The Yale expositor., 1902-04-04

whole adventurous career. OF SPELL
binding tho enemy.
Seconds coanted. and as 90 a min
ute. Il was precious beyond words.
Perhaps the major might be a little
more amonable 10 reason now that he
had things In his own hands.
The spell-binding began.
Paul crushed down his bona fdo
feelings and bent his energies toward
caioling the man who held their des-
tiny In the hollow OF kIs hand.
To hear him talk one might have
been pardoncd for entertaining n
grave suspicion that HIS ancestry, In
stead OF dating back % old Holland or
some Dutch country extended to the
famous region of Barney Castle.
For truly Rhinelander did himself
proud upon this occasion. when the in
centiyo that apurrcd him on was life
Itself.
So rapidly he talked that tho major
was not able 20 get 4 word In edge
wise
Several times he half raised the arm
holding that sword Of authority, as
though he would fain give the signal
FOR o closing Ia on all sides.
But tho major was Frcnchman.
with al the courtesy that distinguish
cd his countrymcn from the barbarian
outer world. and on his life he could
not treat a soldier and a gentleman
with so great disrcspoct as 10 break
In upon the thread OF his discourse
with an order for his arrest.
So lie waited
Delays arc often dangerous. and In
thls case the old aphorlsm seemed
peculiarly suggestive.
For delay was what Paul desired-
the hope OF IL oiled his tongue, and
gave him an cloquence he had never
before known he possessed.
The wretch who stands with the
Moose about his neck. scanning tho
horizon 20 see some cloud OF dust that
might betokcn the advent OF some
courier bearing a rcprievo. would ap-
prcciatc the feelings OF Paul Rhine
lander az he cndcayored 10 SO hold the
fa. major by the power OF his elo-
cuencc that the soldier would delay
giving Ills signal until the hoped for
arrival OF newcomers on the scene Of
action.
80 FIRST Countess Aimee listened TO
his fow @; compliments with astonish-
mCnt. since she had never suspected
the young American capable % such =
remarkable effort.
Gradually. as she noted the soporinc
eject OF his ha;angue upon the major,
she began 20 feel some apprehension
lest her end might be defeated afto-
all.
She frownod and stamped her little
foot. whercat the major started and
glanced hastily toward her.
Then ensuCd pantomime between
the two. he Struggling his shoulders
as though asserting his unwill!ngness
20 act while Paul kept up this flow OF
clOquence. while the woman pointed
TO the American nodded her head
yehcmently and again stamped her
foot in a temper.
Paul saw Il all but he did not let
z little thing like this disturb him.
lie talked on. even faster than be-
fore. talked In n way that must have
convinced any jury and even inclined
the Judge IA HIS favor. talked as q
lawyer who seldom found occasion 90
DO go IN defense OF a client, FOR Paul
was holding his own life in the bal
aucc.
4 few minutes az The most was all
nc wanted. and. thanks TO his surprls-
iag tactics he won.
lie had kept the major in suspense
iust three fun minutes. loaded 10 the
rauzzlc ell the while with an order FOR
action. yet fiIding no opportunity TO
below it out unless he chose TO forget
ne was a gentleman. and he would
socner die than DO that
But patience has its limits, even In
n polite Frcnchman. and Paul. seeing
him pun out his checks. knew tho
time OF probation had reached It's end:
but sensation OF satisfaction camo
over him whCn he heard some one
Gathering mp the stairs. some one who
presently pushed into the room un-
announced.