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THURSDAY, Ma{ 14, 1908
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, 'l{Il Ii SIGNAL : GODEIti('U. ()NTA RIO
T
The Helmet
of Navarre
A STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
BY BERTHA RUNKLE.
Demmobe by Tts• Osasrzry Oa.
She gave her hand to monsieur.
sudden tears welling over her lashes., "'alt: like a tit j lid rese vile fee at
"Monsieur. 1 thought . to -night t ►us bee-
-The hirer -was meek. hilt monsieur
meeker. lin his 10. •••• Le, sale 11.:r.
raising her tread 011 h,: ;it 10. he eerie
n,anelyd me:
•'t'psteire. Fella' Thr door et the
heels -bid Darns Vernee cone In-
atently.'
i -flew, nn.l wee bore to 11nd hirci'
risen, holding neeleni. i.rtle in his
arms. Her hair lay tense over his
rhntitder like a tippling flag. her
Mabee riling to leer rherks as -they\
would ueVfr lift more.
"•9t Qi -:mine 111,' Majesty wee -
seeing, ••1 would heive Tnarrie.4 tzar
t • t prlau•P. But atone( she wants
bad no friends. And 1 have eo many !"
"Mademoiselle," the king cried in
the same breath. "fear not. I will
gert heyoum.' }•our Tover if 1 sell France
fo
She brushed the tears away and
Smiled on him.
l have no hear, sire. With yeti and
M de St. Quentin to stave him i can
have no fear. But he is in desperate
ewe. Has M. de St. Quentin told
you of hie seeratary Lucas, my caulk!.
Paul de Lorraine?"
"Aye," said the king. "it is a dnloi-
ols topic --vary painful! Eh. Robin}'?
1 do not shrink from my pains,
sire," M. .de Ronny answered quietbe
"r hold myself mueh to tilame in t
matter. I thought 1 Weir the Lu-
sass rent and branch ---I did net dim
cover that a daughter of the bouae
had ewer been a friend to Henri de
Guise.••
'And how should you discover it?"
the king demanded. He had made the
attack; now, since Ronny would not
reee.nt it he rushed himself to the de-
fence. "How were- you to dreamt of
its Henry de Guise's side was the
I piece to look for a girl let the
on. Bet I forgive, him. If he
etre. a Rochelaise we have a• aged
it deep; we have Millen the ewer.
of Lorraine."
"Paul u Iia 1
eaa�I'a de tele �Ine "
U
she went on eagerly, "wee putt -Int.,.
M. le Duo's house to kill lum. Re:
went eel the more letllittgly that he
believed de Mar- to be my favored
suitor. fife tried to draw M de Mar
Into the scheme, to rain him. He;
failed. And the whole plot came to
naught."
I have learned thatee. thd'king
said. "I have been told how a coun-
try boy stripped hip mask off."
He rimmed around suddenly sit me -
where I stood red and 'abaehed. -Hie
was so quick that he grasped eiery-
.'thing at 'half a word. lnetantli• he
had turned to the lady amen "Pray
continue -dear mademoiselle "
your ,eutl_r_eltall have hint, venire-
ealnt+iii., of r et"t:u 1 rl..4`nN..•.: vac. lard a kindly heart. Not on
ries' • a:t.1- an men -rein woe carry- hie glance fell on the did he Show any
Inc her frame the risen the. king brut hien of discomposure.
over pled leered her. "What, you!' lie.exclaimed btti-
\ffedrupni-elle' ha? dropped a pack- que1y.
_el_.1 .0 her dree "-Ai.-de--Jt..-nv ."lour .errant brought him hith-
ei I '•R illeyou take it, 8t Quen. Monsieur said 1i•- me.
dee.' I understood that one of your gen-
• .' The ' ilig, wee Meg nears et, turned ' tleaten hsd. come with you. I sent
4.. pee it fit, 11101:'at -titer fight • lel it for him, deeming his presence might
he• iitb•reet-•his near_ ventre -saint- Conduce to your eaae, M. de Bt. Queen.
