Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER Iv.-contInued.

BuckhurSt 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
che sudden double beat OF horses
hoofs broke out along the avenue be-
low, and, through the red sunset
saw 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 pistol fiashed-then an
other and another, and dozen harsh
voices shouted: "Houural Hourra!
Preussen!"
Mile tonnerre!" roared belmont;
rthe Prussians are here!"
Look out! Stand back there! Get
the women back!" l cried, as an
Uhlan wheeled his horse straight
through bed of geranfums and fired
his horse-pistol at me.
belmont dragged the young Count
ess to the shelter of an elm, Sylvia
Elven and Tavernier followed; Buck
hurst ran 20 the carriage and leaped
In.
No resistance!" beloved belmont,
as Bazard snatched up the pistol /
had taken from Buckhurst But the
invalid had already fired at horse
man, and had gone down under the
merciless hoofs with a lance through
his face.
My first impulse was to shoot Buck
hurst, and / started for hiin. / ran
past hazards 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 a clump of syringa bushes,
and up the stone steps to the terrace,
and after me galloped one of those in
comparable cossack riders-an Uhlan,
lance in rest, setting his why little
horse to the stone steps with loud
'lourral"
1t was tho steep grade for the
gallant hoCse. 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 and falling with a ire
mendous splash into the pool below.
In Gods name stop that" reared
Delm0nt from below. Give up, Scar
iettl They mean us no harm!"
Come down. hussar!" called an of.
deer. I'VE respect your uniform"
"Wiil you parley?" l asked, listen
ing inCently for the gallop of my
promised gendarmes. If l could only
gain time and save Buckhurst.
'Foulsz-fous fous rendre? Out on
non?" shouted the officer, in his ter
Fible French.
Eh bsen, non!" cried, and
ran for the chateau. AS gained the
doorway they shot at me. but only
9ed the faster, springing up the stair
way. Here | stood, saber in hand,
ready to stop the first man.
Up the stairs rushed three Uhlans.
gaoers shining in the dim light from
the window behind me, l laid my
forefnger fiat on the blade of my
saber and shortened my arm for
NAAN SAAsA NAG4G NtA1llC u
fiaah, a roar. and was down, trying
to rise, until a elinched fist struck
me in the face and / fell fat on my
back.
They got me out to the terrace, and
rarried me TO the lawn. One OF the
men brought cup of water from the
pool
sEIarv T2i+4r,ofstorn r co;5 e;., .sr
had prisoner here; he should be in
the carriage. Is he?"
The officer walked briskly over to
the carriage Nobody here but two
women and a scared peasant" he
called out.
Two soldiers lifted me again and
bore me away in the darkness. was
perfectly conscious.
And all the while was listening for
she gallop Of my gendarmes. not that
cared very much, now that Buck
hurst was gone
Suddenly the chapel bell of La
Trappe rang out startling peal; the
Prussian captain shouted: stop that
oelll Shoot every civilian in the
housed" But the Uhlans, WHO rushed
up the terrace, found the great doors
bolted and the lower windows
screened with steel shutters.
On the battlements of the south
wing a red radiance grew brighter;
somebody had thrown wood into the
iron basket of the ancient beacon,
and set fire to it.
THAT teaches me Iessonl" ba-aed