Page 27 (1/2)

I rushed out, hot with anger I caught Steinbock by the collar just in

ti him to the

floor, and knelt upon his chest I a the fellow's face as he struggled underhard

"Kill hihness She was furious; the blood of her

ancestors swept over her cheeks, and if ever I saw murder in

a woman's eyes it was at that moment

"Hush, Hildegarde, hush!" The English girl caught the princess in her

arms and drew her back "Don't let me hear you talk like that It is

all over"

"Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free

He crawled to his feet He was very much disordered, and there were

livid welts on his face He shook hi me evilly There was

murder in his eyes, too

"Empty your pockets of those thousand crowns!"--peremptorily

"I was certain that I smelled tobacco," he sneered "It would seerooms than myself"