thestreets.they</p>
hurriedforatter,andfoued</p>
gaiculating.</p>
”deathtothespy”</p>
”deathtothespy”</p>
”hanghi</p>
”killthedog”esierof</p>
thealking</p>
bet.hean;butitwas</p>
iossibletoseeing</p>
doabloreceived.</p>
justastheboyscaup,anotherbloastickfellonhis</p>
head;andthisservedtorousehiodesperation,forhetued</p>
round,,</p>
andthenncedafuriousattackuponhispersecutors.fora</p>
nttheydreagain.blo</p>
sti,buthestruggleddesperately.at</p>
last,overedbynuers,hefell;andashedidsoheraiseda</p>
,”hurrooforouldireland.”</p>
”heisanenglishn,percy,”ralphexclaid;”heisnota</p>
prussian,atall.eon</p>
”here,louis,philippe,help;theyarekillinganenglishn.”</p>
folloheirusinsarrivedatthespotthe</p>
boysdearushthroughtheent</p>
bytheprostraten,hisassailantskingsavagely.</p>
therushofthefourboysaidedbythebuttendoftheirrifles,</p>
heyusedfreelyontheribsofthoseoodintheir</p>
heassailantsforaninstant;awo</p>
gendarsledaheirswords,again</p>
tooktheirplacebythesideoftheirinsensibleprisoner.</p>
thebhadonlyreiledforant;andnobeing</p>
baulkedoftheirexpectedprey,preparedtorushuponhis</p>
defenders;shouting,astheydidso:</p>
”deathtothespy”</p>
thentsdelayhad,hoetotheboystofix</p>
bayos.</p>
illustration:rescueofasupposedspy.</p>
”keepoff,”ralphshouted,”oranisnota</p>
spy,itellyou.heisanenglishn.”</p>
thenoiseoogreatfortheobeheardand,hcries</p>
of”deathtothespy”theninfrontpreparedforarush.the</p>
leveledbayosanddraontked</p>
theirardor;butthosebehiupthecry,andaserious</p>
nflictapartyoffiveorsixofthe</p>
franont.</p>
theseseeingtheirradesstandinghleveledbayos,</p>
keepibayhoutaskingaions,atonceburst</p>
theirhroughtotheirside;distributingbloa,</p>
heartily,entput</p>
aothethreatenednflidthegendars,aidedbytwo</p>
ofthefranctireurs,liftedtheinsensiblenandcarriedhio</p>
theiherestofthefranctireursrgohersideas</p>
aguard,andtheyellingcro.</p>
onsidetheihegatesandthesupposedspy</p>
beinglaiddohebenchldere;</p>
andiesheopenedhiseyes.</p>
”therderingvillaieredtohielf.”theyvekilt</p>
entirely,badluahuoohewardly</p>
blackguards</p>
”i”andhedeanefforttorise.</p>
”youreallright,”ralphsaid.”yourehfriends.dontbe</p>