Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
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when arms closed about her.
Upward! Still 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 a confused realization Of
the place they had 1t last reached
the upper platform ct 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 .
dark face bent close, scanning hel
features. then abruptly he released
her. NJ! y. h M.
Your Ladyship 10 unin1ured r.
Yes; yes!'' 4
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 frst apprehension awoke anew.
Her father! Where was he! II She
clasped her hands despairingly, ~ she
gased down the Mount; then around
her. Suddenly, . bright patch OF
.lightopen doorway to the church
caught her eye and she started. At
the picture. framed by the masonry.
which the glow revealed. q low excla.
nation fell from her lips, and crossing
the platform, and descending q few
steps, she ran to the entrance Of the
sacred edifice.
Eth. your Excellenty: has your Ex.
cellency any orders :" sounded a voice.
There. before an altar. in the dim
flicker Of candles and tho variegated
cleaning from the ancient stained
glass windows, she saw 1t 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 sanches. who now
was speaking. "A.
Shall ] ring for your. Excellency's
servants and have the noise stopped z
,Grotesquely he bowed, the while watch.
Ing like an animal studying its prey.
""Beppo! Where are you-fat rascal
Consign these swine to the gibbets!
What! You can't obey because your
ears have been cut on and your throat
slitr That's too bad!" F1srcely the
man laughed; then waved his arm
toward the window. ~ II calling the
Governors attention to the sounds Of
demolition; tho abrupt breaking OF
glass! 'Patter! Patter! Merry little
bullets. presents from the people. your
Excellencyl Metayags. your High
ness! ss5 z. 5s.s a
4 Still the other said no word; . hg
ure. 90 motionless and white. II
seemed but . wrath pausing at the
side Of its own marrow house" A
louder clamor without: 8 more vivid
brightness Of the red. yellow and
purple hues. like q sudden wealth Of
strange flowers strewn on the marble
floor and again Sanchss laughed.
TOO bad! But It's who must
pay first! Who owe 30 much! Hal
your Excellency his strong box with
him? All. he leans on It! Such I
fine one. all OF marble! Not easily
broken intoor out Of! Eth. your Ex
cellency T. Swinging back something
bright. Full payment, this time!
Not coppers. or round bits Of lead. but
steel. beautiful steel! /" ss 4.
Held to the spot by the abrupt ter
ror and fascination OF the scene. the
Governors daughter had made nc
sound. fearful Of Fastening the inevi
table; but at the moment the man
with q last haunting word. launched
forward. a cry. half articulate. burst
from her lips. 1t was drowned by an
other voice. loud and commanding
which rang out from the entrance tc
tho church.
"Sanchez!" b. a
Perhaps the call disconnected him:
robbed the old servants eye Of It's Ger
titude; his arm Of Its sureness. for TIE
blow aimed at his Excellency the lat
ter was enabled to evade. At thu
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. II
struck viciously; stung deep-full in
the side of his tormentor
THAT for your metayage!''
But momentary expression of sat
isfaction was. however, permitted hi
Excellency: the petty tragedy became
overshadowed BY the greater!
"The Bastile! Our Bastilel"
And again shower OF bullets. di
rected in hatred, fell upon the church
because Its windows were priceless:
shone with saints Of inestimabl<
value! In the chapel, an aumbry and
a piscina were struck; around the
Governor, glass began to chatter and
break into bits on the pavement. lwher
suddenly he ,wavered; his hand sough!
his heart, then felt for and clung t.
the monument. az II abruptly seek
ing support q;
why did you do 1t. seisneur?" A,
my lady. exclaiming wildly. ran to hel
father. Sanchez. from where he lay
looked up to his master.
Call out. meant, Not that 1t mat
tiers much now!" His implacablt
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