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THE SIGNAL: CUl)1':I;ICLI' ONTARIO
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The Helmet
of Navarre
A STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
BY BERTHA RUNALLi.
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A STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
BERTHA RUNKLE.
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CIUAPTER XVII.
I,neas's prophecy came to grief
within live minutes of the making.
For when the muakcteer unbarred the
house door for me the first thing 1
saw wan the morning sun.
MY spirits danced at sight of him.
as he himself might dance on Easter
day. Within the close, candle -tit room
1 had had no thought but that It was
still black midnight: and now at one
step 1 passed from the gloomy house
into the heartening sunshine of a new
clean day. 1 ran along as joyously as
if 1 had left the last of my troubles be-
hind me. forgotten in some dark cor-
ner of the Hotel de Lorraine. Always
my heart lifts when, after hours with-
in walla, 1 find myself In the open
again. I am afraid in houses, but nut
of doors I have no fear of harm from
any roan or any thing.
Though Sir Sun was risen tbta half
hour, and at home we should all have
been about our busiueas, these Lazy
Paris folk were still snoring. They
liked well to turn night into day and
lie, invite abed of a morning. Although
her,. n shopkeeper took down shutter'•.
and there a brisk servant lass swept
the doorstep, yet 1 walked through a
pleeping city, quiet as our St. Quentin
woods save. that here my footsteps
echoed into the emptiness. .At length.
with the knack i have. whatever nty
stupidities, of nulling my way In a
strange place. I arrived before the
rourtyard of the Trois Lantern's. The
big wooden doors were indeed shut.
but when I had pounded lustily awhile
a yoling tapster, half clad and cross
as a hear, opened to me. 1 vouchsafi1
him scant apology. but, dropping on a
heap of hay under n shed in the court.
passed straightway Into dreamless
slumber.
When i awoke my good friend• tier
sun was looking down at me from ileac
bis zenith. and my first happy thought
was that 1 was just in time for din-
ner. Then 1 discovered that 1 had been
prodded out of my re -'t by the pitch-
fork of a hostler.
"Sorry to disturb monsieur, but the
horses must be fed.
' Oh. 1 am obliged to you," I said,
rubbing nay eyes- "I must go up to M.
le Comte."
"ile has been himself to look at
you. and gave orders you were not to
be disturbed. But that wax last wee,:.
Dame! yon slept like :+ salmi."
It did not take gin long to brush the
straw off me, wash ,uy face at the
trough and present myself before nlnn-
sleur. He was dressed and tatting at
n scratch-- It I.1 rofhinr. Feedlots It
taken more than that to put a Ft.
Quentin out of the reckoning. Today
Is no time for sin!:.; 1 must act."
"Monsieur"- -- I le sun. but he
broke In on ate:
"None de lieu. Felix, are 'MI, to sit
141« while mademolaelle Is cari!sd off
by that beast bursa?"
"Of coarse not," 1 rola. "1 wait only
trying In ask what monsieur meant to
du. •,
"To take the moon In my teeth." h.'
cried.
"Yes, mout•icur. hut how'."
-Alt. Ji I knew!"
air stared at nuc ns if he would rise'
the attestor in my fare, but he routed
It as blank as the wall. tic flung aan'
and made a turn down the roost and
. .hal k to seize tn.. le the a1 lit
"lluw lire we to du 11, Felix?" he de
to,uded.
I:ut 1 ,'meld only shoo lay ahoildc:s
end answer:
":.ars pus."
He paced the they oder more 511.1
eresentiv faced me anent with the
.•natation:
"Lucas shalt have her only over my
Lodi."
will only have her own drald
betty," I said. -
Hc fettled away ahretely aid Alma!
to 11•.. window. looking out melt rte
seeing ..yes. "IAlranee sem:ince." he
nee -marred to himself. I think li'e (Il•i
':el !:now- he spoke t,1o11.
1 could get word i, her" -he
wont en presently. "But 1 can't send
sea again. Should i write a letter -
But letters are misehtevocs. They fall
int.) the wrong hands, ani] then where
are we:.
"Monsieur," I sugge
get a letter Into the 1
that lackey who befriended me" -
nut he shook his head.
"They know you about the place. It
'were safer to despatch one of these
int men -if any bad the sena* to go
;rein In hand. Hang me 11 1 don't think
I'it go myself!"
