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88 THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAIN. “You do not know the power of these men. You can not pass them. They lie between the door and you.” “Tecan not go back,” said Elliot. “ I-will break through their ranks.” “Tf you will join in this fray, follow me, and I will lead you to your friends by another route. You can evade the Brothers.” “Lead on,” said Elliot. - The girl turned into her own room, and Elliot followed. But they had not gone ten steps when the Yankee had joined them. “ What do you want here ?” said Inez. “ Goin’ with Tommy, in course,” said Josh. “ Don’t waste time foolin’. Show us the way. I heard what you said to him. Josh is himself again !” She caught up the torch burning in a niche, and led them into a narrow passage which opened into her room at the back. All rapidly advanced, Josh stopping just long enough to seize a bar similar to the one with which Elliot had armed himself. Five minutes brought them to the main passage, in the rear of the Regulators, who were driving the Brothers before The assault had been so sudden that the ruffians were taken by surprise, for they had not dreamed that the Regulators would blow up the door. One thing was needed to make them fight, und that was the presence of the ehief. He join- ed his men just as Elliot appeared from the other end of the passage, followed by the Yankee. Both pushed their way at once to the front rank. The brave girl, too, sought to keep close to Eiliot’s side, as if to perish, should he fall. A ranger put out his hand and stopped her. | 3 * Go back, little one,” he said. “The balls are: flying thicker than hail.” “Take her out of danger, Bates,” shouted BEiliot, in the midst of the cheers with which the men greeted him. “ See that she comes to no harm.” “T will not go back,” said Inez. “ Let me remain. Iean - take care of myself, and will not retire.” The man hesitated ; but seeing her safely ensconced in a place where she was sheltered from the direct fire of the conmmclbooks.com