The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

Olga Karaseorgovich - indignant
hushed-more lissome and more beau
tiful than he had ever thought a wom-
an could be-Satanita at her savaEest.
Help! Help! Help! XIII him! Let
him die. now! sIay quickly! He is .
traItor-weuld betray US! KILL"
There was a rush and Andry seized
chair. A hundred-more than q
hundred-surged through the doors
from either side. A knife, launched
by q big Italian in the middle of the
door that Dick had burst. whixzed a,
him-was seen as IL flashed under the
light-and stopped-caught in the sword
hilt.
Take 1t. Andry-'
Dicks eyes were on the big Italian
but he waited long enough for An
dry TO reach out and wrench the
knife from between the steel of the
basket hilt. Then he moved-and the
Italian faded-leaving a gap in the
doorway where he had been. And the
Iootoaii neld at school had taught Dick
what to do with an opening
1t was a fight that Sudanese might
envy while II lasted-all rush ana
slash and thrust and roar and move
ment-a terrific impact-the hot, de-
lirious feel of blood. backsquirted as
the sword went in-the crash of a
broken chair on human skulls as An
carved-a charge into blackness, where
the cold steel was all that glimmered
and burst with a wild hurrah into
Gods good midnight air. where a car
riage waited at the corner and
driver slept.
Dick leaped for the box and Andry
sprang inside.
Madame-where is madame~ ask
ed the driver. waking up. But Dicks
fist took him neatly underneath The
jaw. and he toppled into the street
gurgling.
BY guesswork. and by sheer dead
reckoning. Dick drove at the most
prodigious fog for the shore-for the
darkest part of the harbor front.
Dick and Andry sprang from the
carriage. and lash of the whip sent
the horses galloping free in the di-
rection of the city. with the empty
carriage swaying in their wake.
! Look" said Dick. Jump for it,
There was boat. with three rowers
in IL. moored to buoy some fourteen
feet out from the shore. The rowers
slept: DICK jumped first He landed
absolutely in the middle of the boat.
and fell headlong over one of the
! natives. frightening him almost out of
his skin Andry followed with
Sroan and a monumental effort He
| hit the water. like a whale descend
ing. four short feet. Dick bauIed him
| in.
Know the Themistokles:'' he asked.
The other harbor, eh: Well, take
us there-give way-hurry up
The still sleepy native crew gave
way. They were too accustomed tc
the manners and peculiarities of
drunken first-class passengers from
| ships to be suspicious. and too in
terested in the money they would earn
tn
they had to search for the little ship
! brought them alongside. and a slecpy
watchman welcomed them.
| How much d'you WANT asked Dick
Ten shillings." said the owner of
the boat.
I'll give you a pound" said Dick.
IF you'll lie alongside here till the
steamer leaves"
| Very good. sir" said the boatman.
with a grin.
"A pound said Andry with WV
face. lis an awfu' lot of money, sir"
TITS cheap" said Dick 1T would
cost US more than that. Andry. il they
went back to the city and told tales"
| The ThemistokIes one thousand
tons-one class of passengers-Greck
faG-mixed cargo-anythinS for any
lwhere-was due to start a little after
dawn.
Andry went below-unpacked ccr-
tain valises-changed into dry chothes
and slowed away the sword Thence
forth the two of them paced up and
down the little afterdeck. one on
either side-Andry prayerful Dick
fuming. and both Of them taut-strunG
! to jumping point.
They exchanged no word They
walked the deck and waited each
knowing what the other thought too
well to waste breath.
"Andry:' said Dick after a while.
when the tenth false alarm had Sc;
their hearts to fluttering against their
ribs. The huge man hove alongside
and fell into step.
TO cut long story short, Andrv
my man. if We get out of this mess
safely, this is where we part CON-
pany. 1t was all very well for mo
to accept your service at a time whou
was an independent man of means
Now I'm a fugitive, Then. could
draw a certain income from home at
any time-a small income. but a GER
tain one. Now-I have considcra
less than n thousand pounds. and
positively no prospects Are you
llistening?"
| AYE"
I've been photographed with p
drawn sword. surrounded by a crowd
hundred men would swear in a court
of law that ! am rebel. Do you fol-
low me so far? Very well. I've no
right to drag YOU down into my
qupgmire. and I've no intention OF
doing it. At the first port reach
provided we get away from here-I
shall pay your passage back home
again. and buy you a draft on GIaS-
gov for hundred pounds. That will
put you where you were before. Do
you understand me-"
rs that all. sir:'
That's all
Then hear me- now! Dye ken where
was before ye accepted my service
as ye call it? I was in the water-aye
l-swummin'-verra nearly drooned
Ye're big enough-ye're strong enough
i-tae put me back in again-an' 7
was. Ye've a right to do that-ar' no
more"
Dick smiled little. He was no,
much given to displaying the more
serious emotions; they lay too deep
I Il didn't ask you to follow me in
the first place" he asserted.
Andry touched his forelock-and
Dick held out his hand
The little liners whistle screamed
impaticntly. but with due considera-
tion of the cost of steam A launch
came alongside and disGorSed some
passengers. The companion ladder
was hauled up and in. The steamer
screamed again. The winch began to
swallow steel chain with a rnnr AZ