The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-12

HOW THE uUlaAuiEN MET
ruE NINE rRussfAN HORSE
MIN.
feununued from YssterdayA
II fEht Was absurd 90 ny Wan
Ridiculous The emperor was stout
/ aud WARY TO death. Al the best he
Nas never good fidef How ,aula
/ he fly from these. the Flekrd men OF
an afmyf The best hofneinhh IN
/ Prussia was among them hut 4 Nas
the best horHuman Ia France, l. aua
1 only /. could hold my own WITH
them. NJ they we're on uy track ~
| stead Of the emperor = all might null
/ BE welt Iherr we're the thoughts
/ n hitch flashed 20 swiftly through my
mIud that ln an Instant I hNt
sprung from the fret Idea 20 the
fuai conclusion Another instant
carried me from the final conclusion
/ - prompt and Vigorous action l
/ rushed 60 the side Of the emperor,
/ a 40 stood petrified. with the car
r age between him and our enemies.
Your coat, sire. your haiti I cried.
| dragged them or hifn Never had
| I've been ~ hustled in bic life. In
an instant I had them on and had
thrust him into the carriage The
| next l had sprunE On 10 his famous
= mite Assh zna haa tiadea clear q
/ the ffsup upon the rad.
Yea have already OWNED my plan.
hat you may well AAk how could !
hope 10 pass myself OF a. the ems
HHfaF My riEura - "a Yuu stiii see
IT, and his aaz never beautiful faF
BE vas both short and stout Hut a
mans height 4 not remarked In The
saddle. and lot the reai one had
I tstsi @ AZ forward % the horse and
faaal ones back aud carry oneself
Ike a sack ~ flour. I sore the little
eoekea hat ana the loose STAY coat
With the silver star which Was
knaWn 60 cserY rhitd frum one end
1t Europe % the atheF Beneath me
" - the cfnprfbr'a usu white chafE-
er. Il vas complete.
Already =. / rode clear the pfua-
STAINS we're within 80 yards Of u
! made gesture Or terrier ana dos
pair with rny hands. ana | spfRhE
aff hafae ever the bark which liuad
the read "a was enough A yell %
exnltatlan and of furious hatred
hfnkH from the ffaHsiltna n vas
the howl OF starving wolves Who
aeeai thelF prey. sparfsd ny
hafns over the meadow land and
Iaaked back under uIy arm a.
futs. la the Kiafiosa D0nsRt
- hen one Affer the either ! saw right
hsfs@fueu come ever the hank al
ms heels. only ore had stay~de BE-
htua. and I heard Shouting and the
sounds o. q eignazie. I rslmsFubers
II ny OLD sergeant - rhaaseUfs.
and | eaa sure tat nufnheT nins
would trohOla ~ No more. Ihr road
ssas eisAF and the sfapsfof ffea %
continue hls faarner
nut COS had u thfnk - iFrreH
.a..l-. - - -, "a 49, - ;. :. - :. -
sxuF5Fi rwFtRtuty uiHHw wassstt swr- -
ea Ea their dfsa lss5niulent n Il
urre - IL I iaai ~ isfsi sfusssa
stIit have sold Il AZ = glorious prizes
fIug had hopes thsf ] might shake
ghsfa off Win ordinary hnrzriftetf
uu9a ortinary heFasz ! should have
rad ~ 1iffirulff IA doing nn. bot
here beth sses3s ana Yidsrs we're 81
she beet u was = sfaRd cfraipfs
that I rode. but u 49, weary with
- iong nights w0fk. ans tbs Nn.
Fs4aaE waa nns - those fiaers who
- not kna- hnu Is ntanaau = horse
lie had !itfir thnusfaf Ter fissFn ard
heavy hand upon their musiihs
On the ether haad Stein ard his
nasn had come beth Ear ana fast
tbs fArr vas fatF enc
80 quick had been fuy impulse,
aud - rsnltiy Hal I astei upon Il.
thHt I had not Thought enough ~
ny osn safety. Haa I done % o.
the fret instance ! should % course