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Show fNlteiF nFS"' MASCOT ' ' 'ILLUSTRATIONS BY (COPYRIGHT 1913 V V c.IRWIN MYERS wo chapman) I il's Island, or tin re will be a revoiu- lion in Paris. All tin- towns know of i it; nil France and Kurope know. I France lias harbored too many traitors. trai-tors. Paris is calling for immediate punishment. And the government has yielded. It was announced in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday that a special military court shall convene on Monday week." I planted over the article hastily. It was a terrible philippic, one of those furious cries for vengeance such as stirred the hearts of Parisians. That Charles was of the old aristocracy aristoc-racy of France had added fuel to the popular flame. He must be tried at once, the writer demanded; otherwise the government would fall. There must be no delay in measuring out condign punishment to the traitor. "You see," cried Magniff, "you cannot can-not get the man Zeuxis here from the Islaud of Corsica in less than three received a tnousand pounds for his : share in the w ork." "Who was his accomplice?" I asked calmly; and I saw a shade of gray pass over the banker's face. "Leopold Magniff your son," said Madame Zeuxis contemptuously, spinning spin-ning round and facing the father. Magniff. ptre, threw up -his arms as though to ward off a sudden blow. He sank down into a chair, his face ashen gray, breathing heavily. "It is impossible!" he muttered, more to himself than us. "Leopold was a good boy a little wild, but always al-ways a good boy. He had all the money he needed. No, he could not have been the traitor." I took up the part of the cross-examiner. "Why was the treaty put back in the safe if it was of so much value?" I asked the woman. "Because Leopold's hatred for the Chevalier was stronger than his desire for revenge," she answered quickly. "He wanted the bonds, because he knew that he could force his father to buy them back from him at any price, by threatening to dispose of them elsewhere. Monsieur Magniff here had to have the bonds; he agreed to sell them to the American government govern-ment years before; he had sold them, trusting that they would never be found. The holder could have made him pay million's for the possession of them. And there was money in the treaty, too. Germany or Italy would have paid well for it not so much as M. Magniff would have given for the bonds but still a large sum. Of this my man Constantinopoulo was to have received a thousand pounds." "Go on," I said. "Afterwards, when Leopold Magniff discovered that the Chevalier was his bitterest enemy, his desire for revenge "1 can wen believe mat," .iid the officer, bowing himself out of the room. One problem perplexed me greatly: who was the "Principal female witness" wit-ness" of the prosecution? CHAPTER VIII. A Turn of the Wheei. '!n which my adversarj- discovers that ha lias irianf eJ his ace.) In spite of my assumed indifference, I I spent a miserable night within the I prison fortress. I could not help realizing real-izing that the case against Charles looked black; I had no strong faith in French justice particularly in a case of alleged espionage, w hich would send up the nation's anger to the boiling boil-ing point. When the first streaks of daylight entered my roon I arose and dressed with feverish anticipation of the day's developments. The "principal "princi-pal female witness" of whom the banker Magniff had spoken was due to arrive that morning. Whoever she might be, I hoped that her evidence would prove a boomerang for the prosecution. pros-ecution. Certainly the climax of the affair must be at hand; this racking, torturing suspense could not endure much longer. My only joy but how great a one, how strong a comfort I cannot put into words was the recollection that Charles and I had publicly pledged our troth; nothing could take away the memory of that or tear from either the possession of the other's heart, no matter what the outcome. The development was even speedier than I had imagined. After I had breakfasted upon a light meal brought in by the same kindly officer of the preceding pre-ceding day, visitors were announced. The major, who had introduced them, withdrew, muttering something about privacy, and there entered Magniff himself, followed by a woman whom, though her face seemed familiar, I did not immediately recall. Indeed, I hardly looked at her, so astonished was I at seeing the change which the night had wrought upon the banker. For all his self-confidence was gone; his hair was ruffled, his garments untidy, un-tidy, his face woebegone and haggard; he looked as though he was upon the verge of a nervous breakdown. 