Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16

the captains shoulder but without lifting
his eyes:
Just in time, Jackl Take Off the second
! cur that's n sweet boy!n
| Now | carried no sword; but, Selling tho
tankard from the pot boys hand, | hurled it
ut tho dog faced trooper 1t struck him fair
between the shoulder blades; and with a veil
of pain he spun round avl came towards me
his point glittering in way that turned me
cold. 1 gave back a pace, snatched up
chair that luckily had wooden seat, and,
with my back against the door, waited his
charge.
Twas in this posture that, 6inging glance
across the room, saw the captains sword
describe n small circle of light, and next mo
ment, with "A sharp cry, Anthony caught at
the blade, and staggered against the wall,
| pinned through the chest to the wanscoting
"Out with the lights, Dicll!n bawlcd Settle,
Juggling out his point. Quick fool--the
Window
Dick, with bach, sweep Of his hand. sent
the candles flying of the shelf, and save for
! the flicker of the hearth, we were in dark
ness. felt, rather than saw, his rush towards
me, leapcd aside, and brought down my chair
! with crash on bis skull lie went down like
n niIecin, but scrambled up in a trice and
was running for the window. There was a
shout below as the captain thrust the lattice
open; another, and the two darl; forms had
clambered through the purple square of the
easement and dropped into the bowling green
below
BY this | had made my way across the
room, and found Anthony sunk against the
wall with his feet outstretched. There was
something he held out towards mo, cropping
for my hand, and at the same time whisper
ing in a thick, choking voice.
Here, Jack, here: pocket it ouick,"
Twas a letter, and as my fingers closed on
it they met a damp smear, the meaning of
which was but too plain.
Button t-sharp-in thy breast; now feel
for my sword"
"First let me tend thy hurt. dear lad.o
"Nay-quickly, my sword It's pretty.
Jack. to hear theo say dear ud' A cheat to
die like ths-could have laughed for wears
yet. The dice were cogged-hast found itr
| groped beside him, found the hilt and
held it UP.
"So-'iis thine. Jack. and my marc No,1r
and the letter TO take Sovto Delio- Uoriy,
they are on the stairs say to-
With n shout fine door was fling ,vida and
on the threshold stood the watch their lon-
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