"Monsieur." 1 said, "Luras swore
by all things sacred that he would
ed. '11 I eould
ands of Pierre,
table in his bedchamber, wbfle a
drawer served bim with dinner.
"You are out of bed, monaleur." 1
cried.
"Rut yes," he answered, springing
up, "i am a well as ever 1 was. Felix,
what has happened to you?"
i glaneed at the serving maid; M.
Ettenne ordered him at once from the
roam.
"Now tell me quickly." he cried as
1 faltered, tongue-tied from very rich-
ness of matter. "Mademoiselle?"
"Ah, mademoiselle!" 1 exclaimed:
"Mademoiselle is" -i paused in a
dearth of words worthy of her.
"She is, she Is!" he agreed, laugh-
ing. "Oh, go on, you little slow poke!
Ynu saw ber? And she said" -
He was near to laying bands on me
to hurry my tale.
"1 saw• her and Mayenne and Lucas
and ever so many things," 1 told hint
"And they had me flogged, and ma-
demoiselle loves you."
"She does!" he cried. flushing. "Fc
Ili, dors she? You cannot know."
"But i do know it," 1 answered. not
very lucidly. "You see, she wouldn't
have wept so much just over me."
"Did she weep? i orance!" he ex-
claimed.
"They flogged me," i said. "The
didn't hurt me much. But she came
down in the night with n candle and
cried over me."
"And what said she? Now 1 am
sorry they beat you. Who did that"
Mayenne? What said she, Felix'"
"And then," 1 went on, not heeding
his quenttona In sudden) remembrance
of my crowning news, "Mayenne and
Lucas came in. And hero is something
you do not know, monaleur. Lucas Is
Paul de Lorraine, Henri de Guise's
son."
"Mille tonnerres du Ciel! But be is
a Huguenot, a Rochelaiel"
"Yea, but be is a son of llenri lc
Baisfre. His mother wad Roehrlaise.
1 think. He was a spy for Navarre and
raptured at Ivry. They were going to
hang bim when Mayenne, worse luck.
recognized bim for n nephew. Siorr
then be has been spying for them, he.
causeMayenne promised him Mlle. de
Mootlue in marriage."
He stared at mo with dropped Jaw,
absolutely ton startled to swear.
"Ile has not got ber yet!" i cried.
"Mayenne told :him he should have
her when he had killed St. Quentin.
And 4t. Quentin is alive."
"Great God!" said M. Etienne, only
half aloud, droppfag down nn the non
of his chair, overcome to realize the
Issue. that had hung on a paltry bane-
ful of pistolea. Then, recovering hint,
self a little, he cried:
"Rut she -mademoiselle?"
"You need give yourself no uneasi-
ness there," I said, "Mademoiscl!••
hates him."
"Does she know" •
-
"I think she understands quite well
what Luca Is," f made answer. "Moe-
Mame.
Momalaur, f must tell you everythirs; that
happened from the beginning or 1
shall never make ft clear to 'eon."
"Yes, yes, go on." he. riled.
He sat down at the table agent' with '
the intention of entitle his dinner as I
talked. hut precious few mouthfuls ho
ter*. At every trawl 1 spoke he gate
deeper Into the interest of Illy- tole. i
never talked PO much in my lite, me..
as 1 did those few days. 1 was always
relating a history to monsieur, to ma •
-
demolselle. to M. Etienne, to -well,
you shall know.
1 had finished at length, and he
burst out at me:
"Yon little scamp,
you Kee all t
he
1irkr 1 ver saw sfch a boy!Well
do t!'ey call you Felix! Mordleu, here
1 Ile lapped 111 bed tike a baht', while
yon rth knight erraoting. 1 moat
1.. I re' with o1,1 Galen for all rnm-
pasy, whb'^ you handy words with the
riewerall1almo himself' And make
fates at Ioteaa and klieg the hands of
Mademoiselle! But. I'll stand 1t. 10
longer, I'm done with lying abed ant
letting you have all the fun. No, Li-
da
.rdal 1 shall take past myself."
-But monsieur's arm" --
"Papaw, it 1,s well!" he cried.,"li :a
'Oh. you look very smiling over 11,"
he cried. "Think you 1 Ilk«• 'n,•;:klnt:
back home again like a willpl'ed hound
to Itis kennel"."
