Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-13
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COURAGEOUS
cosnlsh'. 1907. S The emsnaierill oonasm

Cary's look turned to her. lie saw
the grayness in her cheek and the
brave light in her eyes burned his
heart cold. He looked from side to
side--at the sneering laugh of Foy, at
the calm, stern evenness OF Colonel
Tillotson, at Anne's face, now grown
deadly white.
us he the Marquis de la Trouerie?"
Answer, my friend" said Armand.
Carys voice was husky as he spoke.
He is the marquis secretary said
he.
The men standing nearest drew
away from Armand ut this. Anne had
given flinching start as II smitten by
the flying terror of bullet. II SEEM
ed to her that present. future, dreams.
reality, heaven, earth. eternity, were
all slipping away from her. Armand
touched her hand gently, his face torn
with conflict.
you told me--if the man you low
ed The words failed
|, She raised her great eyes to his.
Are you the Marquis de Ia Trouerie?"
A whitening pain had conquered his
4 face.
II am Louis Armand" he said as one
whose heart is broken.
/ Anne closed her eyes and stood trem-
bling, and in that moment he dropped
his arms to his sides and turned to the
waiting soldiers.
! Take him away" said Foy.
| Seeing, Anne struggled piteously to
speak. She stood an instant with both
hands stretched out after him; then
she slipped back into Colonel Tillot-
sons arms.
The dance was breaking up as the
door opened for Armand and his
guards.
| Then across the quiet struck discord.
a far babble drew suddenly nearer.
There was din and a scurry of cry
ing. Windows were opened.
: "Haste!" fretted Toy. ITO his ex-
cellency with the prisoner! Connolly
has been seen. The alarm is out, and
the town will rise!"
Gallants and danes issuing into the
street In their ball finery, the ladies'
rouged cheeks faded In the early light,
saw a horseman who rode by bawling:
THE powder! The powder!" he
shouted. "Dunmore's men have rob-
bed the magazine!" And with the
shout the great bell of the palace be-
gan tolling the summons calling all
soldiers Of the king to assemble.
The governor has come to his senses
at last" Mrs. Byrd said with salts
faction as she came out to her chair.
I'VE shall presently see these precious
rebels scampering TO their holes. You
must 20. | suppose, Francis?"
AYE, mother" he answered, his
eyes bright with Anns's pain, and gave
his cheek TO kiss.
But he did not go to the palace. The
resignation Of his commission went to
the earl instead, and he himself hasten
ed to the narrow house In Duke Of
Gloucester street which bore the name
was long before he saw his mother
again.
The volcano had burst. There is TO
be small doubt from this time where
any Virginian stands. BY noon the
hank of the James river at Burwell's
ferry, where lies the man-o'-war Mag
dalen, whittier Dunmore's crafty agent
Connolly has marched his marines with
the powder raped from the Williams
burg magazine, Is black with threaten
Ing men.
Steadily numbers swell the crowd
that chokes Duke OF Gloucester street
city councillors, some in furtive de-
light at this loyal ruse' others stamp
ing angrily, with powdered wigs askew
and hands seeking the hiits OF their
dress swords; sober men mounting and
dismouhting horses; ladies' brilliant
as ever, IN red heeied SHOES and clock