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Traies ,arriire at and depart
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BUFFALO AND GODERICII DIV,
Going East
11 1
Gong West
14 It
41 • 14
• 14 t
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8.23 p, M.
6.20 p. ni.
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• 12.56 p.,
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10,47 1Y, In,
LONDON, HURON & BRUCE DIV,
Going South
11 11
Gettig North
7.0 a. in.
4.23 In.
10.15 a. In,
u.a.s p. ni.
B. Lt IL . 4 •
A. 0. PATTISON, Station Agent.
P.. IIODGENS, 'roVen Ticket
J, D. MACDONALD, District Passen.
ger Agent, Toronto.
infinite too youee te take matilolas tei,)• be
toted ti erettp,irhooping rough and colds be
Wang VspinOtmolenere-they breathe it.
of Unit tragte night to. tne
tilts question had reiterated itself per.
slatently in the. eolitude• of Me cell,
From her height could tilte, not bare
spared him the seem and coutempt of
her question? Over and over tlirinigli
the long hours he bad asked •btrat4elf
'that,' and. as he brooded the idealize-
tIon with, which be bad adorned her
fell like an enshrouding drapery to tao
dust. Of the •yestment of laticy noth.-
Ing but tatters remained. • •
A voice without, harsh, abrupt, broke
In upon the jester'e. though* A. key
was inserted in the lock, and, -with a
•creaking of bolts and groaning of
•
hinges, the warder svvung ba4 the iron
barrier: 1•Ipon.the threshold, stood the
eommentling figure ot the free baron.
A. moment he remained thus mid then,
with, ,an authoritative gesture to the
Man, stepped inside. The turnkey
wIthdrew to a disereet.distance. where
he .remained . within call, yet qbeyond
the ilinge of 'ordinary conversation. Iri.
movably the king'e guest gazed. upon
• the jester, Who, nnabaslaed, calmly en.
dured the scrutiny„ - •
',Well, tool," began the free .baron
nliintly, "how like you YoUr quarters?
You fought me Well -in truth, very
well. But you labored Under a disad-
vantage, .for, one thing is certain -a
• Jester in love is doubly •a fool." •
-"Is that What. you have COM to
,Sai?" asked the plaisant, his. bright
'glance fastened on the ..other'a confi• -
dent face.• • • .
"I "came to return 'visit you once
Made me,."' easily retorted 'the Mader
Of liloclifels. ."By this time you have.
probtibly, learned .1 am an opponent to
heiorsaroend4;"..a; the
.a•s.sas.itt•in.,.8,..k.nifo or
a treacherous onslaught," said the fool.
"
'Did not say 'wlien you left that
night the truce was over?", returned
the king's guest, frowning,
"True," wad'. the ironical answer.
"Iverevirarned, forearmed. And that port
of warfare was to be expected:"
unreservedly replied the free
heron, ,-whO for mediae- of. his own
ebose not to challengetne affront, tin
those two instances you were not
Worsted. And, at for the trooper who,.
attacked you, • I -knew not whether your
'engem, the doctor's. lancet Is resnonsW
bit?, . for .1.114 taking off. '13nt you met ••
Min vvith-tene attaint You Would jinve• :
•inade a•gacid soldier. , It to be regret-
ted you did not place your 'fortune with
mine. • But It is too late now"•
"Yes," answered the ibe' plaisant "It In
too. late." , • : •
In the fool countenance or hin.raan-
nee 'ine king's guest 'sought. confirm-.
„tion- of the dying :trooper's Words; .also
was he fencing for such additional In-
formation.he 'blight glean„ and for
this •purpose had he Come. Had the;
'emperor really gone to. Spain? The aol
,dier'e assurance . had been so faint'
Sometiines the free baron vvonnered if
he had heard aright or if he had tor-
rectly biterpreted the meager. ineseage,
• .11e toned to provoke from: the plan
sant some expression et seifeentent in
his Plans for the future: - •
, 'What he offered the 'feel .clemen-
-ey? ;:asked the 'princes's, betrothed of
himnelf. If the.,jeSter had confidence .
In the future he..wo'uld naturally rath-••
er remain • the tette* cetniin'es qf his
dark chamber • than consider proposals
49m:one:whom be believed he would
yet OiorcOme,.. '
he ;enid petroniiinglY, eurvey.
