The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
CHAPTER Iv.-contino.d.


BucI hurst looked at me, long
enough to see that the end Of his rope
had come. Then he slowly turned his
deadly eyes on the girl before him.
Scarlet to the roots OF her hair, she
stood there. utterly stunned. Then
the sudden double beat OF horses
fIoofs broke out along the avenue be
low, and, through the red sunset
saw a dozen horsemen come scamper-
ing up the drive toward us. At the
same moment / stepped out into the
driveway to signal the riders, raising
my hand.
Instantly a pistol fiashed-then an
other and another, and dozen harsh
voices shouted: "Houura! Hourra!
Treussen"
Mile tonnerre!" roared belmont;
the Prussians are here!"
Look out! Stand back therel Get
the women back" | cried, as an
Uhian wheeled his horse straight
through bed Of geraniums and fired
his horse-pistol at me.
belmont dragged the young Count
ass to the shelter OF an elm; Sylvia
sflyen and Fayernier followed: Buck
hurst ran to the carriage and leaped
an.
no resistance" beloved belmont,
az BaZard snatched up the pistol !
had taken from Buckhurst. But the
invalid had already fired at horse
man, ard had gone down under the
merciiess hoofs with lance through
his face
My SrEt impulse vas 10 shoot Buck
hurst, ard started for him / ran
past BazarG's trampled body and fired
at an Uhlan who had seized the
horses which were attached to the
carriage where Buckhurst sat.
Again | ran around the wagon,
through clump OF syringa bushes.
and up the stone steps TO the terrace,
and after mo galioped one of those In
comparable cossack rlders-an Uhlan,
fance III rest. setting his why little
sIorse to the stone steps with loud
t'Hourra!"
1t was too steep grade for the
gallant horse. flung my pistol In
the animals face and the poor brute
reared straight up and fell backward,
rolling over and over with his unfor-
tunate rider, aud falling with ire
mendous splash into the pool below.
I'm Gods name stop that" roared
belmont from below. Give up, Scs--
lett! They mean us no harm!"
Come down, hussar!" called an of
ulcer. eve respect your uniform"
'Will you pariGy?" l asked, listen
ling fntentiy for the gallop Of my
promised gendarmes. If l could only
gain time and save Buckhurst.
"Fouiez-fous fous rendre? Oui on
non?" shouted the officer. in his ter
rible French.
'Eh bien, nom" ] cried, and
ran for the chateau. AS l gained the
doorway they shot at me, but l only
fled the faster, springing up the stair
way. Here l stood, saber in hand,
ready to stop the first man.
Up the stairs rushed three Uhlans,
Isabers shining in the dim light from
the window behind me; ] laid my
forefnger fiat on the blade of my
saber and shortened my arm for a
tthrust-then there came a binding
flash, a roar. and / was down, trying
ITO rise, until clinched fist struck
me in the face ana / fell fat on my
back.
They got me out to the terrace, and
Icarried me to the lawn. One of the
men brought a cup Of water from the
pool.
Herr Rittmeister. said, family, 81
had a prisoner here; he should be in
lthe carriage. Is he?"
The officer walked briskly over to
1.-THE carriage. Nobody here but two
'women and 4 scared peasant" he
called out.
Two soldiers lifted me again and
lhore me away in the darkness. l was
perfectly conscious.
And all the while l was listening for
ithe gallop OF my gendarmes. not that
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