The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-19
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you know. You can pull out here by
the same way that we got here and
refugee across the line, to my men"
And leave all I've got in the
world! No, thanks. But | should like
to get my daughter and Mrs. Fame
out II we can. Can you get them
across?"
Sure thing. Come on"
Come into the house and I'll get
them started to pack up so you can
get right back"
kynaston stood not upon the order
OF his going, but went at once, for
the memory Of the pretty Miss Upton
was more than enough to send the
blood flowing faster through his veins.
Dorothy met him in the great hall.
1t was filled with smoke from the
lower line of loopholes, where two of
the employees of the mine were firing
rapidly at the attacking party below
them. The smoke sucked back
through the hall as Mr.. Upton opened
| the door.
I'm more than glad to see you
again." cried Dorothy, as she gave
him her both hands. How did you
| get here and-why?"
ITO get you out" he said quickly.
| But you must come at once. We
can't delay moment. At any minute
they may work around to flank you
on the hillside, Upton, and IL they do
there will be no chance Of anyone
getting away from the house
Mrs. Fame, who had joined the
group, was listening white-faced.
You girls, get your things at once, y
ordered Upton. "Kynaston is right.
He cannot cross the line to help us
IN force, and the only thing he can
do is to take the two Of you off my
hands. Dorothy, Marion, 60 and get
your things. Go, say! shall stay
here until something turns up. ! dc
not mean to have this place looted
without taking it out of the hides OF
the men who do it, Go, grille
AS the two women ran hastily tC
their rooms to get what few things
they could take with them Upton
quickly outlined his movements ant
Kynaston's.
Take them to your camp, Kynas
ton, and keep them there till you heal
from me. Ill probably be with you
by tomorrow or the next day. I shall
not leave here till have come to some
sort of an understanding about thii
property. They dare not loot the place
openly. Here are the girls now"
Nolan, looking north under thu
sharp of his hand through the PARTIAL!
opened back door, was volleying low
toned curses.
Il beg pardon, sir, butt couldn'
help 1t. There go our horses, sir"
He pointed to two little brown spot
that showed momentarily against thu
brown of the hillside. The tw'
Americans horses were loose and hat
taken the chance to return to thei
4 own camp-five miles away.
ITS a good thing we saw 1t in tim
Look out! Low bridge for all thil
skulls"
Whee-e-e! A bullet whined pas
\ Upton and buried itself in the heav
B door post. 1t came straight from tn
hill where Kynaston and Nolan ha
secreted themselves an hour before
away up in the rear of the house.
1 Upton dragged them back into tn
house and slammed the door, which h
barred.
81 wonder what in the world tina
means" said Mrs. Fame breathlessly
oblivious to the fact that kynasto
had taken and kept hold OF her hant
1T means" said Upton, workin
feverishly to close the shutters of tn
windows on the north side, tina
they've got men on that side OF US
Now, Kynaston, you said that yo
could signal your sergeant to come I
help us. What was your signal?"
Kynaston shook his head.
1 I'VE must use every other mean
hefore we do that he said Slow!
IF our men cross the line as an arme
body it means intervention and-war
I'VE haven't got whole lot
choice" commented Upton savagel.
"Don't YOU see that they've got U
! surrounded on all sides? Their
comes their line. moving out of tn
cottonwoods to the attack now. &c
to your loopholes, men,"
( And Kynaston, peering through tn
| narrow loophole that Upton had CT
/ in the shutter, saw thin line OF me
L moving forward across the open Ian
l in widely extended order.
/ The attack was on.