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I XII against us: we muluc murdered. We cannot 3 means. Nom de dieu. what do you expect? C1 sunning sch_ool." 1â€" -l- my $9211 [0 you know u I wen‘ neither move against him nor cause others to move against him in any shape or manner, so help me God!" He dropped her hand to kiss the cross of her sword. She retreated from mm. her race very pale. her breast buying. “You make it hard for me to know when you are speaking the truth." she did. “flu the lightning strike me it 1 an lying!" Lucas cried. “May my ton- rot at the root it ever I lie to you. me!" “Then I m very grateful end glad.” 0b aid xrnveiy. and spin curtaeyed h him. to. Woo.” Muenne added. “I hue to quarrel with young Mu. Hie father he stirred up there tronbi, fork me u "I" I, â€"v-v -__, _ inn my doun o! Hangman; I has noon to settle with St. Quentin. .V W I luv. no quarrel with the son. I will not molest him.” 'Gmd’morcl. onsieur.” the aid. mm mum..- «other not Ellâ€"at: he may be tannins to you. an: um. :- put. The St. ‘mum on Ntnm's man now and our OI.- .hu. For your sake I will lot In at you gun I un'emn-m u I would 3 busing need to lock so Friday-raced awn. u. If I have denied you one lover I will give you another just as good." “Am I Friday-faced?" she said, sum- moning up a smile. “Then my looks be- lie me. For since you free this poor boy whom I waslike to have mined I take a grateful and happy heart to bed." “Aye, and you must stay happy. Par- dieu, what does it matter whether your husband have yellow hair or brown? My brother Henri was for getting him- self into a monastery, because he could not have his Margot. Yet in less than a year he is as merry as a fiddler with the Duchesse Katharine.” “You have made me happy, tonight at least. monsieur,” she answered gent. ly if not merrily. ,, i A- -u..|. an} nf m' l] 1; Hum my...” . “It is the most foolish act. of my life,” Mayenqe answered. “But it is for you, Lorance. It 111 comes to me by 1t yours is the credit.” “Van Ml" IVE“ him to Silence, man. JUUID As any â€"_-_- “You can swearihim to silence, mon- sieur." she cried quickly. “What use? He would not keep si- lence." “He will it I askit," she returned. flinging me a look of bright confidence that made the blood dance in my veins. But Mayenne laughed. “When you have lived in the world as long as I have you will not so mat. ter yourseli, Lorance.” 7-2! LL-‘ ‘1 "an nnf 1 """" pened that I was not bound to silence concerning what I. had seen and heard in the house of Lor- raine. Mayenne took out his dagger. “What I do 1 do thoroughly. I said I'd set you free: -.-“ Q’s-â€" aluc __________ "Monsieur. I 3113“ love you (or this. 4 you for your long you good night." With a bare lnclln lel mm luaa nu... ..-. -,,, “I will conduct you to the staircase, mademoiselie." he said, and taking her hand with stately politeness led her from the room. The light seemed to go from it with the gleam of her yellow gown. “Lorance!” Lucas cried to' her. but she never turned her head. He stood glowering. grinding his teeth together. his glib tongue finding for once no way to better his sorry case. He was the picture of trickery rewarded: I could not repress a. grin at him. Marlo ing which he burst out at me vehem- ently, yet in a low tone, for Mayenne had not closed the door: ' ; “You think I am bested. do you, you devil's brat? Let him laugh that wins; it shall have her yet." i "r will tell M. 1e Come so.".I an- “I will tell M. It swered with all the muster. mIISLer. “By heaven. you will tell him no- what has happened w Wm thing." he cried. “You will never see . I glanced at the serving maid; m, i ' Etienne ordered him at once from the daylight again.” “I have Mayenne's word.” I began. roam. but his retort was to draw dagger. I “Now tell me quickly," he cried ” deemed it time to stop parleying; and I faltered, tongue-tied from very rich- I did what the best of soldiers must ness of matter. “Mademoiselle?" do sometimes: I ran. I bounded into “Ah. mademoiselle!" 