The enterprise-recorder., 1912-05-10

"eA' 10 me, IaciDg "A did, wialdino d,
sword IKE "A mailman We had onr
pacRs against the piano our shoul.
uers touched before us chat mon
s"ayed, checked FOR tha momen,. hald
laSt DY sudden oyerpowaring dread
. glanced aside Ny companion wa.
brennan, hatless his deep.se, eyas
ananle, his coat torn OF. his shirf
ripped open TO Tho waist, mia hare
breast red with blood
NO shooCiD', damn yel" shouted A
voice, hoarsely mo shootin', want
that Reb alive"
lnrough the swtring smoke roc
osni1ed tho malicious face OF Red
Lo"rle AZ he pushed hs way 10 che
'front.' To me II was IRE personal
challenge go combat
Rush them ! mlrterpd into Brsn
mans ear 'Hurl chem back biz. ana
doSge under into he next room
| never waited 10 ASCERTAIN II De
neard me. Win one fierce spring
struck, their stunned line, and my
iron bar swept clear space an it
crashed rcmorselessly into them The
next instant LOwrle and { were seem
Ingly alone and fr)nting each other
A Wild cat cDraged by pain looks AS
he did when he leaped 10 meet me
Hate, deadly. relentless, gldrad 10 ma
eyes, and wilh a yen OF eXultation be
swung up biz long rife and struck
Savlgely a. NY head with the stock
caught II partially on my barrel
breaking IFS nll force, ana even AZ IT.
descended upon my shoulder. abbai
aa mu12le hard inro lis leerng iIce
With a sDarl OF pam he dropped ms
gun a0d gIlppled Nith ma. hat AZ
his fingers closed about my throat,
something swlrIed down through tha
mae ana the mdddenpd brute stlB
serej back, bis arms nphited, hls red
Daltd 'lONcD IN IVAN
Now FOR il. wayne shouted 3ren
Hlu. Back WITH you''
WITH . dive { went under the pianu
/ hslrd the sliding doors shut behind
US. and almost With the sound Nas
again upon my feet
ITO The stairsl' I painted "Brrn-
nan take he women 10 the stars
hose fellows are nOt IN Tue Il'iWLy
yet, 3nd we can hOld UIcm there a
while
In our terrible need FOR haste, and
amid the thick, swirllng smoke tll
ing ,hat inner room almost 10 surO-
cation { graSpcd rbe woman CHANGING
10 be nearest me. without knowing
at that moment who sba wgs, AZ
ready the rino-buttB were Splintering
the light wood behind us into Staves.
and hastily dragged MY da2cd com
plnion forward The others W1re In
advance, and we s. Oped oar way ike
blind persons Out intO tba hau Ry
rare good fortune " WAS Ynt unOc-
'upiad ana as we COOK me Few hur.
rat steps toward he foot " tha
stairs found my arm "33 Annir"ii1S
Celia Minor The ipnin o' npsnlw
within her dark ev's ana tla SDa'.h
''ss anguish Of her white Iarp 'Vant
Tor an instant ne fierce rage Of Dlt.,1
from ay brain
A. tb1f momant .hp mob discover
.ag Dqr direction 1r escape iamn'd
1'tl doOrways ana Wwgad fortD how.
.ag ,ntD me ban
CUP" cried forcing ncr 'orwn"d
Up with yOu, qW"k''
paused q Rcant second 10 muck 4
saber from beside b dead soldier On
the door. aud then with a spring NJ
tba intervening steps faced about al
3reunaD8 side on the hrst landing
1--WE ought 10 leave our mark On
those incarnaic devils here" he said
grimly wiping his red blade on the
carpet
Unless they reach The second stOr9
from without, and ,ake M IN the
rear" answered. eve ought TO hold
back the whole coWardly crew, 80
long IA they refuse TO FIRE"
II was a scene 70 abide long with a
mana horrible nightmare never 10
be forgotten Above us, protected
som ewhat by the abrupt curve Of Che
wide staircase, crouched the women
Two werc sobbing their heads buried
in their hands, but Maria and MRS
Brennan sat white Of face and dry
eyed caught one quick glance as
the fair face ! loved-my sweet lady
Of the North thinking, indeed, II
might prove the last on earth, and
knew her eyes we're upon me Then,
stronger Of heart than ever for the
coming struggle I froDted tbat scene
below