The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-28
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an instant | pal out my HIGHT ana
atfHs Ell hrhiud the window curtains
Heal moment tho door was iluna
omen and two Hpuuiafda STROBE INTO
the roum. fierce. aWurthy men ln TIE
dfsaa 81 uitisouH bat With muahota
siua. over their shoulders. 1 hukgd
tbf~rh the ehinh in the curtains Ia
an agony Of fear Jest they had come
upon my traces. bat u was evident
that their visit was simply ln order
o. feast their eyes upon my unfols
tuuata aompntftnt. uuo 81 them hrld
the lantern Whiuh he carried ~ ~
mont ~ the dying man. aud both or
them burst into d shout OF hooking
hushtrr. Thou the eyes 81 the man
with the lantern fell upon the nhGpn
- wine upon the table. tie picked
/ il IN. held IL with a deyiiish arin %
| the lips OF Hubert. and then, ~ TIE
/ poor wretch inwluntnriiy inclined
| hts head forward 90 reach H. ne
matched Il back aud took long
Nuip himself At the same instant
/ ha uttered a loud cry, elaiched Wild
| IS At hia oWn throat and fell stone
/ dead u-an the floor. lis comfAde
stared II him IN horror ana afnarr-
merit Thsn. overcome by his own
superniittauH fears, he gave frH
- terror and rushed fradly ron We
usan I heard bis feet ClatteriHg
wildly on the cobhiesiauos until the
sound died away IN tho diatnrs.
The lantern had been left burning
un8n the table. and by its light
sew e. came cut from behind ny
curtain that fhs unfortunate hu-
hsft.s had had fallen forward upon
lie chest snd that he also was dead
THAT mofina 10 reach the wine wiih
his Hns lad been his last A elerh
licked loudly IN the house, huf othfT-
wtse al was absolutely sfii. On fhs
vau hung the twisted form - me
prHnehman on the floor Jay The mo.
tianiesz body - the gpaniard. AT
dlniy NJ BY lh~ horn lantern. Fof
She fret time ia my NE frantic
spasm ~ terror oafne over me
have seen 20 ooo men IN eNety. r'il-
sfrefrhsa aunn tho ground. bat the
staHf haa never effected RE Ike
ths.. two silent figures Who were
my companions in that Nhudowy
faan. rushed into the street aH
the spaniaff had done. eager only o.
fsaVa that hatsa % s!nosa Behind
me sna I had ran as far 80 the ca
thaarhi hefara my wits same back
"a rns. Then I stopped painting in
tha ahaaaa ans my hand rfenacd 90
my alAe. irie.t "a collect nay prat.
tered anhnss and 90 plan 90, what !
Should 80. A. stood there breath.
less. the greet hrass bells mares
fwteV above nay head, ~ was
O'Clock ruur wan the hour when the
sforutiuE party would Dc ~ itr place
had ailn tssn, hours IN which % act
IRE cathedral vas brilliantly ~
Within. and = number u people we're
passing IN and out. - I entered.
thinking that I Esn less likely 20 BE-
aaaasted there ard that mig have
eaist - Fpffn ny pisnG II vas csrs
tafnfa . singular sight frr tho place
had besa turned into a hospital,
fafuee aud 4 store house one ais4s
Nss dfamBasa with provisions an
other Naa filtered win sick and
wounded. Nbts in tho center . great
number - hsiriesr people hni taken
% their etsts3s and had even li thor
aaakinN fire. upon the nsasaic fioofr-
There we're many ~ PRAYER, 90
knsit = enc shadow " a pillar and
I PRAYED 9th aii my heart that !
sniFfst hasr the god luck 90 set oui
~ this zersre alive. ana thar
uiKhf - such 4 deed that might a.
aaaid make nay name ~ famous b.
snaln - e had already become ~
Germany I waited until tho clock
siHassk 8 and then I LEFT the caths
-. - l..sd. ~. ~. i.aAFaa -
asaanit sas 10 - delivered You
HfH understand yua Nhn knns me
- weH. that I eas uo' ths man
n HasmfH tausiF n the Frsnrh camp
affh she rrstnft that nur agent was
Ha#a anf that other wrars niust ~
found - entering - city Eiih~f !
afanuia nua Hnftse means IN finish hi
nnoonuiefrf task Or there would ~