"But." 1 protestt'd, redia""lit, "mon-
deur 1s not a whipped hnuea"
"We1L a Prodigal ton. as I,u"an
named me ye.tird.: It Is the, saes.
thing.., •
"1 have Ira: rl \I I \ • ;, • !rad C a
"dory of the prndlg'1 - n," I :,t' "t l'
he was a tatirl;'n, If .'', il. , r •,
Monsieur's sort t!:: ti 1.11•"' .. 1- ...
Rut It says 'Me 't'ten h14 father east
hint routings Inns v.ay Off he nil oat
to meet hire and real no his uec'; '
M. laidnlic t ",kc'l no, lie:ethl•f
convinced.
• \Yell, however 11 coma out It m :st
be gone thnogh with. It Ii unly dr••
Cent 10 go to rtnnsiem. Stet cern ut
that 1 think I ,.bn"Id not go 11 11 w'•,0
not for mademoiselle."
"You will Met his aid, men: heir?"
"1 Stall h'.g his advice at lease. For
how von and I err to carry og made.
molsnlle under Mayenne'. hand --well,
1 confess for the none« that beats
me."
"We must do it. monsieur." 1 cried.
"Aye. and we will! Come, F e)Io, ) on
may put your knife Iu uty dish. We
must eat and be off. The meats hate
got. cold and the wine warm, but never
mind."
1 414 not mind, but was indeed
thankful to get any diuuer at all. Once
resolved on the move he was In ih
fever to be off: It was not long before
we were in the streets bound for the
Hotel St. Quentin. Ile said no more -of
monsieur as we walked, but plied m,
with giie lona about Mlle. de Mont•
Inc -not only as to every word Fite
said, but as to every turn of her head
and ficker of her eyelids: and he call
ed me a dull oaf when I could not an-
swer. But its se cit.ere.l the Quirti,r
Marais he fell silent, more Friday•
faced than ever his lady looked. He
had his falr allowance of pride, this
\i. Etienne: he found his own words
no palatable meal.
However, when we rattle within a
dozen paces of the gate he dropped,
as one drops a cloak. till slgils of
gloom or discomposure. and approach•
ed the entrance with the. easy swag-
ger Of the gay young gallant who had
lived there As If returning from a
morning stroll he railed to the sentry:
"Holo, squinting ('harlot! Open
now!"
"Morbleti, \l. le Comte!" the fellow
exclaimed. running to draw the bolts.
"Well, this Is a eight for sore eyes
unyway "
M. Rtlenne 'laughed out In pleasure.
It put heart Into thin, 1 could ace, that
his first greeting should be' thus
friendly.
know what had bessetne
of you, monsieur," Chariot volutttee.•
ed. "The 0td man wasn't in the beat
of tempers last nista after ],,teas got
"Sorry to disturb Monsieur, b ut
ne-er mutest you more. Therefore you
will do w.•11 to keep out of hls way,"
"My faith. Felix." he bombed. "you
talar a black t•t,'w of mankind."
' Not cf mankind. M. Etienne. Only
of I,n(•as. Not of monsieur lir yon or
V ice ..
"Ind of Mas.•iire
"I don't make Mayenne" I an-
.v:eted. "'1 01011011 lie ons the worst
Of the erew•. But he. let me go. 11c said
Its wt,uld, and be did."
"Th1uk col h.• meant to let you gr
Line the first""
':Who hnowsr 1 said. shrugzinz.
"Loins Is always lying. Hnt Mayenne
--sometimes ler lies and sometimes
not. Hr's hast, and then again hr's
kited. You can't make out Mayenne."
"11e .ler= not ,neon you shall," M.
Etienne returned. "Yet the kry Is not
Marled. Hr Is male up, like all !tierce
n( ns, of good and bad."
"plonsieer," i raid. "If there is any
hod in the St. Qnentlns I, for one, d.,
not know it."
