【】upontheground
deuchreeasythanitotherwisewouldhavebeen.
theirfootstepsffledalikebytheindiarubbersoles,andthe
snoselves.
theyhadseveralb,andthenoiselessindiarubber
solesestheyuldhearthe
sentries,beatingtheirfeetuponthegroundtothebutin
nocase.
atlast,afteranhourandahalfspentinpassihree
hundredyardsfroherivertheyreached,in
safety,theheroadheriver.here
thesentriesdistahirtyorforty
yardsapart.theehouses,upontheoppositesideoftheroad,
uldbefaintlyseen;andtheboysvedalonguntiloppositean
openi,byheyuldgetthroughtotheriver.
lookiheheyuldchthesentriesandchoosing
theirtipassed,sothathisbackwouldbe
tuedtohenosoonerdisappearedinthedarkhan
theydroppednoiselesslyintotheroad,ranacrossthestreet,
cliedalooodinagardeno
theriver.
theystoodeti,toassuretheelvesthatno
sentryhegarden;butatlasttheystoleforwards
andstoodattheendofthegarden,htheriverattheirfeet.
thesnotheirbackserthanever.
theriverdeepenedrapidlyfrohetheerwaslow
enoughforanyoogetalongontheslopingsidefacedh
roughstohefootoftheheer.
theboysgotoverthefrohebagand,
holdingoneendoftherd,putitquietlyintotheer;and
allotofloatdosixtyyards.
”oslipintotheer,as
quietlyaspossible,thentyouhearasplash.iwillleave
thisbaghere,soastoknolywhereyouhavegoneinandas
theropeisplentylongenoughyoukeepholdofithere,atsixty
yardsfroheduy;ahesladtothestone
sothat,yhand,to
beabletojoinyou.iy
hand;hisshelvingbank,tilliarriveatthe
duy;ahrohestonein,andrunbackatfull
speed,aheerafeeryouare.”
”allright,ralph,iuand.keepyourpistolckedinyour
hand,asyougo.”
ralphy
floatingattheedgeofthe.heroseon
hisfeet,tothroation
behindhind,lookinground,hesahint
ofhia,aryhisrifle
tohisshoulderforhesprangback,givingaloudshoutbut
ralphantaneously,threwuphisrevolver,and
firedatthesentinelsbody.
hesafall;tuedround,hurledtheheavystonehaloud
splashintotheer,andthencrahewallran
atfullspeedbackagain.ashedidso,triesinthegarden
overhisheadfired,inthedireofthesplashintheer;
andshoutshebank.
inanotherinstantralphgraspedtheline,andsliddohesnowy
slopesintotheer;enteringsoquietlythatnosound,ever,
betrayedhisentry.itosttookawayhis
breath.tystrokes,andhejoinedpercy.
”allright,oldn,theytseeusnow.”
”youarenothit,areyou,ralph”percygasped.
”no,ityrevolver.ihadtoshootasentry,tosavelife.
itsluckysureweshould
across.”
”therethere”an.”iseehisheadbobbingup
anddothegarden
.
theboyssondesperately,thenralphsaid:
”youslipthestringnohasdoswork.
itstbequiteoutofsightfrohebank.
”donotyoufeelthebeoftheindiarubber”
”yes,”perylegsare
inagony,froheld.theseglovesarehelpinguson,though,at
agreatrate.”
”hereisoneblessing,”ralphsaid,”isstheway,
now.”
ashespoke,aheavyfireofsketryopenedfrohefrench,upon
theotherside.alardatthesuddehepartofthe
gerns,theyfiredattheflashesoftheirgunsand,fresh
reinfortsingupoherside,aheavyexgeof
sketryshotstookplarosstheriver;partiallyoverthe
boysheads,butprincipallyahundredyardslo,
inthedireyans.
theboysshlong,steady,noiselessstrokes.
”ustbehalfross,”ralphsaid.
”iaettingdeadlyld,allover,ralph.itsink,of
urse;butishallfreezetodeath,beforeireachtheopposite
bank.”
”no,no,percy,”ralphsaid,ascheerilyasheuld;thoughhe
felt,hielf,thattheintenseldinghis
strength.”keepupyourheart.strikeashardasyou.there
youexertyourself,thebetter.”
inaeortybehind,
andslaedhisspeed.
”goodbye,ralph.legsareallcraedup,andarare
nued.itsaroke.itisallupe,”he
said,faintly.”godblessyou.dontstope;youdono
good,andyouronlyceistogoon.”
ralph,hoonehanduponpercyslifebelt,andstruckout
forshore;buthefeltthatitfulpainswere
shootingthroughhislis,andhebreathedhebelievedtobe
alastprayer;likethunder,afewyardsoff,
galvanizedhintolifeagainforhesahegunboat,hey
hadseenintheing,onlyafeant.shehadjust
firedagun,loadedanswho
ing
theouponher.
”help”ralphshouted.”helphes
throk”
”whereareyou”anse.
”here,closetoyou,justabreast,”ralphshouted.
inanotherinstantaropestrue.hegraspedit,ted
ittightlyroundpercysbodyandhisoiedaroughknoth
hislaststrength,andthenlostnsciousness.
sensationhatof
intensepainsoihatitextrahi
”thatsright,rubaerebrandydownhis
thro
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