Ing the .rilenderT figure of the , feel, "a:
good man • should' die by the utvord.
tether thnii-go to the sent:told: :If I get
the ting to forgive you 'mid the rIti
cess to overlook your offense Will yen
Well and truthfully serve ing?" •
"Ineveel" answered the fool prOMptiY;
;"He is sure the message Will reach
Charles In Spain," Mentally, toncluded-
the king's "I'd," he continued,.
aloud in a temp of. mockery,' "nod did
not hesitate- to betray your, miieter
yoUrnelf. Why, then..Will you not be •
tray him to me?" ' • . •
4'To hinil will .answer, not to you"
returned the jester ealinly,' • ".
A ..tontennittous smile crossed , the .
free baron's face... „ • • : • .
,
"And hina-how you dared look up
to his mistress; that yea Hougnt to save
bee from another,' While you yourself
poured your own burning tale into her
der? TWO things 1 most ecimire•in na-
ture? went on the ,,free baron, :with
emphasis, "a daredevil Who. stone not
fee 'man Satan and--.en.hotiest mem*.
You bike but a' eoMproinleing Middle
course and 'Will Mang, a •hybrid, teem
some conVetilent limb." •
'"But not Without fireiflaireining that,.;
you, tees, in alllikelihood will: adorn an
equally suitable britiich„ bay lord 'of the
thieves' rookery," paid the jester, thrill-
.; .t
Louie of Etochfele responded with an
ugly look. ." •
to thrtist the pielsant from hirai: bbt
like a tiger, the jester cluog. To and
-fro they swayed. the free baron,
sqfrocated by that gauntlet of steel,
t he room was already. going round.
Black spots danced before his eyes.
Ile strove to reach for the dagger that
hung from MO girale, but it Ives beld
between -them. Perbaps the muselee
of theking'a giteet had been weakened
by the •exeesses of fuuels' court, yet
was he stia a mighty tower of
strength, and; mad with rage, by a
. last supreme effort he finally numeged
to tear bireself loose, hurling the 'fool
violently from Intri Into the. arms Of
the jailer, who, attracted by the sound
of tbe Struggle, at that Moinent rushed
into the eell. This keeper, himself a
• bereitlean soldier, promptly
ek ed With the prieoner.
Breathless, exhausted, the free baron
Marked the conflict now tratisferren to
tine turnkey and the jester: The for-
mer beld the fool at a decided. &sad -
vantage, as he hen sprung 'upon the
back of thejester and Was else utrieak-
ened by previous efforts. But still the
fool eontended fiercely, striving to turn
so as to grapple with his assailant,
and •wonderingly the free baron for n
moment watcheti that exhibition of
virility and endurance," During the
wrestling the jester's doublet bed been
torn open, and suddenly the,gaze of the
king's guest fell, as if faseinatecl,',,upon
an object which hung from his neck.
I Bending forward he scrutinized More
oleaely,that whieh had atteacted.his at-
tention and then started' back, Harshle •
he laughed, as -though a inn, train of
thought had suddenly assailed him, and
looked earnestly into the now pale
'of the nearly helplesn tea
• •"Why," he .cried, "here's a• different
• coinplication!" • ,
•And stooping suddenly be grasped
the stool from the floor and. brought it
'down With entailing force upon the
plateau -Vs head --a cowardly, • 'brutal
"bsnks toYotIr tovereign mixture'
-he answered, lifting a hand to hie
nandaged head and striving to cellect
Ws acattered ;Ideas, wbieti already
seemed to: flo* More consecutively.
The paha wbleh luta rackeil him brow
had grown perceptibly lem eine° hiti
last deep -slumber, anil a gratefin
warmth diffused itaelf in ble 'eine
with a. growing easuranee• At phygical
relief. "But may I ask how you came
berer he continued,, perplexity min-
gling with the sense of temporary Ian.
gum' that stole over him.
"I heard the duke tell the king you
bad atteckee. biro and he had struck
you down," one replied after a pause.
His face darkened. rtis lean throb.
be once more. With Ills fingers he
hilY Picked at the straw.
"And the kiln, of course, believed,"
he geld, "Oh, vredulous king!" be edd.
ed scornfully, "Was ever a monarch
so easily befooled? A, judge or raen?
