The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-13

now THE HRiuAnlEh MET
rm NINE PRuasiAN HORSE
MIN.
teaniinued from ycuterdaYA
To fieht vas absurd, 10 - vas
Ridiculous Tho rinpufof waH stout
aud weary o. death. AZ the beat ne
MAS naNnt = good rider. How e1ela
he us from these. the picked mon 81
asa army The bsW hufnaaan IA
Prussia was Amoua them. tut ! Mas
the best haraaman in Francs. |. and
only l. could hold my oNu Win
them II they WpFe ou mf track in.
stead af the tmpvrura all might stlil
be- welt Ihrfr we're the thoughts
" hitch flashed go swiftly through ny
mind that Ia an instant 1 hha
sprung fr4m the frat idea 20 the
final conclusion Another instant
eafried me flam she final conclusion
10 prompt and vigorous action. !
rushed 70 the sidr Of tho emperor,
" he stpud petTlnsd, with the car
riaEe between him and our enemies.
Your coat alre. your hat / cried
dragged them nff him Never had
he been ~ hustled ga his life In
an instant / had them on ard had
thrust him into tbs carriage The
nest I had sprung on 20 his famous
white Arab aad had ridden clear ~
The group upon the road
You have aifeadY OWNED my plan,
hut you may we'll ash hoW could 1
nope u pass myself uft a. the eiu-
rofur. Ny figure Il az yua silil see
g. and ~ Was never beautiful. for
he waa both short and stout. hut q
man hetKAl is not remarked in The
- IA e
hat 70 ait forward On the hufra ana
round ones tack ana carry oneself
like q sack q fhiur. / were the little
cooked has ana the loose gray coat
with the silver star which Nna
known ia every child ffpfH one end
81 Euraps g. ths ether. beneath me
was tha enpernTs Own Whlta chars
~ II Was complete
Already as l rude clear the ffas-
slams we're within 80 yards Of "a.
made = gesture ~ terror and dea-
pair wsith my hnnda. and ! sqrAnE
ny hoFne over tbs bath which lined
the read "A Mas shouxh. A sell 81
esultafian and Of fsrious hatred
hroks fgafn the ffgus atauas Il Nta
the howl If starving wolves who
scsht their prey, ! spaFFsd WF
horse ever thH meadow land ard
locked hAek under my arm as
role. on. thy glorious saofaant
Whru one after the other saw slKht
harseueu cpfus over the bank at
my heels onlY ore bad rta fets be-
hind. ard I heard shouting sad the
sounds q 5 struggle. I rvfusmbsr-
81 tuy old sergeant Of chaHaeufa.
aud I wax sure that Haufs ssH nine
would tFuuhir uM no mote. TIE rad
vas elaaF end The emperor free q
continue his iaurney
hut nos I had - thlnk e FsYaelf
lg I Nsrfn ussytakma ths fFasaiaue
would certainly make short WpFk II
fne - taais aiss raintHsseE II y
were ST I lost my lifs@f should
atiil have arid Il AZ a Eiaflaua price.
Hat I hah hopes that I might shake
tk@sa eff Win ordinary hax semen
.,sa ....... 49,. .ssA..>.a ~ 49, >
.Had us HTfTtsalIy "a unIuk -. Hut
here beth stsras and riders Nafe Of
ne best Il vas = grand Efeatufs
that ! rude. bot ~ was weary with
is long nights work. and the em
peror vas one os thoes riders who
30 not know how % manage = hnfhH
lie had little fhoukht faf flssfu ans
a heavy hand upon their snpsithe
'On the other hand Stein and hls
men had come both far and fast
The race was a fair one
10 auiek had h@au M tfHp Bis"
and - rapidly had ! acted auuu a.
that I hal not thought enanEh ~
my own safety fiRf I dome ~ In
the first instance should. Of nouree
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