The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

mistake-those Withholding forms which
he had so lately beheld lying about the
smoldering embers of the cavern fire.
Three or four were in sight, but one was
far before the others, and dashing for
ward with mad speed. 1t was Gasparde!
with his unshOrn hair streaming wildly
about his face, and long and glittering
knife brandished in his hand.
With sudden and firm resolution, Louis
turned, unarmed as he was, save with
the stick which had served thus far to
clear his path, and prepared to meet him.
With a louder yell OF triumph at be
holding his anticipated victim so near,
the brigand rushed on.
Il have you, monsieur he cried, with
a fiends Taught have you! Who will
win Rose now?"
mot you, villain" answered Louis,
sternIy. And meeting the assassin, in his
mad career he struck down, with his
stick the uplifted knife that was really
| to drink his hearts blood.
"Ah" shouted Gaspards, raging ami
gnashing like wild beast, as he snatch
ed a pistol from his belt; II will know
| I will know who is to win! Come on, my
men! Strike-stab-slayw And, blind
with rage, he dashed at his adversary.
What was to be the fate of Louis
There were four to one! But the other
| three, tearing forward to the assistance
| Of their master, suddenly paused, an |
| then hastily turned and fed. Neither
| Louis nor Gasparde. however, saw any
| thing beyond each other; while the young
count, with firm courage, grappled with
the brgand chief, and wrenching the DIS
charged weapon from his grasp, cast him
at full length upon the turf.
And now aid was at hand; for the
| MARQUIS of Montauban and Francis Eg-
erton, followed by two or three Of the
villagers, dashed into the little glade, to
the scene of combat With eXclamations
of ioy, Louis and his uncle threw them
selves into each others arms while Fran
els Egerton waved his cap gaily in the
| air.'and stepped lightly forward to greet
Louis. calling, 'Found-fOund! my dear
dear felowr and he clasped the young
man in a cordial AMI laughing embrace;
but his handsome, deep-blue eyes spar
| killed. with tears.
| Rut their attention was attracted in an
other direction; for Gasparde had risen
to his feet, and his cry of rage and de-
spair rang through the forest. Deserted
by his companions, who had fled on VII
Messing the numbers of the approaching
party, and destitute of weapons, he turn
ed and was bounding away, when shot
from one Of the villagers struck him.
With one horrible cry he spang into the
air and then fell heavily to the eaflh'
There was a convulsive movement the
limbs. contraction, a sudden spash''
and the form was stretched out IN mo-
tionless silence. Gasparde was dead!
There was time of silence, and then
Francis clasped the hand of LOUIS an"
drew him gently away from the scene
1T is too horrible!" he uttered with Il
shudder. "Come, dear Louis, to where
a fairer sight awaits you; let us go anu
meet Rose, our sweet little BLOSSOM WIN
owes to you her safety" -,
"She is safe, then" said LOUIS WIN VIII,
animation; ''ah, that repays me Tor al:
"ky-safe! We found her in the Woou
an hour or two since; and without wait,
ing longer than to meet Helen, and assure :,
her of her safety, the dear girl insisted "a
on guiding US Instantly in the direction
of the cave in which she haa 3een , rGn
fned, We were proceeding thithet' WIN
the domestics and villagers, armed WIN
snv weapons at command, when We per