The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-05

RP p, Hide Jean and praised him for a noble
bow, having iTEn follo oS%9u them IN 1n Srite az Of ali ali or er.
GERS enc precautions, he discerned the wood-
csnpis ddo oN Nv ve rs / sr whose !ittle son had been
sh9lto motloned him back and ut n sign from
she . RnEs h bT {1thher and he began to descend.
their work. that IN a minute after leaving the
iiStie gallery, Mnlise stood behind the taller
aud Sholto stole like q shadow along the wall
nearer TO the little rotund man who had been
The Duke held up his hand. shoito ard Ma
use each took their man about the throat with
their left arms ana pulled them backward, at
their right hands. .Blanchet never moved in
the strong arms OF Melise. But Robin. whose
DEVELOPMENT. might have escaped from Shoito
nnd not the woodman NerReT flung himself at
me little mans throat and brought him to tbs
Then the Duke and the others descended.
anu "a they DID so they became. conscious of u
heayy to the lower, courses OF the tower.
Suaqen.y a wild cry made, oil SILVER. 1t
on something that lay tossed aside in a corner.
lh,n De rIopItai, Whatever You have found
hendsl The flSpdsl',, sobbed Louis, Verger,
the cpTtmantIe OF which he had rapidly d.
io nne on Il the sa toS. qp en- those hose who %hTo stood to dc on M the
forms. mostly oharred like half burned wood.
sSnlIs. were all that remained Of the innocent
children who in the freshness Of their youth
anu beauty had been seduced into the fatal
And what wonder that an appalling terror,
to Mac K m nSaf Fo ono h @Ss did he ehs sn noWl ii Chat Sh2 be-
felclned fragments Of the fair body Of Maud
Twenty sacks had been filed ready for trans
eor d-6 and as h many more lay folded in a heap in
the suspicions against him. and anxious to re-
move evidence from the precincts OF his cas-
SIe, had ordered Rlt this E, tower Of death to be
forsaken him. The order had been given a
Jay too late.
and seize the imurdere;r!''' Tapoth Duke John.
making his way toward the door.
.ws% WYATT mas { doHsiSet. S %s ca RifT5e le s' t nhaO a 3
mons. see this or they would sack the castle
from foundation y roof tree and slay the limo;
for fair trial all who are found within. And /,
i? @WSaf &c tb 5M9 '9n roN will nro try them mia H.. nu..
getting as near the door az possible.
let US bring in hither the officers and what
s s0ldier rss tSs PrssidaI, .. not my Dns linz
cured the prisoners and made sure Of sum
we have infinite supply in these sacks. then
will"
As 1t vas Sholto who had first entered. it
was Sholto VINO first left the tower OF death.
He it was. also. who at the head of the first
band surprised the Marshal's sleepy inner
guard. and helped to bind them with his own
hands. II was Sholto who at the foot Of the
stairs OF the great keep stood listening that he
might know the right moment to lead the be-
siegers upward.
Then even as he stood thus. down the stair
way there came pealing a terrible cry, a
shrek OF a woman In the final agony. shrill.
desperate. unavailing.
And at the sound Sholto lew up the stone
steps in the direction of the cry. not knowing
what he did. save that he went to kill.
AND scarce a loot behind him folloged the
ward the red gloom grew brighter and they
seemed TO be rushing headlcnE into a furnace.