Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-09
, niE 1oee3 -HERRlLE CO.

when arms closed about her.
. Upward Still upwardl BY wind
ing stairs. through passages and door
ways. vaguely she felt herself borne.
until a cold breath OF air, blowing
suddenly in her face, revived her;
| awoke her 10 a confused realization Of
the place they had at last reached
/ the upper platform at 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
| her.
Your Ladyship is uninjured?"
YES; yesi"
! One moment" Turning. he left
| her, and walking to the verge of that
open space, searched quickly the waste
| Of darkness below, far out to sea. The
girls glance followed him; wavered;
her first apprehension awoke anew.
Her father! Where was he? She
clasped her hands 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 excla-
nation fell from her lips, and crossing
the platform. and descending a few
I steps, she ran to the entrance OF the
| sacred edifice.
Eth. your Excellency; has your Eek
cellency any orders?" sounded a voice.
There, before an altar. in the dim
/ flicker Of candles and the variegated
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 l ring for your Excellency's
/ servants and have the noise stopped %
Grotesquely he bowed, the while watch
Ing like an animal studying its prey.
'Beppo! Where are you-fat rascal
] ~SASASA AAAtSt " lllt BlUDtlS.
What! You can't obey because your
ears have been cut of and your throat
slit? That's toosbad." Fierceiy the
man laughed; then waved his arm
toward the window, as II calling the
Governors attention to the sounds OF
demolition; the abrupt breaking OF
glass! ''Patter! Patter! Merry little
bullets, presents from the people, your
Exoellency! Metayage, your High
ness!"
Still the other said no word; a fig
ure, so motionless and white, II
seemed but a wrath pausing at tbs
side Of its own narrow house" A
louder clamor without; a more vivit
brightness Of the red, yellow anC
purple hues. like sudden wealth o
strange flowers strewn on the marbl,
door, and again Sanchez laughed.
TOO bad! But It's I who mus
pay first! Who owe so much! Hal
your Excellency his strong box witt
him? All. he leans on It. Such
. fine one. all Of marble! Not easll,
broken into-or out OF! Eth, your Ex
: cellency?" Swinging back something
t bright Full payment, this time
) Not coppers. or round bits Of lead, bu
2 steel, beautiful STEEL"
Held to the spot by the abrupt tel
ror and fascination OF the scene, th
= Governors daughter had made n
sound, fearful Of fastening the inev
: table; but at the moment the mar
with a last taunung word, launche
forward, a cry, half articulate. burs
from her lips. II was drowned by al
: other voice, loud and commandinl
2 which rang out from the entrance I
/. the church.
n Sanchez"
?. Perhaps the call disconnected him
I robbed the old servants eye OF its ce
Y titude; his arm Of its sureness, for III
? blow aimed at his Excellency the la
n ter was enabled TO evade. At III
. same time. as with singular agility b
q moved aside to save himself, the han
A the Governor had been holding to h
breast, shot out Ike an adder.
. struck yiciously; stung deep-full 4
!. the side OF his tormentor.
|. That for your metayage!"
G. But a momentary expression OF sa
1. isfaction was, however permitted HI
I. Excellency; the petty tragedy becam
l. overshadowed by the greater!
q THE Bastile! Our Bastile!"
And again a shower Of bullets. q
a rected in hatred, fell upon the churcl
s because its windows were priceless
" shone with saints Of inestimabl
II value! In the chapel. an aumbry an
K! a pisclna were struck; around II
!, Governor, glass began 10 clatter an
9 break into bits on the pavement, whe
Il suddenly he wavered his hand sougl
8. his heart, then felt for and chung
Il the monument, as II abruptly see
D ing support
why did you do It, seigneur?" 4
II my lady. eXclaiming wildly. ran TO b,
d father. Sanchez, from where he Ia
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