'ri ! It was a net, -noshing. Parket, tin."
t e•1T about xit' roomette twine. the "I am at my ease M. de Mayenne":
semi rut out. Th.. kig twitched -the 'rn,rrlord a swered,--.._-.a • _-
snug eft' and. melt one refOrl glance "N^•" s Mayenne. "Si is
at the paters put_ them into Anon• here he m stay. He peeves e
tic's hand.•purpose as ell as another.' •
"'Take thein, 8t: Quentin; they are He did not say what the f,urpcee
},curs," was, nor could4--nee--fel:trlitt he had
: kept toe, unless ea a sign.to moneicur\
f fl.1PTFR exvfX. • that he_mt•aut tee bay fair. `1 .began
,�--, to fPelr'wnrxlist ,eartentd.
elidemeiselle •being givee lretee '.'.gnu tune• gur:ae
Dnrri,'Verney's n stli rly hands. Gilles .ink It
and I'were ordered, tee retinae our- ':ver
selves on. the skins in Mie sndeljer'• t0. -Lia net,
shop, -Lying there in the mehi.lrsrous itoisi ter ed -cut.
please I could sec `the crock oe light. n t c5ht r, III.
. r
M
under m le the i orxr
at the b k an
d J1r'tr, I have 1 c. . •1
e t 1' {.
u auntie 1
between tiilles'a AHeAMw, the murmur tb �1;r>t$W � -
of voices ' Thc king• and his gentle-, Those 111x. a w to nI hor_
inari „i n' ,aniiirtgH.-sotve,my-male- "efe fnente 3 e --•
ter;•I went to sleep in perfect peace., we du that before long y
At daybreak. even before the sad- over."_ _ _
dler opened -the shop. monrieur rout-, I ins not the rte y
cd tie ut: emlh
ieLieca lara"nur tl�w
"Afterward -that is, yesterday- a'1'm off for Pails, lees., Felix I.' g 00 en suer for her safety?" May -
Paul went to M. de Benin and ewore gonia with Me. Gillen .ley; to genre • 1),...gee\enee_l.'. I. it ''Hill gel te a cried huskily, his breath eons -
against M. de Mar that he;lted.mut- uieseutoiselle.e emelt de geacc sur Sunday. wIten, h short. lie wise flushed, the veins
tiered a lackey in his house in the ,T `felt tut a little bee.. •1 deem- k4ng goes to Ina:,." e-, his forehead reedsd. e -
Rue Coupejarrets. The lackey was sea that 1, whom maden1 seIle knew '•'tt. Quvntiu," shesienite etael(e genet 'When else came last night it hap -
murdered there, bet Paul de Lor- beat, shield be the one ehuren to. sal wer, "when 1 i `that the king_was There," mem-
rains did it. The man hone( the a ,lin n each salts t+',
stet
plot, Paul killed him tnleatop his stay' her. But the sting pasllrfd thee, ttolhing ,remain; to lire but to her win` men snit him Ib the hears
eclogue 1 heard him 0onfeee it . , quickly. Ater all Paris was likely fell.bennnayt s rd t.r tel kneel t.. Uant " 1:
M. de Msyenne.- I and ,hi`_.rglis`1 �-�=r°ore exciting than it: Denis. e red 1 shall kueeT to Hedy our "Th, d thtrnden of heaven!
