The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-09
cHAPTER xIx.-contInued.

4 jerked quickly back and withdrew the
blade, but Baron Won Steinbrucke lurched
forward upon his face, and rolling partly
4 over lay still and inert.
BY the saints cried Won Altdorf in a
hoarse whisper, you've done for him lad,
or, he's done for himself. There's an end
j Of Won Steinbrucke. He's dead asa dog.
I All, well. it can't be helped. Now what's
to do? We can't leave all these swine ~
Ing about untendeG. They'll all die
| Bring one Of 'em to his senses said r.
and let him care for the Others Who's
the least hurt !? Curse Won Steinbrucke
anyhow! The thing was no fault Of mine.
meant to- try him and then merely dis
able him bit All, well, who's the
least injured Of them, I wonder?''
Mine, fancy" said Won Altdorf; II
barely scratched the fool in his sword arm
Fright and fatigue did the rest Fetch
some water. rxt =.
4 brought Aug of water from the fur
ther room-the rogue whom Denis had
pr1cked there was sitting up, by the way
though very shaky and white about the
chops-and We dashed 1t. literally in the
fellows facestin he gasped and shivered
and opened his eyes, little the worse for
MS hurt, but much the worse for his
fright. s.a4 =
Then. seeing that he was well able to
care for his wounded friends, we slipped
! Guickl out Of the place, down the stairs
ana thru the little Otter door which Denis
had left 'ajar, and never paused till we
were far up the Boulevard Edgar Qufnet
under the cheerless walls of the ceme-
terry. ys+ 4 & 49, =" 8
Denis, meanwhile, had made all possible
speed down thru the court and out to the
carriage, into which he half lifted the
princess, and told the cocher to drive to
the Place du Lion de Belfort, for he
would not risk driving straight home. In
view of the possibility of further trouble.
Then he sprang in himself and closed the
door. = w - ! z
The ,galerie rocked and leaped and jolted
over the uneven stone pavement, and the
princess, who had fallen back half faint
ing into corner, was thrown roughly
about on her seat Denis slid an arm
about her waist and drew her close. to
him. s;g,s 4z.sss-g% .-s..e.s - {.
Try, madame he said in her ear, t.try
to forget who I am. Try to think that
Pm-Jessica or-or any one else but nv
SELF for must make you comfortable
must save your strength till we are safe
at home.'' = -, -: :" :. ,..-sNs 8 !
= He drew her close into his arms till
her head fdroped weakly back upon his
shoulder. Her brow touched his cheek,
her hair was against his eyes, and she so.
rested upon linn, that "bracing his body;
against the Eplunges Of tho carriage, he
brought her to the end 0O q she had lain
upon pillow. E.ss.< 1ras.
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2 At the Place du.Lion they left the vol.
ture and waited while It drove off rum
bling down the Boulevard Raspail; before
they turned into the rue Denfert Roche
reau. 2$,4fI ,, : - ~ N G :
They had. butt g. little. way. to CO., but
this little way Denis was forced almost to
carry the Princess who hung upon the
verge of faintness. And he confessed 20
me, long afterward, that he was as nearly
tagged out as a man may be, when they
stood at last before the door of the old
convent and sthes door opened upon eager
waiting faces, warmth and safety, Mac
KeRE1e towering anxiously over the heads
Of the servants, the Prince half mad with
fear and long: waiting.r: .ta.,s
But Denis, holding the Princess lpon
her feet by main strength, raised a white
face toward them, calling, "Jessica, Je4
sica," and Miss Mannering pushed thru
the group with q cry. Of joy and held put.
her. arms to him. ~~@'' = %x.f;s: 40 +
Then the princess reused herselfTor an
instant and turned from Denis to her
cousin. She took a 1fttle faltering, sun-.
certain step as il wtthtthe very last Of her
strength -; =. ~.
Jess, Jess she cried weakly. ,4.".Oh.
Jess, Jess I'm so tired, so -'' = and she,
fell forward with sob into the OUT
stretched arms and laid her head in the
hollow of Miss Manflering's neck and
tainted quite away. .e,- .---s.-., !.