The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-09-17

laid hia hsnd on mine. He hsd beet
swskened BY the noise. and be nov SCI
What l did and morsi
For be hsd turned swsy from The 90
sse beast, and vss ssslus straight dowi
bsue.,h oar uindew. Mereiiul heavens
little ,opsau oi Gre we're lespies irou
the vooauofkl
Bot II uss comfort 10 have frsrl
beside me. thses ca The nnmhipg sel
ssiicn OF sndden terror. and tried 10 yak
Cunliis. no essy Job, He has bis wil
sbou, bin ~ soon ~ be took 10 the eitnl
ticn, Tba,s The sleusids prisoner. snt
Frspk smiled grimly. No doubt ih'
bcss, Was kept IN the dungeon. fe
those flames look like some foul voth
said Cnnllfi,. and bic couhtensneo chsps
ed. There's always private srudse snd
greed for plpnder 10 eel tiescbery OF
foot. I'll sive the alarm aud pray hes,
en be We not caught In an enemys trap,
Yss when he ran ont, crying Fire
Firsl The whole house vas still. Door
hsd only begun TO open. sod people Il
run TO and fro ss w tiled 10 dad our way
10 the stewsrds chsmber, ny LADY
stopped Us. both babes In her arms, 10
beg us 10 save them, and Camille lsii
Francis and me With her. till he could
hold come counsel With the old man.
Twas bat . few moments before both
came, and the steward reported draw
bridge up and the gates shut the keys
were VI bis belt--spd 20 sound OF any
force wiihcus. II looked ~ II there
might be some secret foe inside. tboue b
ss soon ss the lady heard the FIRE bed
broke on, pesr the lion's quarters she
cried ont. 90 il she bad the clew;
Where is the besst.tsmsi3 He vowed
TO me be would not go down slonef
Ay, sid The steward. My lady has bill
the nsil. Poor old Martial He must
have had smother a. and dropped bis len
tern 10 the ipl!. and 90 the fire bath go,
outl
The countess vrune be. hsnds. Alb,
bat the Gre is foe enough within the Gas
tlei Who csn pu. 1t ont with the wild
beasts in the court' Ah. my poor bsbesl
Madam, said Francis, very gsllsnily,
be not afraid. We will shoot the lions,
bat your men shall put out the Are. The
long rsins have toiked the tinbers we'll,
my lady and ell the cisterns ere full. IL
yoa will go back to the shelter Of your
room, and let your women attend you,
all shall go we'll.
All shsIl go we'll. repeated Francis with
. fresh. gsy voice, full Of certainty. that
comiorted my lsdy's iears much.
We lef, Peter Thstcher. the steward TO
see about the Ere, only asking for some
led who gnew the passages to guide Us.
A looking boy. Ralph BY name,
my lsdy's page. volunteered to serve us.
and We quickly got our weapons 10
good condition.
One OF the women called to us that
we bad best take burning torches 10
keep of the beasts, but William thoushi
tbe black shadow OF the wall was better
covert.
Crouch low Master Frsncis, and let rs
Iske the brute unswares. he whispered.
Cunlige-I would send you 10 aid the
steward II l could make you gol laughed
Francis. very low, end with same vexstion
10 bic tone, Edward and l are enough
lor this job.
Maybe 60, Mister Francis, answered
Cunliffs very respectfully, for be was tax
Jog bis own wy. bat tie my job to look
'iter you'll Tis not the lion l sm track
ng.
Ah. bat be is tracking usi suddenly
,ried Ralph 10 bosrse. frightened voice,
pointing to two slsring eyes that shone
,pon us 10 the resr where We had imsgiD |
ID ourselves sale.
We barely esosped dropping our guns
IS We ran every msn-jsck OF us-snd
Ralph st the bead. toward the nearest
teps that led up the walls into . turret
u hooded chamber tor shooting. We
crsmbled up breathlessly, making the
|oor fast behind ns when the last one was
inside.
how many beasts ere theref ssked
'fsncis. wrs,hinlly. It's . bit wiser 10
nov whether you ere stalking pair. or
few dtx,n,
The collection hss dwindled down to
pair. ssid Ralph, The earl hss added
oueht because Of the wsrs.
You need not mske excuses 10 me. and
'rsncis lsughed. Bot hush, the creature
cts our eceniI
TIE lion for this vss the male beast
bel 80 nearly surprised us, he'd moved
at into the open court, raising bis
rest hesd and smiling the cir.
Never have l secn a more magnificent
esst His massive bead and jaws. his
oWeriol legs. bis hw0y msne. msds
i'm look indeed monarch -but / should
ave chosen the vide epscs Of the des
II between ptl He was no. excited
lie the liopes', who bad lsshed her
III nervously. Stils she uttered purr
,g growl over her prey. BE. on the GOD
'sry. looked sronud him With perfect
aim ness.
After iew moasn,s, duriug which
Q hardly dsre breathe. he bessn 10 rosr
curious fsshiop, pusting bis bead
lose TO the eroooi q II 10 bslch forth
10 touud.
We mus. shoe. noe, said CuuIifs. sod
uncis fred. Tae great brute Iesped
TO the sir. aud such iespi
We oil drew back 10 alarm. feeling o.