The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05
ASHES OF EMPIRE.
BY ROBERT w. CHAMBERS.
CHAPTER All

DeQrOOms ana, as he struck n match and lighted
tho lamp, he felt q sudden case. n sense OF
Rome-comine-somethine he had not known
in months. Bourke answered hi. unspokon
thouEhts. "Yss-it is very pleasant to get
back, Jim I think I'll turn in directly"
Hardwood sat down ON the bed; his glance
wandered around the lamplit room, resting
finally on the windows.
Somebody has filled the window frames
with oiled paper" he said listlessly. do you
suppose the Prophet shattered the Rlase'r
Probably said Bourke.
The rain ratSed on the oiled paper; gust after
gust set It cracking and bullying inward.
Bourke started toward the door. halted. re.
Surnod, and leaned on the footboard Of the bed.
"what are you going to dor he asked wear.
tly.
About Buckhurstl"
yes"
81 don't know"
After n minute of silence Bourke resumed;
iaeA'." IN a mUmeh. II IL WASH I ior the 'nre"'
nc made ABOUT lolot.e ano Hide.
,ods nn 'a'' SF'" reu' u NO uo .
&C.. ~
rea ir1rnu is q siranse man eon.,hueo
nounco Yolotte and Hide, and bring a lot of
%Fufinns to swear to anything, who can tell
what might h%appenl'
mean 'naI u governor might eNpei
snI% run oS a,. tSSl1 TOgerinE the som ts u T, S1.
pulsiOn u ulSbOluUo WOnenI u0Uanueu T
WY @voS win II noa ON e" pnn .,,.,.
Again a silence ensuod. broken at length by
Rourkc.
As for B9 sssl Ss,ss. threat 5s,., to cut y, our Threats ,ss
not cable now and risk running the lives Of these
two y girls = ..,, u.r.woo, .w. ,,nn,, ,.,,..
Then he looked up, his face 80 Transformed
with hate that Bourke involuntarily recoilod.
Cecil" he whispered, IF ever they trouble
Hide III XII them ooth-ih XIII them ooth'
"I pour Ima AVA nc, rsnl, cr,d,,ur ~. s0,,.
h.,s foded from Horoyood.s Taoa Eo rsstsS
his chin ON his hand, eyes vacant, llps parted.
You see, they've got us, Cecil. he said moro
quietly. Font you remember meeting speyer
cries or oours.' he saw ns when HiiSe and
Yoleite gave nm the eab TO the En,nressl s sun
Res a nS Sa to annoy annoy us IL ne tF'''' and l M sure
iouS he and stagReF seem to BE- to get US GU! Of
to Teeo reng age rooms SonmnssiS queer too' What d" you
Harewood rose suddenly and began to walk
Up ana 9omn' nnndS ciasped oenina nus pHcE.
ing him 1o S9q qnOG m IN the t EYE -, h.,,.r. sn.x.,
"a a German any !" 'ni"N '0Ae'o "pe'ef
. .::EEsI sp 2 w SspTe9Sr;esd b so .nits, b Sla ! n kGI.,,n.
|, SP9In WY utu ne enis peiieSit9
Esvolutionis!sl To get Pews for his miserable
DsMa i; more important e Americans ri than a re- 2;
RSIs o RAJ tslI von S9rrG ba's c m s9o s ~ RSc p
hHrSI ana hf + sSSt re ne q pa,d emisSafy 9a
1Sbiis the Germans nonnpd the forts tn hits ont.
siG S;b,n Anf Int ~ a p sn! YOU W Seetii b tSa IN ne S6 MEYER sGr T his
PAPER in New York; Nothing. L It's Columns
EorL rom all the othsr nsners SSnerer Js a
kPyi hu-stI %slIieHe w. onIu q cr21,na u wbn
s 6teTiieSve aiS there's 80 somelfhiin5E S in i IL for TeG Simse IT,
That 1st, Is my , tnS0T r. RI. he'd .oo.r,v o~ttort,v.
ee9S1ioseins Win mods and gestures as Hare
!H tried to stab me there in the street when
was down SSsn td ne ,h hs@ M nis sne So0 on my TTo Sheft ANY III y
know, CecilHbut I think he meant to cut my
THROAT" ~ into p,n.,,... 90. .oh.u,.
0innIn% For the first first lime 70 realiye his recent
danger. Nous. :. . or.,.tr, n.o.. ,,,.r al " b.
contipued' II . never thought anything about
brs9d cast upon 1hs T Ta you HnGw' .,,.. .
noo Sa sb nOre ~ Ssl" DourAo SeriouSS' %
Op pi the door he added: "We'u-cab
nothing SS A. b fMr slaSr f 15,L me present GOOD
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wbiis On his he'd IistebinS to The drummina OF
ESind5Sps on ~, he P%p" :, wi IS.H pSnes; - He
t tho cbi,n ne , SSets he Sise ii;ds ,G rem ma1r ne on rsy 1 IN ~
HeEk: II was PueK ana . Goa0 Ir s' ~ -
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Soi nasn, az ;nna atra.ir ppt,h SIooS os 4.
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had struck bucknuEst nearliy pSeTeen tH Ss,
Pale eyeSi anu ny, e n . nc 1o q n 20 NJ sor sne" INA sHs
this dreaued crim n m9nlu neHol tornGt, neNo'
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lows, hehra az Tin and is ~ IN INC st nrgn.: n : ~
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seemed y tb oeI milton ~ Srops' the nwift SHAFT o
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