No; e ruler who trinits rather to for-
tune and Wind destiny. Unlike Charles,
looks not through. men, but
at
them."
"Tbink no more Of It," elle broke in
.
bastily, seeing the effect •of het words.
"Nay. geed. Jacqueline," quickly re.,
Meted the jester, "Tile truth, I pray
you. • 13elleve me, I shall mend the
•sootier for it. What said the duke, as
.. he calls himself?" • •
• "Why, he shook lits head ruefully,"
answered the girl, not noticing.,his res-
ervation. 'Your iindesty,' he Ankli
'for the memory of bygope quibbles I
sought biro, but found him not, alba,
on the Stool of repentance.'"
"He is the best jester of Us all," .he
muttered. "Ana then?" fastening bis
eyes upon hers. •, •
`No sooner, sire,' went on the duke,,
'bad 1 entered the cell: than be rushed
upon me, and, it grieves we, I 'used
the wit snapper rouglily,' Bo," folding
her, hende before her and gaZing at the
Plaisant, "I e'en cattle to.'sbe :if you
were killed." .
"'ken • came," • he said, ,.'"Yes, biit
how? •
. "What Matters it?" • She 'answered,
"Perhaps it was megle and tie cell
doors .ne* open a 'My touch.".,
".I.can 'almost believe it, he return.
And hts glance 'fell thoughtfully from
be- to the conen: Before the assault
he bed lain at night :pooh the straw
on the tiodr,,*a,nd this unhoPed for im-
from the dampueSs of the
stones or the 'sceinpering. of. Occasional
•rats suggested another' starting. point
for: nientei She 'smiled, read-
hig the interrogetion en litu face. '
- -"One of the turnkeysfurnished the
bed," she remarked shrewdly. "Do.
itr
3.9.1111;se i')ettere
' con' h . than' 'have
been accustomed to," lie replied, in 110,
"TI:40..inisied by her response and stir-
misina• tliat her solicitation had pro.
on'ed : him this luxurY.; A'Nevertheiess'
'the night has Seemed strangely l'oeg."- •
. Itit's • been long,":. she returned;
Moving teward the 'window, :me 'week
andanore." . ' • • • ••
"Yon- tell :me f .' have Itin here
week?" he 'asked nattily, recalling . ob,
genre meniories et :-faintly seen faces
and voiCeybetird Mt from afar.. • • •
- "Ainikpore.," she repeated. .
Per. some .moments he 'remained- el;
• lent, passing fron*. introspection: to a
current at thought ef whieli she could
knew nothing -the means he .had
en, te thwart the ainnitious projects ot
• 'the king's guest.' ' • "
`Mika • Oaillette returned?' he ..contirt.
'Wed, with 111 disguised 'eagerness. ,
"camel:ter she answered, lilting hex
b
•,,at
rowt: ebeen3tttnebia'uwpatyne?ss laefhtaneltiontriry0.7,
• ticed. *1 do net know." -
, "Then Is he Still: ahsent,". said the
jester tleciait cly. "Had be ecnne. back.
' you Would have beard." •
QUickly she looked at him. .Caillette!
Spain! . •These were the words he 'had
often uttered in his nelirium. • Although
he Seemed. much „bettee. and the tot
flush had :left his eheeks, bin.fantasy
evidently reingined.Y. • • • • ,
week and over resigned the foie, •
More te Inniself than to. his -companion..
"Bet he still may 'retain 'before the
duke is Wedded." • • -• •
• •"Ancl if he 'did -return?" she asked,
wisblng to hinitor bit
"Then the duke is netlike to marry
the princess:" be burst out "
"Not like -to marry!" she replied sud-
deniy •and 'nUnecl _toward him; ' Her
clear 'eyes Were full tmon bit CloselY
shestudied his.; Worn features- "Not
like -but • he •hes married:beri" •
• The :jesten•strove to. spring to, 1215
feet, but his legs seemed as relaxed as,
his brain WaedaZed,
'"Hila married? Impossible!" "he ex-
claimed fiercely: • '
''"They were •wedded two days Ifinee,"
She.•wenit on quietly, •pensibly regret-
ting -that surprise or she knew not whet.
had trade her opeak:
"Wedded two :days, since!" '
He repeated it to himself, striving to
reelize what it meant..
