The evening world., 1916-08-28

when from the room above comes the
crash OF q table upsetting. With .
noise Of broken glass. chairs thrust
back. and a racket OF outcrles. Next
moment the door vas burst open, let
ting out a Mood OF light and curses.
and down flies a drawer. three steps
nj "A time. with a red stain of wine
trickling down his white face.
Murder" he gasped out: and silt
ting down on n stair. fell to hopping
his face. all sick and trembling.
was dashing past him. with the
landlord at my heels, when three men
came tumbling out at tho door and
down stairs, and In half . minute ]
heard the ring Of steel and was stand
ing in the doorway.
There was now no light within but
what was shed by the fire and two
tallow candles that suttered on the
mantel shelf. The remaining CANDLE
floor, amid broken glasses. bottles.
scattered coins. dice boxes and pew
ter pots. In the corner to my right
covered a pot-boy, with tankard
dangling In his hand. and the contents
spilling into his shoes. His wide.
terrified eyes were hxed on the far end
OF the room. where Anthony and the
brute Settle stood. with n shattered
chair between them. Their swords
were crossed IN fierce, and grating
together as each sought occasion for
n lunge. which might have been fair
enough but for n dog-faced trooper
In n frowsy black periwiG, who. as
entered. was gathering a handful or
coins from under tho fallen TAME, n
now ran across. sword In hand 10
the Captains aid.
Now. I carried no sword blu seiznE
tho tankard from the pot-boy's hand.
! hurrd II at the doE-fac'd trooper. IL
struck him fair between the shoulder
blades; and with q yell OF pain ne spun
around and came toward me. MS point
glittering In q way that turn'd me cold
I gave back a pace, snatch'd up u
chair and with my back against the
door, waited his charge
Twas in this posture that. fingins a
glance across the room, l saw the
Captains sword describe a small circle
Of light. and next moment, with a
sharp cry. Anthony caught at the blade
and STAGGERED against the wall, p'nn'd
through the chest 10 the w~ainscoting.
Out with the lights, Dlck'" hawId
Settle, Juggling out. his point quick
fool-the wtndow!"
Dick, with a back sweep OF his
hand, sent the candles flying on the
shelf; and, a " for the Kicker or the
hearth. We were In darkness. felt.
rather than saw his rush toward me,
leapt aside. and brought down my
chair with a crash on his skull. He
went down like a nine-pin. but
scrambled up In n trlce, and was run
ming for the window. There was a
shout below as the Captain thrust the
lattice open: another. n the two
dark forms had clambered through the
purple square OF the easement and
dropp'd into the bowling green below,
by this, ! had made my way across
the room, and found Anthony sunk
against tho wall, with his feet out
stretched, There was something he
held out toward me, cropping for my
hand and at the same time whispering
In a thick, choking voice:
Here, Jack, here: pocket II quick!'
Twas a letter. and as my fingers
closed on II they met a damp smear,
the meaning OF which Was but too
plain.
Button it-sharp-in thy breast
nov feel for my sword"
! CROPPED beside him. found the hilt
and held II up.
"So-'us thine. Jack; and my mare
Molly, and the letter to take, Say 4
Delia--Hark! they are on the stairs
Say To-