The sun., 1894-05-13

eried out wild oaths, scareeIy knoW.na wna' a.
said %aIs sHsl! The The ;lSs SS e COME; I;,s
sHsmp-tsst viii stord N You think. the last
amusement you will ever enloyIl"
and Si" Il. ike ps' had s done things horrible
harbarous. hundred times In the con,se OF
.St. 70 :.p..s SSrs'd tc% h.I D,y fd %
And the frenzy OF passion, which Tor moment me
ng cSs :: Ss sSTS % Sy
my my hands ire, S1 for am me osent and xiii This man
stern Tss fsess ronSS & sncs this
gloomy housse all forbade, hone but revenge
rather. than. that childish frame should be
racked By their cruel arts 1 would tel sIi
wsnt aiterWsrd d Tfe1s fres Tor So % much as sseond
l would choke him with my naked hands,
waited. looking At the door. my MINI made
psrentIy thought sotne one else. for suddenly
on tho silence came an inteSruptlon: ls this
SS SSise ss, iESlsfi @ lsns the man out q
hand. II he ie TO be hanged edl",u, 7"
sS0a r;B ;o. M Ss9 .ss ss
ISGsd Sns to M So ne s9s wt f%f nSS i8d
S:$ hang S~ isi Z hsf 'ii pssas
tsrrnptins, hi% wFsthialiy: Only be quick
She is coming. She is coming now" TIER
elias answered. "
had gone Through 50 od1S %gSS that my feel
keenly. and waited for her appearance with
composure that now SURPRISES me. 7 he door
RI%, but saw uof8 no t one: then looked at him
The rufilan was trembling. His face was pale.
;, TSsfsIas made but one stride at him.
"Dolt !" he cried. :. what Is i Z"
she is gone I" the man suffered.
Yes. your excellency'
For an instant TzeIclas stood glarinR at him.
Then like lightning his hand went up and his
pistol-butt crashed down on the mans temple.
The wretch threwup his arms AMI fell as y u
lesn No ono nskeh which. for his assaisnt.
like beast hnlf-sated, stood elarine round for
down with Taddeo knew his master. and kept
his DISTANCE hy the door. The other two men
Wsily T1ereiss cried, as soon as passion
allowed him to speak. Ar. you dumb Have
you y.Ifs!, lost your tonRuO' What is it that liar
The girl is away She got out through a
winaow." Iudyie muttered,
The window OF my room. under the roof"
.Sioafh which NAV fool came In" he con.
All" the General cried. his voice fairly
hIs,inT his With IN IsSs rs Well we have still got
Ludwig % answered. "The window rs Is at the ton
rope nor ladder there nor foothold for any
thing but bird. She 10 gone however"
There Tss d:nsea /: so%o eusS y res hs
Tie sake. on c9Sss,, LAUGHED 9, IT, .cSTnfS!ly: ,
hut will answer for 1t that there is somo-
thing else. and that is cursed nismanage.
continued .iiercely: with your private ro-
venaes and your public plots, and your tame
sns hse csysS
who Tss srSs. :ys voice ts.t .s nsSs snSss
Ills men tremble -" But thors what complaint
have yOuI , The girl never ,. r saw % yoa"v v.,m,,
fSsS !; sI SHis /. With
and he will be left to hang me-"
The General lsuChsd Without mIrth: "Havc
hand Ludwig. while we collect these papers
take the other two men and string him ,uP in
es hal, oh. TO Shse Esy a' find
passed but SUPPOSE that tho news 3, Marie's
I f.it my courage run from me IKE water:
limbs trem bling under me. my heart leaping
as II 1t would burst from my breast, J. felt the
e %sS isd % hold VaG on me % cried cried oaf @ $ almost 'f S
there were in the orchard bastion. that knew
Hyay. with him !" Tzerelas, ,snarled. stamp:
ing his foot passionntely H9 was aIready
a glance. String him up knaves. and see
this time tha; you obey orders. "emust be
would have said something more; / would
have tried again. Even a minute. minutes
have cursed him. % but t'n my " Voice Ice failed me. and
,hey hustled me q. cut ! ann am no % cowSsd; sS AM and !
on me, and l looked around desperately and
found no one to, whom ! could even appeal,
yet come too lHte,I shrank. Death in this vile
den seemed horrible-hOrIiblo! Ny knees
The hall into which they dragged me. was
the same dusty. desolate place into which:
had loofes S1ss the aoa 1 Sas shaader Iad
wigs candle only halt dispersed the darkness
which sSnsa IN H. TES Of The held
Ha Y here il is?S he said at last Thought
They forced me. resisting ieebly. TO the place.
The candle stood beside him; he was forming
dark. lit up the mems harsh faces; but | read
no Dlty sh;fs no hope, , no ts rsssnt,SE % and i alter
waiting. tried to pray. to think OF Marie. OF
my lady. Of my soul, and the future; but my
the wild revolt against death, and the burning
rush Of Indignation that would have had mo
scream like woman.
fourth face that looked at 9. smiling. II was
no moro soitened 10y ruth or pity than the
others were; the laughing eyes mocked me.
the lip eurlsd as with q lest. And ret, at sight
OF II. l gasped. Hone awoke, my breast
hsayed tried to speak. ! tried to implore
no words came, The face was the waId.
RIave'b
He nodded as II he had spoken. Yes" he
said. smiling more broadly, see. Martin,
that you are in trouble You should have
taken my advice in better time told you he
would get the better OF you.
Ludwig. who had not seen him before he
spoke. dropped the rope. and stood. stupehed.
gazing at him; cried out hoarselJ that they
were going to hang me.
No: no not as Dad as that he ne s1ld lightly;
warning. YOU know, Martin, oh. he Is"
to get to him. but the men held me back.
They. will hang me! They Win 1t, is mo-
, !oss. In Gods name. name. save me- save he!
"Ch1t. chut" he replied easily. =" OF course
will save you will 90 to the General and
arrange 1t now, Don't be afraid Ny sweet
cousin must not lose her steward. Why. you
are shaking like an Aspcn, man But told
you. dbl not Oh. he is the Wait. fell
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