The evening world., 1914-02-07
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,hs Countsss "a nss bshind ma
"ConraSc." / stammSrsd. looking
back NJ her az We stumbied out into
the torch IL garden,
sho smiled adorabiy. Her fore
fathers had mounted the suillotins
smiling,
Mornac pointed to the garden wall
near the bench whore we had sat
together. A soldier dressed like a
Turco lifted . torch and ct II In
the flower bed under the wall, illu-
minatng the spot whore we were to
stand. As this soldier turned to come
back I saw his face.
"5alah Ben-Ahmsdl" cried
IA
butchers workf"
The Turco stared at mo as though
stunned.
'Salah Ben Ahmed Ia disgraced SOL
dier!" ! said. In q ringing voice.
ITS q iie!" he shouted. In Arabic
Its a lie, o my inspector! Speak!
Have these men trtcksd me? Are
you not Prusstans?"
''Silence! 6ilence!" bawisd Mornac.
"Turco, fall In! Fall In, sayl What!
You menace met" he snarled. cooking
his revolver.
Then . man darted out OF the red
upon MOrnac with knife. and dragged
him down and rolled on him, stAbbing
him through and through. while the
mutilated wretch screamed and
screamed until his soul struggled out
through the name. shot darkness and
Ned TO It's last dreadful abode.
Tho Lizard rose, shaking his faGot
knife; they fell upon him. clubbing
and stabbing with stock and bayonet,
but he swung his smearod and sticky
blade. clearing q circle around MIN.
way free had not Trlc-Trao shot him
In the back Of the head.
Then q frightful tumult broke loose.
<x1 "a
TO the ground and trampisd out ~
the insurgents, doubly drunken With
wine and the taste Of blood. seized
me and tried to force me against the
wall; but the Turco. with his shr1ll.
wolf like battle yelp. attacked them.
sabre -hayonet in hand. Speed. too.
had wrested . rife from haif-stu-
pefied ruffian, and now stood NJ bay
before the Countsss; ! saw MIN
welding his heavy weapon IKE haiI
then In the darkness Tric-Trac snot AZ
me. SO close that the powder .na,ne
soorched my isx. he oIopp.1 n.s
rife to spring Tor my tnLoe' N"o.n-
Ing me nat, ana, crouenms "" |
strove 20 stranr.e - -mo. uu III. :
MIN winning w" Ss - ",sna
twlstea anu .Sa. an,rs
p'pe to" 's s.n . h,rs from NV bodv
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oouos 80, .as,o,. hro. .Hsrss att
. ~ ur nhn.,ns MIN from tree 10
.hrrh
" "Snoed," 7 shouted-"the sailors
sron, tha rcr-de.I ANGEL"
Tn. curtains of the house were on
Are. through the hallway poured the
ins,,reent aoldiery. stampeding In
frantic night across the court out
into the moors: and the marines.
warming along the cliffs. shot at them
as they ran, and laughed sayagely
when a man fell into the gorse, kick
ing like o wounded rabbit.
Speed marked their nlEht. ad-
vancing coolly. pistol flashing; the
Turco, ben Ahmed. dark arms naked
TO the shoulder. bounded behind the
frightened wretches. cornertng. hunt.
ing them through flower beds ana
bushes, now springinz like a panther
on his prey, until his blue jacket
rocked and his elbows dripped.
had picked up n rife with a
broken bayonet: the Countess. clasp.
Ing my left arm, stood swaying In tho
rife smoke. eyes closed: and. when
horrid screeching arose from the
depths Of the garden where they were