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ran helter-skelter down the corridor The rest see ceased

"Here," said Spiridion, standing in his night-shirt before the shelf

of ies of Christ on the Cross, of Mahound (made

by a Maltese Jew), of Diana of the Ephesians, and Jupiter Aht in jade, and a cat-faced woods, and any one of them may be very God

Before which should I kneel? For to one I will as surely kneel as I

shall surely die"

Prosper flushed red with annoyance "Brother," said he, "thou art a

greater fool than I thought possible Die how you will God kno

little of a god am I; but I will do what I can Hey, now! look about!"

he called out the next minute, and leapt back into the room The door

split in the midst and fell apart Two ht; they were upon him in a flash

Prosper up with his shield and drove at them They were no match for

him with swords, as they very soon found when he penned them back in

the entry One of the pair, indeed, lost his arame, but the press of men behind forced them suddenly and

violently forhether they would or no Prosper skewered one of

theainst his oill, for he knehat e his weapon tworound behind hied at his head with the back of it Prosper tottered; it was all

up with hiuard with a pike,

which he drove into his ribs A second stinging blow from the hatchet

dropped him Prone on his face he fell, and never knew of the

tra he had from the freed pass