".\h, Felix." he erled, "soli may' br
Ilet'e that 1111 doomsday --you will -of
monsieur,"
His fere clouded a little and he fell
silent. I •knew that besides his
thoughts of his lady came other
thoughts of Isis father. He rat ginye-
ly silent. But of last night's bitter di. -
tress he libelee.' no trace. Last night
he had not been able to take bin eyes
from the miserable past, ant to -day he
aaw the future. ,'. filnre not altogether
finwery, perhaps, but one which, how-
ever ft fermi lint. shoeld not repeat
the 014 mistakes and Outwit.
"Felix." he said at length, "1 see
nothing for It heft to .at my pride."
t• kept still In the happy hope that
1 should hear jest what i longed to:
he went on:
"i swore then that 1 would nev.•r
darken his doors again; I wag mad
with anger; so was he. int' paid 1f I
went With Gervais i went forever."
"Monsieur, if you iepent year hot
words s0 Inc, 11e."
"i must e'en give him the chance.
11 he do repent them it were chetllslt
to deny him the opportunity In tell
him so. 1f he still maintalp them It
were cowardly to shrink from hearing
it. No, whatever monsieur replies 1
must go tell him 1 repent."
I came forward lo kiss his hand. I
waste ptcaaed•
the yicr:es must
ha
away and yon its the
ranee tis all heads
Idiots. Things were lively for a tints,
nom Arun chieil!"
"Rh. hien, 1 ant found," M. L''tl.•"n.•
returned. "In time we'll get lagena Ic,,
is monsieur bark?"
"No, \I. Etienne, not yet."
t think he was half sorry, half chid.
"Where's Vigo'•" he demanded
"Smncw•here about. I'll find hitt for
monsieur."
"No. stay at yntt• post. ell and him.'
no went straight across the en,trt
and In .t the door be hair -sworn nese«
again In darken. llnmilt'y and relent•
ante might have brought him then•,
but it was the hand of medcmniPelle
drew him over the threshold without
a falter.
.\Ione in the hall was my little friend
\larrrl. throwing dice against himself
In while the tithe away. He sprung lip
at sight of us, agleam with excitement.
Rill, Marrri." m> master 5,11,1,
"and where is M.l'Ecnyer?"
"1 think •1 the stnble.. monsieur "
"Rid him come to the In the small
(athinet."
He tur'hed with accustomed feel Into
the room at the end of the hall whets.
Vigo kept the roll. of the guard 1.
knowing it to he My duty In keep close
et band lest I be wanted, followed.
Soon Marcel came flying holt to say
Vigo was on his way. M. Eileen.
thanked him and he hung about, long
hag to pump me. and in my lord's pres.
«nee not quite daring, till 1 took him
by the shmdders and turned him out.
I hate enrlochy.
M. Etienne stood behind the table,
looking his hanghtlest. 111' w•aa unwire
of a welcome from the rontnmaelous
Vigo: I read in his eyes a stern deter-
• mhtaflnn to art this' insolent Fervent
In his place
Thr big man entered. saluted, came
straight over to his c g lord's FLA••
no whit itr.ltetinpr. L 4 said as heart -
11 as 11 firer ba4 never twee F hard
w nM hit's ren them
' "M Btlenne• 1 had Meier flee ! 011
stand here than the king himself."
NI Etienne dleplayrd the funniest
litre of bafflement. He had been pro
gov,'
block
And then he held out his haud, saying
simply:
•'!'hank
t oPot. ver Viers
to,"
\rico he kis.. 11. to !Cheerful
la•,olair, of how that hand had itch-
rd In t,' his ears. -
"Whet herein,. of y'ru last ni'hl, M.
Etienne?" he 1,Iggired.
w•as h••n'pzg Leeks When does
�unnsleur "uin, Vigil
' Hr thoriu„hl 1''' tui::.h'"t t,e hark Vi -
dor. hint he ruold n:•t t,'iL'
"Hate you s,mt In till bim about
me?" he aske4 coloring.
"No, 1 couldn't do that." \'Igo paid.
"You See. It 14 qu:te 011 :he curd~ that
the Spanish gang may conte hither to
dean us an 1 Walt every man I have
11 they do"
•'1 understand that," Al. Etienne said,
hut"-
"t(o lcni at yen are Inneceut a dny
or two clatters not," Vigo pronounced
"He will presently tern up here or
send word that he will not return till
the king conies 1't. But since you are
impatient. M. le 1'nn,te, you can go to
him lit t)t. Denis, 11 he con get lhrougn
the gates %o u ran."
