Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-03

ing mare to an increased effort. Side
by side the two horses burst into the
narrow passage between the rocks.
Destinn bent forward.
We've no chance like this-warn
SIdi-bel-Abbes-I shall try to take
cover-God help your
Goetz nodded without answering and
dashed on. At the end of the cutting
Destinn drew rein and slipped to the
ground. There he fell, face downward.
The blood drummed in his ears. 1t
filed his brain, laundering down every
other sound A dozen Arabs swept
through the gully. but he neither heard
nor saw them. When he at last lifted
himself upon his elbow the pursuit had
long since rolled away in the distance
The dawn had broken.
He glanced down at the man lying
motionless beside him. His heavy
brows contracted over eyes in which
there had dawned a sudden emotion,
startled incredulity, changing mo-
ment later to a bitterly contemplative
amusement He bent over the dark
unconscious face. The fiery eyes that
time after time had deied his with
their brilliant recklessness were closed.
the black brows smoothed out into an
untroubled serenity. Yet the express
sion was as he, remembered 1t.
In the far distance, beyond his range
of vision a sudden sharp rattle of
artillery broke the silence. His eyes
fickered with q faint triumph. Sidi-
bel-Abbes had not been taken I'M
awares. Perhaps that daredevil Ger
man had arrived in time.
He laid a shaking hand on the quiet
. breast. The man still breathed. 1t
was like an answer-an acceptance.
He opened the tunic with rapid skillful
| fingers. The roar of battle was now
, close at hand. 1t rolled toward the
narrow barrier OF rock in q cloud OF
rising dust, from which flashed an in
termittent lightning. Colonel Destinn
paid no heed. He had traced the course
; of his bullet. 1t was lodged an inch
3 above the heart, but it's force had been
I checked by an old tattered letter case.
? which he tossed on one side. With
D strips of his linen shirt he plugged the
3 ragged-looking wound and bandaged
: 1t. The whole thing was the work Of a
+ few minutes. Death swept down upon
them both. but this man was not to die
through him.
= He had lifted the unconscious head
t upon one arm; his eyes passed for an
[ instant to the tRttered letter case and
4 rested there. 1t had fallen open
o Moved by he knew not what impulse
he touched 1t tremblingly. A few dried
and faded rose leaves, letter, yellow
o with age, singed and pierced by bis
Y own bullet Suddenly IT grew very
+ still about him. The crash of battle
n seemed to have sunk behind a deaden-
e ing veil Of silence. There was nothing
left in the world but this man and him
self
Richard Farquhar!'
The name escaped him without bis
knowledge. The legionary groaned and
half turned, his unconscious hand
clutching Destinn's arm, and minute
later his eyes opened. They looked al
each other steadily, and Destinn shrank
back. This was the eIpiation-the
punishment There was to be no curse
and no mercy, but the grim working
out of logical merciless law.
you Know now, sir?"
The weak voice sounded loud in his
: ears-louder than the thunder OF the
/ guns. He made movement OF stunned
Il assent
H Eyes; you are Northumberland Far
| quhar, my" He broke off. He was
looking in the eyes OF his judge; he
awaited sentence.
Farquhar drew himself up with q
desperate effort.
"They re-they're coming on fast
aren't they, sir? l haven't much time
And | have message-from my
mother-who is waiting for your
Sidi-bel-Abbes. She gave 1t me two
years ago. Can you hear me, sir?"
"Yes-yes."
81 was to tell you-that night wher
Q you left her-you won her. She has
waited for you" He dropped back
. gasping, into Destinn's arms. "Sir,
|, thank God-that at the last l hav,
. found you. l also have my message
III understand-and honor-and pitt
= you"
Destinn bowed his head. A word Of
release had been spoken. He was free
The burden OF years dropped from
:, him. He was gazing down into thu
face of child. in the frank clear eyes
of a memory. He held the wounded
man closer, shielding him with a sterI
tenderness.
81 too-thank God. Richard"
The cheering had grown louder
Within a hundred yards OF the rock
where they meant to make their las
rally the harried shot-ridden ranks o
II Bedouin cavalry faltered. For an in
. hnitesimal second of delay they seemed
= to be gathering to face the new attack
then the leaders broke away west
ward and with them, in magnificent
e awe-inspiring semicircle. the who'll
e beaten, panic-stricken host
1t was Goetz Won Berlichingen VIII
u had led the victorious nank attack
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