Despard, the Spy: Or, The Fall of Montreal — page 75: what you’re looking at

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THE Erkbs caus. 8 éf his country {n many lands and had grown gray in the ser- vice. A. lieutenancy had been promised Lim, but he had refused it, on the ground that his education was not sufficient for the purpose. He carried a little table into the hall before the door, drew his sword and Idid it before hini together with his pistols, cocked and tuid with the butts toward his hand, ready to grasp at a moment’s notice, Annette had brought him a flask’ of Bargundy, and he sat there, trifting with his glass, and try ing to study out tlre riddle of the olf house. “ Queer,” muttered tlie Sergeant. “Pdon't understand this at atl” Perbaps an hour ‘had passed: ‘Tt was ‘nearly daylight, bat in that portion of the night when objects seem to loom up through a mist, At that hour the sergeant received & shock. Tie door of the rodm ‘in which his ‘men were posted was closed. THe was in a half-doze, when a brawny ‘hand wis saddenly clapped upon his mouth and hé was'thrown upon the floor. Looking up, he saw the point of a knife at his rN ‘ang like an old campaigner: gave up With a ‘good His captor was Wilton, who, how that *he had “been Fsdogiitbell kept his fuce ‘uncovered. Behind him s Despard, still masked. ‘Leaving ‘the ‘sergeant in churge of Despard, Wilton’ stepped lightly to the door and locked thé two soldiers in. He had already taken the precaution to fasteh the blinds ‘on’'thé outside. ‘This done be’ went ‘up the stairs and jocked the other two, while Despard ‘stood laughing. | “ Now that the birds are safely caged.” sald ‘Wilton, “Tet us to business. Call Annette.” “ She came down quickly, looking pleased at seeing the sergeant extended on hig back, beld in abeyance by the knift of Despard, who" ‘frowned at him “ominously when he attempted to rise. “ How came tirese fellows here ?” he demanded. “They came to take my master prisoner. Two men were seen to Teave'the house list night and were followed.” °— @ Ab-ha. So that was’ the way of it? Our friends keep a good ‘watch’ over is.’ Thanks ‘to # good ‘friend, the did not tuke us happing. “How nite tated treated ‘you? *\* Phey are not like the gang ‘Dijardin sent before” comicboooks.c©