Aron= arecaialhe orar.+ry Sao bead -The day being_Fritley deoe.et Tall -thea r ilt,.yj a•w,p.•' feu her. return:"
w11. be hnetager
t " • not to eat, but straightway mounted, 'flay it, t n. .l a 1111%1 the pa- tri:„
er:rteel. the two mugs that c. sunbu t Beam tirnee to welt .r\\eie. mnnetel r. Ba "The tai. oneieur went nn, .a
Theo en de�lfsr ilia arresf.I masa em, in t•ottr'. biro. that -when you y rq y
ptkeman had brought to a door. rm movably Ma erne himself at
• tint then: Thr o(i'otrs missed him. As we walked them d0 cvl0tue.olV ?ler urs iii _aia' ft's bast hat warm heart of
7o day he came An our hewn, drew- gently o!ur the l _ - Je ' hhhh
ed as an hslian jeweller, vTifh a CARP squarh, which at thio cath lir we you. will ,des well e • friend or s pitying uty in Alstresa is
alone rheeet with the tw-itIerine birdie ewe at` rt." eager for m ot#Plle'r marriage)
of trinkets.. to sell. Madame ,admit- with her lover r. let he did not
t.d him; no one. knew him • but me we saw coming down one teetheemp•.• . "Mnrb .tee einem riled, sielden-
and my,chamber-mate, -On' the way ty atreels then-lu ming efigusteot M _ 1`ldeeewe 'hie teeth, - sir will rioter favor my venture here, he callc.1 1t
oat Ma enna:ateet'•i)tee-eutet (tent him de Ronny. My lord drew rein at re back h• - il I to atop 'a iillfy btlelnes. oar ensu would
while he chord •jewel. 'Paul fie .Lor- once. 7011 " ` \ '� . clap the in jail, an, he to . me flat
ethic was there, ton. j-lagUie- to , "Yon are no plugabed, St. Quin- Monsieur 'raiseri his , esus at I might int my life t there before
at-ieate_e -went-in"xe-m de mil.. tin.'•'. the young' eouncilloti- sAnet_l. '•I hint„ petted by the uu'ukive Montlu ho would give up to ou IK11q de
deaeryad -to mist .you.. _ Fear net i "Of temente not, mon ieti; e rite
none; I leper, him_ to come eat arith_ n "'Well then, pardieu.
Inc to at7pPet, gt-dialnlAA the trades- come f►8tI10"hiitiryon; ebbe to wish trtrrterslr> that when I ebtea_ the
people that T. might talk with him you God-epoed.' ate. I shall never le. ve Bile home!�' ITtl� it"
!
there -anything. Blit it availed not_ "New, this' is kind, Remy. mon-
it yin MIiT of rrivi,e.' H. gave me to nnderetan
'M. do Mayenne spoke freely before coeur answered, grasping tune hand. "Y yti. meant 2t. The Sr Quentin
them, as one does before eommori '"Thee More that you don t approve barer Alalftnrtt►e acid sort "I the ray• these is 'Velemstout
folk. Presently he led me to slier e►, me shell nt,t treat yen Ar your ••lets man• tan✓ to succeed. The king 1
Paul was Left alone_with M. de Mar •Rainy smiled, like a sudden burst ter 'r. -holed. my luutb r •' tl1.
d the boy. site recognized. thele. of sunshine in, a December day. An- "i iltank. your genrrncit. - nn. "Then, are you guise mad that
e was armed, and they were not, other man's embracw
e ould hard` r'u►, and commend four geed scnee."
put yourself in qty grasp?"
b t they orafbefie-him and Tocked,-Intent-less- • ---'7.55, 5 '� Alayerme looked Air- a moment ',iii 1 way never carte. I telecom; m
hi . up in the closet; " ' • "I approve you so much• St. Qaen- if he retwented of _both. Then lie broke friend, to make you listen to sanity."
ordieu. mademoiseleI 1 wee to lin: that I cannot composedly see -fee into n laugh I had waited from moment to mo
AIL ltatd_into. , the, lioneyee aOne reesi eeehe- insotencs 0t,_ itt.' ment Mayenne'a'mmmaon to his sot,
deers A t h had rid naw
y head is used to the pillow a nient tree; rip hie+ hand en lie flung ,huoselt down again in 111s
he teeth close I am OO worse oR hi�Rwo111, Rot xt once the quirk w ,µh
We kept a brisk pace alike where
they cheered us and where, In other
streets, 6IuDPCowked -and hooted st
us, ►u that I looked out for men
with pistols to second -storey window'.
But, friend or Me, none etnpged 'us
till at length We drew rein before
the grilles ilius. Hotel de Lorraine.
i They made no demur at announcing
Ua. e4topelette went •into the 'muse
while .I led the horses to the stables..
where three or for grooms at nnr•e.
volunteered -to rule there down. ih
eagerness to pump their guardian.