1 "Do you know this woman?" he asked n;e, indicating his companion, without even the formality of a greeting. greet-ing. I looked hard at the shabby, middle-aged middle-aged figure in the threadbare gown, and suddenly my memory rushed back to me. "Madame Zeuxis!" I cried. The recognition was mutual. The woman rushed forward, laboring under iJ!:,r vS The trial nad been set for Monday week, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. This was Friday. Fach hour now was of incalculable value. The scheme appeared ap-peared preposterous. Put I had flown in Canada, until 1 was fairly sure of myself, and with Charles I had soared triumphantly in his aeroplane in England, Eng-land, seeking the regions of the sun. high above our competitors, we two together. I knew how staunch and true the winged ves.sel f.:s; J knew which levers controlled each a? her movements; and at Clichy wo had made several excursions. I had a confidence con-fidence now that was almost superstition supersti-tion in the success of my despe.rata undertaking. Would that I could have told him! But he was too closely guarded; even Magniff, wich all his power, had been denied admission to him. I caught a train back to Clichy, arriving ar-riving toward the middle of the afternoon. after-noon. It was a 6ad home-coming. A curious crowd watched me descend at the little railroad station, and a newspaper news-paper correspondent (I learned afterward after-ward that my movements had been watched by a whole corps of newspaper news-paper men and government spies since I left the fortress I snapped his camera in my face. Hut one learns to be tolerant tol-erant of these things when one's whole mind is set on a single desire. The crowd followed me to the gates of the chateau. Only there did Uiey leave me. And then, for the second time, 1 received an object lesson in the bear ing of a French nobleman and noblewoman. noble-woman. The old butler who admitted me stared at me as if I had been a newly risen ghost, and his knees trembled as he ushered me into the room in which my grandfather and Charles' mother sat. She was sewing busily; the old man, at his writing desk, was drafting some form of document, doc-ument, a pitiful, dignified petition, 1 believe, to the government on behall of Charles, setting forth the stainless honor of their race throughout five centuries. But when I entered they rose and came forward to greet me as calmly as though Charles was absent ab-sent upon a personal errand in Paris and were soon to return. And their first words were of congratulation con-gratulation upon my engagement! The papers had been full of it, it appeared The rotary before whom we had appeared, ap-peared, swelling with self-importance, bad run with his evidence to the government. gov-ernment. "You will make Charles a good wife, my drar," said his mother, kissing me, "Would that we could have a fair inheritance in-heritance for him. Clichy must go but at least the family will be. perpetuated." perpetu-ated." "It is fate brought ou to us," said the old Conito. He had grown even feebler during the brief interval ol my absence, it seemed to me; the shock had told perceptibly upon him.' "It is fale brought you to us," ho repeated, re-peated, "to be -the consolation of my old age and the hope of the d'Yves." Then we began talking of Charles, and, as briefly as possible, since there was not time for emotion, I laid bare the story of our arrest, placing special spe-cial emphasis upon the fact that the conspiracy was breaking down. And then I laid before thein the plan that 1 had formed, of flying to Scoufo, and, to my astonishment, they