The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
All ERSKINE DID WAS no
NHlP THE THRtSTING
BLADE ASIDE.

wall and she stopped with the
color flcd from her face and her
hand ON her hoDrt.
In q few moments she had found
Harry and Hugh. Even while their
horses We're being suddled her Ia
thcr rode up.
It's murder. cried Harry = and
Grey knows d. Erskine knows
nothing about q rCpicr
without % word Colonel Dale
wheeled his tired horse and soon
Harry ana Hugh dashed after him
Barbara walked back 20 the housc.
wrlnglug her hands. bur ON the
porch sh" sat quietly in the agony
OF waiting that was the role OF
women IN those days.
Meanwhile. FREELY was skim
ming along the river road Grey
had kept his word. He was wait
iuE between Two plantation
They hitchcd their horses. and
Ersitinc followed into 90 pheasant
gladc-a gressy glade through
which murmurol % little stroam.
Erskine dropped the raplers on the
sward.
Take your choice. he said.
There is none said Grey. pick
ing up the n nearer e him.
When o are ready Frs
kline said.
Rcady!' answered Grey and
Hinged.
Erskinc merely whipped at hls
blade and sprang backward. lie
was as quick uH an cyalash ana
1.-THE al a panther. and yet Grey
almost laughed aloud
An Erskine did WAS to Win thu
thruatlng blade aside and leap out
OF danger like "a flash OF lirht. u
was like AN iueXpcrt boxer nailinp
according 20 rules unknown-and
Grey face flamod ana actually
turned anxious.
Then, Erskiue's blade caught In
Grey guard hy accident. and tle
powerful WRIT behind ID sesking
merely 20 wrench the weupon loose
tore Grey rapier from his GRASP
ana hurled 30 ten feet away with
his sword point on tho earth. he
waited -courteously for Groy to re-
cover his weapon.
A. Grey rushed for his sword.
ErHkluc heard the beat Of hofroa.
huofs. He matched IN from the
ground ANA turned. az as Dee rushed
for Erskinc. Colonel Dale swunp
from his horse. The sword hladoi
FLASHED and Colonel Dalo was be.
tween them
How dare you, sir! cried Grey
hotiy.
just "a moment repeated the
colonel -terniy. Mr.. Grey 90 Vol
think IL quite fair that You witt
your skill should fight n man VIII,
knows nothing about foils9
There was no other way 0res
aid sullenly.
Your country b. ns war. sh,
needs every man Tor her defense
DO % not both think YOUR llvei
belong fc your counuyT
Colonel Dale your nsphev
grossly lnHultcd me. ana yom
daughter showed me The door.
iner"iy repeated what ! had beer
told and I believed 10 true. Nov
that ! hear IL is not true. I an
willing TO- express my regrets ant
apologize
That o. better. said Caione
Dale heartily, and he turned {,
frakine, but Ersklne was crying
holly:
And | express neither.
A. they rode back Colonel Bals
spoke Of the a IT. was about 1,
move into Virginia. he aaid. nni
when II did Both Harry ane
Hugh interrupted him with a glas
shout:
We can 20. Colonel Dale nod
ded sadly
Suddenly an pulled their horseI
In simultaneously and raised thcil
eyes for all heard the coming o.
a horse Ia a dead run. Around
a thickctcd curve Of the road cam,
Barbara, with her face white ans
her hair streaming behind her. IN,
pulled her pony In but a few toe
in front 81 them. with burning eye.
on ErzlIino aioEe.
Have you killed him-have yot
killed himf n you have" sh'
- stopped helpless and an we're 4;
amazed that none could answer