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He's after the men who murdered his mates。; 

     From the window directly beneath them came the crash of a rifle�察�and 

from the top of the ladder the revolver of the police officer blazed in the 

darkness。 Again   the   rifle   crashed�察  �and   the   man   on   the   ladder   jerked   his 



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hands above his head and pitched backward。 Ford looked into the face of 

the girl and found her eyes filled with horror。 

     ;Where   is   my   uncle�察  �Pearsall�拭─  �she   faltered。   ;He   has   two   riflesfor 

shooting in Scotland。 Was that a rifle that; Her lips refused to finish the 

question。 

     ;It was a rifle�察─�Ford stammered�察 �but probably Prothero; 

     Even as he spoke the voice of the Jew rose in a shriek from the floor 

below them�察�but not from the window below them。 The sound was from 

the   front   room   opening   on   Sowell   Street。   In   the   awed   silence   that   had 

suddenly fallen his shrieks carried sharply。 They were more like the snarls 

and ravings of an animal than the outcries of a man。 

     ;Take   THAT� ─  �he   shouted�察  �with   a   flood   of   oaths�察   �and   THAT�察  �and 

THAT� ─�

     Each word was punctuated by the report of his automatic�察�and to the 

amazement        of  Ford�察  �was   instantly   answered      from   Sowell    Street   by   a 

scattered volley of rifle and pistol shots。 

     ;This isn't a fight�察─�he cried�察 �it's a battle� ─�

     With Miss Dale at his side�察�he ran into the front room�察�and�察�raising the 

blind�察  �appeared   at   the   window。 And   instantly�察  �as   at   the   other   end   of   the 

house�察�there was�察�at sight of the woman's figure�察�a tumult of cries�察�a shout 

of warning�察�and a great roar of welcome。 From beneath them a man ran 

into   the   deserted   street�察  �and   in   the   glare   of   the   gas´lamp   Ford   saw   his 

white�察�upturned face。 He was without a hat and his head was circled by a 

bandage。 But Ford recognized Cuthbert。 ;That's Ford� ─�he cried�察�pointing。 

;And the girl's with him� ─�He turned to a group of men crouching in the 

doorway of the next house to the one in which Ford was imprisoned。 ;The 

girl's alive� ─�he shouted。 

     ;The girl's alive� ─�The words were caught up and flung from window 

to   window�察  �from   house´top   to   house´top�察  �with   savage�察  �jubilant   cheers。 

Ford pushed Miss Dale forward。 

     ;Let them see you�察─�he said�察 �and you will never see a stranger sight。; 

     Below them�察�Sowell Street�察�glistening with rain and snow�察�lay empty�察�

but at either end of it�察�held back by an army of police�察�were black masses 

of men�察�and beyond them more men packed upon the tops of taxicabs and 



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hansoms�察  �stretching   as   far   as   the   street´lamps   showed�察  �and   on   the   roofs 

shadowy   forms   crept   cautiously   from   chimney   to   chimney�察  �and   in   the 

windows        of   darkened       rooms     opposite�察    �from     behind     barricades      of 

mattresses   and   upturned   tables�察  �rifles   appeared   stealthily�察  �to   be   lost   in   a 

sudden flash of flame。 And with these flashes were others that came from 

windows   and   roofs   with   the   report   of   a   bursting   bomb�察  �and that�察 �on   the 

instant�察�turned night into day�察�and then left the darkness more dark。 

     Ford gave a cry of delight。 

     ;They're      taking    flash´light    photographs;       he   cried   jubilantly。    ;Well 

done�察�you Pressmen� ─�The instinct of the reporter became compelling。 ;If 

they're alive to develop those photographs to´night�察─�he exclaimed eagerly�察�

;Cuthbert       will  send    them    by   special    messenger�察     �in  time   to  catch    the 

MAURETANIA and the REPUBLIC will have them by Sunday。 I mayn't 

be   alive   to   see   them�察─  �he   added   regretfully�察   �but   what   a   feature   for   the 

Sunday supplement� ─�

     As the eyes of the two prisoners became accustomed to the darkness�察�

they   saw   that   the   street   was   not�察  �as   at   first   they   had   supposed�察  �entirely 

empty。   Directly   below   them   in   the   gutter�察  �where   to   approach   it   was   to 

invite    instant    death    from    Prothero's     pistol�察  �lay   the   dead    body     of  a 

policeman�察�and at the nearer end of the street�察�not fifty yards from them�察�

were three other prostrate forms。 But these forms were animate�察�and alive 

to good purpose。 From a public´house on the corner a row of yellow lamps 

showed        them     clearly。    Stretched       on    pieces     of   board�察    �and     mats 

commandeered from hallways and cabs�察�each of the three men lay at full 

length�察�nursing a rifle。 Their belted gray overcoats�察�flat�察�visored caps�察�and 

the set of their shoulders marked them for soldiers。 

     ;For     the  love    of  Heaven� ─     �exclaimed      Ford    incredulously�察     �they've 

called out the Guards� ─�

     As unconcernedly as though facing the butts at a rifle´range�察�the three 

sharp´shooters        were     firing   point´blank      at   the   windows       from    which 