both fell in with it immediately. Rut, though I could never doubt their love for me, their eagerness for my safety, the family, as ever in France, ranked paramount in their eyes. It seems strangu now, as I look back on it, this persistent clinging of theirs to the old forms and duties of paiit ages in faca fey company, but they have been lost these thirty years and are certainly not in my safe. "She alleged that she had lost the key. He-solved to bring her to justice. I told her to return today, when a duplicate du-plicate key would be made and the safe opened. Then, I said, playing upon up-on her greed, I would purchase the bonds from her at an enormous price. Immediately upon her departure 1 i had the safe opened. It was empty." ! "Proceed, monsieur," said the mag- j istrate, smiling. I "I immediately investigated this woman's record," Magniff continued. ' I found that she had actually come from Canada recently, as one of my woman witnesses will shortly show. In London she became acquainted with the prisoner d'Yves. They flew together to-gether in an aeroplane at an aviation meeting. Subsequently the traitor took her into Westminster abbey at the time of the coronation, ostensibly as his wife. "The most damaging feature, however, how-ever, in my opinion, is " "Pardon, monsieur, you may not draw inferences," interposed the magistrate mag-istrate suavely. "That is my province, though doubtless" he smiled knowingly know-ingly "your inferences and mine will coincide in so clear a case of guilt." M furthermore submit," Magniff continued, con-tinued, "that this woman has stayed at Clichy, the home of the male prisoner, pris-oner, during the last two weeks, and is doubtless thoroughly conversant with his plans. On board the ship, and subsequently, while visiting the Louvre, ostensibly for the study of art, she was seen in the company of a certain Greek named Zeuxis, who, as you are aware, is being sought by the Government as being directly implicated impli-cated in this crime. Undoubtedly the two men and the woman hatched the scheme together and are unitedly responsible re-sponsible for it." "I thank you, monsieur," said the magistrate. "You have rendered France a service of incalculable value. Please conclude your evidence." "This morning, or rather soon after noon," concluded Magniff, smiling broadly, "the two prisoners came to my office with the utmost effrontery, for the purpose of recovering the bonds. 1 kr.ew that at some recent date some forged bonds had been placed in the safe. With them, but so cunningly hidden among the mass of papers that no casual observer would have perceived it, was the stolen document. doc-ument. 1 knew it was there; I suffered suf-fered this woman to remove it, and she was immediately arrested. She trembled and betrayed every evidence of guilt." "You may go, monsieur," said the magistrate, bowing to Magniff. Immediately Im-mediately the two officials were called and gave formal evidence concerning i.he events of the afternoon. "Have you any rejoinder to make?" demanded the magistrate, scowling at me. "1 think, monsieur, that I have made you a rejoinder already," 1 observed mockingly. "I have no more to say to you. But to this gentleman," I continued, turning turn-ing to the major, "I beg to announce that I am completely innocent. I do not know," I continued, with increasing increas-ing agitation which, in spite of all my efforts, I was not able wholly to conceal. "I do not quite know what depths of villainy have been sounded in this infamous conspiracy against Ihe Chevalier d'Yves and myself. Hut he is innocent, and pursued by thai rogue and his scheming son to further their hateful designs against Clichy, which, they hope to snatch out of my grand father's possession -- " "The prisoner, in response, alleges conspiracy to obtain a tille to land." murmured the magistrate!, jotting down a few words upon his pad. "My principal female witness will arrive tomorrow morning," interposed Magniff, "when I hope to be able to place you in pm-session of the remaining remain-ing facts." "tJemandod in bail of the amount of one hundred thousand francs," said the functionary. "Bomove the prisoner." pris-oner." He leaned over his bench, and shook his ringer at me. "Once more I counsel yon." he roared; "make a clean breast of the whole affair and throw yourself upon the mercy of the con rt." The officer of the fortress interposed. inter-posed. Birring his back upon M. Pi- ' i hen conn mptuously. and touched nm 'en the arm. 1 placid my hand in his. I ..lid he conducted me from the court I room. When we had reached my room he Mopped and said, admiringly: "Mademoiselle, you are so brave I j quite believe you guilty." ' "You did not before?" 