1 exclaimed. ‘t‘ne oratory. flinging the door to after “Mademoiselle is"-â€"-I paused in a me. He was upon it before I could get dearth of words worthy of her. {’1’ shut, and the heavy oak was swung “She is, she 1.!» he W. laugh- .‘his way and that between us till it ins. “Oh, so on. you little 310' poke! seemed as if we must tear it oi! the You saw her? “a she m4"...â€" hinges. I contrived not to let him He was near to laying hands on me push it open wide enough to enter: 'w hurry my “1., thought it no shame to shriek for suc- and. over so many ‘thlnga," I told him. ‘ cor. I heard an answering cry and “And a,” m me am“, “a m;â€" . hurrying footSteDB- Then LDC“ t°°k demolselle loves you.” his weight from the door I0 suddenly “She does!” he cried, flushing. “Fe- ‘ banged it shut. The next 111, doe. no? You “not “0':- flew open again. mademo" “But I do know it," I answered. not tened and panting. on the very lucidly. “You see. she wouldn't selle.hfr"iagh three 0 . have we t so much out over me." A tall soldier with a musket stood “Did :he weep? intends?" he e 1- st her back: at one side Lucas loung- M ed by the cabinet where the duke had “They “0““ me,". I sai . “They set down the light. His right hand he didn't hurt me much. But she came held behind his back, While With I!“ down in “10 night with ‘ mm. “d left he poked his dagger into the cried over me." sai candle flame. ' _ Mann“. Ted “‘1 ”“5“8- hurried sorry they beat you. Who did that? ’ into the room. . “What is the pother?" he demand- “And then.” I went on. not hm l ed. “What devilment now. Paul?“ m. questions in “Mademoiselle's protese ‘5 30“ o! my crowning news, “Hayenne and vans," Lucas answered with a fine Lucas came in. And here u somethin‘ Lac” is sneer. ‘When I drew out my knife to you go n“ know nonsieur. set the thief from the end“ 11° pas de Lorraine, Henri do Guiso's sanctuary in the oratory.” d Henri is ‘there, but as I emerged from the «y... but he 1. . son darkness Ivonne commanded: . “Take him out to the street. d’Anw I m Re m t I : screamed to wake the dead and took an... I L. his face: And at. Quentin :- am: “When you nun-y me. P”! do 10’- ' w God!“ um I. name. only rune. you Im m: dual-Wt" in}: no“. dropping an a ti. lg: Lum'l with?! I} For when irre'e'you shall be. new Lyvunv vv - impudenco I could I was not up, '1 am as W6“ all vvve . "â€"â€" whnt hu happened to you?" I glanced at the serving meid; M. Etienne ordered him et once from the room. ”Now tell me quickly." he cried as I filtered, tongue-tied from very rich- nesa of matter. “Mademoiselle?" “Ah. m'ademoleelle!” I exclnhned. “Mmebelle is"â€"â€"â€"I penned 1n n dearth of words worthy of her. “She 1|, she ts!" he agreed, leugho ins. “0h, 30 on, you little slow poke! You new her? And_ she said”â€" 7, L__‘- an mo am “They flogged me,” I said. “They y didn’t hurt me much. But. she came down in the night. with a csndlo 3nd I cried over me." Mums? tht ma she, Felix?“ “And then." I went on, not headins his questions in sudden remombmes at my crowning news, "Msyenne md Lucas came in. And here is somewhat you do not know. mutant. Lucas is Pun}. do Lox-nine, Kent! do Gniso's son. LUU D." luv- . He was nestâ€"toilifihg hood. on me to hurry my file. “1 low hot md Mayonno and Lucas and over so nanny things," I told him. “And they Md mo nouod, nd mn- doxnollono loves you." “She does!” he cried. flushing. “Fe- lix, does one? You cannot know." "But I do know it." I wavered. not very lucldly. “You see. she wouldn't luv. wept so much Just over me." “Did she weep? Ioranoe?" be ex- "I". our. no 1- - -vâ€" ._ â€"â€"v .