"You. must have your drollery," he
paid unsteadily at length. • '
She did. not reply, and. he eontithied
to question her with his 'eyes, titiite
still 'ate remained gave ,for an ehnoSi,
impereeptible movement .of breathing
Against the dull beinns from the apel.
tore above her hair deritlY framed her
face, .pule, aim with imit.nots, thus°,
ry. Wilco be againspoke his voice
soundednew to his own earn. .• .
. .
"How Could the 'princess' have been
married? Even 11.1 ' hitne lain here as
long tie y'ou lay, the day for the wed. ,
dinn was tiet for at. leant a Week frena
""1131r; elningeil," she reePended
unex-
jledtedl3r. . • .
"Changedift he cried, sitting: 'on the
edge of the eon& and regarding' her
as though he dmibted be had beard
arigbt. . "Wily simuld it have been
ehanged?" .
. "iteettuse the dulte became. a • Most
nipatient.sultor," she nnewered. "Dal-
y he grew more eager. Finally to at. •
ftih. Ma end he importuned the count.
ess Sile itt tuba. hut good nettlredlY,
g4`. .......,./144,"4"'!04.N •
2.'t• end .!'re .they Strew& .
blow -and at ()tree the prisoner's grasp
relaxed, and be ley nuitieniesa in the .
• arms of the warder Wile placed him on
the straiv. • .. • ' • '
• - ••"I. think the knave's'deed, 'thy lord,"
remarked, the man, panting from hie
exertion. - : .. •
.• "That makes the comedy only the
stronger," replied the free..baron eurt-
.1y, es be knelt by the. side of the pros-
, trate figureand thrust his hand under
the tere.cloub_let. _Haying/meagre(' poa
session Of the object Which chance had
• revealed to him, he arose and, Without;
further word,. left the cell.
111
orzAFTEit XVI
oor,s, and cats have nine •
'Byes," the turnIcey• rautter-
ed wben be bent 'over the
• prostrate figure of the duke's
:plaisant after. the 'free baron :had de-.
parted.
t.
Day • after (ley: passed aorla still the:
vital Spark burned; perhaps it waver-
ed,• in this 'extremity tbe• jester' .
had not 'been etitirely neglected: Ent
, wha nad. befriended. hire, assisting the
spirit and. the 'flesh to raaintain their: .
unifleatIon,lie did .not learn until some
time later. Youth and a strong con-
etitution were. els° •a sluleId 'agaleet •
, the final ehange, end when be began
to mend and- his heartbeats grew '
' stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile
• lissallant the moit callous of his soy
-
oral keepers, exinbited a stony interest
' In thill tuitional .ctievalescenee, . .
The tobelt• of a hentswas the plan:
MA'S first impression of returning Ott- •
selousness, and then into his throbbing
'brain 'crept the outlinesof the prison
walls and the eniall .. window. that
,
grudgingly adinitted the light. To his •
cotifueed. thoughts these ,surroundings . •
recalled the struggle with the free bar-
. on and the jailer. An across a dark
client he 'saw :the . face of the &We.
duke, whereon wonder and conviction- •
had •given wayto brutab. rage, and,
• with the MetuorY Of that treacherous
blow, the fool -half started from his
eolith. • As he did. so the figttni of the ..
woman, who bad again 'fiolselestily en.
treed the cell, stepped forward end
stood near the Conch, •
• "Are you better?" silo asked.
Ho raised himself .oto his Maw, sur t
prised et the tinexpeeted appearance
of his -visitor, . • •
"Pool, you expect your diike will in-
tervenel" be exclaimed. "Not when
basbeen told all by the king or the
Prineetsts," he sneered. "Do you think
elm canes? You, motley . fool, a
theme for jest between us."
"But when slie loathe about yeti?"
retorted the platen* significantly,
"Sbe'lvill e'en be mistress of no, eas.
tie." '
"CestleP laughed the jester. "A rob-
ber's aerie A footintd'e retreat! A
rifler of the roads become a.great lord?
You of royal blood! Time. Wati your
filer a king of thieres!"