1 asked smil- i ing. ! "Before." he answered, "the charge seemed incredible. Why, you should have been across the frontier instantly, instant-ly, instead of waiting to trick Magniff in such a clumsy fashion as that. Did the Germans pay your lover well?" "Believe what you like; I am innocent. inno-cent. As innocent as as the chevalier," cheva-lier," I added. 6 CHAPTER VII Continued. A cab was drawn up at the door for they had arranged their plan down to the last detail and Charles and I entered, together with the officers, while Magniff betook himself elsewhere. else-where. A long ride through the Paris streets terminated at the principal fortresses of the capital. There we were separated; Charles was taken in one direction and I in another, along a branching stcne corridor and into a small but fairly well-furnished room, clearly no prison cell, where I w as If ft to my medications. An hour later 1 received a visit from a major in unilorm, who courteously request! d my presence before Ihe examining ex-amining magistrate. He seemed to regard me as some rare and valuable wild animal, and my youthful appearance appear-ance evidently astonished him. "Monsieur Pichon has the reputation of a brute, mademoiselle," he said, "lint have no fear. You need confess nothing, and he is merely an adjunct to the military law under which you will be fieri. You will have ample tiini! in which to prepare your defense." de-fense." "For myself, I need none," 1 replied. "Put where is the chevalier? Shall I E"e him?" The major shook his head. ' He has already been examined," he answered, smiling faintly. "1 fear it will go hard with him. France has had too many betrayals of late. But have no fear for yourself," he continued, con-tinued, scrutinizing my face. "The utmost penalty for treachery in time of peace is exile upon the Isle du Di-able." Di-able." The Devil's island! Remembrances of all that 1 had read about that fearful fear-ful place rushed through my mind. For the moment I thought that I would faint. The walls reeled round me and 1 saw the face of the officer through a wavering mist. Then I collected my wits resolutely and, indicating thai I was ready, followed him out of tin: room and down a long corridor, until un-til we entered a small office containing contain-ing a high desk and a number of chairs. Behind Ihe desk, on a bench, nat a stern-looking, black-bearded magistrate, mag-istrate, wearing the gown and cap of his professional office. Seated in the room were Magniff and the officials-who officials-who hail arrested us, with two or three officers in uniform. The magistrate beckoned insolently to me to approach his desk, and, when I stood before him, fixed his penetrating pene-trating black eyes full on my face for some half minute. Then, seeing that my own gaze did not falter, he cried in lavage tones: "Yon will confess everything immediately,' imme-diately,' to the last iota. Your fellow conspirator has done so already. You will tell me the entire story of your infamous treachery and what power indued your lover to steal the doeu-lii' doeu-lii' ri!" I a in not hot tempered. For a moment mo-ment 1 was dazed at his brutality. But at this insolent assumption of my guiit. combined, as it was, with the utmost Insolence of bearing, 1 lost all self-control. 