【】e.he</p>
thenajortosecurelygagand</p>
bindtheprisonerowhosehandshehad</p>
falleokeheterror.</p>
”searajorteesaid.”ayfindsothingof</p>
iortance.”</p>
inthebreastpocketofhisatong</p>
thepapersthelonelndingat</p>
saveebytheofficerof</p>
thedetatoedoosavee,</p>
onthefollooguidethetroopstothevillagein</p>
hefranctireursatioheletteralsoenclosed</p>
tenhuhaleotesathalerisaboutequaltotwo</p>
shillings.</p>
”theyarepartofourbloodhejorsaid,griy.”bring</p>
theheyarethefairspoilofwar.</p>
”tellbarretoein.”</p>
thenontheladdeo;andtogethertheyquietly</p>
liftedthesaster,andcarriedhiothehen</p>
fastenedaroperoundtheprisonersbody,liftedhiutontothe</p>
ladder,andlograduallydoenbelow.</p>
theynoen</p>
edatitsfootraisedtheprisoheirshoulders,</p>
andandantandthe</p>
othertenhastilyputontheirboots,seizedtheirarand</p>
acuterntsand,intihearg</p>
quietlydoarkedtheir</p>
retreat.thesentryhadbeenundisturbed,duringtheirabsend</p>
iestheyofthevillage,hout</p>
theslightestalaravingbeenraised.</p>
theyfolloe,foraboutale;</p>
auedoffasidepathintheforest,totheleft.they</p>
follohisforashortdistanly,intotheforest;and</p>
then,all,openspace,ahaltwasordered.</p>
theprisoneroniouslytotheground,bythetwo</p>
franctireursontheirshoulders,andafirewas</p>
speedilylighted.</p>
jorteetheheprisoobeunboundandungagged</p>
and,,tobeplafrontof</p>
thepanydrailebythefire.theprisoner</p>
anofaboutfiftyfive,hasallounningface.he</p>
uldselystandand,indeed,wouldhavesunkonhisknees,in</p>
hisabjebythe</p>
ar.</p>
”n,”jorteesaid,”undoubtedastheguiltoftheprisoner</p>
appearedtobe,istakeght</p>
havebeenpossible,astothenaofthevillagewhose</p>
sasterhadbetrayedus.thisletterfoundinhisatpocket,</p>
andthisgerhepriceofourbloodleavenofurther</p>
doubtpossible.”</p>
ahejorreadtheprussianlonelsletter.</p>
”areyoustillofopinionthatheritsdeath”</p>
”yes,yes,”thenexclaid,unaniusly.</p>
”prisoner,”jorteesaid,”youhaveheardyoursentence.you</p>
areanvictedtraitornvictedofhavirayedyouruntry,</p>
nvien.igiveyou</p>
fiveoaskthatpardon,ofgod,obtain</p>
froan.”</p>
theserableryofterror,andfellonhisknees;</p>