Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-09

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hapVssoed. fas Al ssespea ~ cosse at
oace. TAer~ wss ~ snxry cry srosu
madam's rs~sssa. tlse cry vi a wounded
man. 11ac window Was flung oys,n.
Young Rupert stood there sword IN
hand lie turned his back. aud I saw
his body 60 forward to the iunee
"Ah. Johann, there's one for you,
Come on. Michael
Johann was there thep-coae to tine
rescue of the duke, How would he
open the decor for me. for feared that
Rupert had slain him.
Help" crisd the dukes voice. faint
and husky.
l heard a stir on the stairs above me
and ] heard stir down 10 my right
in the direction Of the Kings cell But
before anything happened on my side
Of the moat I saw FIVE or six men
round young Rupert In the enl,rasure
Of madam's window Three or -four
times he lunged with incomparable
dash and dextcrity. For an instant
they fcll back. leaving n ring round
him. He leape1 ON the parapet Of the
window. laughing as he lcapcd. and
waving his sword in his hand He was
again wildly as he flung himself head
long into the moat
What became Of him then; did
not see for as he leaped De Gautet's
lean face looked out through the door
/ by me- and without seconds hesita
tion ] struck ut l.n with all the
strength Cod hlG given me. and he
! fell dead in tho doorway without
word or croau. dropped ON my
knees by him Where We're the keysf
| found myself muttering. THE keys.
man. the keys as though he had been
yet alive and could listen. and wi,qn |
could not find them l-God forgive me.
i believe | struck a dead mans face
At last ] had them There were hut
three. Selling the largest. felt the
lock of the door that led to the cell
| fitted in the key. 1t was right The
lock turned ! drew the door close
behind me and locked it as noisclessly
as could. putting the key in my
pocket
! found myself at the top OF flight
| II steep stone stairs. An oil lamp
burned dimly in the bracket | took
il down and held it in my hand. and
stood and listened.
what in the devil can it bef" I
heard . voice say.
| 1t came from behind door that fac
I'd Ne at the bottom Of the stairs.
| Ana another answered:
shall we kill him."
I strained to hear the answer and
could have sObled with relief when
Detchard's voice came grating and
cold:
wait a bit There'n he trouble II
we strike too SOON
| There was u moments silence. Then
I heard the bolt Of the door cautiously
drawn back. Instantly I put out the
light ! held. replacing the lamp in the
bracket
IT'S dark - the lamps out. Have
yea q liGht?" said the other voice-Bcr-
sonin's.
Ne doubt they had q light, but they
should not use ii. 1t was come to the
crisis now. and I rushed down the
steps and fung myself against the
| door Bersonin had unbo.te1 il. and
it gave way before me. The Belgian
stood there. sword in hand. and Detcl
ard was sitting on a couch at the side
Of the room. In astonishment at see
Ing me. Bersonin recolled; Detchart
jumped to his sword ! rushed madly
Mt the Belgian. He gave way before
me. ana ] drove him up against the
wall He was no swortlsman though
he fought bravely. and in a moment he
lay on the floor before me | turned.
Detchard was not there Faithful to
his orders. he had not risked a fight
with me. but had rushed straight to
the door of the kings room. opened it
and slammed it behind him. Even
now he was at his work inside
And surely he would have killed the
king and perhaps me also h,d 1t not
been FOR cne devoted mcn who gave
his life for the king for when l forced
the door the sight I saw was this: The
king stood in the corner of the room
Broken by his sickness. he could dc
soothing His fettered hands moved
useIesely up and down. and be was
laughing horribly in half mad deiirium.
Detchard and the doctor were together
n fhe middle Of the room and the doc.