Show THE FD ID EL aj OF A P auvy FRED MS LAUGH UN cop by to continued from last IR cek eek the I 1 I 1 went ment to we eta lopez yest how low exquisite was wa her face I 1 he lie offered to sell me we your life humph I 1 but the price be kh iny sweet 1 f was more than you would une an pay oh God Just for one more da of life to kilt kill him just to get et ni na cacere Cc cere never em mind franco francois I 1 think 1 I pat a baat ln rt into his hl soul hen we me spaniards lovegr lore or hate nothing in life Is as i great is as that lore or that hate it colonel lopez goes through atis night without committing state me act ct of filly folly I 1 co do not know the spanish i tin I 1 whatever What eier per tie he does my sweet can never take tt it li ii hour aw am ay from me you have brought a joy into my life that aall live forever the very an belot el hall envy me my happiness esle traced with a dainty forefinger the deep line lines thet that had come into my fare face a mitt mist of tears in her eyel yes how illow old are you francois twenty Tw erity eight and holes of pain in your face and the thoughts of deep depp foil toll ti es anil and mental anguish and bard hip ship anil am bitter ah dear heart you have surfer edil in eight month months I 1 have aled a thousand bears ears I 1 have been an old anand moon ro aril now I 1 bare come back to second childhood again I 1 laughed too have at leat least loit lost aboe aw law ful tul bruises bruise on your face DC de you re r member iran francol colot that you too tore up the pass of juarez and tine gale rue pull 1 IDS JOB life agil ap ilal rill I 1 nodded fl end arid she continued the sun was ji jut jit t going donn and I 1 killed you b cuil at I 1 toted you le 1 cause you knew how to a terufie ter ifie he be orabie you treat great in forgiven tits I 1 never forgot those bolc A tit ir or it 1 caule your face are Is good to loik lot it at I 1 aw saw the love in our ees that diy daiy and the thuat of tt it made nit ni wy very hippy brul tes Eran were wem were 11 by francois your fare I 1 I 1 tt hat any kneet my darling II 11 anchel anch tl V mother litot ber of gd francois Francol sl 1 your fate fam l I 1 it with willi fin gem h N awing a rin ill it Atil tsi if oo 00 I 1 nm am desola fir fit it ll 11 all I 1 hate have tie m e man ivan atio in tell leil and bonol jonal Jon pl left arx liml bad n no 0 b okli ei on his lils fate NOW ow my SAU ailt it tie e A nr ir for I 1 could emild not look 1001 upon her anh 11 pi I 1 I 1 on oil d ill I 1 not fell all met me t i gnp 14 1 lallo as dead fald sald I 1 and arid we may not I 1 ahe came into my an brij sob itile bing with laughter on n her and ind idia lauti hin 1 with mith tears in her ee Tru siere of tte ile golden heart hus has raid said you are a mani lii to mot nd 1 ou I 1 nit n t ff at my m tole francl Franc 44 nor tt rn amity froin from HI oil bornor que questions quest lion ionI 11 cf it n no I 1 i klee hiss m datts kil s me and holl pie vie I 1 lold old vie in cloap to you fir fi e ha hae e ao so hort a ilmet sn so I 1 hm ler I 1 er while the th dohoo th hit it lad toad amlen her frail t oily pit she he malsed hir bar face ati awill 1 do I le tole me I 1 randoll ran roll ah my suat we dHere fiacre are not n t va I 1 alwn nn t iv I 1 drink with I 1 I 1 hickl ito ble and oslo her ove fi anctil eding it t she he 1 towan I llanil I 1 file IM window 1 I in roil lot I 1 n crr crier fr fram ovaris here froan As nit the great a omufil lias lie hll folot I 1 I 1 ardih d tie ourel win will low lov and related I 1 word the hilek rf 4 hie like ii coment tint that bad il wt the lire title tuy sky with willi if its mi tit y tolo into of ushr ariere ll 11 Is dor dear heart ird lied I 1 five 1 with U uk majority majo sity I 1 should rw he saved lie ile loved 1 theand ni I 1 think ie Is would mould un on gifted if ted itt the ih had hall stayed beside tl tle the table a ra 04 I 1 to left the window and bull move huck block to hf her abe tie held belt her