The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-18
CHAPTER iv.-continued.

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
the sudden double beat of horses
hoofs broke out along the avenue be-
low, and, through the red sunset l
saw dozen horsemen come scamper-
ing up the drive toward us. At the
same moment 1 stepped out into the
driveway to signal the riders, raising
my hand.
Instantly pistol flashed-then an
other and another and a dozen harsh
voices shouted: "Houura! Hourra!
Preussen!"
Mile tonnerre!" roared belmont;
''the Prussians are here!"
Look out! Stand back there. Get
the women back" / cried, as an
Uhlan wheeled his horse straight
through a bed OF geraniums 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 to 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 frst impulse was to shoot Buck
hurst, and I started for him. ran
past Bazard's trampled body and fired
at an Uhlan who had seized the
horses which were attached to the
carriage where Buckhurst sat.
Again l ran around the wagon.
through q clump Of syrinsa bushes.
and up the stone steps to the terrace.
and after me galloped one of those in
comparable oossack riders-an Uhlan.
lance In rest. setting his wiry little
horse to the stone steps with q loud
"Hourra!"
II was too steep a 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. and falling with a tire.
mendous splash into the pool below.
In Gods name stop that!" roared
belmont from below. Give up, Scar.
lett! They mean us no harm!"
Come down. hussar!" called an OF.
hcer. I'VE respect your uniform"
viii you parleyl" l asked. listen
ins intently for the gallop Of my
promised Gendarmes. II could only
gain time and save Buckhurst.
"Foulez-fous fous rendre? OL on
non!" shouted the oficer. in his tsr.
rible French.
"Eh bien. non!" cried. and
ran Tor the chateau. As I gained the
doorway they shot at me. but only
fed the faster. sprinsing up the stair.
way. Hero I stood. saber In hand.
ready to stop the first man.
Up the stairs rushed three Uhlans.
sabers shining In the dim light from
tho window behind me: laid my
forednS1 nat on the blade Of my
ssber and shortened my arm for a
thrAt-thea there came . binding
aash, . roar. and was down. trying
70 rise. until . clinched nst struck
ne In tho face and l fell dat on my
back.
They Eot No out TO the terrace, and
carried No 70 tho lawn. One OF tho
men brought . cup Of water from the
pool.
Herr Rittmeister." I said. family. II
had = prisoner here: he should BE- In
tho carrtaxs. Ii he!"
Tho oficer walked briskly over to
The carriage. Nobody here but two
women aud . scared peasant" he
called out.
Two soldiers lifted me again and
bore mo away In the darkness. was
perfectly conscious.
And all the while ! was listening for
the gailop Of my gendArmes. not that
cared very much. now that Buck.
hurst was gone.
Suddenly the chapel bell Of La
Trappc rang out 4 startling peal: the
Prussian captain shouted: stop that
bell! Shoot every civilian In the
house," lint tho Uhlans. who rushed
up the terrace. found tho great doors
bolted and tho lower windows
screened With steel shutters.
On the 0attlements Of the south
wing Q rcd radiance grew brighter:
somebody had thrown wood into the
Aeua basket Of the ancient beacon.
AAl sst Are 70 Il.
That teaches ne lesson!" bavlsd