. but he smiled and went on
We're medieval today as ever we
we're. Some of us are always making
trouble. one corner or the other Of the
world. and until the last Gordon heart
comes home to rest there's no peace
for that generation. Hundreds OF
years they've travelled all over the
world and been lost and stolen and
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