Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-18
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inc down said vary Gently. "i.m so
sorry for Won"
Thnn she resumed har story.
chn had rone six or cIeht miles down
Finn coulonl, rood whom she came IN
with five trimmer; Of the ROYAL GUARD
oro If .ho troonors comc forward ana
ro.,octrul,v ronras.ed ber to turn eff
intn onothnr ROAD until q detachment
n.,.od in chorra cf u rnnr of despera
doos tol,on ,t tho inn of tho Hawk
and 1.ovon tho uiuht before. Uusus.
ncctirm sho rode off into the forest
lane for seyrrol hundred wards.
:. woS tran. The men were not
,roorors h,,t Er;rande rot ~, in t,,
uniform of thn rr,rd Ouro orny
rrnr, ,ho mot, hir,hv.ov thav mazda
,,risn,ors of hor and the two prooms.
Than fo,,ouod lone ride through
rn,ds now, &, her
U,hon r;cht como +bo,. wera birh
in the mountains hack Of the monas-
terry. many hours ahead or any pur'
s,Iit. They became stupidity careless.
and the two grooms made Dash FOR
freedom. One of them was killed, but
one had escaped.
Some time during the SLOW. tortur-
ing ride through the forest she swoon-
ed. When she came 10 her senses she
was in dilnly lighted room. surround
ed by men. The gag mad been re-
moved from her mouth. she would
have shrieked ont IN nor terror hau
not her gaze rested upon the inquire OF
man VIII" sat opposite. ms e!''WS
on the back or the chalr winch lie
e'raddlod' hlS chih on ms aInhS' ne
was staring nj hPr S'eaoi'y' MS p''cA
eyes catching hrr gaze ana noluinG 1t
as snake holuS 'ne p''" 1t mas
charmed.
she recognized 'hc n"ru' ia Nht l,,
race 1here coniu ne no ii'is,"he sue
was LOOKING mo 'he iacc '''a' '''''u''
the portrait OF the IRON Count 80 ap'
horrcnt 10 her-'he 'e"lhe'' "e'u VI
cadaver with eyes that lived. She
broke down and cried herself into the
sleep of exhaustion.
All the next day she sat limp and
helpless in ,he chair they had brought
to heE She could neither eat nor
drink Late in the afternoon Marlanx
came again. She knew NOT from
whence he came; he stood before her
suddenly as If produced by the magic
Of some tabled genie, smiling blandly.
his hands clasped behind his back. his
attitude one Of designing calculation.
"IIe laughed when / demanded that
he should restore me to my friends
He chided ME when pleaded and beg
ged for mercy Ny questions were
never answered. Where am I. Mr.
King? oh, this dreadful place, V-bv
are we herc-you and II"
Kings heart throbbcd Gerccly once
more. 4 vast hunger possessod his