But before the fellows had bad time
to get much out oI me CAUIP JPiue
!Wareham,. ell unrenognizing. to sum-
mon nie indoors. 1 followed hits in
delight, partly for curiosity, partly
because it had seemed to me when
the doorway swallowed monsieur that
I might never see hien more. Jean
ushered me into the well -remembered
council -roam, whets monsieur etood
alone, surprise(' at the eight of toe.
"A lackey cause for me." I paid.
"Took. monsieur, that's where we shut
up Lures:"
I exceed hastily. for I knew the
step in the eorridor.
It wen difficult to credit mademoi.
Belle's talc. to believe that Menne
could ever be ea $ rage. In he came.
big anet'ralm and smiling. Whatever
e etro�tt�ni•'fhe may have felt at mon-
sieureeeiirreval not only buried. but
tth s flower -bed bj in141ing aver it.
He- greeted his guest with all the
enurtboue ease -of -tin- unruffled eon -
'fattier*
M. de Maywee,
comb to- : n .
ata n n, " et in sate, Quentin? 8hr 1s
u to jolts• s! the League."
►s nasi monsieur. r, the a "1 am glad my nephew Paul bun-
fle,rtl •• 'protection can make her," Bled that affair of his. ' Mayenne went
"P i ! i
eu s e ^
and he w th i 1 1, own v
the k at u t ht a
bun -
.11 ap t psis. I meg have
cuss "She in at my Indgin in the been a blunder to kill you:- it had
et the saddler's wife w o lets them. eertainly f been s -pity. Though we
1 left **Memel than, in c rge-1 have Lorraine have two murders to avenge
no d• •t of hiss." - T have ehanged my mind ebnut be-
ginnin with yours."
You re wipe, monsieur. I am,
after all. armless creature.".
• Mavens 1puebart
- IT" (r'.In1 rt. 1 .
Fit�led.
They 'weir. "n tlk.• i. igi.1 yy •le. p
The great ocean lit/'r 2..11ed ;tuff
pitt•It,l i i
"Henry," fettered the i sang Heide,
edt, yeteetill live inn• ? "'' -
-Mote then ever, marlin '''vies
Hrnry'e fee went response.
Then these war' an eloquent site 1.e.
'•fleury ' iibm ettepeni turning •r
pile. gib ntly face awry. "1 though
that would make nie feel better. but it
doeseet.'" --The tinuHlwerleui s Mock.
Tue man whit a, ucceeds i. the 1114171
who is ne%eirifiac•oureged I.y faellnrr,
dfmct rem ichsr eel with the murder of I ("17n17 5 nterey; we're not ruffians
on.HPontou, a hickey. Of course he obi th ret I tell it to chow you to
khat t ,e rn•ttd wain strung."..
did not commit it, nor would y,ou cart' __.,i ► 'thea,ght it grrse matter
it he had. His real ufence is mak- „bona, • married, M.tyenne. ryIyd
inti love to ynyr Ward." aloe ly; "tote 10) i• isle ',eke •i,st-
"Well, do you deny st?" ,.Hoer. 1 "Memel have meted 7jer .tail
"Not the love, but the °thine. of befitted ilex :.tntiee 1 thnu•,•hl •.rho
it. Palpably you might Tic much
worse titan dispose of the lady to my
heir,"
'.I might do much- beater than be -
,tow rny, time on you il that Yee .r{
you have -to say."
"We have hardly opened the sub -
jet, M. de Mayenne"--
"I have no wish to carry it fur-
ther."
"Monsieur, the king's ranks a$ord
no better match than m heir,"
"No timid of mine shall ever marry
a Royalist."
' I swore no son of mine should
ever marry a Leaguer, but I have
•some to see the error let my wgrJs, Y
you will see yours, Msyenne. It tai ete r,t,, etaseding •.v� , Ni,,,.,.:,,,,
for you to choose were among the l
king'e entries you will marry trade- with oulatretch 11 hand, but the chief
moiseUe.'• mitered tgktng it.
A' v tseeaalnesa. a fear whish "ISM quite so fast, my friendnt It
ha wood not own a fear, crept into -1Comte
yield -ere the Dug de St. le.QuLor.
