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"Now, steady!" Badelon cried again, seeing that the ene

to ! Stand!

Stand!" The distant sound of galloping hoofs had reached his ear in the

nick of time He stood in his stirrups and looked back Yes, Count

Hannibal was co a dozen paces in front of his ht but six--the enemy were still three

to one But the thunder of his hoofs as he came up checked for a ot started again Count

Hannibal had ridden up abreast of the wo at

him, knew that, desperate as was their strait, she had not looked behind

in vain The glow of battle, the stress of the moment, had displaced the

cloud frohtened in his eye

His voice rang clear and loud above the press

"Badelon! wait you and tith Madame!" he cried "Follow at fifty

paces' distance, and, e have broken theh! The others

with me! Noard, men, and show your teeth! A Tavannes! A