alam las of wine with intern that a little aided she he looked at it with it nate sal liture of f fear ar will and nd fidall elation ion in hr cyr eyes yen wim will francone Franc ay my own that I 1 have lored loved you your saffold foll llcy eye eyes etere fre linx and nd her let I 1 baebe ua formed one word Aill A diosi ool ow eita its 0 bpi dainty tousled tour pd the elfiki I 1 stretch retell I 1 fonti forth a hand band WWI anil and t her wrist chy 6 by I 1 do not atut know links it be that our line tole win will RO deep it thin thina that I 1 could read her thought A hurt frightened ilok rame came inlo her even Iran tran cols she site irlue let it lie e ill dilnik ink I 1 deal idi ecart it pillard pin lard inte 1 Is ill lift there Is in life lit e 1 I cannot live ive without ou I 1 et me drink drin klet let m e drink and 1 hold ne let me feel feell your arma rono around ne lie title falle I 1 die let me iu al 1001 ool into your face no my tweet breet st e clung to me you mat mut mu t I 1 ran roll cols the ls erld hlll die with you may I 1 not die xe alsol alsor thil beautiful world hold holds much for thee ailta 1 mia time time will top stop francois cola tomorrow let in ill both drink it here ere I 1 more than to lill 1111 two tuo of us it 1 is swift and ve a will drink nl then you will take roe me IQ in your air arn to 8 and vie ill put oui out lips together anti 0 so o I 1 cannot be eo so grout a coward I 1 cn otred tier her poteet etith with lit ahm I 1 held the slim trembling form close to me I 1 trie I 1 to reason with ith her an I 1 came to a all of bluck blank despair my sly tale iv compared to litre berm was wag a puny thing my ameet I 1 cried t anno canno con nit this act rt of DIM aliers hiie YOU are young y ung and beautiful beyond corn com pare time gill tal the scars the nara liters are in lay soul iran tran 0 14 1 und and tine title will only add to my inere ine re 11 1101 ding the file polluted pol chin I 1 artl od d ill the estial ite tuce face until the she nuat per fore forie look 1001 st rutht into my ni leq took at lie at IN nil till I 1 you will flud tn in illy my 01 P 1 0 oily lie tole fir 3 ii 11 oily 1 j I mr alii tit lut it luv tuv soul ul aill hill h I 1 I 1 fir 3 i 1 tint TI lit le love fir for pat liaa has kim nip ef ur im hin hili cain 1 il I n e to d 1 I i things till t nm k iu u I 1 lie I 1 e me it will nit tilt crina lie t ti ill di tie ile thins thin that 1 let ile zoild 11 t cull at re i aird 1 e loust fate amel Ira vitty i 6 ml attim lit lo 10 it etin 1 li 14 our cur I 1 brantl lr antl 14 1 of shill ill to inie me P anh ich I 1 liv tv pill pud ny oil soil hlll cull it to foil you I 1 tit mill lear ilir dear feirt hlll ill afu iu to t ill just u 4 1 I lione spir I 1 ear I 1 jiu ili all borai FO I 1 henr on no I 1 in ill di toted lie file oni f r ned u wine inc there will be cu to more ofaf at is tiar on ont I 1 I 1 hc be at il i k I 1 I 1 ft er hn ha I 1 no t I 1 ron ran cols ion V ni you lie ile loe lint now ou me ine burac ou rac ahe cuard guard tones I hear lila 1413 atia ft ia ajol ile n if kf j ill I 1 rl art isa Is land a nd held hold ue we to fo I 1 your you di heart ago n I 1 illen I 1 en tie buarl cear 1 reached the door 0 of 1 lay 11 rell ell he found her br stirl ding straight HI at I 1 liin slim nil till kneet lomio r knitli lift it brute on for love ly fuce face and a arille hand bild hild out in RN bo so the she left ne no bat but ton lone after the sounds it f alair going hul bat lied died anay aay I 1 hearl heart a roke aich which might hae hate been the atilee ate if f an angel f ranco loi t I 1 I 1 and anti brain ril I 1 CHAPTER XIV A fallen empire I 1 went nent ti 0 the aindow and anti looted looked NIL out I 1 1 tulip ti liel 1 the titta ani won tiered whirl which nas the he tir stir of my luck an I 1 wh it 1 I had done thin thus I 1 i h ITC ive lost it its davir favo r atey ta ey seemed sa so near dear tu to nw me ta so very lery near the be mantle of ite re and d the vilde