F the C'oruta da ![air, and Mlle. lwlr-
Mayennee eyes. He studied the Noe once de Montiue, I demand' certain
before him, a We of gay challenge, little conoeseiow. for myself."
and said at leelgth, not quite con- "B}' all means monsieur. You
fidently himself: stamp us churls else."
"You speak with a confidence, 8t. My duke sat again. hie smile et
Qt»ntm." shade uneasy, Which Mayenne per-
' Why, to be sure." ceived with gwet enj9vnteut. ge h@
•
Mayenne jumped heavily 10 his feet. went on blandly: Nothing that 1
"What mean your could 'ask of you, M. de 81 Quentin,
"I mean that mademoiselle's merry- could equal, could halt's, what i
ing is in thy hands. Where is your ��itl, ytohuai' mnrtiti�tfoae allmon
ward, M. de Mayenne?" - one aide, four th t of sigh
"Mordieu • leave Jou found herr thing fol you to grant
"You ayeak soothe' Name it, monsieur." •
"In your hotel" -"Another petal in your fewer 4I
'No. eager kinsman. In a plies) had forgot," )(.genua observed, with
tehither you. cannot follow Iter. ' his usual relnetancs to show 11. cards
. Mayenue look about, as if--witheven when the time had -come to
some instinctive idea et uekigg a /resd,-,them.-"7.set. night I laid on
1weapon, of summoning his soldiers. this table s packet.' just arrives, which
eellYe13od' ethrgne, you shall tell I was told belonged to You. When
ins where!" I had time to think of it again It
e{.
"\Pith pleasure. She it d 8t. Denis." had vaaiahed..1 mewed my la. k ls,
ltlayrnne cried helplesslaty!
ly, a. numb but later it occurred to me that Mlle
ed under s blow: tie Montlue, arming for battle, hnd
"St.Inertia' But hew" -4. purloined it." . - --- __ _--_.- .
"How cams ehe there? On foot, "Your shrewdaeae elites you merle "
eve step. 1 auggptw she never "You nee. you have scored a fourth
no
lies « two sue: in her Uta Won.
she %nurt own.ugThee foh r.barn 1 emboldeneewees -
ae rhe, M. de ayenn.? But she
tramped to Bt. air through tbu etto demand what I want "
"Even to half toy fortune"--
-te --doer--at 1 m "No, not your gear Save that ter
lir arnale' itching aim."
• Be a g 1
yetme sitjas� monsieur's • wrist. "Then. what the ,'evil is it you
want? You will not get my name -in
Leap Year --
A sure winner.
Bound to eatch on,
64 to the pound.
Your dealer will supply
you. If eel, WlN.
duce% to
D. 5. Perrin & Co:;
LONDON. Ld. CANADA.
sutul•j lw• I,ii ii . et'•ntyle tnel s11.,
teed at'.n1t it ; I-' del net 4"e
him- n i10 eerie!. She tin 'I' e'•'.e
telt 1 Iter trio hi,,d. _ S' t`e•.+ n
Lwiug Pluht. _. 'me are e••a •:c '.• in
enter. n110111111.-
yh,u=sem' •!.rung tad-
" twe•lt1•; oil 11111 upe11•ar:tt-' y,1a,� ante.
.•tel •d, with 1115 'e0it-,w4e
"\'o11 need rot Andre yoer,ell.
see r, fete it a ;tour d;liIIt * 1 !ewe
et t•n'.tr t 'lreill," '.t N'ern clad t„ r.l
t'• ti, y"u bet'ind bsr.• te' to,. 'i
• tai :•'. to•thit• tomb viol I tz n
It'•w', bt
' rrhsd•' mosses;:;.
'c 1. N''v't lhlll[hh•t t1,• ..•
flu• h• >l ic.•y w I;rt uunl••e, .,, ,ye•tl
Good as 'an Umbrelle.
ae: Ihr .In •s e•n•, ,. L• N,ok feet '!.. . Smelt -."It pays tee kueiw tall git 1:."
_try...'.Lt ••L,M wrir:u.
