The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-03-23

fearful significance.
You may proceed" said Pauline
gravely
You will get me killed if you don't
stop making me laugh" said Harry.
She handed him the sword, while
Ferrari stood quaking. He looked
carefully for the thread before he re-
covered his courage.
They saluted. The blades touched
Ferrari had pledged himself to end
the affair quickly. He attacked furi-
ously. Harry gave ground.
Pauline, standing apart, with Har-
rvs cloak upon her arm, suddenly re-
allied upon Whit a desperate mission
she had launched the life of the man
she loved. There swept through her
mind the belated remorse that only
women know. Women demand that
men be brave and then reproach them
selves for demanding it, Women can
endure everything but consequences.
Still Pauline stood stoutly her
ground No tremor shook her; no fear
drew forth a cry. And Harry retreat
ed.
Suddenly the battle turned,
Owen, peering through the bushes
a hundred yards away, drew a hot
breath.
by Heaven, that boy can fight" he
said in alarm. Harry was backing
Ferrari away now.
A rapier shot into the air above the
Iheads of the fighters Harry lowered
his sword, its point to the ground, and
stepped back, smiling.
Ferrari uttered curse and leaped
forward to catch up his weapon as it
fell between them. But Harry put his
foot on it, He threw his own sword
to the ground.
Perhaps that is the better weapon"
he said with mock courtesy. TRY my
sword and | will use yours"
Ferrari trembled as he STOPPED to
to pick up Harrys rapier-as he re-
allied that Harry held the weapon
which was tipped with poison. The
terror of his own knowledge was
enough to defeat him now
Harry took the offensive instantly
The clash of the steel blades was the
only sound in the gloom of the grove
Pauline stood breathless, fascinated.
Owen, Balthazar and the others Of the
hidden group lay still in dumb sur
prise. -.
Suddenly Ferrari dropped his ra-
pier and turned his back to his adver
sary. He fled. He drew the whistle
from his belt and blew it furiously.
GO" said Owen behind the cover
Balthazars two aides rushed out
AS they came towards Harry they drew
dirks from their blouses.
| For an instant Harry stood dunn
founded. His first thought was for
Pauline. He turned but found her
close at his side She had stopped and
snatched up Ferrari's sword.
Ferrari's second joined the other
two gypsies and they rushed on.
! Harry thrust out his left arm and
placed it around Pauline. Back" he
said. They retreated slowly to the
shelter of giant tree.
The assailants came on. Harry
charged The blade of his sword
cleaned in the sunlight, dripped red
on the ground as he encountered, with
all the surviving strength of his body,
all the protecting courage of his love,
the enemies who sought to seize Pou-
line.
Despite his cries of warning, his
| pleadngs amid the clashing of the
blades, she came forward, armed with
the sword of Ferrari. i
One bandit fell under Harry's
thrust another engaged him. The
| third was approaching. Pauline rush
ed on Another instant and her death
would have been certain. But from
the covert behind the ruined building
| came a cry:
Run! run, The sword is poisoned"
! Harry's assailants stopped, bewild-
cred terrified. The voice was the
voice of Ferrari
,r,p hoI i,,r{ ~, 1,a
rapier from Pauline's Impractical
hand. His knife was over her. Harry
drove at him. With a cry that echoed
in the voices of his companions, the
man dropped the knife and fled The
others were before him. Harry and
Pauline stood alone.
| Harry lifted the blade of the rapier
to his nostrils. 1T is true he said.
| But he carried it with him, unsheathed
as he led Pauline towards the runa-
! bout ... ..
| Harry, why do they want to kill us?
What have we done?" she breathed as
he drove away.
| I'VE have too much money-and-
you have a guardian" he answered
| We'll, you needn't go into the au-
tomobile race. I'm not going to let
you Everything is dangerous. |
don't mind for myself, but
He laughed 81 have entered now,
you know he said. "You are right
that everything We do is dangerous,
and if you give up the idea of riding
with me, it will be the wisest thing
you ever did"
| NO" she whispered.
Now, Polly, you are unreasonable
don't"--
He stopped his sentence as he swung
the machine through the gates to Cas-
tie Marvin 81 don't understand how
you can wish to risk your life"