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sprung TO his feet, his head thrown
high, tiger gleam in his eyes.
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"CanailleW cried'Pliarne.
Dickinson's eye ovcrran the writing
"Send for the guardsv' he said in
choked voice. "a file to seize him~ And
Joseph Galloway went out in haste.
At the word fury of passion SEEM
cd to capture Armand. Those near him
fell back. His dress sword flashed out
and drew FURNISHED ring about him.
"Stand backw lie hurled between his
teeth. "You shall not stop mel Back,
i say! Messenger am, and my mes
sage L will deliver!'
"DIadman! Will he cut his way in?"
cried Dickinson.
Armand, dragging the curtain from
It's hooks, had gained the hall. He
sprang at the great doors and struck
them frenziedly with his sword. But
with the first blow the light steel rat
tied to the floor broken half way to the
hilt.
When Anne had issued from the ante
room few moments before, she had
emerged into the main corridor. She
was dizzy, sick, and the last words Of
her Questioner were in her ears. She
found herself saying them over duly.
"a matter of great import" "Trcm-
bling In the balance"
An old doorkeeper in blue coat with
faded lace sat near by on wooden
chair, but the day was warm, and he
was doing. His mouth was open, and
he had not stirred when she came out.
She could hear the muillcd voices
clashing upon one another, coming
from the main room where the dele
gates sat. The door at one end of the
corridor opening on the green was
ajar and she was vaguely aware, as a
background, of the murmurous, multi
keyed noises that hang above an order
ly assemblage of many people.
And, standing leaning against the
wall, q swift knowledge came to her.
The waiting crowd outside; her guides
haste as he hurried her through the
streets from the Red Lion tavern. A
matter "of great import" The Dec
laration!
They were considering it, hcsitating.
Armands message might have decided,
and she had betrayed hm-stay! She
had the packet 1t was there in her
cloak. She must find DR.. Franklin. All,
he must be in there at that moment!
She had sworn to give it into his very
hands. He must read it at oncc-at
once. With the thought her eager fin.
gers dragged it out.
She glanced at the old watchman.
Daily Familiarity had made such coun-
ellis haclncycd 10 him. With eyes upon
him she stole to the door in the center.
She turned the knob softly and tried it.
1t was locked. SmittCn with her i'm
..I,n IL Nd
! tied the knob
! All ut once she felt it giving. a key
/ had been turned from the inside. She
| heard the reused doorIcCpor Shullling
/ toward her, heard his protestant wills
| per and tuggcd With all her strength
| \ buzz of talk tllat the stout panels
| had dcadcncd clamorod loud in her
ears She saw nothing but Il broad
nislc, above whose center lung an cnor-
! NOUS many prismod chandelier, glanc-
/ ing back the sunlight.
| Tears burned Her eyes 10 mist and
/ her throat was choking. out Of the
! mist as she stopped the crowded body
| of the hail stupciiCd hcr with people
| The sound of voices rising rs she had
entered stllcd in an instant TO q silence
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