The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 11 (1/2)

Michel looked at him as if he did not more than half understand, then he muttered, reluctantly:

”Well, every eo on,” said Simon

They walked for soe

There the road suddenly widened, and gently descended to the valley On the left there was an enorh It was shaped like a pyra with his hands, tearing off bits of moss fro out this place with your bayonet!”

Michel obeyed, though without the smallest idea of as to be done, and soon a hole of about a square foot was discovered

”Now,” said Simon, triumphantly, ”I defy the Cossacks to pass this point!”

He laid on the ground a box that he had been carrying over his shoulder with great care

”I have ten pounds of powder here!”

He proceeded to place this box in the hole, which it entirely filled

Then he produced a long wick, one end of which he inserted in the box

Then he nearly closed the box, leaving it only sufficiently open for the wick to burn easily

”If our guns fail us,” said Sirimly, ”this will soon settle the matter!”

At thisa :

”Save ipsy, and that he had been wounded

”Save ipsy, ”they will kill me!”

”Zounds! fellow,” cried Michel, ”who are you afraid of? I believe you are a spy!”

Simon motioned to Michel to be silent, and questioned the man who proceeded to say that he and his coh the forest

”We refused,” he said, ”because you French had always been good to us

Then the soldiers killed one after the other of us as fast as we refused, and I ran away They fired at me, and wounded me in the head

Oh! save me!”

Neither Sieration of this fellow's gestures

”The Cossacks are near?” asked Simon ”How many?”

”About five hundred”