T 6 free Marines taw worked fear.
infuriate, his band/Bought his eWord,
but before he could' draw it the fool,
anticipating his purpose, had rushed
upon biro With streh impetuoeity and
suddenness that the king's guest, in
evito el his bulk end strength, was
thrust against the wall. Like a grip
of iron the„jesier'a ilbgeris were burled
in his opponent's throat, For one so
yOuthfin and blender In Willd hie pow -
was temerkable arid, strive as he
Might, the Prinedie betrothed, eolild
net riblike him og. Although his arms
pressed With crusting -force about the
ilgUroi of the fool, the hand at hiS
Oni*t wet, wan& 11* tenthoyorad '
•
,•••••
*weeded tO Ida reqUeit 4134 tUro tel. One /11"lent °We° 44"113811"
lAy
tpertuned the king, who gro
euewily hy
Yielded, It has been a rare laughing "4°4did yell not go with the prim.
matteHer face changed, grew der10.1from
r at ceart tnat the duke. who ap- eyee deep and gloenly *
opueile.r,ect, the least paselonate adorer, •
etiould really have been such a restless `4"`e14 itrigu" up". Wm
"Perham -Weans. I like the eourt
too well to leave It," she answered
"Dolt that beve been!" exclaimed
the jester, with more auger, it seen" mockingly and, vouchsafing no further
to thword, ciuickly vanished. it was onlye girl, than jealouey, "And so he-
they are gone, Tacqueliner
,when she bad gone the jester suddenly
.
"Yes," mho returned, oniprised at his remembered he lied forgotten to thank:
language and for the lirst time won- her foe what she Mid diese hi the past
or what she proposed &Jug on the
Liming 41 tbe duke's wooing admitted
or other cenielicatione than eite had f"c":11M
suspected. "They are qu their way to ( TO BE CO NTINVF0.1
the duke'* kingdom"
"Hie -kingdom!" satd the feed, with
derision. "But go On. Tell me about
it, Jacqueline -how they set out en.
their journey." THE KIND CA RAVAN.
"They were married in the Chapelle
de la Trinite? respended the girl, hest.
tating. Then, with an odd side look,
ehe went On rapidly: "The bridal partY
,Wiltiam Wilfrid Campbell basin, The
March Outlook a poem entitled "The
Blind Caravan," which ehows mach lin,
Made an imposing cavalcade; the prin. agine.tive value arid' careful and
cess in her litter behind, a number Of thoughtful exeeution. The blind ma-
i:mos on horseback. Besides the 1110ver' is humanity Itself, shaelthal ter
groom's own men the long sent a 1;.10vf:ttezia of 'Inman ihnitation, and
strong escort to the border, and thus this ,i4e; oltte8,iserieTroonssaLira dses4rt tit:,,ef
it WAS a numerous company th,at-redir-ii'eat souls of. the ages, those who have
from' the Castle, •witb colors flying and ' • in them something of the Eternal
the ifiticess! handkerchief fluttering 1101)0 that makes life poseible„ and
from her litter a last farewell." ' whose message is "whieperea back,
"A last 'farewell!" repeated the. fool, borne on from man to man." The theme
"A splendid picture, jacqueline. TheY is a lofty one, ancl would have Tent it -
all shouted Te Deum, and none stood. self. admirably to elaboration, but Mr.
Campbell has treated it simply and
there to warn ber." • - ', - effectively, leaving with us the out -
"To warn!" retorted the Jeetresslines of a vivid and forceful, though .
"Not a maid but envied her' that spec- somewhat sombre, , picture of , life, •
taele-the magnificence, and splendor!" These are the stanzas of the poem
: -
"But not What will follow," be sain • ' ' . ..
ilaniod,eyleysin. g back on his comb,- closed
The free baron must have known -the
emperer *main Spain and had met the
foot's stratagem with a final masterly Amid a mislay "caravan
.grureenaetuvbeoru, trebubt ouint wtre oln'eerx,ttliwnollurisdt - I toil a soMbre tree% •• '
- began,
there . be a next? jacqueline's words. The Strangest road since UM°
'Where tie feet turneth. back.
nowIniplied a doubt • -.. • . • . , .