14tisbii•tVhv, 1 Met one dot tog .•
*hewer the ',thrill' 'lay mewl Walke•.I
home . titee:'tee t l.t:; bet.'• Chirnqi'
tine• -
_..•
�r
I roti tr,.nhl t1.1 • l . r ;, o„
II 'try
that ile
mut of
mos-
lit-
res
now
him
away
Aye,
the toe
fltayerme
tricked. ai
"I'll w
answered,- s
deference to
to laugh.
=Meals! Forg
me here at St.
_not amuging 111
ra4ne."
"He pent for lel
on, blanching :.t t
arcused me of spiel,
It ems tole. Hr t
sit r
tr u►,_tvanlen, N
to my house, to my -
honor. Re Bait I had
and a Judea -heart -that
e M. de Mar for your .cake, but P,14t
will do it for his own. 1 find jaws
uch to my liking. He came "A
ear, mademoiselle?" Do.
tobe seized In the street by the
ere; `men. When.. M. de
found bow .he had been east
, he blazed with rage."
ant he did' "• -the king ni
pressing. hon -ever, in lade? Storm Paris? !jell the ('ause?"
er distress, bis decile "I would we .could 'torte:. Pari.,"
ntre-saint-grin, mad gs Ronny sighed. "1t would' suit me
e Inc 11 thea aetwe}it \ better to Artie the rlsolir than to
nie. 1 trow it was sue for him.. Itut Tarim is riot ripe
the Hotel- de Lor- for ms yet. _You: ilei irenty poen=
t•i Bend to VilMroe, I believe he csfould
sire," ehe went menage the thing.''
e teernory. He '•I ate second to nine," mnnaieur
'ng M. de Mar. said politely. "in myegeiniration of
lied me liar, M. roe \ellerni'r 'abilities. But 1n
d i waA /elec. mach hint is ulrrrtain • ,What ilG ran
end, to ray or dill do. uncertain. Etienne de Moir
ilteig lien" ; ; 111Pr nil --r ler---irt~-ilr-Tnijtc:"
Ave; it et yell), .hn+,neap.' Rosny
assented. it is revel to take ,ynlrr
'any."
1 mail way, but aline. Rut corns,
non-, R•,trs�, you most admit t ,at
once or et trier, when n11 your n I.A.
nrres were denelncked, my mndne e
hes srrvert.t'
many toonok monsieur's hand in a
pile grip.
A a' milien." the Aske paid. smil-
ing mow nn'' hien, "what a pity yon
are a. Rem of n horrific!"
"Ftenri,t •• orny returned gravely,
wore.' yntteene had the Rand for-
e to be born •in the Religion."
syn he-wishe.t tie tire/emcee, end
thereel. nfi oaf- reins. As we
1l ha 01rnrr 1 glanced hock to
m still standing ass we had left
ring soberly *Beretta.
•
court jester. •u e not rang, s
- i rmchair-
my son." flu.h passed kom her face, and he, ton, i u, to your tug, is
our death stakes 'Jour -ms's- Ao-1'°R� .��• s 01(72? t / •
Mayenne sat ,a; he wM;!' in Mme- tit con send me to n my son,
by. what ete to do, Rnsnr?" what lowetin`e silence. My dukd:nade monsieur, you les,. Ile
ieur eirelaimed.-11(ishandl. the A step nearer hint, and ,poke for the without a -protector, Iriutdlssel pen-
frst time with perfect' s.ri,,Rntas, Mimic in the midst of a hostile army
"Me Lord elayetmei 4 was mei nut- cursing the name of Mayenne. Have
recuiaanee brought f[ne here this your reseed her delicately, tpoderly,
morning. There ei the'Beetille: There for thatY'
is the axe. LlkII W thnt mr course hnp Mayenne sat silent, his facie a rnask.
been offensive ter -yore. -pour nephew It was Repos ble to whether
proved me that. I knew also • that the shot hit. Monsieur went on:
you do not care to meddle with me ''nit can', 01 course• bald tie in
openly. At less%, you have not reed -
must.
torture us, kill us; 'but you
died. Whether you. will ehfinge your must. .newer for it to a people of
method -but I venture to believe not. Paris."
