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"Richard, be a man, put aside this weakness, this fear. Have I not told you that harm shall not come near you in my house?" "It may be that officer from London; he may have brought half a dozen more with him!" gasped the unhappy Richard. "I said they might have dodged me all the way here." "Nonsense.
Go on!" he gasped, as soon as he could speak. "I'm done. Get you along!" "I'm done too," I said, and in truth I could not have gone much farther. "We'll rest here till daybreak, then we can see where we are." He had no breath for argument, and we lay in the muddy sedge till our hearts had settled to a more reasonable beat, and we had breath for speech. "How far have we come, do you think?"
There was a long interval of silence; then, raising her sunken eyes to the visitor, the invalid said wistfully: "You think Mariette pretty and charming, monsieur, do you not? You are right; there is not a better creature in the world. Now, be generous toward her! This sum is nothing for a rich man like you give it to us as a gift." "What!" gasped the astounded man.
"Quick!" said Jimmie Dale again and, with his hand on Klanner's arm, broke into a run. Those running in the same direction turned off from the lane at the first cross street; but Jimmie Dale held to the lane, and it was three blocks away from Baldy Jack's before he stopped. Klanner was panting from his exertions. "My God what's it mean!" he gasped.
As her head touched his shoulder, her heart stopped beating for a moment, she gasped a little, and seemed to choke, and then the tears of joy flowed from her eyes, her pulses stirred again, and all was well.
Kathinka, Recha, come quickly," he cried, running to the door leading to an adjoining apartment. "Bring some brandy." Kathinka was not long in coming, and unmindful of his appearance, with a cry of joy, she fell upon Joseph's bosom and kissed him rapturously. "Oh, Joseph, I am so happy!" murmured the girl. "Are you free, entirely free?" Joseph gasped for breath. He could not speak.
"I refuse to return to the house or to allow my family to do so unless I am officially notified by the fire department that the fire is extinguished," said she. "Then you can stay out-of-doors," said Caroline Liscom, and we all gasped to hear her, though we secretly admired her for it.
All at once the voices of men made me sit up with a violent start. Who could they be? Had Hiram met a ranger? I began to shake a little, and was about to creep to the door when I heard the clink of stirrups and soft thud of hoofs. Then followed more voices, and last a loud volley of curses. "Herky-Jerky!" I gasped, and looked about wildly. I had no time to dash out of the door.
I will never write that!" Without an instant's hesitation, I drew back my sword as if to add weight to an intended thrust. He gasped, and then finished the pass, signed it, and attached the seal. "Be assured," I said, as I took up the last order, "these will be used before you shall have time to countermand them." He gritted his teeth at this.
The proud man bowed his head in bitter anguish; he buried his face in his hands; he gasped, and almost groaned aloud, in his great agony. His heart confessed the truth of all her words, and it was long ere he could answer her.
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