1 took a single step for--vvard and did a thing that I have never done he-fore or since. I boxed his ears-- I w ice! Before ho had recovered speech, the nllh'ials of the court rushed forward; Ihi'.v would have manacled me, but suddenly sud-denly anil swiftly the officer who had conducted mc to the ofii-e interposed. "Well done, mademoiselle," he ori'-d. "Back, all of you." Ho turned to Ihe magistrate. "This is a military case.'' h" cried, "and lot me remind you that you are an accessory only Thi! lady shall not be insulted, or I withdraw the case from your hands." There was a full half minute's silence. si-lence. Then, swallowing in his throat and mntli iiug anari'y tin- magistrate rail' d upon the hanker and b"guu to Interrogate him. one side of his face Still scarlet with my linear marks. "Mr Magniff, you will please place me in possi ssion of sutlirient facts to permit of my signing the paper of detention.' de-tention.' hi' stammered. The hanker stopped forward briskly. "This woman came to mo three works ago to demand possession of cert. '.in Loads which she alleged were 111 a certain sale in my vaults." he said. "I lunched at her and showed her to tiu- door, but she persisted in her claim, and. after having warned her v hat the consequences of a fraud-ulort fraud-ulort ouhl o 1 poviaitt imI her to a " "!'" '. : : o,i may deny any or all of th :-o f.a'.enioiits," shouted the mag-ist mag-ist ru: o. 1 n maim il silent, fixing my eyes on Magniff. My direct gaze seemed to disconcert him; he turned his back to me ami continued : "By some means she had ob'ained know ledge of tin- combination rode. Again I warned her. She persisted in tier claim, alleging that she was Anne Ives, a granddaughter of the Comte d'Yves, and owner of the bonds. My books show that a certain woman of thin name actually does c vn some worthless bonds in the olu Panama The Woman Seized My Hands Again and Kissed Them Passionately. weeks. There is but one steamer a week from Marseilles. And in ten days! Mon Dieu! Nothing except a swift aeroplane could cross those waters wa-ters and bring him back in time." I caught at his words with mad eagerness. ea-gerness. "It shall be done," I cried. "I shall go to Corsica in the Chevalier's airship. air-ship. And in ten days I shall return with Zeuxis." "Y'ou are insane, girl," cried the banker, angrily. "The science of flight is in its infancy. Even if you reached Marseilles you would be swamped in the gales of the Mediterranean. "No," he continued craftily, "we can devise some scheme by which the Chevalier shall get off lightly. I will give evidence evi-dence as to his monetary needs. I will say he needed the money from the sale of the treaty to save Clichy for his father. That will touch the judges' hearts, that filial piety. And you shall be freed. I will withdraw my charge," he went on, watching my face eagerly. "And I will pay you the fifty thousand francs I promised you, even if you do not obtain the bonds. Y'ou will be rich, you will " I could not feel any sentiment but pity at the aspect of this miserable old man, desperately striving to free himself him-self from the meshes of his own net. "Monsieur Magniff," I said quietly, "you will go on my bail at once, and I shall depart for the Liparis. Otherwise Other-wise your sou shall be arrested within an hour. Which shall it be?" He fell to pleading then; he offered me double the reward, fabulous gifts. His love for his son seemed stronger than his cupidity. At last he was compelled com-pelled to face the issue. "You swear to give the government no warning about Leopold before your departure?" he asked, cringing before me. "You will allow him the six days in which to flee?" "He can go to the ends of the earth for ail I care," 1 responded. "I do not want vengeance upon him, miserable miser-able scoundrel that he is. Leave him to the future. Some day his evil deeds will recoil on him. Come, you ag lee ?" Magniff drew in a deep sigh and submit led. "I accept." he answeri d. "Put mademoiselle, ma-demoiselle, you v. ill ivmojuber that tin' bonds an1 mine?" "Assuredly," 1 answered. II" KUnnhl'-d weakly tioin my pros-once pros-once and out of the raom. The woman sotzed my lands again and kissed t licin pa-:siehat 1 . "At Sioato. off the loa'-t of Corsica." Cor-sica." she v. hi. .pel od. "!.'i- will go with you oag' rly. il he is piomisod i n: i1'. a a i' y." "And what is your reward?" I a-l-.od aurio-isly. '1 hi- woman looked al me sliangoiy ' Is il rul onoa ah 'hi- I .