The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-27
oContinued.l

Won Schulling was delirious at the
time and that he could not have done
SEhat he did in cold blood
~ However this may be, Won Schulling
sn1arshaled his strength for q second
time and suddenly tore or the band
ages about his enemy's wound Cap
tain Frazer struggled with feeble
strength to ward of the attack. but his
efforts must have been pitifully weak
for Won Schulling's attempt was al
most successful
Downstairs something came to me.
for the second time in my life, which
Icannot explain by any human agency.
II was busy In one of the wards when,
Tor no apparent reason, 1t was borne In
zon me that I must return at once to
Captain Frazer's bedside. have many
times thanked the fates, or whatever
guardian angel had me that day In its
keeping. for bringing me that compel
ling message and for the fact that
without stopping to reason obeyed it,
running up the stairs to the little attic
room where my charges lay--an insis-
tent premonition of danger knocking at
my heart
I burst into the room without know
ing at all why did so, but I am GER
tain that grasped the situation sooner
for the impulse that had brought me
there. Captain Won Schulling stood by
the Eng1ishman's bedside with an ex-
preston on his face that Z hope never
TO see again Captain Frazer lay with
a half contemptuous curl on his lips,
Tainly trying to rearrange the BAN
dages
The next few moments, as I look
back on them, seemed to me like some
a wfu1 nightmare. know that sprang
forward and flung myself on Won
Schuling. forcing him with unwonted
strength back toward his bed Fortu-
nately for me, the man had only one
arm that he could use, and Fortunately
for Captain Frazer, too, for it was-this
that saved his life. Although the Prus-
sian fought me off ike one demented,
grinning with kind Of vindictive tri-
un1ph that am sure gave me added
strength, it never occurred to me to
call for help. With all my power /
forced the man back inch by inch until
at last managed to ding him across
his bed 7 stood over him for second
as he tried to rise, then. with triumph
ant hate IN his face, he fell back on his
bed in a dead faint.
u left him and darted across the room
to where Captain Frazer lay, drawn
and white, but unafraid. With treIn-
bling fingers I crudely replaced the
fbandages. Once or twice paused in
the work to run to the door and call
for help, but no response came
While struggled with the bandages
was utterly absorbed. and when at
last they were IN place and the danger
for the moment passed looked up to
find Won Schulling sitting on the edge
OF his bed and staring at me with
half bewildered rage In his eyes that
sent a shudder through me-
Suddenly from below a perfect pam
demonium broke out, the sound of
motorcars coming and going and the
shouts and screams of men and wo-
men. Coupled with these came the
dull thunder of bursting shell, to-
gether with the hideous crash of high
explosives.
ran to the window to see what was
happening and then, hearing a laugh
and curse behind me, turned to find
Won Schul1ing locking the door. The
man stood there for a moment, sway
ing in his weakness, and then, with
1eer, said:
'NowsIsve got you both!''
And he threw the key out the win
dow.
remember thinking of the situation
as merely absurd rather than dramatic.
but a moment later I realized that his
action was not the result of delirfum,
but that he had very definite and
pregnant reason for turning the lock at
that moment. Just then the handle of
the door ratified, and some one excit-
edly called my name. srrang for
ward to answer, but as I did so the
Prussian flung his one good arm about
me and crushed me against his breast
so tightly that 7 could not make a
sound was almost suifocated. BY
the time that I had Struggled free,
there came no answer to my scream,
though L could hear footsteps racing
down the stairs outside. i was alone
with Won Schulling and captain Fra
ger, who, was thankful had lost con-
seriousness some moments before Won
Schulling again caught me by the arm
and dragged me to the window, where
] could scarcely credit the sight that
met my gaze
Swarming before the chateau and in
long lines beyond were squadron after
squadron of advancing cavalry Won
Schulling was beside himself. shouting
and screaming like a maniac: wei
komnen, meme kanaraden! Der Tag
Speaking in tone that carried a
note of unquestioned command, he call
ed IN German: tStop! There is no key
Break the lock, but do not batter down
the door,
The raen on the other side must have
recognized and accepted the tone,
for they carefully -obeyel, and a mo-
ment later the door swung open. dis
closing half "a dozen yellow uhlaAs
from Stuttgart gathered on the landing
outside. Then they parted and an OFF,
Ger, obviously Saxon, stepped folA
ward and surveyed Us. With cool au-
thOrity he addressed Won SchuIling.
who are you, and who are these
people9'' he asked.
am Captain Won schuling Of the
Eighteenth -. She, as you see. Is a
military nurse. And that fellow there"