Despard, the Spy: Or, The Fall of Montreal — page 85: what you’re looking at

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GUILTY OR NOT @UILTY. 88 story ,zow? Ali, you are the masked. man wh seized the Governor and Secretary.” Despard was silent. They took him away and plunged him into their strongest cell, where he lay all night, with a guard standing over him, with a bayonet at his breast. When morning came he was led out for trial CHAPTER IX. A STRANGE MEETING, Tuy brought him out, heavily guarded, and set him face to face with the Governor and council. Looking about upon the many faces in the room, Despard could not see one which had aby. sympathy with him. Every countenance expressed a firm determination. Indeed, he looked for no mercy, ' It bas been a part of his plan to meet death bravely, if by any chance: he fell into the hands of the enemy. There was a half-defiant look in his fuce which surprised them. “Doctor Andrew Despard,”’ said the Governor, gravely, “vou stand here charged.with a grave crime. - Far be it from me to anticipate your sentence. I. hope that your witnesses may be strong enough to bear down the array of: proof. which can be brought. against you. ‘The crime with which ‘you ‘are charged is that of betraying the country which gave you i to our enemies. I hope it is untrue,” “ Sir,” said Despard, promptly, “as. for betraying the coun- try which gave me birth, let me say to you what I have never said to 1 Frenchman before: I am an Englishmar.” . “An Englishman !” “Yes. What I have done, I have dore. I had an object in it. Go on with the trial; since you assure me of a fair one. I believe you honorabie enough to accord me that.” A murmur of surprise and anger ran through the assembly. They had 1.0 compassion for him now. An Rughieeaet Then he had deceived them all: these years. “ Doctor Despard,” said the Governor, “ you are accused of comicloookSse©