"Aye, hitt 1 have b,isiue.s in Paris
1 mead to join Kim; Henry; Vigo.
There's glory going begging out there
at St. Deuia. it would like me well to
blar away uty share. Rut" -
He m-okc off, to begin again abrupt.
ly:
"Alt. \'Igo, that ill tongue of yours!
You knew then at there 'Inas more fellow!
cause of trouble, between toy father ' A twinkle came into Vigo's eyes.
and me than the pistoces' i think that is likely true," he said.
"1 knew he suapeetcd you of a kiwi- ""1 think
that
is
the rue." to as
nems for the Loathe. morxleur. But long as itlayennc desired ft: but now
cm aro cured of that." that ktaycnrie forbids It, stealing the
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be worse than that."
"Monsieur would never hesitate'
Moneleur Is no chicken heart!" M.
Etienne cried. "1? be were here he'd
may, 'We'll defend the lady if every
stone in this house Is pulled frena Iva
y
A Sad Example.
An exchange says: young i+:u:
residiug itt a neighboring town r,•
Gently boulitltt a shirt which WAS 11111'
Chax,'d in the teed. !toiled up inside
of it be tonna a note risen i1 y. K.
lady who had worked at it, itl which
she said ate would 1' phrased to Cor
reepoiid with the buyer of the shirt,
prim hied be was ]osteine Ily in
(lined. Of ' •se the hire ''0lilig 111 An
answered it on 1 perfumedpiper r and
"'There you are wrung. For i never dcmolselle Is another pair of sleeves."
had It, and I am not cocoa of 1t. If 1 "Well, then," cried M. Etienne, all ,
hung ar t the Hotel de Lorraine It good humor in a moment; "what more ,
hue not for polities: it was for petal- do you want' Well divert ourselves
coals pouring pitch out of the windows on
Vigo made no answer, but the Cor- Mayenne's ruffians."
nera of hie grim mouth twitched. "No-. M. Etienne. it caret be done.
"That's no news, either? Well, then, if M. le Due were here and gave the
sine(• you know so much. you may as command to receive her that would be
one thing. No nor would obey with a 1
well know more. Step up Felix, and
tall your tale." readier heart than I. Mordieu, mnn-
fdid as I was bid, M. F.tleunc tor, sleur, i have 110 objection to succoring
and then taking the words out of my a damsel In distress; 1 hayg been III
the business before now."
mouth in his eagerness, Vigo listen- ,
ing to nit Doth with grace attention. l "hen why not now, hath of my
I had for the second time In my career Ilse, Vigo! When 1 know andeyou know
the pleasure of startling hint out of monaleur would approve."
his trent composure when 1 told hint I don't know it. monsieur," Vigo
the true name and condition of Liman.riotov"I only think It. And 1 cannot
But at the end of the adventure all the me hof ttyhh monsieur
guesswork. 1 ant In
comment he made was: charge of e house till onsieur r
".5 fool for luck." 1 turns. 1 purpose to do nothing to
"Well," said M. Etleone impatiently, Wrd it But 1 interfere in no way
"is that all you have to say? What are your liberty to proceed ax you
we to do about it?" - "1 should think not, fdi'S
"Do' Why, nothing." Etienne blazed rat furious
"Nothing?" he cried. with his hand "1 could:reJaane0 V
on his sword. "Nothing'. And let that maddening tranquility, 'I could order
scoundrel have her"" the guard -and they would obey -to
"That is \1. de Mayenne's affair," lock yon up In your chamber. 1 believe]
Vigo said "We can't help it." monsieur would thank roe for 1t. But 1 1
"I will help it!" M. Etienne declar• don't do it. I leave you free to act as
ed "Slordieu! Ant l to let' that traitor, it likes you."
lhse:l bis rua'•st 1,ugltuue. lit ash•.tt
time he received an tut wee stating
that the young lady h•oI ,wen 1113, 1 est
r wee yeat'i and ha.l 1 wt rhihh••n.
Upon inveetig+tion to Hud out why It •
w is 111 t 1 ,..', 11 14:15 expiui,te.1 by Oh.
fa':t Chit t he shirt had i tin flu the
shelves of tile local dealer for several
year.. He did nut :trivet
Dslibi i wise the only hail, k.
didn't, tltlk at her work, and yet Si „
stn it Can't satisfied with her.