tie blue arch of leaten so wy pry aloar to we rue tie of the con ent cut of IA 11 1 1 ruz rux tent 1 I d 4 a prett picture agil nt the sky india ere I 1 fich wa abot I 1 the file VIM vast friia rations fir for tomorrows nH irrow rilla ale aull lemo leave celeite me leiTe ny h biot X I 1 had dome no to wring wiring I 1 hil had given all iry my majority to my aront connet I 1 T I 1 imi will ro fin crime lilno lil nl tl lie lii i ire re I 1 I 1 lad ad povl unil still for tint that raice I 1 non faced the e there had hail never N pal a need for ne t tit pero for I 1 he the exten tensile uhe pi pr dieny tale ass we 8 arl A fill fi une I 1 tt et tor terenee suse if of if ill P if of erlie to too my country I 1 wa was here wat wa wits it had saidi id the of ailt mi an tin the emperor broo frown thil liala how flow fits hi majesty forsaken by th the powerful friends in 1 drope who sho bad 1 ent sent him here borre idea planned a last desperate der dah lash to to freedom md 1 in tetta ha he that wool put I 1 fm a firing that tho of anim od arte rte up op and crima hini him gitil could loth a b be couill an fall tall an n empire fall fill I 1 I 1 fowl od the th crude bed 1 hiki irett tift my rr bin upon it where hisae I 1 ley lay fro from 11 stupor to a troubled alfip I 1 iw spin in dreamy the eel Lar barlotta lotta of ale ilex ln ery inch it glorious Bl orlou moll 1 I 1 saw 1 iw 11 I 1 Is ninety the 1 0 ho with wilh tile file great grotto ful helgie 1 and hie his e llan hair ant I 1 bear bearl alix led more like a isore isor e god chati a man I 1 mw paw the an illing mil jill tat lai fake or of midi fill the fine face of my illy P if as ell ll ile ie spi sp ke its to me but you IOU mut lugat be preserved for or a bolus it kind fate ate for the colne awaits IOU ou madrilla anuw us lead by iny any nun oun hands hand handset ift jet he had prepared the noe for tre ire I 1 saw guv I 1 asquith and I 1 its Is io anely ply little Th lores end anti I 1 wondered if tin file laev where I 1 I 1 lad ad gone through all all oil thee anie sale an I 1 neut ent like ille it falp top ibe the figure and the hia of I 1 a altu an I 1 her umber eeb were ere hornless wells ells of t loe love and ler ter nd rod 1116 III were L and the slim haals beiL oDed to me ant an 1 beaise of my fear of tie liberal binti iny my dream alit bal buk to the who ho had loed me an who before I 1 hid bulled so mi miserably drably had bad td d lie 1 e lie ile joni all alone marilen aloie ani tie hire bire hill hills of Quejet uro lit tit tie sky behind hini him lie ile facet face I 1 a b bidad jund I 1 f al dirk irk faed rien with cun guns at nhi allent saltan salt ln an ail order they caned their und and I 1 saw the sp greamo of flume fhe arent reat flur rumpled half halt itse fell and liy my still till Dieu they had filled him himl I 1 alel out in ili my diony hie lieper orthey or ort they licy hae lime killed blint bloat they have ithe ald horror of that in dro im am brou brousil it ne to sudden startled wake make I 1 lay trembling thuc th firLIng lins lo GO 10 I 1 that it had been only a A beani beam ut git enle ting the I 1 arre I 1 ak wandw ind w phone full 4 ii it my any fine I 1 itt t to to my tilt 14 linly ay anil not lemliel art unit ol to too ent familial thinas tie t hn ha I 1 gi go tit n and ith lit it hilf hilt the morning for tin the sun eu lot t I 1 let lit II 11 mr vas ns it lie e giorl I 1 I 1 looked out abe aident c ment f I 1 i ru wr 1111 there and said the hire bire en ell birding hills ai nell mell hid f rol boltin tin tie or viere they merely altfas 11 aoi 4 a nt of I 1 ol 01 nel net I 1 ope I 1 wait L N N q 0 N novy now thy W coming corning coming te to tak take me M out and hang me M and walt letting my hoea holes run night high it was such a thins thing as be he might du do I 1 stood half dazed aud nun on detric I 1 heard a deep itce and the sound cf of footstep footsteps in the narrow cor sow now they mere ere corning coming corn inc ing to tale me out and hi