New-York tribune., 1910-02-27

and at any moment his cool cyu-eisrn Is likely
to give place 10 sheer hyster1a-
Therefore, at the warning shout, panic
seized them and they fled heltersEelrer through
the main door. In less than minute the place
was clear Of all but ourselves and the dead and
wounded on the floor.
Loris slammed the door barred Il and StrOde
back to us Pendennis was kneelIug beside
Anne calling her by her name. and I leaned
against the wall, staring stupIllv down at them
I was faint and dizzy all AT once, incapable Tor
the moment of either speech 0r ton
We'll done. my friend the Duke exclaimed
You thought | had failed YOU en- Come. We
must get out Of this quickly. I1ey viii return
when they find 1t Is a ruSe. is >1s nUTtf
He pushed PendennIs ASIDE uncerernoni-
Ous1v and lifted Anne N his arms
think she must have been regaInlng con-
sciousness; for heard him say ten --riv
Courage. fgtitsl Thou shalt soon De safe.
Who are vous" demanded Penlenn1S, peer
ing at hlr IN perpleNitv- His disguise was PAL
pab1e and inc0ngru0uS enough, now tnat ne
was speaking IN his natural voice.
" Her friend. as presume YOU are, tneretore
follow If YOU would save her and yourself
With Anne in his arms ne made 1Cr the dooF
by which ne had entered, and fende!lI.b l
rushed after him. Anne'S arms were round MS
neck She was clinging 70 him. and her neau
Law on his shoulder | saw the S.earn OF hei
bright hair as they passed through the Cool-
wav-the last l was TO see a. Anne Fendeiln'
for many a long day
STAGGERED forward. TRYING To beat back
L the horrible faIntueSS that was pveTw wneiIInS
r1r and to follow them. stumble over q corpse
and fell headlOng An agon11iu- pam S1ot
through me. beginning ar my .elJ arm anu
knew now that It was broken ne pam LN
pefled the faintneSS for the time 1riilS' ou1
made no attempt 10 rise. Impossible 10 1o4C"
CIultl ~
OF no service. ! should only hamper l-9H
flight Better stay here and die
| think | PRAYED that | might Gle soon l
know prayed that they might yec -elcl saIg.s
Where had Anne's father sprunZ from, ~" .S;
could he have known of her capture Oh tl-l3
meeting IN the heart of the woods HoW Tau
he made his way here -
Why. he must himself belong % TINS inlerlai
society. as she did That was IT, OF cGulSS'
What an abOminable din this was 'n my iea-. ~
worse to bear than the pam OF my Wou1uS- - -
nv heade No. the NOISE was outside S-iiI 5
and shouts. and the crackle OF miles 1 lraS$ttI
myself to sitting posture and listened INe
Duke had said that his tale OF the soldiers wa
mere ruSe: but certainly there w,> -S'l 7J--5 7Jl5
on outside Were the soldiers there anu 10 -
Loris unwittingly spoken the trutl-'f Ia "a. -
himself BETRAYED the rev VOlutIonIStS a> a I-'S' y
source UnanSwerable questions. all or me- tSl-
so why worry about thems But tneN ~
whirling round maddenInglv IN ms nan Jsl... -.
our brain while the din still ragged WltHO"''
though IL seemed 70 be ab4tlng- .u-
The remaining lamp had tlcbgr.- 'ut, -,
sufficient light came througa me gap -
the broken roof 70 enable me % see ABOUT nv .
The place was like Shambles rrl0t the ~,
where we had taken our stand mere w.
five Six bodies. besides the pre~-5en'' T'..- -.
had shot at first. Ii was his corpse , -N,.
stumbled over so he had his revenge. m a W.:
found myself wondering IDLY 1." IGns
would be before they would SesrcH the chiPO, ~.
and if it would bc worth while tu try anu <.
out by the door through which Lar- hdG 80
and gone. but. though | made q feeble eIor' :.
get on nv feet. IL was no good Iws weak a. San 1a
infant | discovered then that / was SoANe~ '.,
with blood from bullet wounds IN nm 0SA' an, a.,
and in my side. though I felt o' pam ''''''