Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-10
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her win, left no choice but to obey.
Darkness gave way TO waves Of
light reflections OF flame surrounded
them; black trails of smoke coiled
around. The girls strength went: ner
breath came faster. A thick cloud
| choked her; she wished only to stop,
when arms closed about her.
Upward! Sun upward BY wind
ing stairs, through passages and door
ways, vaguely she felt herself borne.
until cold breath OF air, blowing
suddenly in her face. revived her;
awoke her to confused realization OF
the place they had at last reached
the upper platform al the head OF the
long. open stairway of granite And
with that consciousness, she again
sought to free herself; but, for an In
slant the arms held tighter. while a
dark face bent close. scanning her
Features, then abruptly he released
I her
Your I.adyship is unlniured?"
Yes; yesi"
One moment" Turning he left
Ter. and walking to the verge of that
open space. searched quickly the waste
of darkness below. far out TO sea. The
4 girls glance followed him; wayered
her first apprehension awoke anew
/ Her father! Where was he? She
clasped her bands despairingly as she
! gazed down the Mount; then around
her. Suddenly. a bright patch OF
light-open doorway to the church.
caught her eye and she started. AT
the picture. framed by the masonry,
which the glow revealed, a low excIa-
nation fell from her lips. and crossing
the platform. and descending few
steps, she ran TO the entrance OF the
sacred edlfice
Eth. your Excellency: has your FIX.
cellency any orders ?" sounded voice.
There, before an altar, in the dim
flicker of candles and the yariegated
cleaning from the ancient stained.
glass windows. she saw at last him
she sought: In one of the chapels. near
the white marble monument to her
mother. was his Excellency; but not
alone Before him stood. or half
crouched. the man Sanchez. who now
was speaking.
Shall | ring for your Excellency's
servants and have the noise stopped 2"
Grotesquely he bowed, the while watch.
Ing like an animal studying it's prey.
"Beppo Where are you--fat rascal
consign these swine to the gibbets!
What! You cant obey because your
ears have been cut Off and your throat
slit? That's too badi' F'iercely the
man laughed; then waved his arm
toward the window. az IL calling the
Governors attention to the sounds OF
demolition: the abrupt breaking of
glass "Patter. Patter Merry little
bullets, presents from the people, your
EScellency! Metayage. your High
nesa,"
Still the other said no word a fg-
ure. so motionless ana white. il
seemed but wrath pdusing at the
side OF it's own narrow house" A
louder cirmor without more vivid
brightness of the red yellow and
purple hues, like a sudden wealth OF
strange flowers strewn on the marble
floor, and again Sanchez laughed.
Too bad! But It's who must
pay first Who owe so much, Has
your Excellency his strong box with
him? All. he leans on It! Such a
! fine one. all of marblel Not easily
| broken into--or out Of Eth. your Elk
cellency?" Swinging back something
bright Full payment. this time.
Not coppers. or round bits OF lead. but
steel. beautiful steel"
Held to the spot by the abrupt ter.
ror and fascination OF the scene, the
Governors daughter had made no
sound, fearful OF Fastening The iueyl-
table: but at the moment the man.
with last haunting word. launched
forward. "A cry, half articulate. burst
from her lips. II was drowned by an.
other voice, loud and commanding.
which rang out from the entrance TO
the church.
Sanchez"
Perhaps the call disconnected him t.:
robbed the old servants eye of its Ger
titude: his arni of its sureness. for the
blow aimed 1T his Exoelleney the lat
ter was enabled TO evade At the
same time. as With singular agility he
moved aside to save himself, the hand
the Governor had been holding to his
breast, shot out like an adder. Il
struck viciously: sung deep fun in
the side of his tormentor.
THAT for your metayage,"
But a momentary expression OF sat
istacton was. however. permitted his
E,xcellency; the petty tragedy became
overshadowed by the greater,
The Bastile' Our Bastile,"
And again shower OF bullets. di
rected In hatred. fell upon the church
because It's windows were priceless;