The sun., 1894-03-11

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meant nSS @ % @ssdeFsd What SS sSsSsctsd' eth
mSs 2nd vet yet had need to wonder or % more
than look round and uss my wItsl What was
camp and In tho hands Of soldier Of fortune,
a man cold and polite; bnt probably cruel and
or / was mistaken, religion. without any
| checks save such as his ambition or fears tm-
Elm sprPOpndsG %POa @ BY % Ss.psr.doe. @ soldiers
name bs3dtt II fact. savage ss sinles, sna
SACKED Msedebure and rayaged Halle; ~.
What was to prevent such man making ms , ms
him m marching back to HsritSbure and selling
town and castle under cover OF my lady,s
or or as as suited S his purposef The Eandgfays and
his Minister were far away, ,plunaed in the tpr-
was % at e an end end. The saxon circle to which v.
belonged was disorgsniEed. All Law; all order.
cities was In sbeyanee. In his own csmp. and and
soldier oi fortune was hard. absolute. and un-
This trouble kept me turning and tossing
rcSse nS% 5aoqs L wss sS
her. AZ another Judged 4 better to walt Until
died and then iS to BID s Tzereiss. while our NUM-
beIs were something like equal, go his way
wherever strong walls and honest citizens,
with wives and daughters Of their own. held
out prospect OF safety.
The mind once reused to activity. works
that matter threadbare l fell. In my own de-
s
some opportunity of restoring the, chain by
ton. % her silence the way W In which she drooped
In the saddle seemed to reproach me-. To
meeEncss Of her eyes. l had ridden at a. dis
tance from her sometimes at the head OF our
SRPs SRers sSc rode. And ali "a day NJ had had dozen
things to consider,
had not succeeded in keeping her out Of my
head. At fords and broken bits OF the road. or
sSep DaSSs the aSk wGpnd md above
hard to hold OF from her at such places. And
hand 1T on i like = thief, and as mean as the
nesting with rScrsla:, had managed to Tor;
get it: but now In the watches Of the night l
thing, to see It SacE.in her possession. to close
the matter before some conceivable trek Of
SeftS sS sHt Il sst S
and the chain were found In my pocket
%n sSH s' s # s shSn 0 Il ss sc
These ina aginations, working IN g mind al;
ieit could hardly wait the morning. Two or
three times in the night ! rose on my elboy
wished could return the chain to her there
and then;
sssa Hf aFd Ct last 9ss isnf h.s sS'Gi:
Snsn,.S nsn Sid nv not Sr.a ssve :d At thPPsssS hPS
iassfs and ieI away into un,stSo%sSIe
depths., or q man. with his face hidden.
HS1 WSe stood ia ansSe fe move
hand OF, foot Or l was digging Ia pit
for ssns wa Ss s another s s:S @
another inch below. yet never able to reach It.
however hard worked ,,.,.,
the camp beginning to stir itself Here and
and chin toRether.. looked on drowsily. The
the snort and neigh ,ot tho tethered horses. the
bless f me. " / thank cd hesvSn il was q dream.
swhiIo at w"tcRins h him. viii viii be % fine S day.
sas s Rs 70 TRen
ut me shyy. You were in the wars last night
In In the wars ?" / exclaimed. what do you
mean" l stared at him. waiting with one
knee and one foot On the ground Cor his an
He pointed to my cloak. LOCKED down. and
S my m sSe
looked at the slit, wondering stupidiy and try
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hand into my DOUGH- The chaip M ,S vas Sns gone,
peered into. it: / shook, my clothes like one
possessed stopped and searched the ground
As soon as I knew this for certain turned
Sn Sn se ana
slept! You have slept and let us be robbedl
He gurcled out. a startled denial. and the
others came round % US and Rot him from me: ne
camp. and my lady put her head out Of the
tent and asked what was the matter. Some
THAT i bad, she said kindly. What is it
Over her shoulder saw pale face peer out
rage die down into, a chill. seven ducats." I
said; suddenly locking tC down S tS at the ground
MAS Was to ory out tha. was ro6bsdi = Wv
said in 4 low voice and with AN air of disturb
aGGy s6ranG P away way without waiting to hear more
they must have thought me mad-and tore
to the spot where had diced the night before.
Ing m a. and grumbling as is the manner Of their
kind in the moIning But tho man 1 wanted
"s' Were eSt "SDk is kkadSis'" panted "where'"
A form wrapped head and and al in cloak
post Posture. s'is Il was s'r CAPT fadwiS Who wants
:" -, he muttered. yawning slespily ,,
shoulder. was trembling with excitement
= have k been rdS robbed & bo & you hear man.
lie shook me of imPatisntly. " Well. and II
you have, what Is that TO me Z" he gTunted.
And he proceeded to warm himself
Where is the Saxon who sat by me last
night" demanded. almost beside myself
with fury,
his shoulders peevishly. "Robbed Well, you
are not the first person that has been robbed
in this world. You need not make such an
outcTy about it, There 10 more than Que thief
about. ell. Taddeof" And hs winked knowing
ly at his comrades.
The mans Indifference maddened me, l
could scarcely Keep my hands OH him. For
Sne aasTss ess put at an snu rate 70 sn
tain" he said careessly. as he stopped forward
10 SIR the smper ne saxon IL gone.
And without leave! The worse for him il We
catch him. That is ALL"
wants an hour before sunrise" IAddeo said
with a yawn.
He had better not let our noble General
oyeTtAks him" Ludwig answered gTimlY.
while stood still stricken dumb by the news