â€" --_ v..- ___._- B31311». Hi5 mother W W' "fie does no; men iron ahdl." M. mun: He m t m for Nmm “4 Etienne returned. “Yet the key u M aptmd at my. Thu '0" m ‘0 buried. Ho 1: and. up. at. .11 the N: of u. at good uld mu h m m - N “grams." 1 “Ida “winter. a may that 0 b00309!” m o LQuen nu . 01'0”. 0 ma “3:" W?“ "n m“ " “3%; a”. w ,. lion nc “ ." a. cried. Hue-mum flth WW!“- umunnm Oman-WM thud“! too not!“ 00 um. my _ qua um. , a 1gb”, V.- w God!“ 9m y‘wggfi m 13:35 Int mng' was.» "1 m n wan 9.9 9w: 1w. mg “Sorry to disturb Monsieur. Ibo ulna "'" “Not at unkind, M. Etienne. Only mdlo “d of Law. Not of mansion: or you or V130. :14 13 "And of Manna?” .1131" “I don't mks out. Ivonne.” I u- »t heedin: Inn-d. “I thought he was the wont. tombs-moo at the crew. But he let use so. no aid mung 3nd I. would. ‘3‘ h. “d.” “Mohaieufâ€" I begun, nut u broke In on me: “Nam do (lieu, Felix, no we to sit idle while mgdomolsene is carried 0!! by that beast Lucas?" “Of course not," I said. “I m only trying to ask what monsieur meat to do." “To aka the moon In my teeth." In cried. “Yes, mops!eux:,_ but how?” minded. _ But I could only Ihrug my shoulder- and answer; and mule a. turn down the room cums bsck to seize me by the um. “flow as we to do It, ram“ he do- but the hon“ must be fed." Iva, u- “Ah; it 1.155;?” 7 Haunted Itmeulfhommm A A- -- k... 5- fm bani" I said. He turned uny' abruptly and stood at the window, looking out vith un- ..- _,-_-- 1...-..» h. ' "Rd if]? qnty has her murmured to himself. I think he did not know he_spoÂ¥o a1 and. - A- LA-U, ‘- nun nuvw u “If I could get word to her"-â€"-he went on presently. "But I can't send you again. Should I write a. letterâ€"â€" But, letters are mischievous. They fell into the wrong heads, and then 'here w'-_- __ ore we?" “Monsieur," I suggested. “1! I could get 1 letter into the heads of Pierre. that leckey who ‘hefrlended me"â€" Bnt he shook his hood. “They know you ohout the pleoe. It werentortodupotchoneottheee Inn menâ€"If my had the «one to go rein in head. Hug me it I don’t think I'll go mysell!" “Handout." I sold. “Luca swore by ell thins: mod that he would never molest you more. Therefore you will do well to keep out of his my.“ “My flirhux? he laughed, “you an 3 black flay of mankind.” _ _- ._. A .d “PM!!! you he meant to let you go train the first?” “Who known?" I said. shrnuinx. "Luca 1| dun lying. But. manna madman he lies and sometimes not. 80'. has, an! than nun it's and. You curt mks out Mygngfi': mm an we walked. but plied me with (nations about Mlle. de Mont- lncâ€"not only as to every word ahe 1 said. but an to every turn of her head i and flicker of her eyellds; and he call- me a dull oat when I could not an- all nwer. But as we entered the Quartier Marat: he fell silent. more Frlday- faced than ever his lady looked. He M. Etienne: he found his own words no palatable meal. . However. when we came within a [dozen pace: of the gate he dropped. {as one drop: a cloak. all slgna Igloom or discomposure, and approach- ed the entrance with the easy sq. d ger of the gay young gallant who ‘h -"-~' than- As if returning from a fived them. live“ lIIUI'Uo nu .- -v--. w morning stroll he called to the sentry: “Hols. aquinting Chariot! Open now!“ "Morhleu. M. le Comte!" the iellow ;. exclaimed. running to draw the bolts. ‘ “Well. this is a sight for sore eyes .. i. anyway." i I 1 4 4 d M. Etienne laughed out in pleasure. ‘- lt put heart into him. 1 could see. that“: ' his first greeting should he thus “Vigo didn't know what had become of you. monsleur." Chariot volunteer- ted. “The old man wasn‘t in the best ' of tempers last night after Lucas got i away and you gave us the slip too. He ‘ ursed icalled us all hlockheada and c [idiots. Things were lively for a time. 1 nom d'un chlen!’ 