thestreets.they
hurriedforatter,andfoued
gaiculating.
”deathtothespy”
”deathtothespy”
”hanghi
”killthedog”esierof
thealking
bet.hean;butitwas
iossibletoseeing
doabloreceived.
justastheboyscaup,anotherbloastickfellonhis
head;andthisservedtorousehiodesperation,forhetued
round,,
andthenncedafuriousattackuponhispersecutors.fora
nttheydreagain.blo
sti,buthestruggleddesperately.at
last,overedbynuers,hefell;andashedidsoheraiseda
,”hurrooforouldireland.”
”heisanenglishn,percy,”ralphexclaid;”heisnota
prussian,atall.eon
”here,louis,philippe,help;theyarekillinganenglishn.”
folloheirusinsarrivedatthespotthe
boysdearushthroughtheent
bytheprostraten,hisassailantskingsavagely.
therushofthefourboysaidedbythebuttendoftheirrifles,
heyusedfreelyontheribsofthoseoodintheir
heassailantsforaninstant;awo
gendarsledaheirswords,again
tooktheirplacebythesideoftheirinsensibleprisoner.
thebhadonlyreiledforant;andnobeing
baulkedoftheirexpectedprey,preparedtorushuponhis
defenders;shouting,astheydidso:
”deathtothespy”
thentsdelayhad,hoetotheboystofix
bayos.
illustration:rescueofasupposedspy.
”keepoff,”ralphshouted,”oranisnota
spy,itellyou.heisanenglishn.”
thenoiseoogreatfortheobeheardand,hcries
of”deathtothespy”theninfrontpreparedforarush.the
leveledbayosanddraontked
theirardor;butthosebehiupthecry,andaserious
nflictapartyoffiveorsixofthe
franont.
theseseeingtheirradesstandinghleveledbayos,
keepibayhoutaskingaions,atonceburst
theirhroughtotheirside;distributingbloa,
heartily,entput
aothethreatenednflidthegendars,aidedbytwo
ofthefranctireurs,liftedtheinsensiblenandcarriedhio
theiherestofthefranctireursrgohersideas
aguard,andtheyellingcro.
onsidetheihegatesandthesupposedspy
beinglaiddohebenchldere;
andiesheopenedhiseyes.
”therderingvillaieredtohielf.”theyvekilt
entirely,badluahuoohewardly
blackguards
”i”andhedeanefforttorise.
”youreallright,”ralphsaid.”yourehfriends.dontbe
afraid,youresafenow.”
”jabers”exent,sittingupand
lookingroundhi”heresalittlefrenchsoldier,speakingas
illegantenglishasido,self.”
”inglish,”laughedralph,”andluckyithatwe
caalong.,justasyoufell;andgotinin
ti,hthehelpofourfriends,tosaveyourlife.another
oolate.”
”godblessyourhonor”thenhhlyrevered
hielfsaideaestly.”anditightshave,entirely.
youvesavedtioyleslife;andyourhonorshallseethathes
notungrateful.wheneveryouanda
thik,titheboy.”
”thankyou,ti”ralphsaid,heartily.”the
surgeonlookatyourhead.youhavegotsonastycuts.”
”sure,andheadsallright,yourhonoritisntatapfro
frenthatdoyle.”
thegendarshat,astheprisonerored,he
stgoinatoheyoungbarclaysaied
hiandactedasinterpretersattheexanatioorywasa
sileone,andthepassportandotherpapersupontheirishn
proveditstruthnclusively.
tiasgrooanenglish
gentlen.hissterhadfallenillatlyons,hadpartedhhis
horsesandhadaeptedthe
offerofthehorsedealerainin
hisservidhadbeensixnthshewarbroke
out.hehadpickedupalittlefrench,buthadbeeis
arrestedinlyons,asaspy;andhissterhadatlasttoldhibr>
thatittorein,andthathehadbetter
retutoengland.
hehadreaoing;butthetrain,insteadof
goingon,hadbeenstopped,aslargenuersofbileswere
leavingforparis,andtheordinarytraffichad
thereforepassedthedaystrollingaboutdijon.thehourhad
approachedatightleave,and
tiadaskedapasserbytheothestation.
hisbrokenfrenearousedsuspi.acroedina
feinutes;andtieing
attackedbythearrivaloftesuponthese.hehadat
onthathe;
andtheyhaddetotheire,forthe
exanationofhispapersbutonthehecroreasedby
fresharrivals,haddeterakethelaotheirown
hands;andonlythearrivaloftheyoungbarclays,andtheir
usins,hadsavedhislife.
theiresainationofthepapers,thatthe
storylibertytogo
adelightof
hisuchshaken;anditoreover,
havebeendangerousforhioventureagainintothestreetsof
dijon.ralphthereforeatonout,andtogive
hinightsshelter;anofferaed,h
nythanks.
itpaheirusins,the
barabatrahe
ine;aheiricedthroughthetown;andarrived,
halfanhourlater,atho.captainands.barclay,uponhearing
thestory,rdiallyapprovedof
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