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that spy, that soul of dirt, marry Mlle.. My lord was white with ire.
de :Wenner?" 1a master here, you or i'."
"What Mayenne wishes bell have," "Neither of us, M. le Comte. But
Vigo split. "Some day you will surely monaleur, leaving, put the keys in my
get a chance 10 fight l.ncas, monsieur." hands, and I am bead of the house
"And meantime he Is to enjoy her. t111 he returns. You are very angry,
"It is a pity." Vigo admitted. "But M. Etienne, but my shoulders are
there Is Mayenne. Can we storm the broad enough to bear it. Your mad -
Hotel de Lorraine? No one can drink nest; will get no countenance from
lip the sea." me.''
"One could If he wanted to as much "Hang you for an obstinate pig!" M.
as 1 want mademoiselle," my lord de- Etienne cried.
dared. Vigo said no more. He had made
Rut Vigo shook his head. Plain' his position; he had naught. to
"Monsieur." he said gravely-, "nlott• add or retract. Yenx-gris's face clear -
slyer. you have a great (hence. Yon ed, After all there was no use being
have a sword and a good eause to draw angry with Vigo; one might. as well
it in. What more should a man ask in make fists at the flow of the Seine.
the world than that? Your father hat' "Very well." M. Etienne swallowed
been without it these three years. Hut his wrath. "it is understood that i get
Inc want of it he has eaten bis heart no aid front you. Then 1 have nobody
out. Your have been withodt 1t, :and in the eor14 with m, 'as,' Felix here.
you have got yourself into all sorts et But for all that I'll win my lady l"
mischief. Bet now all that to cominc
straight. King Henry is turning Ca-
tholic. so that a man may follow hitt
without offense to God. He is a good
fellow and a first-rntc general. He's
just nit there, lit St. Denis. Ther 'a
your place. M. Etienne."
"Not to -day, Vigo."
"Yes, \i. Etienne, to -day. Be advis-
ed. niontsicur," Vigo said with his
steady tlr'rtdatence. "There is nothine
to Cain by staying here to drink up the
era. \cayenne will no more give your
lady to you now than he would give
her to Felix. And yon eon nn more
carry- her off than could Felix. Mas
cone will have you killed and firing
into the Seine In: eery as eating hrenk•
fast."
"And yeet hid me grudge my life:'
Strange counsel from you Vigo"
"No, monsieur. but 1 bid you not
throw it. ilw-ay. We all hope to die
afield, but we have p prefcrenre how
and where. if you fell fighting for Na-
varre 1 should be sorry: monsieur
would grieve deep. Rnt we should say
It woe well: we grudged not your lift,
to the rouniry and the king. While 11
4.0 fell to thi. food affair -----
"1 fall Inc.my lady," M. Etienne
finished. "The bravest captain of them
all dors nn better than that."
"\i. Etienne. she 1s no wife for yoit.
Yon cannot get. her. And if you could
:,s114lip ton, 1!t 'Iwere-pity. She is a Llguouse, and
cond you front now on aro a Stanch Kings-
man Give her up, monsieur. Yon have
had this maggot In your brain these
four sears. One, for all get it out, Go
to St. Denis: tike your troop nniong
niron's horse. That is the place for
you. Yoe will marry a mall of honor
and die a marshal of France."
M. Etienne hid his arm around
Vigra s shoulder with a smile.(f
"Good old Vigo! Vigo, toil me this:
if you saw a marshal's baton waiting
Sou in the field, end at homy vonr
drarrat friend were alone and in peril.
would yon go off niter glory?"
"Aye, if 'twerp a hopeless tinniness
to stay, eertes 1' would go."
"Olt, tell that In Bedlam!" M.
Etienne riled. "Yon would do nothing
of the sort. 1\':1s It. to will glory yon
stayed three years In that hole, St.
Quentin?" •
f had no choler, monsieur. My mas-
ter was there."
"And ate mi -arc -.s i.• here: Yeti may
save your•hrcath, Vigo: 1 know what
1 shall dd. The eloquence of monk
Christie wouldn't change me."
"What 1n your purpose, hi.
Etleune?" Vigo asked.
Indeed. there was a vagueness about
his su
scheme as revealed to ..