H
"You are noon to ' leave here," . ere rosy youth. at morning's prime
shn• And weary man at noon . ' ' •
said, ."for Paris." • •
"Why am n to leave •for Paris?" he
remarked•absently• ' ' . '
."Because they .are going to take you
there," she returned,' "to .be tried as ,it
;heretic." 'He sterted,and again sat up, •
"In your 'room was found a book by
Clelvin.• Now a heretic ,need expect no
moron. They are placed in eages. hung
from beams over the •fke." Atirnptly
she 'arose "WOuld, you escape sueh
a fate?" she added: .. , • ••• • •
Ile,remained eileht; thinking that if
the 'Maslen to the emperor miscarried:
his 'own position might,' indeed; be past
mending... If the exposure of the free
baron were long delayed, the fool's inn.
Suratteein his owu. ultimate release / know not Of his face or *form,
might prove but vain •exp.eetetkin. In His voice or. battle -scars,
Paris' the WM wiiind doubtless not be
protracted. From the swift. #lbubal Or bow he fronts the haunted storm "
•
to the. ale* 'fire Constituted no •compin. Beneath " the , win trip. stars ‘,- •
I -know not of YOU wisdoin great.
, • • • . . • . ,
eated legal .process,' and appeal there -
was none; save to .the king, front whom - That. leads this .e.ghtless test.
, ,Beyond the barren bills of fate' ,
might be ,expected 'little' Mercy, ,leas ' , Unto •aeme"kindlier Cast: ..
"Escape!" the jester answered; dwell.. . But Often 'mid . the eerie blaek
..ed, lowering her vele% • '
1.ng,BOyaletahvesinegmtliatistelirsris,0-'n'B,,.,nitito aWn?s,Nitt er:. '. 'Through
i ,. this sad :Caravan .
, . A strange,. oweet. thrlil is , WhisPered • '
. back) ' .. • • . ; ' . ' • •
. .,
•He glanced significantly at the wane;
. , Borne on -grom *man to• -man.
the windows and the door, beyond" A strange, glad joy that .M18' the night.
. .
which; could' be heardthe tread of the . Like some -far marriage . horn,' .
jailer andthe clanking Of the keys '1111 every lies4.•t Is filled ,with light .
Sacivelinel. if 1.• bad had 'My .will,"• he .
haellIgwillogntldecTaUveien6onrdeleihat• long. since; . .
The way is long and rough the road,
• , • , ,
Of some belated Morn.
.re`P`Aliti. you 'stiOng enough to .a...empt.' . And bitter 'the night 'and dread,
Andaso elaacshh.rithooero'enleaVaae is but a goad
ad
it?" she remarked doubtfully, searming. • i . ' ' . .
- t • • -
"the thin face before lien ' • . • - •Zvil. the foes that lie in wait
Your wom
rdS shall ake, Me eo," be TO slay us hia..ughm thte. pass, at the .
,irnexto.tet3ieed;1, .,sAhonda,inil000kstinallinetveedhibsungli,tte.'r-, '
. , .
Bloody' the ., er. . gate
And bleak the wild morass': •• ' •
: "Not today, but tomorrow," the girl. • AndBe ife ,liatmh. thhuat mar ei, ds shrivelled vtetie lies! dukgyt. bin g
• added thoughtfifily. • "Verbena% then"- • :
"I shall be'ready,"•te broke M im-- 4 wasted wan 111 •
'Patiently. . "What must. I dor .. • . or non long wandered by.. '
.. 41ot.drink this Wine I have brought, And •yet X lift my %sightless face
but give it to .the turnkey in the morn-. •. Toward .the eerie light, . ' trace Ing Invite. him to share it, but take And tread the lonely way, we
-hone yourself, feigning sndden illness , ' 'Acrose the haunted, night,
He will not .refuse, being aiweys, Sharp.
Set for a.: Min. •Althongh be drinks •
• . ,. SOLueiehea 1111m..
. marry tankards and Pitchers every day, . PonEl• ..Patrick.' 4.. C°1111* '13(*cle•
let will ' this. sinall bottle make- Jilt cYleliatt ,cgoonvwelint6pnreisitidiginagssottveehrtiaseng,mit
-.
drowsy.',.You will leeVe. .While- he 10 Which,was an Irish. delegate from .bis •
f.ifefieIpnin.thiecitt.'yi.i'a. ilt;,n'i•istires;.?,, he e'she-d. own end Of Boston,. the proprietor ot .
eagerly,. "Why not wait"- , .. half- a. dozen saloons .and a thick, old
"No," :.she Said decisively, "there Is
. fashiolied brogue He ilfaS Very. "aim,
no other way. This turekey . pus, for some reason, to get the. flee*
is enly a
day watchnaan.• .'It IS .dangerous, •bet .and jumped up every time he. thought
the best ..plaii that siiggests iteelf. I lie Saw a chance for it -Until he tad
•
know :- many • 'nnfrequented corridors vbettimode. ",..Antlilisaaont,cejutgot :atlisealrehortleniietr;-
and . passages through the •old part of
the eaetie the:king has not rebuilt and . was about to to report,. he: jumPed- IV
a road the bAeir now little used that .:agaill right in "It • "Mt rresiclint"
. runs through the wood -and •thieltet• he Shoined, egre Presidint."- Conine
:down the hill; ' 11 18 a deSperate chance • replied sternly With. his gavel,. but dld
•but,,_,, .. .... . . , . .... . -. '. • not. otherwise ' recognize. hini ."M '
continued. , "Mr 1-.
rrea.
"The (Tenger 'of remaining is More riPi'n'e÷1
sid int" . 4°
despeinte,"', be interrupted quickly,' s"""1.... -j
'Besides We Shall; not fail:. It is in the ' time turning abilins rapped:vigmillsiIk'Tjus
time his keen eyes linen the
book 01 fate His expression' changed;
0bstre
Sorceress Tribonlet feared?" . . - '''
eager.' ' "Aro - you, Au. , '.erons • delegate . with a lalther•
it so exasperated the delegate that he
. .
became fierce,
deed,: the •arbiter of that tate, •the. ' ing g thee, ..isut instead of. withering
"You are thinking of the duke," she shook his 'fist at the presiding officer
answered, with a teown, "and' that '11, and yelled, 'You, Pat Conine, •I Want
yeti escape"--.. , . the. Mire!" • Collina leaned night o*er
• 'Veiny you e a eoreereaS," he re.' the table at that, shook his gavel at the .
pliedi with n mid "I confess we line.. dletarber and quietlY but fiercely :said, • '
. "si; tlown,*non teeeleri". the "terrier"
groWil sWeet," . , .
She moVed, abruptly towerd the door . I 'promptly took his seat, while the con.
,, veotion hotied.wIth delight
"Nay, I meant not to offend you, he . - • - - • --e•-• •-• •
epdolliteisiisneyinouorreowgenntilyo.rti.i.
inJure," she 'retorted, •gazing .cakity •'.•°7-wr- ."ter: than °tiler "a1) D°411eri4
nee ••s,,' e'u ever ' ,,,,,e t-ifFia•fise:sito.Vis::17..airSdeiH,si: o:0)tDailistiodeetint'S07. ,
backnt him. • • -. , • . '
.....0.4,0,.."?.....%!..,,,,,,....................mo,..i.,.........e.,,,...b•
I am a. slave, both dumb and blind, •J
Upon' a Journey dread;
The iron hills lie far behind,
The seas of mist ahead •
. .
Are credited shapes at eventime,
Beneath the haggard moon.
Paint elfin songg from out the past
Of some lost .sunset' land
Haunt this grim pageant drifting vast, ,
. Across the trackless ;sand. '
• • .
And often for Some nightWard wind
We stay a space and hark.
Then leave the sunset lands. behind
• And plunge into the dark, '
.Someurhere, somewhere, far on infront.
There stridesa lonely man •
Who • is all strength, who bears' the •
-brunt,
The battle and'Ihe ban.
'Iacqiiellnel" he sft1 Wonderingly,
reCognizing the hutting of the jecula-
trix. "/ must have beep uneouselous
alt night." , And he stared from her to-
ward the window. -
"Yee," she returned, with peddler
smile, , 'all night." • And, bending •over
hlin, she held e • reeeptaele to ble lips,
from which he meehatileitliyedrank
broth, learnt end refreshing, the while
lzit efidetivored to aceotintfor the
strangeness of her presenee fit thetell,
Sbe pliteed the bowl on the floor and
then, "straightening her NUM figere,
again regarded
..You fire impreVing feet," She 00M.
Waited NfleetiVelf.
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