Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-09

boat and so he took him by the arm
and led him TO his own room, put him
to bed, took away his clothes and locked
the door. Then he came swiftly to the
surgeon and told him TO prepare. That
night we would he oft Then he bought
| bread. cheese and water. and put on the
| shallOp. and took her In the twilight up
little creek.
And wet We cried in each Others
arms when the surgeon told us that lib
erty was so close at hand. France and
| liberty! Never in battle had our hearts
| beat SO fiercelyi And yet II was un-
easy. ! had sense Of what my part
was to be. but / could not think of il I;
and | talked and talked to Brissac of
what our plans would be. The surgeon
was sure lie could escape. for he was no
longer closely watched and at midnight
a stone was to be thrown against our
| window by the Swiss; and then we were
| to bl eak the bars, and, urOn ropes made
of our bedclothcs. we were to descend.
1t was near midnight when, MS we sat
and watched the minutes slowly creep
ing by. that took my courage in my
| hands. and told Brssac he would have
TO go alonel don't like to-day. Louis,
| to think of what he said. and how he
begged. could moi persuade him that
| could not walk to the boat Even if
could not, he said, there would be three
of them, and they would carry me. lie
could help me out of the window, and
! the Others could receive me at the
| ground then he would follow; and. be-
tween them, they could get me easily to
| the boat reminded him of my size
that | was not n slim young fellow like
| him, but heavy and almost hc'Hless. lie
would listen TO nothing. The wcr,' o.
| it was. for me especially. that ali he aid
was true. and that il could have beeen
managed Just as he said, If IL had not
been for the fact of the danger of
detection, / could have slid down the
ropo, and, with their help. ] could have
/ got 10 the boat. If we were unmolested;
but If we should have chanced 10 meet
any one. my presence would have been
fatal 10 the whole party. ! could not
run. / would at once be known and
Brissac. ] knew, whatever the Others
would do, would never desert me- and
the end would he that we would be
slot. To this :he faithful fellow an
swcred that the night was dark. the
hour late and the road led out Of town
so the chances were that we would meet
no one. We kept up this discussion.
sometimes sadly, sometimes with heat
and sharp words until after n stone
struck the window; and even after Bris-
sac had the rope ready. and had en-
hraccd me, he urged me to 20. No!
said |, finally II you are in France,
you can work for my release. If | 60.
we may nll be lost and If you stay, ns
you still threaten, of what use will 1t be?
We shall come TO feel that God gave us
an opportunity and we refused II. Go.
then, urge my release. and tell my
mother that | still remember not or
think Of Jean Bcrthold first
well, hc went We both wcpt; but
he went. Then | crcpt To my ted;
| was alone The guard passed the door.
IL hc should come in thought, even
vet they could be ovcltakenn and. i'm
English, | call out. Brissac. my lad.
give me the water; ! die with thirst"
and then I upset chair. The guard
paused. and I heard him laugh. and he
went on. In the morning ! threw UP
the bcd-clothcs on Brissac's bed and
when our breakfast came. the guard
said THAT lazy fellow, Is he not up
yct?' II was noon before IL was dis
covered, for | sang and talked. and it
was thought we were both within. The
surgeon was first missed"
Wasn't there n great fuss made?"
asked Louis. eNcitedly.
Indeed there was; the drums were
beat. the guards put under arms, the
country secured by horsemcn, hut, "a |
repeated again and again. that Brissac
was q good walker. they did not set sail
to look for him. The Swiss was never
thought Of until, when I was released,
sent the Norwegian money for his shall
lop,"
Then you did get OFF," said Louis
"Of course | did. replied his uncle.
laughing. how else thinkest thou
would be here2"
And how ?" asked Louis
MY king sent for me. said Jean Bcr-
thold, proudly. The merchantmen had
told wonderful tales of what we did To
save them. and IL was thought we were
all lost; so when Brissac reached St
Malo-and 1t took them forty. eight hours
tho people rose and would have
smo,hrrcd him with kindnr~s They
took him in triumph through the streets.
and he broke from thpm and told them
was in prison get. | don't know what
uonsensc he talked hut the queen heard
Of IL. and she sent for him. and the end
was the king paid for my release
did you ever sce the kingH" cried
Louis.
Yes, and the queen, and ono of the
princes There was too much fuss made
about all that. LOUIS
There couldn't be-" cried Louis
standing up in front of his uncle, and
looking at him with flashing eyes
Uncle Jean. | think you are the great
est man alive"
"I am one Of the biggest" said his
uncle. with smile. looking down at
himself. land II sit about at home and
tell stories shall be larger yet" Carts
tidn Unlon.
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