-hall j.,.,- my nam .-gain and v. in hi"; f real i hat woman who Mobj hi-; heri i'fooi lac'.'" -he asi-a-d. a. i : 1 1 : 'h i.v , i.e., My "You do not u ad'-rst a i d. lady? Ah, hat ,vhoi jim jii'i. ii.;, ! nod - thou you will She fnH'jww! MaL-Mh out ,,f U;o room. Within an laen my bail had ln-'-n formal!; aeoo.o, , j.M I (th ;,t jjb- :! v. Ma;:):irt ihtaiaod a lia'-' v inter- I -. iow i:.h i ho .Minister of War. at v 1 '' h i'liauui'y ior Zinxis was prom i i'i. i-i oi.-i' Jo- Mioald o':or !-ir,1o-toyv ova. oo aaail'M t ae priiieija! I riti!.pir;itr. n.,-'-r' i.aoa- the la nk' r did not di-.ulL'". Magna! y.as a power in Frar.ro. ;:,, i;; word -.'.as auiph-. The sail was ra,' jet I : tr ! i '.ou n I yallad nut of my prison doors. I had s' e:i i rh .'!'; !!:- luaaie of M;ig-i.ih's M;ig-i.ih's v.oid had Milhoed to nt mo j : Y o. Alt'T all. thoagh i o mao'ii had been done, 'la- I o ernmi rt had no sp'-eial fiitr-r' st in mo. Tlo-y wero .ir" that tie y had in rharp-H tie-r--al traitor; I was bat an accessory, and they shrewdly surmised. I think, that I was to turn state's evidence and bring the rest of the confederates to justice. proved stronger than his greed. He induced my man to replace the stolen treaty in the safe, knowing that it would be discovered there, and that Miss Ives and the Chevalier would be involved in a common ruin. So the treaty was not sold, and my man gets nothing. "When he found that he had been cheated he would have murdered his confederate. But Monsieur Leopold set the government upon his track, and he was forced to fly, his vengeance ven-geance unaccomplished. It was then that my man sent to Monsieur Magniff here to betray his confederate. "But I shall tell more, than that I shall tell you where Constantinopoulo Constantino-poulo is hiding, for I have since learned that he has again betrayed me. He has made love to another woman, the woman on the boat, to conceal whom he pretended that he loved Miss Ives. Fool that I was! I should have known that he was not worthy to blacken her shoes. He is hiding with her in the Islands at Scouto, off Corsica and all those whom he has betrayed shall soon be on his track." She ceased, exhausted by the vehemence vehe-mence of her anger. And I looked toward the banker. He had collapsed into his chair and was staring wildly around him. I caught the words he uttered. "No, no," he was whispering. "Leopold "Leo-pold is a good boy. He could not be a thief and a traitor." I went over and shook him by the arm. "Monsieur Magniff," I said, "you see now that you have been mistaken. It is your duty to save an innocent man." "But there is nothing that can be done," he cried, awakening from his lethargy. "Y'es," I replied. "We must get Zeuxis and bring him here to testify. He will tell all, out of his hatred for" I was going to add "your son," but ended with "his fellow conspirator." conspira-tor." "But my son will suffer imprisonment imprison-ment he will go to the Devil's Island!" Magniff cried. "He is a good boy it cannot be true." "It is true," 1 answered sternly, "lie must be brought back." "And the bonds, too," cried the woman wom-an suddenly. "He took them with him. He must get the bonds also your bonds. They are worth millions. He took them to spite your son, Leopold." "My bonds," muttered Magniff. remembering re-membering even then that. 1 had sold them to him. "My bonds. 1 must have them." "Will you permit your sou to be denounced de-nounced for tile sake of tile bonds?" I asked. "No. no." h" cried. "No. he must have proinhe of iiiiinu a i t y. Then he will tell all. But he must not go to 'he De il's Island. Leopold is so delicate; deli-cate; the ciimale would kill him there." The sight of this querulous old man. reduced to such (hpths of aloee'ion touched a slight (herd of pity in my In-art. But at all cost Charles mas; be set free, 'lh.at was my fust and overwhelming duty. "Listen, Monsieur Macniff." I said, more gently, "it will he impossible to, I obtain immunity- for both conspirators. For Zeuxis, yes, for In? was hut a tool. j For year con. no. But at 1- ast he can have warn;!!, so that he may, if he can, pat some distance betwefn him-m:'. him-m:'. nad tl." avenaors of the law. 