1 “Eh. hien, i am found.” M. Etienne ' returned. “in time we'll get Lucas too. I Is monsieur hack?" 1 “No..M. Etienne. not yet." i I think he was half sorry, half glad. 1 "Where’s Vigo?" he demanded. 3 “Somewhere about. I'll find him for g monsienr." I “No. stay at your post. I'll find him.” l He went straight across the court ; and in at the door he had sworn never 3 again to darken. Humility and repent- ianoe might have brought him there. 1hnt it was the hand of mademoiselle i drew him over the threshold without a falter. ‘ Alone in the hall was my little friend Marcel. throwing dice against himself to while the time away. He sprang up at sight of us, a learn with excitement. I «um: 11.er my master said. i a g 1 I E l I | i t 1 Alone in the he" vas my little menu Marcel. throwing dice against himself to while the time away. He sprang up at eight of us, a team with excitement. “Well. Marc ." my master said. “and where is M.i'Ecuyer?" “ think in the stables. monsieur.” “Bid him come to me in the smell ethinet." He turped with accultomed feet into the room at the end of the hall where figo kept the toil: of the card I. knowing it to be my duty to keep close at ha’nd lent I he wanted. renewed. Vlgo m on I!!! "y. m. n : thanked him. and he hung lbOuL .ung- lng to pump me. and In my lord's pres- ence not quite daring. till I took him by the shoulders and turned him out. I hate curiosity: - - ..,- g..- A-‘.A 1 uuLu wan-van. . M. Etienne 'stood behind the am. looking his Magnum}: 807m mm A7â€"__- 4‘..- of a welcome from the 0011th Vlgo; I read In his eyes t sum dour- mlnatlon to set this lnsolent oer-mt In his place. - a ,A-‘ _‘_- mTâ€"fié Big man entered. ”land. can straight over to his young 1m ‘40. no whit hesluung, and aid 1! hurt- llyaslttherohudnombuntm word between them: “M. Etienne. I hud lleter see you stand here then the king nun-av M. Etienne (ll-913M the funniest {we of Mement. He m been pre- pared to he! rudeness or enlienneu. l A _ _‘.-_-‘ “â€" yâ€"- y“ w to necept. do hunt en nu, ma con- trition. But thin any oordinlity took the wind out of his null. Ho M and then flushed. and than inched. ‘ And then he held out his hnnd. Iain; I simply: ‘ “Thank you, Vigo." i Vigohontqmzoki-ininm‘ incl-anon chow thnx hnnd bad iichâ€" ’ ed no hot can. thdmmtnmu.‘ mama?" ho inquired. “I m hunting Luca. When‘donn location: roan-n. Vice? _ ”He thought he might be use: to- ny. But he could not tell.” “in". you not to tell him thout no?“ In M colorlnz. . ‘ 'No. I couldn’t do thnt." “so nld. “In .0..- Gt in quite on the curd. thnt tho bull-hint any cone hither to clan u‘ogt. mt um m X hue I! any do.“ ' “2.1. am that.” I. Etienne aid. .W! .l- 9.0!“ you 999 £9.39 1e Qulfller re Frida- looked. He pride. this - own words 1; from the sentry: -lot! Open . ' the fellow w the bolts. sore eyes 11d see. that I be than . had become ; n volunteer- ' In the but ‘ 2r Luau ‘0'- ‘ sllp too. He and c ' O Q + + § 4 + + + In pleasure. ‘* -‘ + + § + § § + Q § + ;; for I. tune. l ‘ innnanmsg +++++++++++++++++++++++H++++++++++++++ww K We Save been doing a large. business with the summndiug public in about 4 ’99“ now sud during that time some goods have become slim, shop ‘06 using them for samples. etc. “'8 are nmking vex-y 1.1. price“ these M M to clear them out. Sewing Machines of nearly ewe” "It inclndod in this list. some second-hand organs, two H) slop Bicyles‘ bud new. Graphophcnes and usual full line of Pianos. Organs and Sewing m neW. awnopnuuu ines at 6039 prices- CHINA HILL. WILLILI 8T. GROCBRIES. KENT 8T. LIN DSAYJ O ¢++++++ow1 Vau'ie‘tsy in everything butquallty- Our stock is replete with rich and mautitnl novehties. and we're off- ering them at prices that are equal- ly nttmctive. 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