The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-17

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''You CAN FOLLOW MH. COL GERARD"
was crying to her W children for help.
Would they come? Would they come?
Would they come?
All, that terrible song, tho spirit face
aud the ringing Volcei Where were !
and France and tho emperor! They did
not shout--the peoplG-they howled.
They were up on the chairs II IN"
tables. They were ravlng. sobh!ng. the
tears running down their faces kor-
ner had sprung from the chair, ana MS
comrades were around him with their
sabres IN the air. A flush had come Into
the pale face OF the prince, and he arose
from his throne,
"Coi. Gerard said he. you have
heard tho answer which you are to car
ry to your emperor. The die IL cast, my
children. Your prince and you must
stand or fall together"
He bowed to show that all was over,
and the people, with q shout, made for
the door to carry the tidinRs Into the
town. For my own part. ] had done all
that q brave man might, and was not
sorry to be carried out amid the stream,
Why should ! linger In the palace? ]
had my answer and must carry II, such
rs II q | wished neither TO sec Hot
nor IT. people again, until eptered at
the head or n vanguard. ! turned from
the throng then and walked silently and
sndly In the direction In which they had
led the mhrc.
II was dark down there DS the stables
| and | was peerlng nroud for the ostler
when suddenly my two arms were
| seized from behind. There were h0nds
at my wrists and at my throat and j
felt thu cold mu2Zle OF a pistol under
Keep your lips closed, you French
dog" whispered a fierce voice. we
have him, captain
Have you the brldlo?"
Here II H."
sling It over his head"
/ felt the cold coil Of leather tighten
round my neck. An ostler with a stable
lantern had come out and was glzing
on the scene. In itE dim light | saw
stern faces breaking everywhere
through the gloom, with the black caps
and dark Cioaks Of the night riders.
what would you do with him. cap
tain7" cried u voice.
"liang him at the palace gate
IAN ambassador"
"Yes, an ambassador without pa.
pcrs."
"But the primer
Tut, mnn, do you not sec that the
prince will then be committed 10 our
side? lie will be beyond hope OF for
R~lvoness. AZ present he may swing
round tomorrow as he hns done before.
He mny eat his words, but a dead hus
a Is more than he ran ONplain."
mo. no., Won StrtlitE, we cannot do
II" said another voIcr.
Can we not? I will show you thntl'
And there came n Jerk ni the bride
which nearly pulled me tO'the ground.
At tho same instant n sword flashed
and the leather was cut through within
two inches Of my reeR.
ny heavens. Korncr, this W rank
mutlny," cried the captain. You may
hang yourself before you are through
with g."
II hive drawn my sword ns n soldier
and not ns n brigund,' said the young
poet. Blood may din, itb blade. but
never dlshOnur. Comrades, VIII YOU
stand by aud see this French gentleman
m~lsinndlcdY'
shenths: Il was evident that my frlcndd
and foes wcrr about equally balanced.
| But the angry voices ANA the CLEAN Of
steel had brought tho folks running
| from all parts,
"Thc princcssl" they cried. "The
princess Ia c%omlng!"
And Oven nB they Bpoke ! saw her In
front OF ~. her awcct face framed In
tho dnrkncS. had cause to hate het,
for she had cheated and befnnled me,
and yet II thrilled mo then and thrills
me now to think that my arms have on
braced her aud that ! have felt the
scent of her hair IN my nostrils. l
know not whether Rhe lies und0r her
Gprmnn earth. or whether Ahn stu I'm.
gers, n %gray-hRircd wonnnln her castle
OF Uof; but she lives ever. young and
lovely In thp heart aud the memory Of
1stIennc Gerard.
"For rhame!" she cried, Rwccping up
10 me nnd tearing away with her own
hands the moose from my neck, YOU
nrc fighting IN Gods own quarrel aud
yet You would begin With such n devils
deed M this. This man iH Niue, and he
who touches a hair Of his hcnd Will m.
swer for Il TO mo"
They wore glad enough to stink on
into tho darlnCH before those scOrf-
ful eyta. Then she turned once more
"YGi cnn follow mo. Col. Gerard"
abe Rnld, II have n word TINT ] would
speak TO YOU
I walked behind her Into tho chamber
into which I had originally been shown,
plie clnBrd tho door and then looked ut
me with the nrchpat twinkle In Tier eyes,
''tH Il not conndinE ~ me 70 trust my.
rolf with your" Rnid Ahc. you viii re-.
member that II In tho princess OF SAKE.
Felstoin. and not the poor Counties Pa
iotla OF Poland"
iRe,ihc namc what Il mlRht" I an: