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mour an cod liver
it's Ili muision faitalentes
er, while itteMericinal nourish-
eiesenshrin fhlaitatelleillete expet the
homeritism and upbeat hosir atrenitth.
iandetttsn'1a- Q ( t
terirfday who could not find other relief.
Ilefuse the alcohoile substihutes.
B. IL SAS"
ehireirdort r and
Mumi, f lie. Solicitor • q3 o.1 the- Donn
ohm Officer in ;ter et the Wen*
►o sob peps
their straining necks
earth told that the
come to the ends of their
"Where ie Acl#ille Lato
Vivonne. "He has studii
Montpellier."
forth. ¥ome ill, g "Here i am, hour exc
not for me to blast, but 1
J. M. BEIM a man with a I neer as
solicitor, Colsserasisers and Which would y u have
Ofd -� over "`This one In h e road."
ure a e, Wheal The trooper lent .over
"He is not long for thi¢
.
F. HOS-',
• ice, Solicitor, Co ed
masa7' paxe. Solkitor for the Cam:
Mak edCommerce. Mom: to o
ler mix Offico, in Wit% Week.
et, insofmitte
nOUDIfOOT,C00131 T Mil -OR AND
r sz s, Solicitors, Ifeith lots Parma
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deer of each week. Ofd in Kidd Mies.
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W1 University, . Montreal; 'Member of
lege' of Physicians .and Surseaum of
Licentiate~. of Medical -Council
a Canada, Post.Graduate member of
amildent Medical Staff'vf General Hos-
pital, Montreal, 1914-16; Office two
jam east; of Post. Otiice, Phone 51,
Rech. tarto.
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oezroe an}d reeide erich street
Omit of the Methodist church, Seafortit.
!nide Ns. 41. Coroner for- the Cougty
d. a 011.
OW k MCKAY.
J, G. Wit, graduate of Victoria and.
of ; Physicians and Surgeons.
lam /Arlaor, at,sd member Of the Ontario
fir• for the County' °a' Smola
f!, MacKay, holm gr&ditate of Trinitt
Ihttyers ty, and gold medallist of Trin-
ltliedical College; member of the Col -
le dPhyolcians and fluespeons, Ontario,
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• Graduate : of thavetalty of Toronto
Picesity of Medicine, member of Col -
1 of Physicians_ and Sammons -ofOn-
Sohn
graduate courses in CWailo
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AucTioNoresa
THOMAS BOW`.
Lkiemmd,. attetioneer for the counties
of Simon end Perth. Corr dem ara
"Alellmat5 tersaiedate°can temadM's Feee, evert
-p 2th, or _
ne expositor offer. Moots ®�
Malefactionsad dei teed• I
-H - -
B. T. nriX. ea',
,, �'; . Of
fling bee to
steeds : had
troubles, {f
fir?" ask De
'tl medic at
eliency. it -is
am es heady
tvIth € if a ier.
ie loop .tp
Amos(
'ivory,
een.
said
The dozen- rujji , who. ad he'
,tice stuccoes of the ties, sprang
he. "Methinks that it we e well f r me
to pass my dagger throu h his th chat"
"Not for your life!" eri the I a�jdes.
"If he did with nt woun , they c� of
lay it to our ch rge. Tu nova el -the
other," .
The man ben over, D Catina and
placed his hand upon his heart.I A' be
did so the soldi r. heave long ' Igh,
opened his 'eyes and gaz about .. m
with the Rice of one who own net; er
where be is.no haw h: came 'ere..
De :Vivonne, w o had • rawn It ; hat
down over hie eyes an. - muffled ll the
lower part of is face his u a tle,
took out his flak and toured o f l tale
of the contents own the + , jured In 's
throat. In an stant a dash of 'for
had. come back into th guardsm; n's
+loodless cheeks and the light of em-
ery into his eye'e. -He s ggled ' on
he hiss feet and trovesfur ously tad ush
his
0 i
away those w o held
head still svea , and b
hold himself er et.
"I must to 1°aris," .h
must to Paris.
You stop me at
"He has no h
the ex -doctor..
"Then hard hi
the hying man
The lantern
of yeitow light
been. carried * ov
Green was le
Now they bro
where the yo
was no sign of
De Vivonne
by the throat
wodld have. ch
bad the others
"You, lying d
your skill? Th
are ruined!" . .
"Ile has don • it in hi
other
t Is the
your peri
rt save a
Ii fast.
o the ea
rew but
so that
r to De
lying 1
ght the
eman 1
int. He
aught th
nd, hurl
ked him
ot dragg
g!" he
man ha
i
gle!" gasped th
cannot be far o
"That -is true.
cried De Vivo
Favero nor arm
Raymond de 0
that he play us
tour, and you,
the road and
If he enter Per's at all
in that- way. 1, you g
before you on your -rho
him to the rend • ' vRolts.
matters little,. f r lie is
fellow, and oath here by
The two horeemien rb
Stilt of the fu titre, . a
s:-:11 ,struggling da pera
.. s dragged own th
- i +},-r,•--+ ante
h,
He ea
e "H
You,
rnae,
no trick.
bery
sit by t
m.st
could SC: .rte
gaspe "T
ng's es s' on.
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scratch, ' ` id
dfit rry
age."
a small ging
when,! it ; ad
atinat os
• the th ow.
ight ae
y Boat
as g n
hal` t
g hind
to
ere
e
actor
down,
upon the Spot
i them Ia .art ._
led. ills this .
fled, an we -
death ag
oarsely.
ot be far o8,'c '
. has ne et
Despard and
the l of er,
Do yon; La-
e, ride- down
e soutlh gate.'
e. must come
him, tiallhinm
e !and bring
n.any Cade, it.
stranger{ this
rfblance °' :[ -
• 1s `�pur-
d De Ca=t,
ely to es4ape,
St. Ger# aIn
the carraae.
illanahd ametionsor for the County
tig likerse. Salmi attended to in all
PSI of the County. Seven year& ex -
blow reasonable. Phase Ma det, Z.
Hat Orders left at The Bursa ex -
Miter Office. Staton-Lb, prosspti, M-
imes* to.
JOHN AnifOLD,
Licensed aisctimaem for the counties
OM I 011 ai Dublin, or 41 illeaferat
likkeliiikeer fie! the senuatiee
isiaNA *dm. to re-
goarsiatedi Or all'
INOSS 111!C ls Miter be WNW*
sili*Olod as,
wh
act
ah
de
ha
wi
the
des
d t d at some .din
e incidents were'• bein
ree of the horsemen`
achman was curry
(it w them, and De Vier
LI etched One of the
to o hie sister, followed
With the remainder o + his
ornate guardsman had now
en : y1yl recovered his senses-, and
for' i • li3 , self with a strap roust, .. his
anti= and another round his eir1s , a
capti a !inside a movingprison w & eh
luinb re', h;,avily along, the eoti .try
road_ a dbeen .stunned by the
shook ci" 's fall, and his leg was .1 dly
bruin d y the weight of his h e.
$i i owever, pained Isms • ri ore
th€ $i s i i' He sank his head into
his pinitnedbands and stamped madly
witsfa {t, rocking himself to and
fro in hs despair. What a fool, a tre-
ble f ,,1,; he bad been! He, an old sol-
d et, ata had seen something of = ar,
t �'L) lk with open eyes into au
B`ut then came a return of that om-
moik cit e which lies so very el seiy
lie e; impetuosity of the elf.
Th art r was done now, and he =a list
see it cotUId not be mended. os
Green ( h d ;escaped. That was one
nce
er-
ode
or -
nue,
and
fter
gra .pi
Greie '
and, i eah
true
but s
way
Ma` n
so we11
ar b
t lin his favor. And
d heard the king's me$
zed its importance. It
he knew nothing of P
a man who could pic
!gist through the forest
uld. not be balked in fin
nown a: house as that o
o o Paris.
t
A
cur
•n0
Ow{
wh
the
he
A
e
fro
he
abo
an
'ba
its
the
.clu
earl
gro e
the g
Ing 1
des
nor l V
the
be
in
here
he o
were
• were
along
then
shou
i
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er
0
1
h
0
a cyoz
actly
too
to
co
gl s
ra
so
age
was
ris,
'•hie
of
the
n the • thought of eseap : e-
to'ttia mind. blight he not ven
e n time perhaps to carry his
ge? Who were these ife en
i eized hies? Arid where ere
g him to? Full of curio ity,
r out of the windows.
man was riding close up on
e, but. there was glas in
e carriage, and through this
aim some idea as to bis wi ere -
e elands had cleared ow,
moon was shining brig + tly,
e whole wide. landscap = in
eriig light. To the righ 1 lay
cotintrg, broad plains itIl
woodland and the Lowe s of
ricking out from above fhe
n ;the left, but far away lay
er of Patis. They were ieav-
pidly bjehind. Whateve - his
n, it Was *neither the ca' ital
files. Then he began to i ant
pf escape. His sword had
ved, and: his pistols were still
Isters beside his unto 11+ ate
e Was unarmed, 'then, ev n it
free himself, and his ca t tars
s dozen in number. , • re
ee
st
ahead, riding ab st
White moonlit road. hen
One oa each side, an he
dge by the clatter of oofss
could not be fewer than half
ehlnd. That would mak : ea-
1ve, includi the coach --
a , t surely, for an unarmed roan
e ; bhfe. At the thought o ;the
m { he had glanced throng the
f ' nt f at the broad back o the
a he had suddenly in the _ lam -
of the carriage lamp ob ed
• fig Which • struck him with hor-
a
1
r
of
d
h
g
m._
e
s
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1
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a
a
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11
o cli
wo
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wh
th
de
in
pa
of
Nc
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i,
1
t
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n
1
1
1,
ii
Wits
n was . evidently deepen tely
It ;woe strange indeed that I
co 1 , e 11 rut there and file his
ip ' 1 terrible'- an injury In
a ac of his gr t .red _ coat,
to e eft ;shoulc er blade, was a gash
i e otic where some weapo + had
a- * nd all round wasp a wide • itch
i rk : carlet which told its oven tale.
r w - this all. As he -ral:. it his
w141 + moonlight shone upc i hid
halm d Do Catinat ssiw, w th a
shod. -• , that. it {aise was splashand
clo s : r; with . bleed. The guard = man
cran , is neek to catch .a Mimi) e of
the 1's face,'bnt his broad br ii med
• bah drawee lo*, and the hi colt
l , s drivii coir was raiz : a , so`
th t lit featttreft wsiri in the sha ow.
1 ors. thio, had come to a,spot
w e e main rode ran onwar' hut
a s al r side track wound away i own
t 4 t. , slope of -a hill, and so i i the
did tic1 of th. Seine. The ad ante
gua d had kept to the main roar= and
the two batsmen on either side were
trotting in the same direction when, to
-a-tires" Now K on as
eman's.Bast Med no
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fruit medicine ia=gartieularly well suited
,for the use of women, because jf its mild
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In were eases of Constip n, Inndi-
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.In The Back, Neuralgia, or h General
Run -Down Constitution, "Pru t-a-tivee"
is the only medicine needed o correct
such trorles and restore the sufferer
i o complete health.
As a tones, "Fruit-a-tives'' is inva-
luable to purifyend enrich the blood
and build up strength and vihor.
fi0e. a box, 6 for $2.a 0, trial size 25c.
At dealers or sent postpaid by Frult-
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De Caiitass amazQm nt, the carriage
suddenly swerved to one side and in
an instant plunged down the steep in-
eliine,, the two stout horses galloping
at their, topmost speed, the a oachman
amnding up.and lashing furiously at
them and the 'clumsy old vehicle bound-
ing along in a way which threw him
backward and forward from; one seat
to the other. Behind him he eouid hear
a 8shotit of consternation from the es-
cort and then the rush of ;galloping
hoofs. Fast as • the coach went, its
pursuers went faster still. The rattle
of. their hoofs was at the very back,
and suddenly at one of the windows
there came into vileve the red, distend-
ed nostrils of a herse. Slowly it drew
forward, the muzzle, the etre,' the ears,
the mane, coming into sight as the
rider still gained, , iuid then above them
the fierce face, of Despard and the
gleam of a brass pistol.
"At the horse, Despard; at the horse!"
cried an authoritative voice from be-
hind.
The pistol flashed, and the coach
lurched over as one of the horses gave
a convulsive spring. But the driver
still shrieked and lashed with'his whip,
while the carriage bounded onward.
But now. the road turned a suddea
curve, and there, right in front of
them, not a hundred paces array, was
.the alpine, running cold and sill in the
moonshine. The • bank on ether side
of the highway ran straight d with-
out any 'break to the water's edge.
{ Theirs was no sign of: a' b and a
'black shat% in the C of the
st&am showed where" the ferryboat,
1
d
Pimplee arm „caused Wholly Iby bad
Mood, and to get lid of them it hs
eery to verify the bkod of an I im-
purities. ,
Burdock Blood Bitters has
remarktible cures; the '
disappeared, nod a
pkttion left behind.
N.S., writes: nI am writing mitt h e'er.
lines to tell yeti what Burdock Blood
ILI
Bitters has done for met 'Irleaharlahlen
face was covered with n pies. I
different killide of meelicenee arid
seemed to saiS _, I was one y to a
friend's hottse, ittidteted eyed
and when Y. were
completely Cured. I
blood purifier, and'
Burdock Blood Bi
market for the past f
manufactured only by
Co., Limited, Toronto,
belated travelers across. e driver
rents, lie urged the fri ed crea-
tures into the river. Oy esitated,
however, when they first fel the cold
water about their hocks, an even as
they did so one of them, th a low
moan, fell over upon her side. Des-
pard's bullet had found its mark.. Like
a flash the coac.hman burl himself
from the box and plunged into the
stream, but the pursuing horsemen
were all round him before this, and
half a dozen hands hen se him ere
he cauld reach deep water ' and had
dragged him to the bank. His broad
bat had been struck off in the struggle,
and De Catania saw his tape in the
moonshine. Great heavens! It was
Amos Green.
CHAPTER XII.
"SHE desperadoes we e as much
astonished as was. e Catinat
when they found th they had
recaptured in this !extraordi-
nary manner the messenger 'whom
they had giiien up for lost. .
"A thousand thunders!" cried one.
"And this is the taan -whom that devil's
brat Latour would make Out to be
dead!"
"And, how came he here?"
"And where is 'Etienne aud?"
"He has stabbed Etienne, and taken
his coat and hat."
"What! While we were all within
stone's cast?"
hAye, there is no other Way out of
"By my soul," cried old Despard, "I
had never much love for old Etieniae,
but I hiShe emptied a cup of wine with
him before now, and I shalle that he
has justice. Let us cast iris relied
round the fellow's neck and hang him
upon this tree." ,
Several •pairs of hands were already,
unbuckling the harness of- the dead
horse when De Vivonne Pushed hid
1 way into the little group. '
"It is as much as yeur Ryes are worth
to touch him," said he.
"But he has slain Etienne Arnaud."
"That score may be settled aftem
ward Tonight he is the king's mem
senger. Is the other all safe?"
"Tie this man and put him. in beside
him. Unbuckle the traces of the dead
horse. So! Now, De Carnac, put yout
own into the harness. You can mount
the box and drive, for we heve noi
• very far to go."
The changes were rapidly made,
Amos Green was thrust in beside De
Catinat, and the carrhtge was soon
toiling 'tip the steep incline which it
had come down so precipitately. The
American had said not a word since
his capture and had remained abso-
lutely stolid, with kis hands crossed
over his chest while his fate was un-
der discussion. Now that he was alon
once more with his comrade, however,
he frowned and muttered.
"Those infernal horses!" he grum-
bled. haVhy, an Araerican horse would
have taken to the water like a duck.
Oace over the river, we should ho.vo
had a clear lead to Paris."
th hahe the
"Sly dear 'friend," cri d De eating,
'at :int manaeled h upon those
tel by me! But how e you there?
h -ea in my life have I been so aston-
ished as when I saw yo r face."
Amos''Gyeen chuckled' to himself. "1
• thought that maybe it Would be a sur-
prise to you If you knew who was
driving you," said he. "When I was
liirown from my horse I Leh quiet,
artly because it seemed to me to be
inore healthy to lie than. to stand with
all nhose -swords clinking in my ears.
Tben thee all got round you, and 1
rol'ed into the ditch, crept along it, got
On the crossroad in the shadow of the
trees and was beside the carriage be-
fore ever they knew that I was gone. I
saw in a flash that there was only one
way by which I could be of use to you.
The coachman was leaning round, with
his bead turned, to see what was going
oh behind him. I out With my knife,
eprang up on the front wheel and
stopped his tongue."
"I pulled him doise Into the ditch,
and 1 got into his coat and his hat. I
had hardly got the reins before they
were all beak and bundled you into the
iceach. I was not afraid of their see-
ing me, but I was scared lest I should
net know which road to take, and 80
set them on the frail. But they made it
easy to me by sending some of their
saw that by -track and made a run for
The guardsman again pressed his
comrs.de's hands. "You bave been as
true to me as hilt to blade," said he.
"It was a bold thought and a bold
"And what now?" asked the Ameri-
can.
"I do not know who these men are,
and I do not know whither they are
taking us. I fancy that they are tak-
ing us to some place where they can
shut us up until this business blovrs
over."
"Well, they'll need to be smart about
144W4i ?IP
"Else maybe they won't ilnd us when
they want us."
"What do you mean?"
For answeit the American, with a
twist and a wriggle, drew his two
hands apart and held them in front of
his comrade's face.
°Bless you, it's the 4:rst thieg they
teach the papooses in en Indian wig-
Wam! Put, your hands , out." With a
few dexterous tvrists hp loosen.ed De
Catinat's bonds until he also was able
to slip his handie free. "Now for your
feet, if you'll put)them rip. They'll find
tisat we are easier to catch than to
But at that momept the carriage be-
gan to slow down, and the clank of the
hoofs of the riders In front of them
*died suddenly away. P
the windows, the p.rison
dark .building stretchin
them, so high and so
night shrouded it in upon every side.
;A. great archway hung above them,
and the lamps shone on the rude wood-
en gate studded with ponderous clamps
r part of the
iron grating,
could catch a
a lantern and
looked out at.
g in his stir -
p toward the
men most In -
e of the con-
. They saw
held a gold
hat the face
by !shaking
nodding and
ter the head
ung open up-
ard beyond,
the exception
As the horses
two prisoners
t. In the light
flared, around
at they were
hemmed in by high turreted walls
upon every side. A, bul y man with a
bearded face, the same hom they bad
seen at the geating, w s standing in
the center of the group of anned men
lesuing his orders.
"To the upper dungeon, Simon!" he
cried. "And see that they haye two 'I Meet of impatience. "What vra.s it?
bundles of straw and loaf ee bread How can you ask me when you know
until we learn our maSter's will." Sa well as I do the vrretched failure
"I know not who yoar maeter may Of sty miesion? It was the king's
l be," Said De eatinat, "hut I would ask whib that the archbishop ohould marry
'you by What wareant' h dares to stop theta. The archbishop should hwee
two messengets of e kitig wbile beau at the palace by now. Ab, I can
traveling in his servic ?" see the king's cabinet, I can see hint
"By St Denis, if ray master play waiting, / eat see madame evening, 1
the king a trick, it will be but tie and eau hear them Peak of fhe unibannY
tie," the stout man anewered, with a De Cathiatii—
ini "But no more talk! Away with "I see all that," said the Americas
ens, Simon, and you answer to me stolidly, "and I see something more."
din their safe keeping.'" "What then?"
It was in vain that Do Cannot raved. "I see the 'archbishop tying them up
, and threatened, invoking tbe most ter. together. "
: ribie menaces upon all who were con- "He could not be at the palace."
' (tented in detaining hiM. Two stout "On the contrary, he reached the pal-
' knaves thrusting him from behind and , ace about half en hour ago."
one dragging in froht forced him De Catinat reprang to bis feet. At the
through a narrow gate and. along a palace!" he se*---eamed. "Then who gave
1 etone flagged passage, They made hini the hie -stager
their way down three succeselYe cord- "I did," said Amos Green. ,
dors and -through three doors, each of . If the American bad expected ito sur-
e -bleb was' locked and :barred behind prise -or delight his companion by this
them. Then they aeceaded a winding cart announcement he was *woefully
-acme stair, and finally they vrerie disaPpointed, for De Catinat approach -
thrust into a Small sileare dungeon, ed him with a face which was full of
and two trUfige.9 of steam were throvrn sytuatathy and trouble.
in after them, An tont later a ' "My dear Agenda' said he, "I have
thr
heavy key turned tn locknand they been sehfish and thoughtless. That fall
ieere left to their own me-ditatioes. from your horse has sbaketi yon more
Very grim and darl those meditse than you think. Lie down upon this
a De Catinat straw and she if a little sleep may
other of ill for- ! 'I tell you that the bishop is there'
. There were ; cried 'Amos Green.
too—his sweet 1 "He IN, he le," veld De Catinat wens -
ho had been as 1, Ingiy. "He is most cerMinly there. I
-mod as a father to him, What pros trtiethat you have theparne"
hrve in their 1 'The Aerierican raved le the sir with
had. lost the ! his knotted fists. "You think that rm
unto . crazed," he _cried, "and, by the eternal,
iiiielded
ping ahrough
rs saw a huge,
in front of
road that the
and nails. In the up
door was a small molar
and through this they
glimpse of the gleam o
of a bearded' face whic
them. De Vivonne, sten
rups, craned his head
grating, so that the tee
terested could hear li
versation which follow
oily- that the horsera
ring up in the air and
above, 'which had be
aud frowning, was no
An Instant 1
disappeared, the deer s
on screaming hhiges,
drove on into the cou
leaving the escort, wi
of De Vivonne, outside.
tired round, and the
were dragged roughly' o
.a the torchet which'
them they could see
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ot two great clumsy billets or. wow,
which seemed to have been left there
to servo as pillows for the prisoners.
Having satisfied himself that the chim-
ney was se small that it wfits utterly
Impossible to pass even his head up it,
he drew the two blocks of wood over
to, the window itud was Able losoplac-
ing one _above the other aatotanding
ittgteat en the hIghed th the
self og aid axing Me toe in in-
equality et the Indio LaYledit
1, look out on •to the ceertimar-rthich
1' they bad just quitted. Tie klerriatio
and De Vivenne were passliag out
tbirough the gate as he looked, and he
inter& a moment later the slam of the
heavy door and the -defter hoofs
, from the troop of 'horsemen outside.
Tbe seneschal and his retainers had
dilisappeared; the torches, toe, were
* gone, and, save for the measured tread
a a pair of sentinels the yard twen-
ty feet beneath him, all was silent
throughout the great castle.
.The wihdow was large enough to
pass his body through if it were not
for those bars. He shook them and
hung his weight upon them, but they
[were as thick as his thumb and firmly
welded; then, getting somentrong hold
for his other foot, he supported hina-
self by one hand, while he picked -vrith
his knife at the settihg of the iton. It
was cement, as smooth its glass and as
hard as marble. His knife turned
whea he tried to loosen it, But there
was still the stone. It was sandstone,
not so very hard. If he could cut
grooves hilt he might be able to draw
out bait.; eement and all. He sprang
down to the .floor again and was think-
, Ing how he should best set to work
when groan drew his attention to his
• o'Something on your mind?" said
:A1NOS Green, sitting down upon Ins
billets of wood. "What was it, then?"
Tho guardsman here made a move -
tions were in the case
A. stroke of goad luck
at court, and IfOW this
tune bad desihoyed hi
his people in Paris,
Adele, his old uncle,
ecav would they
troubles now that la
to no feeling Of desige
latent that the den
a newer eteplace this might be.
ihossalliftreplaee eta one corner and
you are enough to Make me sol When
, I 'any that I sent the bishop I mean
(leneY' The al- thatit saw to the job. Yon remember
the prison door when I stepped haa yeur friend Vas
„had felt all
It wee the ifoldiee's turn to grow ex-
eited nolv. "Well?" he cried; gripping
"Well, when we send a scout into the
Was -
send a second one at another hour, and
so one Or other comes back with his
hair on. That's the Iroquois fuhion,
and a good fashion too."
"My God, 1 belieoe that you have
saved me!"
9 went back to the major then, and
I asked him when he was in Paria te
pass by the arehbishop's door. show-
ed him this lump of chalk. 'If we've
been there,' said I, 'you'll see a great
cross on the left side of the doorPost
If there's no eross, then pull the rateh
and ask the bishop if he'll come up' to
the palace as quick as his hohtes CS.tk
bring him.' The major started an hour
after us. He would be in Paris' by half
past 10; the bishop would be in his -car-
riage by 11, and he would repah Ver.
sallies half an hour ego—that is to say,
about half past 12. By the Lord, I
think I've driven him off his head!"
De Catinat epun round- the een now,
waving his a.rnai and his lege minims
shadow capering up the wall behind
hitn, all distorted in the moonlight.
"Oh, if I could but do something foe
you!" he exclaimed.
"You can, then. Lie down on that
straw and go to sleep.h
By persuasions and a little pushing
he got his delighted companion on to
his couch again and heaped the straw
over him to serve as a blanket.
So weary was the young guardeman
that it was long past noon and the
sun was shining out of a cloudless blid
sky before he awoke. For a moment,
enveloped as be was in straw, and
with the rude arch of the dungeon
meeting In four rough hewn groinings
above his head, he stared about hire
ereWildermeat Then ie. -an instant
the doluge of the day before, his Infs.
Con, the ambuocade, his imprisonment,
all flashed back to him, and he sprans
to his feet. His eorarade, whO had
been dozing in the corner, Jumped. up
also at the first movement, with his
hand on his knife and a sinister
glance diteeted toward the door.
'Oh, it's you, is it?" said be.
thought it was the man. They brought
these two loaves and a jug of water
just about dawn, wheni I woe pettifog
dove* for a rest."
"And did he say anything?"
"No; it -was, the littlelhiack. one."
"Simon, they called him."
and w043 _g;311e. I theeght that maybe
if Isso came again. we might getshim
stop. Maybe if we got them Aimee
leathers round his ankles he woula
tenths erbere we are and what is to
"Plisvi 'What doee it matter since
-mar not matter to: yoasothere'ts
• accouatinh ftir tastes—but it mato
tens a god& deal to me. rm. not used
la witting is a hole,- like a bear lira
for what ether fail*
"There's mO he4p gal/mace, am
t bar and a few pegs.*
No opened his coat and took out *
.ekert piece Of ruited' and- time
iota% thick pieces Of wood, sharps's*
at one end.
"Where did you get those, then?'
"These are my night's work. The
bat is the top one of the grate. I ha*
a job to loosen it, but there itiS. TIM
Pegs I whittled out of that leg. :rote,
see, peg nuniber one goes in bene,
where I bave picked a hole bewail
the stones. Then I've made this other
log Into a millet and with two mai
there it is Ora fixed so that you am
put your vreihht on it. Now these twill
go in the same way into the hole*
above here. noi Now, you see, you caw
stand up there and fookenut of that
window without asking too muck et
your toe joint. Try it"
De Catinat sprang up hnd looked
eagerly out between the bars.
"I do not know the place," geld het
insetting his head: "It may be ax)y one
of thirty cattles which lie upon the
south siee a Paris and within slx or
seven leagueS of it."
He Wag dropping back to the ISOM
and put his Weight upon the bar, Gm
"Look, Ames; look?' he tried.
"Ah, you've found it out! t
did that during the night, I could
make no way with nsy knife, but when
I got the bar out of the grate I man-
aged faster. put this one bask
now, or some of those folk down below
may -notice that we have got it loons."
"Are they all loose?"
"Only the 'one at present, but we'll
get the other two out during the ;nett
You can take that bar out and work
with It whilei I use my own picker at
the other, You see, the stone is soft,
and by grinding it you seon make a
groove along which: you eau slip the
bar. It will be mighty queer if we
"Well, but eyen if we could get oug
into the courtyard where tild er*
"One thing at a time, fri
way, there is more air in to aiia41
than In lieret and when the window -
dear We shall soon plan' out' the relied
The twe constades did note dere *I
do any wotk during the day tor lame
they eheuld be surprised by the Salk*
or observed from without. The 'waited
that night feil they were both up upeeti
the pegs, grinding away at the hatiii
stone end tuhging at the bars; It wool
a raiay night, arid there was 4 whew,
thunderetorne but they could see vesm.
well, while, the shadow Of the arch00;
window prevented their being seente
I3efore midnight they had loosened *roe
bar, and the, other was just beginniee
to give wheri some slight noise made
them turn their heads, and there wren,
their jailer standing, open mouthed, he
the middle of the cell, staring up at'
them.
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