'lh.at is all thai can la- done. Nov.---you mast Car jour bonds for rn to the val 'o of my hail and i will got Zoaris aral bring him back to testify a! 'h.o trial." Maci ifi ct sial.-i' iily out of his chair; u; an 1:1 face was an expression expres-sion of f ' ;!' triam; h. "It cannot be drae-," he ried. "Th" 'rial lakes i toe- on the tfath day from today." '.' iai'a'1 a ra-v.a--pa per out of his brr-ast ' -p,.. :,.,. i-,,. slid, tapping it with his fur tri-uia tri-uia ; iia r.ily, "road this demand, to jv.lorh the government has born forced 'o accede. In ten (lays the Chevalier d'Yves must have been tried and con- I don.ned and be on his way to the Dev- i- u0 i'.':VV!V ' '"A II!!' "Now I Will Tell You All," She Cried to Magniff. an emotion more intense than the banker's. She seized my hands in hers and covered them with kisses. This outburst astonished me no less than her companion. "It is Miss Ives!" she cried. "The lady of the ship! I learned your name from the ship steward, lady, for I meant to go to you and kill you. Ah! forgive me. I was mad with jealousy, for my man had made me think he loved you, and all the while he used you as a decoy to divert my suspicion, while he made love to another." I She sprang back and, with arms upraised, up-raised, poured forth an incomprehen-. incomprehen-. ihlo outflow of maledictions. "Now I will tell you ail," she cried to Magniff; and there was pathos mingled with tragedy in this revival of ancient fires in the middle-aged Greek; 1 could imagine how many sorrows, sor-rows, how much jealousy she had suffered suf-fered since she gave herself into the -coutidrel's keeping. Her utterance was intensely dramatic. "Now, I shall tell all the truth," she declaimed. "When the letter-writer wrote these for me, saying that I would prove the guilt of the Chevalier. Cheva-lier. I did not know that Miss Ives here was his betrothed. For you are betrothed to him, are you not?" she pleaded. "Yes, so all are saying this morning. Well, my man was to induce in-duce mo to give false evidence against him, and it was all arranged. But that was a week aco. "Now everything is changed, for he himself lias been ri. n ived. and ho y.ar.ts his revi nge. When I h-ft him five days ago. 1 was to t-Il the bait truth. But I shall tell evoryhiaa. The Chevalier is innocent as innocent as thi" lady of h:-5 inirri?nrrd here." She wa.s becoming ineoh"ror.t in Iit statements. 1 made ba r sit down and gave her water. Ppst-mly she resumed, re-sumed, more oa!ml : ' "Cons! ar tinopoulo Z-mri-. my man. I ho sto'.o tho key to the sa'V from ilv purse of Miss Ives in Bon-ion." sh : eon inued. "It was array.U'-d long before. be-fore. He took the key to Paris, removed re-moved the bonds, and suhsi : uted the lorged one. He also f:o the treaty from the Chevalier ,ir..l haadnl it to the chief conspirator. He was to have ! The'r First Words Were of Cor I gratulation Upon My Engagement! ! of modern i lianto. But it did not I seem st range then.. j "You have down in Kiipbnid." rail! I tlie old ('Mute i-ni liusiast ioallj , "ami j lu re ihe winds ar" no loss favorable, ; Your act will he no more, In its pi-cul iar way, than other women of our Mm! have done. It Is not for f'harlrn aione that you will offer up our liTe to the g'jilt- of the air, Anne, but for the rai lor the long line of the d Yves. Ami I know that you will sue-(ed. sue-(ed. Cod has not sent you to us in so m ir:n -ah. us a way, ami guarded yon through such gnat dangers, that yon fhouhl fail now. You wall return at the appoinud Cm'-," he cont i II ll'-il, hik (o'-f, Pashina' as li" pared up and down the room, "and oa will save ( barii-H Iron, tie h;-i.d: of his cni mien. The battle has been irmi; - hut it has been i-horirr than th'- wars of the Fronde. Wo have luIT'-ri-d much - Birhelieu pi rseeu 1 1 d us more harshly, and yi-t CIi hy has ii'-vn fallen. I almost believe," be-lieve," he end'-d, "that you will live to inherit Clichy and to restore lis fortunes, for-tunes, and hand it down to our descendants." de-scendants." But when I urged that I should start that night neither would hear of It. fTO UK CONTINUED.) |