The evening world., 1915-10-14

! he'd CONS the previous nishs. ths
sroaHa rass slishiiy 10 = fsiisss-sif-
den hlils-k. ThsTs the uhiass hs1
their camp hr ana their sisspiaz
place. The lane dipped thence 20 the
broos snd half vay dovn the Nm.
difesuy l.shiaa the osmp. the hsrs>s
ssre picks,sd.
The osptaia SAD oelat had hsss
bathing In a pool % the brook chest
too hundred yards upstream ~
nlsh, led me along the brink. dsvs-
stream. toward the horses, ana. Issk-
Ny for me, quite hidden BY tall bushes
from the hillorss, above. -
The las, fac, proved 10 be Iay 81
walton. Dor. ~ the Uhlans tumbssA
out Of their BLANKETS 81 their csar
tAin's hrst loud below and stssed
about them 10 locale the sound. thsy
caught sight Of his white, unclaA
figure, lsapink mAdly up sad down
beside the pool. ssstieuiating wildly
and nlins tho air with his shouta o.
Being nearly a furlons distant. stlii
half asleep, and noting only that their
leader was apparently summoulns
them To his side with all spssd. the
men promptly rushed psll-msii. hAif
Glad. down the slope toward him.
Thus they we're running almost par
hliel 10 mo In an opposite direction.
and perhaps eighty yards away.
They had eyes only for thar cap
tain. ears only for his frantic yeils
and for the crashing beats Of theta.
own feet through the underground.
Over my shoulder ! glanced onss a
] fed. There were the whole ysbbls
OF them. tousled. numbering. and In |,
varying staxes OF disarray. all trailing
down thu hill toward the pool. The
captain was pointing toward uss
bowling; =
ITO the left. idiotsi Follow him!"
but. a. avery athlete knows. q d
wsllnish impossible for q ruanias
man TO catch shouted words with any
distinctnsss, How. then. a dossa or
more newly awakened soldiers. whose
own footsteps drowned all ordinary
soundsf ,.
Their leaders waving arms. teo,
seemed TO convey to the Uhians littls
more import than an added exhovta-
tion to make haste. The Captain
himself. being barefooted. &C AID make
no progress whatever over the stony
thorn-strewn ground. lyE
Thus It was-aimost by miracls--I
reached. unobservsd, the hillfoot. d.
rectly beneath the pioketsd horses.
Up the remaining few yards I
scrambled. crouching low betwesp ths.
boulders. Ny eyes--trained to kuc@w
at a glance the good and bad polptt
OF horsefiesh-had already singled out
from tho line = magnificent yellow
charger. saddied and bridisd--as were
three others Of tho twenty--eSe'
standing second from the end es ~,
long rope, -.
I quickly slashed the bearing yelo
In two with q cut OF my boryov0es
ssber and jumped into the sAddle. a
concerted yell from below told ns ~
men had reached their Captain. aqd,
had at last been made 70 undsrstaid
what was wanted OF them.
Up the hill they streamed. The nv
who had caught up pistols opanNl ~
on me ~ ! came. ] had net - ~,
slant to lose. WV
With a second stroke Of NJ OWseA
i severed the long stout roma Wnooh-
(stretchsd out between the two troosi
trunks) serve as tie-bas for ooah
horses halter line. 0ailopinS lsWl
the rank Of horses (whils one bullet
licked q turf OF hair from my uovneu
forelock and another srsseA ~
sleeve) I jerked the leaG rose (yoo
from the halters, The horses wors
already plunGinx and rearing Win
excitemsnt At 40 much uncepDp0s.
hended noise and turmoil. 81,
dashed among them, hsIsDoVona
the startled brutes with the Asf q
my v sword :, sna sh0utin" In osTmsai |.
At the familiar command they burss
at . frsnzied ssllop through the
woods. turned my rein and drove
my own mount at FUN speed anoas
the tree-trunks toward the NEARBY
hiEhroad.
Bullets sang about me. But most
of my pursuers, with tr"e cavalry irsIs
stinct. were scattering IN an effort
te catch their stamreded horses.
In spite OF this ! knew my danger,
were not past. There were double
sentries scattered through the who'd,
The shO,s and cries would be brinrt
ing them on a run toward the camp
Indeed, as my yellow horse clear
! the smoldering Are at a leap a,I
plunged through the forest, a Uhian
came running toward me from A.
copse near the road. He was az
foot, but carried his long lance. n
made for him as though 10 ride him
down. He halted. braced his lance
and awaited me, Ten feet away \
veered sharply to the right. Ha ss~so
the manoeuvre too late cas-
His thrust missed mo by a ward mr..
more, He hurled the lance after ma.
iaVelin fashion. and Il passed betwesr,
nv face and my bride hand. &c
In another second I was upon IT,,
road and laundering westward at n,il
speed. A mounted sentry broke
through the bushes. 70 the left, but,
passed him like lightning a. ~
wayered. uncertain whether TO foiiovr.
me or go TO the lid NJ his shriskina
comrades in the bushes around tt
camp. "A
Then I heard. through the forsses
the thud OF Eailopins horse hoofs c..
the soft mold, and I knew that e.
or more OF my recant jailera Ma.