The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25


adventure in which there may be some danger have
heard of this young and saw him Yesterday for
need Il you OF ' cam assure is brave
And l oval 5'is
And can be silent"
He ,wi do Nothing further must be known Of the
aa ehqg more pf D moWe n gat direction he viii
sign l his death warrant,
World broke the Emperor, haughtily u
to question Can You answer Willingness to
With his life Sire. But, Tin
Rn Ecksf At tn ths
hi this d remembsr but myself the young man and you
they reached the pal dlae sn tna
Softly open the Instant e & fheir
charge Of m Watches he 1 the oher SIDE and
Red them B he hea a hg his Rand
he 5s5 no ne word by
b bs hs uraFa s o
vof only made the
ghtsS TIE sudden glare dazzed the y sol
putting aside his cloak had himself in deeply
''sirsi' he stammered your pardon. II did not
.,"Thsre, there. friend" said the Emperor kindly
all an hour 5a
SoH in my place. but prefer myself You viii re-
A'1 Bar et' waited att return"
:sa5 At Ss ashS& 95nE5
s hour or %o there m be
to- nf anQGa u ueh % ha e q yo
|, may even sleep bed in the yonder if you
Your voice, in answering all Inquiries he continued
not syllable must betray agitation. I am never agi!!
srf 4@ 5a8 to
IN Silence and n the mpeoP anger
E56n him his hand to
e ne @ be agh MS dress so nd I'd a
b a ezea as he e Bsrs E enter
the I he the Back IN the inner
and called to Il the man from there
Laurent You gndeTsta9d? FoT anyhing Give orders e
With 6d h caPed o Be Rfsd m s sn the EN-
to the soldier who stood him in
THE supper is for Baret' he whispered And
determine brings dishes say
The young hoped his not sound SO oddly
repeated the words with involuntary imitation
of the slight drawl sometimes heard in the tones Of
The servants steps echoed the marble died
n Ssn beSEf the 3 a the dq9
cloak about him. he said:
+,aSh lips disappeared
5aa Is m sfg 9g he % aSoaf b@ Ss
many uxuries massive hangings, richly ernbrodered
side the deeply impressed
There s nolfe the outer the
pose the Empress whom no would dare deny, should
BaTet Stood near the door he heard
"a thousand pardons, my lord To see the Emperor to-
@Sd over to admit no one you
ton Vowed to him Before w'i he Slept
SssT S b5szs SRSEs
One sounded from tower and Barets eyes were 50
deep chair beside the dying fire. had not thought
What should disturb Laurent sleeping in the
sh Wha e2uId he ne DO ac to Dqnsh sleep Had
One! tw9 chmed he walked and three was near its
fas of he o
yard $50 coming od nearer .a 9re
dS sa5 ssu5S ls95SS r
TO the Heaven f0r0d
of
aPa ts door leading to the
Laurents sleep had evidently again been disturbed
aannot wake the Rmperor my lord He gave me
@ mi nights iDFSsS
insisted the other. "yog DO under
bed and safe When en-" did you see HIM ne IS
Minutes ss IL e ha few
Hastily FetaFnns s sd
an 5a mas tnow y The h2 mpPg sdsp
sn hs that 6 m o bore
an hour in the outskirts of the city
passed since gave me ordeT But you h fS
1t at all possible"
1t is the time of waiting that the soldier
hour for action steades the the coward,
and the brave Baret felt muscles and
as steel and his brain clear and vigilant.
Thoughts of the possible fate of the Emperor the
only fate of himself If the report true darted
through U1l his mind with wonderful quickness.
himself on the bed low knock was heard Twice,
thrice re allowed repeated he called out
in droWsy of
What is the trouble? said be
Thank heaven! You heard him, He
tired"
|, terrible fear.
II your pardon SIRE called again "There has
beehive feared something had happened-'
, Disturb again said
drowsy tone of the mock Emperor. interrupng him.
Then, raising his Baret true Emperor
standing in the doorway just he
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