1 am copulae juat'now it! -Paris., 1_ - 81111 , was D[.�yenitq s lints drum
- min on the eci .let a table. Fi
had kissed
ham and betrayed him. I ed given
hien my promise never to hclef,inter.
etiucae with M. de Mar ago l' hsd
given. my word to be true.to my h e.
M. de ar cams by no will o , nein
I had n inkling of such puree till
1 beheld "m before madame ane her
ladies. He\came to -entreat me to
fly -to wad h'i i. 1 denied him. si
s
I sent him aw
to:the guard. '
Thi* is my lover?
"Mademoiselle." t
ed, "gooti hap that y
Rut Walt I to ea
is war, gentlemen.
king e'ketaim-
1 have 'turned
your ark on the hens*. of Lnrteine.
• erei. it we are but roygh soldiers.
- ow -know how to tender yawt1
' "It Wan not for myself T rrr}�e,'•
)ht1 said more quietly. ' My lo line
the right, td chasten me. 1 arli his
ware, anti I did deceive him. But n who 'WAS going into the
while he foamed at me rime word lion' a d.$ Wes far lean molemn over
of M. de Mar's capture. Thin May- it. *rideeseefee-it he the'lyght
none swore that he ethernet pay for hid" 'a great danger, he esti•
the. dear. 1r. said he should he found need w g my rnunttnanee: Lot,
guilty of the murder. He said plenty monaierrl , ridden all hie life with
of witneseee would swear to it. He He n -the Ilion; s1e did net 4.-
asid M. de Mar Rhirtuld be tortur to Perri PIM flow• a we cantered stead -
m the• him confess." sly anon' in the fresh, cool morning
With RR nate mooei lir sprang toy be alreat�ia pictu M.'Rtienne re-
ward. leased. H.twever ad- he acki owl -
".Aye." elm nerd, -starting up, "he - *mane dcI a .r coal h he. T dot titin 1 i1e
swore M. de Mar should suffer thea
preparatory .aid the preview', the Aercets. it wee imp stele to hero
estrspade ane' /j)e•hretdek1ne'" that hie eon Ahnnld n he eared.
"He dare not' the king shouted, 5l'e entered' With per et easy the
' "Hordi.n, 11. dere not!'' gate or Paris and took nu way with -
"Sire." she ivied, "you can ' pro_ tt it •hesitatnry through t . bueie.;t
Mite) hint that for .v�gry blow hi, streets. Nowhere did the gu a miring
et -tikes litieur,e• il4 \for yyule will etches cin` -Ys, but, instead, 'town th 11 ones;
. lett' two. Mar 1- ui !i's heads. but the trainee -be gatheted its kit•tr, Hite
1 rite in yore. VDT M. de Mir, un- tradesmen -and artisans ran , t of
hint, you wen .le•Gi'•r him me un- their shops to eh.er St. Quests . to
ser
t,
we
,turn
find h
him,
The
twee 11 he tier,• Mar yon will tor. cheer France, to het peace. to e
tura me." to the echo the Cathelle king.
"Mademoiselle," the long Cried, "I hope Mayerme h.ara (hem,"
"rather shall he torture every ohms_ monsieur said toil**, doffing his hat
her it France than T touch a hair of to a big farrier who had come out
%lour hgld!" of ht. smithy waving On +dant' in
.81".-7:71-.1415F4114' Ity_ tha Rya n1 an the
, _eel"; ..`..Ma Aadt.afasa . king.
{all
i
had more cheers ns t came hi thea 1 e
morning than have met your ear" for silt' i.,,'said ronghtyr�ga tt-lh�woet
many^au-month. soil have n .¢re"t w3�e dragged Prem him ng'tinet life
name 'for prueem4 Af de Msyenne; will:
I believe you will not molest me."
I hardly thought my duke wen
making a great name for prudence.
But, then, as Ile said. he Mei to week
in his own way' Mayenne returned,'
with chilling calm:
"You may find me. St. Quentin, less
timid than you tweeter."
