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    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,sittingupan