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Above the wall from the yard beyond rose a ladder�察�and�察�face down upon 

the   roof�察  �awry   and   sprawling。   were   the   motionless   forms   of   two   men。 

Their shining capes and heavy helmets proclaimed their calling。 

     ;The   police� ─  �exclaimed   Ford。   ;And   the   shots   we   thought   were   for 

those    in  the  house    were    for  THEM�      �This   is  what    has  happened�察─     �he 

whispered eagerly�此 ─�Prothero attacked Cuthbert。 Cuthbert gets away and 

goes to the police。 He tells them you are here a prisoner�察�that I am here 

probably a prisoner�察�and of the attack upon himself。 The police try to make 

an   entrance   from   the   streetthat   was   the   first   shot   we   heardand   are 

driven back�察�then they try to creep in from the yard�察�and those poor devils 

were killed。; 

     As he spoke a sudden silence had fallen�察�a silence as startling as had 

been the shout of   warning。 Some fresh attack  upon the house which   the 

prisoners could not see�察�but which must be visible to those in the houses 

opposite was going forward。 

     ;Perhaps they are   on the   roof�察�' whispered Ford   joyfully。 ;They'll   be 

through the trap in a minute�察�and you'll be free� ─�

     ;No� ─�said the girl。 

     She also spoke in a whisper�察�as though she feared Prothero might hear 

her。 And with her hand she again pointed。 Cautiously above the top of the 

ladder appeared the head and shoulders of a man。 He wore a policeman's 

helmet�察    �but�察  �warned     by   the   fate  of   his  comrades�察     �he   came    armed。 

Balancing himself with his left hand on the rung of the ladder�察�he raised 

the other   and   pointed   a   revolver。  It   was   apparently  at   the   two   prisoners�察�

and Miss Dale sprang to one side。 

     ;Standstill� ─�commanded Ford。 ;He knows who YOU are� �You heard 

that yell when they saw you�拭�They know you are the prisoner�察�and they are 

glad you're still alive。 That officer is aiming at the window BELOW us。 

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 circ
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