"Impoasibie,', Mavenne'a courage is
unquestioned. I rely not nn hie tim-
idity, ,but on his judgment,"
"You take a great deal upon your=
self in supposing- that I' wanted your
death on Tuesday and do net want it
on Fridag."
"Tent king•is three days nearer the
true faith than ''on Tuesday. Hie
party is three days stronger. ten
Tuesday it would have been a bion -
der to kill me; on Friday it is three
days worse a blunder." -
"But• not less a pleasure. T hey.
hart something of the kind in mind
ever since your master killed my bro-
should profit, by =that tmtt-
experienee before you take a
hie book, M. de Mayhem..
Yalnist gained atngrllarly
he slew Cruise to Make
the Leemie):" •
,;nevi, and the* leech -
is'. eorii of the flattery.
•l.
de
leaf
Henry
little wh
you hese-
Moyettttne
.ey to siert:
But 1 think he w1ta, all the same, half
pl.siitid,; ne•rte the leas beeline* he-
knew
ieknew it to be flattery. He said un-
expectedly :
Your eon ron%a honesty by his.
unhnund tongue.
"Alt, any'..un I Now that you men-
tion him, we mhall discuss him a
little. Yon have put, 1ny'sdrf, mon-
ai.ur, in the Bastille."
"No; Relict and my nephew Ptttdl,
whom you know, have put hien there."
"Tent M. de Mayenne can get him
out 0 he ehimee_"
tit he shone "
tha ta efts/talent est Amen again, wittb'ttba
air lel one preparing for, art omft>lltte
"i shall not teeter*, you. I never
rneent to torture Mar. The Arrest
was not my work. Since 1t NV AA done.
'i meant tet"proflt by- it to keep bim
Awhile out of me way--oply that. 1
threatened my enuntn etherwiee in
heat of passion. Rut 1 shell not tor-
ture him, 1 shall not kill him."
"Monaietur"---
"1 put a eardin ynnr bane," May -
mine .said curtly, Hie pride ill
brooked to ~eerie the point. but he
rn,tl,l not h*ve, it Rltppnaert that he
did not. see what he Wee doing "i
give you a VIM. JIn what you ran
with it."
"Mnn*ieur, you phew what little
sureties' mm - knightly gen.rtrsity, it
is that generosity i appeal."
"is the horse of that enter? Rut
noir. you were frightening ...my pru-
dence."
th.' but hew fortune/. the roan
I • whom gornrosity and prudence
point the ramie path !"
it may have been r but pretense,
this smiling bonhomie el nr,neienr'A
Nimeldj?we, douhtltse gauped it as sueh.
but. cot Abp.. rA1.: he euff.red it to e
wsrm him. i1.' re/nitwit) of a midden
all the Amiability with whieh he bed
greeted his gur•.t. $mileng and 05171
hr answ.red:
"St Quentin. •1 eare little' tor eith-
er tont Thri•Ate ler -yMlr 'Ajnleries.
They emus. nm• alike. and 0110 me
not. lout 1 leave n yarn Ior {• menet
ro1nin. 8inee yon .Ahrw .ten 1e with
her danger you have the whti,hend."
New it write monsieur's turn 11 sit
dt.ereetly silent, waiting.. \..
"I went last might to tell the, child
i wnald not harm her hover. Lo'
:wile hell 11ow'u. 1 Wel a regiment
searching Paris for her. 1 *IA in
Ike et reels niy's.lf till dawn."
"Monslene, she made her way to us
at ht Deni* to offer herself to our
torture rhd you terrine Mat "
"Mnrhlen "' M*v.nno red, hell
riatag.
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D ? T. A. Slocum, Llmtte d,
Toreatn„ Ont. •i
Gentle en:-
• • som time ago I began to es lash
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remite said r :td contracted con mp-e
lion. -: 1 failed cont 165 pounds wn
119. I ,vas . ,,iscd to go to he
ties le vette. r e• t. .1 went to bo
ee vat• r heave :pear. i con,
to fail, and was •item by the
to come home as °thing morn
done for me., • ' . seeded
left me. 1
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