The Price He Paid — page 169: what you’re looking at

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160 THE ICE BEGINS TO THAW. Raven saw her alarm, but ascribed it to fear on her own account. “There would seem to be a turbulent meeting yonder before the State prison,” he answered. “I presumed, from general appearances, that the peace would not be broken to-day, or I should not have driven out from the town. But donot bein the least uneasy, you shall be exposed to no danger. I shall have to leave you; but——” | “Oh, for Heaven’s sake, stay with me!” cried Ga- brielle. “Where would you go?” “Whither my duty calls me—to the scene of action.” SANG. Le’ “You must go homealone. No one will molest you. Stop, Joseph.” The coachman obediently drew rein, and Raven rose from his seat. “Joseph, you will take Fraulein von Harder home to the castle at once, and as quickly as possible. - There is no danger; the road is perfectly clear.” He opened the carriage-door, but the girl clung to his arm desperately. “Do not leave me alone! Take me with you at least, if you must go.” “Nonsense!” said Raven, freeing his arm from her grasp. “You drive on to the castle. I will come directly the disturbance is quelled, and the place quiet again.” He alighted, and turned to close the door; but in amoment Gabrielle had sprung out too, and now stood by him in the road. — : “Gabrielle!” the baron exclaimed, and there was impatient annoyance in his tone, mingled with real alarm. But the girl only nestled more closely to his side. “J will not let you go into the danger alone. I am afraid of nothing in the world when you are with me. Let us go together.” Again Raven’s eye blazed, and this time in the joyful flash there was swift, passionate triumph. “You cannot accompany me,” he said, in that strangely subdued tone which Gabrielle had heard Comicbooks (E(0)