The Green Forest tribune., 1915-10-01
CHAPTER Xl-Continued.

The unfortunate girl whom I was there to rescue drew back in fright
 against the wall for a single second,
 then, seeing that I had closed with the hulking fellow, she sprang forward,
 md with both hands seized the gun
 and attempted to wrest it from him. Ills fingers had lost the trigger. and he was trying to regain it to fire and so raise the alarm. I saw this, and with sn old trick learned at Uppingham I ripped him, so that he staggered and
 nearly fell.
 An oath escaped him, yet in that mo- ment Elma succeeded in twisting the gun from his sinewy hands, which I now held with strength begotten of a howedge of my imminent peril. He was huge and powerful, with a strength far exceeding my own, yet had been reckoned a good wrestler at Uppingham, and now my knowledge of that most ancient form of combat held me in good stead. He shouted for help, his deep, hoarse voice sounding along the stone corridors.
 As we were struggling desperately, the English girl slipped past us with the carbine in her hand, and with a quick movement dragged open the heavy door that gave exit to the lake lheard splash, and saw that Elma no longer held the sentry's weapon in her hands Then at the same moment heard voice outside cry in a low tone: Courage, excellency! Courage! will come and help you"
 It was the faithful Finn, who had been awaiting me in the deep shadow, and with a few strokes pulled his boat upto the narrow rickety ledge outside the door.
 Take the lady!" I succeeded in sasplng in Russian. Never mind me" and saw to my satisfaction that ne guided Elma to step into the boat, which at that moment drifted past the little platform.
 l struggled valiantly, but I was slow. Oelhg yanquished. Mine was fight TOT life. A sudden idea flashed across ny mlnd, and l continued to struggle, ss the same time gradually forcing my enemy backward towards the door. He cursed and swore and shouted until, al.n sudden and almost superhuman ehort tripped him, bringing his head aVo violent contact with the stone Mtel Of the door.
 mere was the sound of the crash .us or wood as the rotten platform e save way, a loud splash, and he sank nAe stone, for although I stood watching for him to rise, I could only uiS1hgulsh the woodwork floating away with the current.
 As l stood there in horror at my s'eu or self-defense, the place sudden fesounded with shouts of alarm, and n the tower above me the great old ,usty bell began to swing, ringing it's ma1en note across the broad expanse VI waters Behind me in the passage 'aW light and the glitter of arms.
 snot rang out, and bullet Vhizzed ras' me. Then I jumped, and nearly ap'e' the boat, but taking an oar 1 be- eau to row for life, and as we drew s"ay rom those grim, black walls the 1'e oelched forth from three rifles. l. again the guards fired upon us, but 1, ,ne darkness their aim was faulty. ~ senls appeared in the high windows ts tue castle, and we could see that
 o greatest commotion had been ~s s1'ea py the escape of the prisoner .s Iao men at the door in the tower were ynis to the patrol boats, calling m. n to row us down and capture us, s,,. py plying our oars rapidly we shot ma ent across the lake until we got s,a aer the deep shadows of the oppo- hs- 'nara Out in the center of the hoa. we could just distinguish long to,,. ~lth three rowers going swiftly vbial aIus the entrance to the river,
 n rs we so desired to gain.
 o..l ue guards were rowing rapidly, the den., 'ouhdlng in the rowlocks, evi- fo, Ill the belief that we had made an,' 'ne r1Ver. But the Finlander had ra,ntiy foreseen this, and for that yati" on we were lying safe from obser- hars' ih the deep shadow of an over riois riiene tree. A gray mist was slowly no.. rom the water, and the Finn, n. 0ias 1t. hoped that it might favor