hrs hig g me 1 hat bat mas it lu had hall ie e tall long legged men biggle a nt 8 t do dull a oo 00 0 tie e end of a arpe tint thit nus as IL it I 1 waited Courage that waa wag all I 1 needom I 1 show them how I 1 to 0 alet diet so with ith eyes ajon tre floor I 1 united malted A key ley per scoped aped in the lock a gruft order in ipina h the guards reply an I 1 the door swung open A vl ion floated into tte tie tell ell a ili il I n in gold en ell tan with a tinto halo of hair the color of f dett adert rt with willi ion br for ian and red nd lips lipot that frish loaid my any name with soft ft warm arm arcq that sent ent round my neck li she he cried francois m my buirl I 1 lime I 1 died lied dear heart and are you an agnitti all I 1 hate haie seen Y u hufh 11 rb loell nee cannot breal rem I 1 I 1 iut put your arnn around me fran ol 01 iloa dots an angel fedlise fed like that oihi cil to also of an angel seem like ille till talt ilow 11 I 1 letout fill yo yoi I 1 are win 1 yet the morning Is coc gone my in ml th mit ever clone me 4 she loomed me ro so that I 1 might akk 1 upon her and who ho hal I 1 WM with alth her karal ellel hl 1 lel polol 1 brinl in tte biame of gold m por how camp you hoam her here within the linen lines of the awre 14 1 no captala is s r lie lit ahl 1 mn m I 1 tilt still in the land of dann dri tats pt farl enor bif vif P hl hill the town of and nd the as well as a ln arout c e hae have liken all hut but I 1 heerd heard no nil tot no aring can con an army take a elty and a gar rian witheat a abert a arc re ten thon 11 and soldiers ller of f the Favio lre in have thy but they tilty gaiter its it hit SM he paid laid lil 41 he we taken ull all ith no fig hilmi no one ile nicher it little one ono col reu busily ltv A man he acil alad it brool 1 tr fir hae hits been t rn A iena nor the beart of noldi la Is bad lad annit itt stir il ale lipe 1 d nned 10 e fenor senor L 41 ive 11 lie as di 14 lurl tutu into our handoc lit avii 1 f tte lip night nigh I 1 the tit e 4 ity if the to eiarl it arri m iott I 1 la a brur and the perrini it f ty tl MI geror v e ampire 1 I 1 Is daml and the emperor ti it ls quite well viell anil slid littler al i gu ira ut it in I 1 to L ru rut hen tte tie emperor had in 1 I f it i i it 11 en lire had fillon all ali i I 1 i gold it if 1 illy ity of if ft it alt all 1 I 11 11 1 x I 1 i 1 alte tie it e tal tat ie and ij ait it ii a 3 sir 1 it an in lay head upon artil atil 1111 I 1 cried its I 1 had not irivin in ini toi at ciri and anita bent irr over ii ui 1 OA ailed tier her aring air ir urel i i e francois Iran fran cole cols the she pall 11 I 1 I 1 le lie I 1 et ily sly brive francois who mho 1 aal ani FO so weak so go coura ain I 1 so 0 o falio ito lot so alei he ali I 1 tiie and so simple do io not I 1 ji u roe pee il henrt heart that this will live ua yol lot life but life a a small il hi IIA i to 11 n pare I 1 to nn an empire nw I 1 felt tit han hani I 1 of on my in sho isiler lie ile uns amitie uncle and il d loved her T dearia ie 10 it II 11 nt not therefore have I 1 pen pea jiejin at ten i ier fe tins comard tte tie man ir in n ul on whom anita bal t tie I 1 e bless i ine inc if f her ine love PMS a arelt stuns string brae min wie she tonti nied try bryt tie cretter they ure tire anita win nila mia I 1 neild ild Feio ISLO leilo ledO and lie tie traer rater and tie ile eli stronger abe faler fa ler they cry try and the fall i f an empire iq 1 a thing to cry ner mer hut but there should he be in our heart heartt t crip ine of loy joy in if tic e hirth birth if it a new rep abile 11 hen one until noth n din at 0 me one 14 horn barn 0 I 1 rot c t to t feet an ani I 1 ex exten tented led a hi ill nl it I 1 toward tou ard ler I 1 or inde ani p 11 ten e n I 1 n not to sol 01 ol iler tit of tl if e I 1 bipire I 1 a lne arith upon ion ami and ent arun prun ri I 1 jointer lie smile I 1 very alever 1 trici in deal jonir aill 1 im lift I 1 it 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