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on the. great door of the chateau. For
near fifteen minutes 1t resisted them;
then, Just as Antoinette de Mauban
fired at Rupert Hentzau on the bridge,
they broke in, eight of them in all, and
the first door they came to was the
door of Michaels room, and Michael
lay dead across the threshold, with
sword thrust through his breast. Sapt
cried out at his death, as had heard,
and they rushed on the servants, but
these in fear dropped their weapons,
and Antoinette flung herself weeping
at Sapts feet And all she cried was
that l had been at the end of the
bridge and had leaped off. "What of
the prisoner" asked Sapt, but she
shook her head. Then Sapt and Fritz.
with the gentlemen behind them, cross.
ed the bridge. slowly, warily and with.
out noise, and Fritz stumbled over the
body of De Gautet in the way of the
door. They felt him and found him
dead. Il
Then they consulted, listening eager
" for any sound from the cells below,
but there came none, and they We're
greatly afraid that, the kings guards
had killed him and, having pushed his
body through the great pipe, had es-'
capped the same way themselves. Yet
because had been seen here they had
still some hope thus, indeed, Fritz in
his friendship told mel, and, going back
to Michael's body, pushing aside An
toinette. who prayed by it, they found
a key TO the door which had locked
and opened the door. The staircase
was dark, and they would not use a
torch at first lest they should be the
more exposed to fire, bur soon Fritz
| cried: The door down there is open!
See, there is light" So they went on
boldly and found none to oppose them.
| And when they came to the outer room
and saw the Belgian. Bersonin, lying
dead they thanked God. Sapt saying,
AYE, he has been. here TAen. rush.
ing into the kings CELL they found
Detchard lyins dead across the dead
| physician a4d Liz king GA his back,
with his char ~ hl1Il AID Fritz cried.
Hes dead"' aid Sagt drove all out of
the room EXCEPT I'rt; aal knelt down
by the king, al. ha@i2s learned more
of wounds and the g.ss OF death than
/, he soon knew taai the king was not
dead nor il prorcslF attended would
die. And they covered his face and
carried him 10 Diae M.chaeis room
and laid him there. and Antoinette
rose from praying by the body of the
duke and went to battle the kings head
and dress his wounds till n doctor
came. And Sapt. seeing l had been
there ami having heard Antoinette's
story, sent Fritz to search the moai
and then the forest. He dared send NJ
one else. And Fritz found my horse
and feared the worst. Then, as have
told. he found me, guided by the
shout with which had called on Ru
pert TO stop and face me. And thinl
a man has never been more glad {,
find his own brother alive than wal
Fritz to come on me, so that in low
and anxiety for me he thought nothinl
, Of thing so great as would have beei
] the death of Rupert HeatZau. Yet hal
Fritz killed him should have grudge'
IL.
The enterprise Of the kings reseu
being thus prosperously concluded,
o lay on Colonel Sapt to secure secrec
Y as to the king ever having been in nee
! Of rescue. Antolnette de Mauban an
n Johann. the keeper twho. indeed, wa
u too much hurt to be wagging hi
tongue just now. were sworn to reyet
nothing, and Fritz went forth to fin
" not the king, but the unnamed frien
Of the king. who had lain In Zenda an
flashed for a moment before the daze
eyes Of Duke Michaels servants on III
drawbridge. The metamO.pbosis la
happened, and the king. wounded q
most TO death By the attacks Of ii
4 jailers who guarded his friend. had 1
last overcome them and rested nor
u wounded. but alive. in Black Michael
own room In the castle. There he ha
been carried. his face covered with
20 cloak. from the cell. and thence ordel
issued that II his friend were found
- should he brought directly and pi
vateIy to the king and that meanwhl
It, messengers should ride at full speed
Tarlenheim to tell Marshal straken
to ass ire the princess Of the kim
safety and TO come himself with 1
- speed 20 greet the king. The prince
q was enjoined 10 remain at Tarlenhei
and there await her cousins coming
IS bis further inJunctions Thus the xii
le- would come to his own again, hayi
W wrought brave deeds and escaped
he most by a miracle the treacherous
IN sauIt Of his unnatural brother.
er. This ingenious arrangement OF
Ike long headed old friend prospered
every way save where II encounter
a force that often defeats the m'
cunning schemes. mean nothing e
than the pleasure Of woman. for,
her cousin and sovereign send wi
command he chose Tor Colonel Sa
chose for HIM. and let Marshal Sc
kencz insist as be would. the Prince
Tlayia was I'm no way minded to rest