The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-12

SIeIullv. lHlS gentleman mas lone
nothing but help me after the acct
dent"
Well find out all about that at Bra
tinsk," replied the man. ''Now march,
you two"
| drew my companion to one side,
and, looking the man square in the
face. ! walked Il couple of PAGES to-
ward him. Instead of shooting, he
backed his horse and warned me again.
This satisfied me.
"You car fire if YOU like. You know
! an an Englishman. and if you shoot
me tllere'H he Il row.
"Do as l say" he shouted, with an
oath.
paused and then said very deliber-
ate]y, "Fire at me If you dare
\ little gasp of alarm from the girl
was lost in a vollcy of oaths from the
police agent.
Then the luck vecrcd once more to
our side. inadvertently his spur touch
ed his horses flank. and the animal,
taking his loud tones as addressed to
it, began to 1id@et and prance so that
he could no have taken aim had he
wished. The figure he cut was quite
%laughablc.
But it was my chance, and | took it.
| picked up a tor and flung it at the
horse. This set it kicking and plung-
ing desperately. so that the none too
skillful rider was nearly endorsed.
Choosing my moment I ran up, seized
the hand which held the revolver and
Wrenchcd the weapon away without
any trouble at all.
That was the end of the fighting so
far as he was concerned. for he drove
his spurs home and clattered away up
the Hill.
| Judged that he was afraid that ]
might now do the shooting which he
had threatened 50 glibly. and mingled
with this fear was the belief that. as
he had shot our horse and had thus
destroyed the means of our flight. he
could safely ride off to fetch assist
Hncc.
"ThatS Il good riddAncr anyhow"
said | With a laugh. when he had dis
appeared. don't you think VIC had
better start for Cracow: That fellow
won't be away longer than he can
help. and | have to get a little scheme
ready for him before he returns. The
oOner VIC start the safer"
But what car we do about And
she glanced to where the counts body
lay.
"If we arc to think of the living we
can do nothing. lie has been recog-
nized, and when the police return they
will care for the body and something
can be done from Warsaw" She
yielded, and we set out.
Il think we shall get through with
IL any great trouble. There is a train
from Bratinsk somewhere about s
o'clock, which will put us in Cracow
in a few hours"
But | have no passport. now, to
pass the frontier
"Fortunately, | can arrange that.
My first plan is to send the police off
On a false scent. There is a peasant
family not Il mile from the top of the
hill-where my horse is, by the way
and they will do anything for me. l
helped them out of some trouble when
| was here last ear, and they think
a lot Of it. With this police agent
away from Rratinsk for a few hours,
we get off secretly and safely"
At the top of the hill | found my
horse. put Miss Smith on his back
and handed her the Goa which had
been the first cause of trouble.
II shall need the coat for my plan,
so lind the papers which are ewn into
it and be ready to rip them out the
moment we reach the cottage"
but you" she protested.
mo protest, please. | an good for
more than a mile at fair speed
You do all this for a stranger" she
said. her eyes lighting as she looked
down at me.
oh. we shan't always be strangers
Keep him going. | can't talk and rur
at the same time. BE merciful." anC
with that we set off at a good roun(
trot. l held to the stirrup and so hal
no difficulty in keeping up.
In about five minutes we turned of
the road, and the cottage was soon il
sight. BY good fortune the man
sought. Mlfllel, WIS Ill lue litcn ol
garden and greeted me with a smile.
came to the point at once.
Michel. o have often asked for :
chance of repaying that little debt
You can do it now. | want you ant
your sister, fiesta, to help me. You are
to ride M horse and your sister your:
and start at once Ride down thu
Devils Staircase. strike out any WA,
YOU like at the bottom: ride for fou'
or five hours, you in the name of Ival
Grubel and your sister as Mary Smith
an English girl. At the end Of TIT
ride. which must be as near Il railwu,
station as you can manage turn IN.
horse adrift to go where he will an'
then makc your way home secretly
And no n must knOW of your al