The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-26
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s-Excslientf" I cried. Hold. We
have az Yaa wiii taka your unit
fern on and past an mine. That VII
make you sacred 70 sfss1 freneh
soldier
n IL not the French fear -
much "a the pnles"
Hut my uniform ~iEi ~ a safe.
guard against either
How can ! thank you ~ cried
fiut you-sWhst are Yca TO wear
4 viii assr youfa
And perhaps faii vtatim 10 your
generosity =
II T. ny duty 70 take The risk. I
answered. but ! hafe % feafa |
viii ascend IN your uniform A
hundred HNmsia VII be turned Brou
ne Heidi I viii shout. am the
Hrikadisg Gerard Thsn they viii
80 my fare They .Wiii know me.
And I Wiil teli them about you.
Under the shield 81 thrae clothes you
y IN b. sacred
Ills fingers treinhlea Nlih saK~f-
ness az he tnre Off his funic. ITS
bo1ts and breaches we're much ike
uay-osn. % there Was no need t.
change them. but I save him my
hussAr pscses. my doiuan. my shsko
ny sword belt and my saber -tasahe.
NhiIe took IN exchange his high
snsepekir cap with the sold chsxs
ron. his fur trimmed coat and his
Erooket s~ur8 tie Il pril undss-
stood that In changing the TUNES !
nd not forget 20 change my thrice
precious letter also from my oid one
to my new.
WIN your Iehve.- said l. 4 ahall
now bsnd you 10 a barrel
he made a great fuss over this.
but have learned Ia my soidlsrinE
never 10 throw away chances. ana
how could ! tell that he might not.
s.hsu my back WAS turned, SEQ how
the matter really stood. and break in
upon my rlansf lie was leaning
against e barrel NJ the time, - I
ran six times round u with = rome
> Hd then tied N With = his knot be-
hind. IL he WiAhsd 10 r0Hns upstairs
Re would ~ least have 20 carry =
thasssanA litraa ~ good French wire
~ a knapsark. I then shut the
sss4sg- % tAs azsk e~ilas hehtud me.
- that ha might not hear what vac
going forward. and. tossing the can
de away. amended the kitchen
stair
There we're only about 20 steps.
and yet while I came ap them.
seemed 20 have time 20 think Of
everything that had ever hoped ta
DO. II WAS the same feeling that
had at FyIau when lay with my
broken leg and saw the horse ar
ffllery geiiopins down upon me. ot
course. ! knew that n were taken
7 should Be shot Instantly ~ beine
disguised within the enemy's lines
I -. H.. al
direct service ~ the emperor and
reflected that there could not he less
than I'VE lines and perhaps seven
IN the Nonitsur about me. Palarei
had eight lines, and am sure thai
he had not 30 fine q career.
When made my way out into the
hail, with aii the nonehalance In my
face and manner that 7 could as
sumo, the very first thing that I saw
wins Bouvef's dead body. with his
Legs drawn up and n broken sword
IA hts hand. could see by the black
snudge that he had ben shot NJ
close quarters ! should have wish
ed 20 salute az I went by. FOR he
vas a gallant man, but feared lest
I should be seen. and 40 I passed on
The front Of the hall was full Of
Pruasian Infantry. who were knock =
Ing loorholaH IN the wall. as though
they expected that there might be
yet another attack Their oficer n
lille man. was running about civ
iuR directions They were all too
busy 10 take much notice Of me. but
another officer who waH standing by
tho door with long pipe IN his
mouth. STROBE across and eiapped me
on the shoulder pointing 10 the dead
b0dies ii our pvOi nassafs and say :