The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-15
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tcoatlnacd from Nwnterday1
pat on my military eyere0at. as
did not know hos much Qf the
night I might have TO spend 10 the
ssuss.is, aud I fastened my sword uut :
eide a. / pulled OF my husstr boots
also aud ware = Ralr 81 shoes and
CATERS. that / might be lighter upon
my feet Then stuis put ~ my
quarters and made fof the forest
feeling very much easier IN ms uiind.
Tor am always at ny best when the
time % Thought has passed and the
moment for action arrived
1 passed the barracks II the 1haHs
seuru of the kaIard. and the hbs %
cafes. al nii-d with uniforms. !
caught a aliapsS as | went ~ - the
blue ard gu,d uf safne 81 uy cesns
rades. amid the light green q The
uuitsss. 1-b.fv they Sat. ssppins their
wine and smoking thsit cigars. little
dreaming what their aumrade had
on. one % them thu chief ~ eur
squAdfon. caught sight ~ me In tAs
lempliHht. and came shouting after
me inta the sstn~t hnrrted on.
hawvVef. pretending not Ga h~ar him.
- hr. With a euFae Al ny deafness.
went tark At last 10 hts s lac bottle,
n = not kerr hafi - set into tho
forest AZ F'eutaiueblenu. The srats
tered fruss steal tkeif aaf Into the
very street. likr the tiFsatsass In
fsuus 81 a column. / turned into =
path, which led % the ~des q the
Woods ana then pushed rapitiy
faswaF,i toward. thz ia o. tree u
was l4aes shieh. az have hintea
aea ms asn rea@eas fes amos inE
vel, and easiid only thAak the tAtas
that n wae not one % the u,Khts az.
su which t.sonie wouid BE- wsttins
fnr me me paor chiid sosld ha~s
Ai-a ~ ssfraF at stEst u the ~Hne~f-
ar BE might have tsven too harsh
Atth hat-and. 0oree efin ~ nttsht
have been tssa sind
There uaz = haif-Faean shlninE md
- / eame up te CUE trystifs pa : Z
sAw that I svSs not tfse nrst % -
rive. Inr emperor Nas parins up
aud down, bis hasae hehiigt him and
his saes suuk s8me what forward NJ
On his bfvass Ito Wers a gray great
coat. vita = rAeois atsr els head.
had seer him N such q dress In oar
wintaF rampaixu IN fsoi@na ard u
ssAa said he used il tss.ss 49, the hard
s4s SSH "a sxr~fisnt disguise. hs
sas aiways tbnt. whether IN eaup
- In rafss. - walking arauHa 81
nlsist snd ee~rhsArins tks salk tn
the cshNrvss ~ afesnd ths ARES. Hts
aMufs. hessTer. and hss wav af car
rysax his hsasi NaFs - vel knewn
-, s...r.@ .,sx> -s.s rs-.AS -.
then tus takers would sAy whatever
they thought Wau'd please him t~at.
Ny first thought VAS that he
auuid - nnaFy with me tar IA NtuE
kspt him waiting. but as ! Ap-
sroaehed him. - heard the bls
churrh clock u FunteiuhieAn lang
cut The hour - 10 Il was evident.
therefore. that Il waa ~ Who waa
too snan. AMI not ! too late I re-
fnssnhefrsi htz order that ! nbouid
make ma remarks. - oontenssi my
eli ssth hsitsnE ~tthin fpaT poses
~ htn. eiinssns my heels teErsher.
grounding ny .absF. and saiussns
tis glanced at fns. and Their Niths1t
a wefi Ne tarnea sna ~ziksss =le@ss
tsruuxh the forrest. keeping always
shout the .4rts distances behind BIN.
oner of twice ~ s@enisi 90 me- e.
inssk apprsnhHnsivsly 90 risht and q
left. aa 81 Ne feared that nsraes1ns
was observing "a locked also. bal
tfshouxh I have tins kssnnTt ~sshf. Il
except TIRE ragged Patches - moen-
ehiae between the great biaee
shadows Of ths trees Ny ears arc
A. quick az my eyes. and once %
tNiea thought shHt I heard . tpia
crack. bat yau knou hgs Fs,anr
sounds there are IN = forrest at uisef
and how aifftruit n is even ~ m y
what direction sheT come FROM
We wats~l for rather more thau a