"It is quite simple 1 purpose to get
tippet -di with mademolselle if 1 ran con-
trive it, and 1 .think 1 ran. 1 purpose
to amnggle her mit -of the lintel de
l,nrrntne--sneh teat* have been tor
compliched before and may be. again
Then. 1 shell ilringg her here and hold
her aGalnat all centers."
"Nes" Vigo said, "no, monsienr. You
may tint do that."
•'\'ntre bleu, Vigo!" Ms young lord
cried.e
"No," *aid Vigo. "1 can't have her
herr, and Maye'rfbe'a army after hers"
"l`owird!" shouted M. Etienne.
I thought Vigo would hake lie both
In the senlff 14 our necks and throw
n, out of the place. But he answered
vnnlsterbed.
"No, that is not the resanns met
Melte 1f M. le One told me to hold this
homes against the armies of France
aImo
and Spain I'd hold it 1111 the Iaman
pared to lush nudeness or anllenneca, '- of eta wit* «lead But1 am here in his
fn creep,. de halt en hila, %honied eon- absence to guard his hotel. hts moneys
trl,lnn. But this easy cordiality took and bin papers. 1 don't call 11 gen/ding
' the wind nut of his nails. lir atared to throw n firebrand Intent then,
and then flushed, and then laughed. griming Mayenne'a niece here would
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months I was as well as ever. 1t is a
great tonic for weak and run down pco
Plc. There is new life in every dosr.''
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Hidgetown, (int.. De . 19, li)(Nt.
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about this wonderful prescription.
Throat. lung and stomaeh trnnhlrs, And
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"ihe Signal and Toronto Weekly Globo -
Thc Signal and Toronto Daily Globe . . .
The Signal and Montreal Family Herald and
Weekly Star . . . , , . . i 60
The Signal :old Weekly Sun (Toronto) 1 70
The Signal and Toronto Daily Star 2 30
The Signal :uttl Toronto Daily Worl 2 75
The Signal and Toronto Daily Ne . • • 2 35
The Signal and Toronto Weeky ail and
Empire . . • • • 1 70
I'ro:uiuln ',ie.., "Lou:,;.. u , .,, .. 1 t"', r 1, .b,a t, •r•, to w re1..y 141.,i1 •'r,.1 6r&I,. •
1 30
4 50
The Signal and Farmer's Advocate • . 2 35
The Signal and Farming W ld . . . 130
The Signal and Winnipeg cckly Free Press i 6o
The Signal and London ily Advertiser . - 2 35
The Signal and London eckly Advertiser . 1 60
'I'hc Signal and Lon n Daily Free Press
lorning Edition . ; . • . 3 50
-livening Lditirlf . . , 2 90
The Signal and L r ndon Weekly Free Press' 1 85
The Signal and '' ontreal Daily Witness , . 3 50
The :Signal an Montrcal Weekly \Vitness 185
'I'hc Signal : d World Wido 25
The Sign' and Western P.on:"
(Wi ipeg) 1 30
The Si nal and Presbyterile 2 25
.The gnal and Westminster 2 25
The 'ignal, Presbyterian and Westminster
-.r a Signal :owl Saturday Nif;ll: ; . , :1 .l
he Signal and McClure's Magazine . ,
- , inrlt.lirtr, 1'• 're ' ‘1.4. t„ 1 I ,d, , a11,1,
"t'hc Signal and Lippincott's Magazine
artistes, : „t:",• loft 1.10e0„"•1 - 10 I'.a,,.l '01110i1.01 ad•L
'!'he Signal and Hone Journal (Toronto!
3 25
2 35
2 40
3 50
r 30
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13r: Iain.
The above publications may he obtained by Sig-
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pu blication being the fi;,urc given above less'$1.00 rep-
• relenting the price of The :iianal.� ) For instance.:
The Signal and The Weekly Globe
The Farmer's Advocate 1$2.35 less $1.001 , ,
$1 to
I .l5
;i 65
- 411akint; thi price for the titer(' 1t.11tcr' . .115•
The Signal and Thr Weekly Sun . .
The 'Toronto Daily Star t$z.3s less $1.00 . .
The Weekly Globe r$r.3o fess $t 00)
. . $1 jn
. . 1 311
;o
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