Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-29
.Heady-nresent fire"

"Heady present -tre"'
The answering voiley broke like q
crack of thunder on the stiffness. and
when the smoke cleared dozen
saddles in the foremost ranks Of the
enemy were empty. Taken utterly by
surprise, the troop swung round In dis
order and burst into short. headlong
retreat
But 1t was the panic of moment.
Fanatic, splendid. they swept on into
the teeth of a whitening death which
left no trace. They raced one another
for the gates Of paradise; they bore
down upon an enemy fighting only
| instinctively for life that was al
ready worthless Farquhar glanced
anxiously along his little line of men,
They were firing recklessly, hopelessly.
He called to them. and they responded
with patient, doglike obedience, but he
knew that for them the fight was al
ready over. This was the agony Of
death. Someone touched him. He
turned. 1t was Destinn. They took
aim together like men engaged in
mimic warfare. Goetz dragged HIM
self up alongside. He was smiling
pleasantly with cartridge between
his teeth.
II like dying in good company" he
shouted, as the impeachment was
damned into the smoking breech OF
his rifle. That's the new prophet
Aii-NIahomed-in the front there. If
we could bring him down it might
break their backbone h
The Arabs were now within four
hundred yards. Their pace had not
slackened for an instant. Farquha-
sprang to his feet.
Cease firing-fx bayonets''
He raced out alone to meet the en-
envy. The rain Of bullets had been
spur to their fanatic datring-the sud
den silence checked them. They wa
vered, suspecting trap in this strange
lull. seeing in the lonely figure the one
thing they feared-the supernatural.
the unknown. Not shot was fred.
For an infinitesimal second of indeci-
sion both sides waited. Goetz, with
his rifle against his cheek. his finger on
the trigger kept up a soft flow Of
good-humored expletive.
"Mad-mad as Engishmen, but oh.
gods of my fathers. what sublime
method"
Farquhar had covered fifty yards
before the enemy had grasped his pur-
pose. Then with sort Of delirious
triumph their leader burst through the
ranks Of his followers and Numbered
down upon the doomed man with the
superb arrogance Of his race, disdain-
ing peril that seemed contemplate.
Those watching for the end saw the
flash of bayonet-heard the Earring
rasp of steel against steel, and then
Ali-Mahomed's horse swept on rider
less. simultaneously flame burst from
charge, and behind him raced hun
dred cheering men who an hour be-
fore had camored for his life. He
ran like boy. waving smoking, USE
less rifle, shouting madly. while Goetz
Numbered at his side. 1t was two
to one. exhausted infantry against
cavalry in full course. But the mir
acle had been performed. The meal
culable element in all battle, the SUI
perstition Of mems hearts, had fallen
in the scale. The whirlwind died
down. Within few feet Of their
fallen leader the heroic Arab host fal
tered, broke and fed.
They picked up Farquhar from be-
meath the dead body of his opponent
and as his eyes opened they rested on
Destinns face. The elder man knelt
down and touched his hand almost
tenderly.
''That was good fight" he said in
English. We've won. Abandoned
is dead You've saved lot of trouble
for us all. am proud Of you"
Thanks. sir. am glad you're sat
isfied."
They looked at each other. Behind
! their careless Indifferent composure
| there had rung a note Of emotion
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| hV0IN EMMY AND lEkl 0llSY