Prothero      and    Pearsall    were    waging     their   war    to  the   death    upon    the 

instruments   of   law   and   order。   Beside   them�察  �on   his   knees   in   the   snow�察  �a 

young man with the silver hilt of an officer's sword showing through the 

slit   in   his   greatcoat�察  �was   giving   commands�察  �and   at   the   other   end   of   the 



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street�察�a brother officer in evening dress was directing other sharp´shooters�察�

bending   over   them   like   the   coach   of   a   tug´of´war   team�察  �pointing   with 

white´gloved fingers。 On the side of the street from which Prothero was 

firing�察�huddled in a doorway�察�were a group of officials�察�inspectors of police�察�

fire chiefs in brass helmets�察�more officers of the Guards in bear´skins�察�and�察�

wrapped in a fur coat�察�the youthful Horne Secretary。 Ford saw him wave 

his arm�察�and at his bidding the cordon of police broke�察�and slowly forcing 

its   way   through   the   mass   of   people   came   a   huge   touring´car�察  �its   two 

blazing eyes sending before it great shafts of light。 The driver of the car 

wasted no time in taking up his position。 Dashing half´way down the street�察�

he as swiftly backed the automobile over the gutter and up on the sidewalk�察�

so that the lights in front fell full on the door of No。 40。 Then�察�covered by 

the fire from the roofs�察�he sprang to the lamps and tilted them until they 

threw their shafts   into the  windows of   the third story。  Prothero's   hiding´ 

place was now as clearly exposed as though it were held in the circle of a 

spot´light�察  �and   at   the   success   of   the   maneuver   the   great   mob   raised   an 

applauding cheer。 But the triumph was brief。 In a minute the blazing lamps 

had been shattered by bullets�察�and once more�察�save for the fierce flashes 

from rifles and pistols�察�Sowell Street lay in darkness。 

     Ford drew Miss Dale back into the room。 

     ;Those   men   below�察─  �he said�察   �are   mad。  Prothero's   always   been   mad�察�

and   your   Pearsall   is   mad   with   drugs。 And   the   sight   of   blood   has   made 

them   maniacs。 They   know   they   now   have   no   chance   to   live。 There's   no 

fear or hope to hold them�察�and one life more or less means nothing。 If they 

should return here; 

     He hesitated�察�but the girl nodded quickly。 I understand�察─�she said。 

     ;I'm    going    to  try   to  break    down     the  door    and   get   to  the   roof�察─�

explained Ford。 ;My hope is that this attack will keep them from hearing�察�

and; 

     ;No�察─�protested the girl。 ;They will hear you�察�and they will kill you。; 

     ;They may take it into their crazy heads to do that�察�anyway�察─�protested 

Ford�察   �so   the   sooner   I   get   you   away�察  �the   better。   I've   only   to   smash   the 

panels close to the bolts�察�put my arm through the hole�察�and draw the bolts 

back。 Then�察�another blow on the spring lock when the firing is loudest�察�and 



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we are in the hall。 Should anything happen to me�察�you must know how to 

make your escape alone。 Across the hall is a door leading to an iron ladder。 

That ladder leads to a trap´door。 The trap´ door is open。 When you reach 

the roof�察�run westward toward a lighted building。; 

     ;I am not going without you�察─�said Miss Dale quietly�察 �not after what 

you have done for me。; 

     ;I haven't done anything for you yet�察─�objected Ford。 ;But in case I get 

caught I mean to make sure there will be others on hand who will。; 

     He pulled his pencil and a letter from his pocket�察�and on the back of 

the envelope wrote rapidly�此 �I will try to get Miss Dale up through the trap 

in the   roof。 You   can   reach   the   roof   by  means   of   the   apartment   house   in 

Devonshire Street。 Send men to meet her。; 

     In the groups of officials half hidden in the doorway farther down the 

street�察�he could make out the bandaged head of Cuthbert。 ;Cuthbert� ─�he 

called。 Weighting the envelope with a coin�察�he threw it into the air。 It fell 

in   the   gutter�察  �under   a   lamp´post�察  �and   full   in   view�察  �and   at   once   the   two 

madmen below splashed the street around it with bullets。 But�察�indifferent 

to the bullets�察�a policeman sprang from a dark areaway and flung himself 

upon it。 The next moment he staggered。 Then limping�察�but holding himself 

erect�察�he   ran   heavily  toward   the   group   of   officials。 The  
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