I will rive him free a1d safe escort
to the United States. If he el-o ses t
aempt my kindly teris. all wel :' I
good; if not. gentltieni. I shall Stale
hitu out or blow the castle down. t t
iiiti itieleit you ti hear liluit 1 e nite t
to establish a new nobillty inl GrAt
stark. I trust I nlty now le addresy
ing at least v few of the future nc b a
lord, of ( rlustark. (iood dayi ge-- e
men."
At the castle the deepest gate pre
tailed. It was like a ia04 ntmire to
the heleaguered househi Idl a dreamj
fromn which there seen ii ti i- no t
awakenint-. Colonel i nt -x ais c-tm
ntlinder of the royal an-ir urn su
ireen. General Bi- ttze hi ori iis
-l_ Ii
to ow tittitx as atSt Iltex of ti iei
Prin. e IRobin. noire rc,"nt credl from
his fri-ht. d it i ed the ii i ,_'inu of a d
ll-ne +f to' vlf i tirte-m ii.iled
ott his j00 eld sw i-rd -i ,. -i
zealt deiii-aiid d ?t -t uit Ivan
Colonel Quin 's i'eax r ici-on, for not go
ing forth to s ay tire ri'teit
Your ig ness." said tle cl b
bitterly. "th real army is outside the
walls, not ide. We are a pitiful
Sp:
- handful, less than 300 men all told,
hcuilntint the wounded. Count Mar
laux heads an army of several thou
sand. HLe'
'Ile wants to get in here so's he
can kill me. Is that so, Colonel Quin
tnox ?" The prince was very pale, but
quite calm.
