The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-05-02
ontinued from Last Weekly

bright blush spread over brow and
bit was love-after ALL" she
under her breath. God be with
tday--I love YOU"
tarch!" cried Mornac. as two
|ers took station beside me.
led passed out first; ] followed;
sountess came behind me.
3burage," | stammered. looking
! at her as we stumbled out into
4orch.lit garden.
p smiled adorably. Her forefa-
had Mounted the guillotine smil-
4oldier dressed like Turco lifted
rh and set II in the flower bed un.
he wall, Illuminating the spot
y we we're to stand. AS this sol
turned to come back saw his
klah Ben-Ahmed!'T cried, hoarse-
EDO Marabouts do this butchers
H. Turco stared at me as though
bed. ei.si~..., ~
0alah Ben.Ahmed is disgraced
Herl" I said, In ringing voice.
g q llel" he shouted. In Arabic
/ a lie, o my Inspector! Spealx
these men tricked met Are you
9russlans?" s4
Hence! Silence!" bawled Nor
"Turco, fall in! Fall in. ] say!
You menace me?" he snarled.
Ing his revolver. @
en a man darted out Of the red
kws Of the torch.llght and fell up
ornac with a knife, and dragged
{ Gown and rolled on him. stabbing
through and through. while the
hted wretch screamed and
med until his soul struggled out
Ugh the flame-shot darkness and
10 it's last dreadful abode.
b Lizard rose. shaking his fagot
4; they fell upon him. clubbing
3tabbing with stock and bayonet,
e swung his smeared and sticky
clearing circle around him.
I think he could have cut his way
Dad not Tric.Trac shot him in the
Epf the head.
zen a frightful tumult broke loose.
- of the torches we're knocked to
around and trampled out as the
8ents, doubly drunken with wine
NE taste of blood. seized me and
{ 10 force me against the wall:
tie Turco, with his shrill. wolf
title yelp, attacked them. saber-
kt in hand. Speed. too. had
d rifle from a half-stupefied
and now stood at bay before
Buntees; | saw him welding his
a weapon like fail; then In the
ess Trlc-Trac shot at me, SO
that the powder flame scorched
y He dropped his rife to spring
throat, knocking me fiat, and,
ling on me. strove to strangle
md | heard him whining with
Jess while ] twisted and writhed
my windpipe from his thin
X FAST | tore him from my body
@uggled to my feet. He, too, was
20 legs with bound, running.
olng, lodging; and at his heels
dozen sailors, broadaxes gilt
nes chasing him from tree to
peed!" shouted-"the sailors
HE Fer-de-Lance!"
lad picked up a rife with a bro
bayonet; the countess, clasping
eft arm; stood swaying in the
smoke, eyes closed; and, when
rid screeching arose from the
10 of the garden where they were
Dying Tric-Trac. she fell to shud.
8, hiding her face on my shout
ddenly Speed appeared, carrying
nehed little figure, partly wrapped
sailor's pea-jacket. slim limbs
ing, blue with cold.
out that fire in there" he
parsely; I'VE must get her into
hurry. for Gods sake. Scarlet!
M nobody in the housed"
tcqueline! Jacqueline! brave 1T
5retonne," murmured the count
pehding forward and gathering
neonscious child into her strong.
arms.
resh company of sailors passed
Q double, rifles trailing, their of.
shcnting encouragement. And
game in view of the semaphore,
Fhe signal tower on fire from
70 top. The marines fired stead
ON the windows above us.
" want the Red Terror!" laughed
mlprs. They shall have IT."
~ oned, scorched, almost suffo-
staggered back to the tearoom,
e countess stood clasping JAG.
w huddled in a blanket, and
ns the child's wet curls away
race as white as death.
"er we carried her back
81 the smoking hallway. up the
" my bedroom, and laid her in
-,
ehild opened her ewes ma we
INC blankets.
uere Is speed?" she asked. dream.
lo'nent later ne came in and sbe
per mead languidly and smiled