The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-08-21


oommandant of the 'Terrors Of Nor
tsyn'-by battalion"-here he made Q
sweeping gesture ~ though briefly re-
viewing an army corps instead OF Q
dozen wolfsh- eyed psasants-'I extend
to our honorsd and beloved Chatslains
Dc Nesville, and to our honored guest,
Mondeur MarchA the protection and
safs-conduct OF the "Terrors OF Nor
tsyn.'"
Five minutes later Jack and Lor-
rains were at supper at = oav~edGe
Two tin basins Of soup were brought
70 them; they ate II soaking bits Of
when Lorraine had AnisAsd her
soup, Jack took both plates into the
cave and gave them to . man who,
OQuAttsd on his haunohea was wash.
ting disheA Lorraine followed him and
at down on Q blanket, leaning back
against the ode Of the cave
wait for me-" said Jack. she drew
his head down to hers.
They fingered there In the dArknsss
q moment unconscious OF the amazed
but humorous glanoes Of the oookt
then Jack went out and found Fri.
oasss, and walked with hin to the top
q the trss-clad ridge.
A road ran under the ovsrhansing
Il didn't know W were % asar .
road aid Jack. startled Trscasss
Iaid his finger on his Npa
''It v the high road to safnS,tGH
dor on that curve there By the oak
trcH Looki Here comes one Of our
men. sssi Hes got something. too"
Sure enough, around the bend In the
road siunk Q franc-tirsur, loaded down
with what appeared to be mall sAcks.
CAUTIOUSLY he rsoonnoitrsd the bank
the road the forest on the other side
Whistied softly, ana ct Trica0e's ans
wertng whistle. came pumng ana hlow.
inn up the siopA and nung . mall
bar, q rife, q BavAS1an helmet eno
German knapack to the grouna
the big police omosrr 'nesSo
"Yss. the liz one with the rcd bard.
He died hard. I used the hayenst
only" aid the franc-dreur, loodnS
moo6ly q the dried blood on his
hairy Hsts "I got Bsvarian sentry.
/ too: there's the proof
jack looked at the heimst T1oa0e
ripped up the mail sack with his lons
clasp knife. They stole our mall tney
c.sss' "ort;ns tns letters ana shufllins
.
rejoined his men.
Ono By one he looked them ever.
sorted out two. stuffsd the resi- into
the breast Of his shsspskin coat and
! stood up.
, .Thsre are two letters for you,
Non6eur Narche, that were going 20
: he read by the Prussian police ON
cisls" he said, holding the letters out
"What do you think OF our new cys-
J tenn u mail delivsryf German deliv.
! cry. Observation-Disclosures. sh' Hon"ss'
Narchef' ,S
. He "a. down ana read them both
again and again.
!, whsn Jsck hsa fsnishsd Ms rsadins
. M looked up at Tricasoe, FOLDING tn
!, ietterN ana placing them In his brsass
where the nat stssl box was.
Letters from PariA" he aid IN
/ Uhlans have appeared In the Eure.et
: Seine and at Mslun. They are arminl
|. the forts and encsints. and the city u
l Neinr provisioned for . siege."
"Psris!" biurtsd out Ticasss
9 aghast
r Aftsr 4 moment he resumed: TN
nmpsror 10 said 10 b With the arm!
:. near Msdsres on the south bank OF IN
:. Msuse. We are going to ma nim
. Madsmoisslis Dc Neville and l. Ten %
. Tricssss stared At him. incapable o
speech.
. -vsry wsll,s aaid Jack. gently. '3hinl
:, II over. Ten me. ct lead, how ~ ca
r avoid the German lines we must s's1
this evening" ~,
y cave. Jack entered ana sat down o,
\. the blankets beside her.
Outside, the frano-treuv, rinc
A elantinG, wers moving swiftly out Int
the hollow. stopping low among IN
r trees. A. they hurried rom tne ~
a a rideriess cavalry horse by ono hand
= in the other ne hsld his rihe, IN
n butt dripping with blood.
d "Silence" he motioned to them
- pointing 70 the wooded ridse beyond
J. Jack hooked intsntiy at the cayelr'
horse. The schabraqus was blue
% edssd With yellow: the saddle-c'ot
a bore the number I'll" A.,
% ''Uhianr' He formed the word W.T.
The frano-tirsur nodded with I
"a Rhastly smile and glanced down
a, his dripping Eanstock.
a I.orreine's hand closed On Jack'
4, arm.
= "Come to the HIM." she saad' II can
y not stand that"
10 On the crest OF the wooded E1ds
10 crouohed Tricasss. bAred sabre stuo
d. in the ground before him, . revolye
10 in either fst. Around him lay b
mon, nat on the ground, eyes focusse
70 on the turn IN the road below. The
a eyes Flowed like the syss Of caEe
10 beasts, their sinswy fingers plays
10 continually with the rihe-hammerA
III Jack hesitatsd. his arm around Lol
c. raine's body, his eyes nxed nervousi
e on the bend IN the road.
q, Something was coming; thers wei
ID cries, the trample Of horses, n
" shuff1s OF footsteps Suddenly
Uhlan rode cautiously around n