The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-09
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TtlE CASTLE or GLOON,
Continued from Yesterday
n Is no Joke. my friends, 20 be
among all those tons % powder
with the knowledge that " the flame
ef the explosion should pehsir@is
through one thin door our hlhckehca
limbs would be Shot higher than the
castle keen Who could have BE-
Ileved that haif.inch of candle
could take ~ Ions a. barnf My
ears were strainlnr IA the time for
the thuddlnE OF The hoofa % the Cos
saska who seF~ coming to destroy
US / had almost made up my mind
that the candle must have gone out
when there was smack uhs
bursting bomb. our door few 10 hUas
and riecaa ~ cheese. with a ahuw -
% tufnips appiea ana spilniefa %
cases were shot Ia among us. -
No rushed out ne had 90 HtagAcf
through an nnp~natFabie smoke.
with an aorta 81 debris beneath our
feet. hut there was KiimunnrinM
square whore the dark door had
bssn. The pstard had done - wofa.
In fact. q had done mare Tor us
than Ne had even ventured 90 hops.
u had shattered EaolaFn 40 sell as
gani. The nr@t thinE that ! Haw As
! came 0at intp the hall was man
with butchers axe In hiA hand.
iyins rat upon his back. with
gaping wOnni across hts forehead.
The secand was a huge Dog. with
two ~ It's legs bfhhsn. twisting IA
agony upon the noor. A. u raised
lts~if up | saw the two broken ends
tapping like nails A. the same
instant / hsafd q cry. and there vas
nuroc. thrown against the wais,
With she other hounds testh IN hiz
threat he pushed u OF with his
left hand white again and again ne
passed hts asbsF through vs. hody.
but q @as not unit 1 blew eui 81
brslns With my pistol that tho iron
faNs rsiaxed ana she asfrs. blood
shot ayes ere gissed win death.
Thers was no time fur is 90 pause.
spmnh'a scream frem ia fruni--A
scream % mortal tsffef--tuii "a
that even row sc might be seo late
These ueFe two other nsen In The
han. but thsy covered away fruni
eur drawn uwerds and furious faces
The bleed was streaming from na
rec-s neck and dysinN tbs ersy FUR
~ ais g-sisss-. Such vac the lad =
IRE. however. that be shat tn front
81 sae. and "a was only over his
shoulder that ! caught glimpse -
the scene as ws rushed into the
ehaanbrr 10 whfCh 80 had frHt seen
the master 81 the Castle ~ uis-btn.
The baron VAS standing 81 the
=. 80 . :. 80 = 7. ,As,-. 80 -,
name brintilnG isks an An9ry Hon
lie maa. a. l have aaid huge man
With eussfneua shoulder. and as ha
sisSoa there. wfsh sis face aazksa
wgth rage ana his Hwuwd advanced
csnid NOT hus mink that tn spite
pf al his viilainiss he had a pr0g~f
figure fsF a wr~0nairr. Th~ LADY Lar
covering In a chair behind him. A
veal across cne 81 her white arms
and q dow whip uron the fieos we're
enough ia shou that our sscape had
hardly b~~u la time IN save her
FFesn hi= brutality. Ne gave a ho~si
tlkn ~oif A. wr broke In. and was
npun Us IN an instant. hacking ana
asl~snx. sta = eer=r ~ every blow
{ have aIrwady said that the rosus
gave no space for sworduasnships
ny young companion was In front
- me IN the narrow ranzags be-
tween the table and ihs y all 90 that
could only iook on uithsut being
ahte 20 AID him I've lad tnew some
thinK Of his wva pom. and was -
gisres ard active ~ a ~tidcat but
~ - narroN q space the weight and
strength of the giant gave him TIE
advantage ttesldss NJ waa an an-
Faifahla swordsfnan. Hir parzds AMI
ripssts ~srs ~ quick as lightning
Tutre ~ touched puroc upop the
shoulder. and then. a. the lad slip
I'D on = lunge. he twirfsd ap hts
sword 70 finish him before ks eSaie
recover hiss feet / was quicker than
he. however. and took the cut uI.1n
the puuifnel ~ my sa1er.
Excuse me- aald !, hut you
have attn 70 deal With Etirnns Ger
ard
Hs asaw back ard isansd against
the tapestry covered wall breathing
IN little. hoarso EaspS. for hin foui
living was against him.
Take your breath. said l. Il wiii
await pour convenienca."
"Yeu have no cause % quarrel
against me- he painted
7 owe yesi some little attention.
said 1. FOR having shut me up ln
your atoreroosn. Besides. N all others
we're wanting. ase cause enough
upon that iady's arm.
Have your way, thea" he
snaried. and i@ap@d AZ me like a
nAdman. For a mlnuts I saw only
the blazing blue sysa and the rod
glazed point which had stabbed AMI
stabbed. raspinK of 10 right OF isft.
and yet ever back At my throat ard
my breast had never thought
that such good sword play was 70 -
found At Paris In the days ~ THE
revolution. 90 not suppose that IN
~ my little Affairs have met az