Show An Adventure o of f the trie Scarlet Pimpernel Q By TL The Baroness I Orczy Orcy I whit service STORY FROM THE START I IThe IThe The Scarlet Pimpernel l known I during Curing the French revolution all as the most moat Intrepid adventurer In I Europe an Englishman o hmAn At a house home fart given by sir Perc Percy Blakeney th the Ih latest lid adventure venture of the Scarlet II ernel the rescue of or he Tournon Tournon-d' Tournon d' d Is le boin be bo- in Ing related by sir Andrew Ffoulkes The Scarlet Pimpernel Is III really Sir Percy Blakeney popular London dandy CHAPTER II Continued II-Continued Continued 3 3 And so so In 10 his difficulty sent an aD urgent message to his friend to come COUle at once to 10 Mantes If It possible possible-a a a request which delighted and with which he forthwith compiled complied And thus thus' three days doys after the sensational rescue of ot the Tournon family those two men men Lauzet and both both Intent nn on the capture of ot one of ol the most bitter enemies of the revolution revolution- sty ry government of ot France rance were sitting sit Bit ting ling together In the office ot of the rhe rural commissariat at ot Mantes had quickly put his friend In possession of the facts connected with that Impudent dent escapade and C hau over pr nn III excellent glass of at wine had put pUI his II undoubted gifts gIrts anti subtle brain bruin at atthe atthe the till service of the Now v. listen n to me in my dear zet he suld said after a prolonged silence during which the chief of or section hail ha hen been able ahle to 10 truce trace on his friends friend's face the inner workings s ot or orI a I master masler mind concentrated on one all object object ob ob- Listen to me I need not nut tell you rOUt I 1 think I have hafe had hod some ex experience experience of that audacious Scarlet and his gang popular rumor will line have told you that It II will also have told you JOu no 00 doubt that In all m my endeavors for tor the capture of ot that detestable delectable spy I was Invariably foiled tolled by hy persistent III tit luck on the one side aide and the mans man's boundless Impudence dence deuce on OD the other It is because I 1 tailed failed to la lay the audacious rascal by bythe bythe bythe the heels that you see me now a disgraced ills ills- era traced graced and disappointed man after half hult a lifetime devoted de to the tile service of ot my country Rut But Out Out-In In the lexicon of ot our glorious revolution my good 1011 zet there Is no such word as fall fail and ninny many there are who willi deem me lucky because my head hlad still happens to be benn beon nn on my ray shoulders after certain episodes at ul Calais Boulogne B or Paris of which you YU have I doubt douht not beard more wore than one garbled ver version lon lauzet nodded d his bald head In sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy lie also passed a moist hot hol linger around the turn of his cravat This allusion to failure In connection with the desired cup capture In re of ot the Scarlet Pimpernel hall had started nn an unpleasant train of at thought Ive Ie only told tId you all nil this my good lauzet went on with a sarcastic cm curl I of his thin lips In In order order or der to make you OU realize the value which In l' l spite of my lilY avowed fall failure lire the committee of public safety set upon my ivy advice Ile They have e disgraced ne ut It Is hue hut but only outwardly And till this they have only dune done In order to leave DI me ate a II wider Ider scope for my activities ties pu particularly rt In connection wit with h the tracking down of ot spies stiles As an on actual n member ember of or the committee I was obviously ob an Important personage whose every efery movement mO was In the public eye now as an outwardly obscure oh ob ure si-ure agent I come and ond go In secret I can cun lay plans I 1 can con help and I can advise lse without aroll arousing attention Above nil all I can remain the guiding l head bead prepared to use IIse such fearless tearless patriots as you are yourself In the great creat cau cause e which we all have at lit heart the bringing to Justice of at a II hand of English spies together her wll with b their elusive chief the Scarlet Pimpernel Well Vell spoken friend Citizen rejoined with a B tone lone of ut perplexity In hi his husky voice and believe helle me pie It If was because I t had a atrue atrue atrue said sold true Inkling of or what youve you've Just lust that In 10 my ray anxiety I begged you rou to come and give JI me rate the benefit of ot your e. experience Now ow tell tIll me tue tie he went wenton on eagerly how do you advise ad me to proceed Y before he replied to this had another drink of lirett question o lne Then he smacked hi his lii lips s set finally said with and lawn lown his glass slow glow To begin with my good gaud l try to bethink yourself In dish district whose rt lit ut some family your approaches most position shall shull we say nearly to 10 that limn ot Of time the cl Tour Tour- their arrest non I non no t before Thill 1 l' l f of ft nt at least better Itter still one or two one nl MUnn or or children or fir ln esen en III an n old min imn or voting Oun Anything In n fact falt to 10 an Imbecile l' l I old fashioned l want of ot a better for far which will 11 call sympathy urd vord we I brood swarms to In ot of kind t. t. t All you have p to do U h hh every lf having bavins t h ups i n war our eye eyes Anyway will w become which s lII M on un unI I a la to l for the object we have bote ot OI tout o view dp you yon will order a summary per r- r to be made auntie t by your Rend gend gendarmerie end In 10 their house houe You Yuu will cam cau cause tle le head of ot the family faintly to he be brought before you end and you un will Interrogate him mm first drat nt and detain him under unter su sus IU A Ill second nd will then theD nut not tome come amiss In tn fact you 10 will III have haft It bruited nil all over O the tile neighborhood that this particular family has hIlS been 1 as os suspect and that their arrest and und subsequent trial In Paris arts on a charge of treason Is ts only a I mattel matter mat matter ter tel of duys days Tou fou understand I l do do lauzet replied t In a II tone lone that sounded decidedly perplexed and un un- convinced cOD There Is no DO hut but about It It Chauve tin retorted brusquely You have naked m my help anti and I glue gUe you m my orders or- or ders dens All you have hUfe to do Is to 10 obey obey ohey- nail and not to argue Is that clear Quite quite dear clear my good gaud friend Laurel et hastened to assure him hint In la fact tart I arcady have e some one In 10 my mind Which Is all to the good Chauve e broke In curtly Oil On ht time the balance of your zeal your reward III presently present Present- I ly be he weighed Now listen further to 10 me Having II followed my Instructions as I to and so on you will wilt willa a arrange r as HS sensational len an aD arrest arret of 01 this family HS HI you rOil can cnn The more It ItIs Itis itIs Is talked shout In the neighborhood the for our i purpose You U under understand un un- der t tI I 1 do I 1 do said sold eagerly I 9 Isee see your whole hole scheme no now You want to Induce the l English spies to exert themselves on no behalf of ot this family so that Exactly I Therefore the more mure sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy you cnn can evoke fur for them the better better bet het ter a pretty girl en an Invalid a I cripple crip pie anything like that th will cull rouse the so-called so chivalry of ot those spies Then having ln effected your arrest you rou arrange arrange ar ar- ar- ar range to 10 convey the tamil family to Parts M f Ih 2 OV to j 1 7 T II lit i All You Have Hav to Do Is II to pen Open You Your Eyes Eye and anet do so apparently under coder rather feeble escort say suy not nol more than four tour men Not more than tour four men remember her ber ber reiterated with slow emphasis ls as os visible sIble I escort escort- I l understand Instead of ot time tile usual chaise for tor conveying conveying con can your prisoners to Paris you will use the local diligence and lind having having hav hav- ing disposed of at the prisoners Inside the vehicle you will have It further packed with halt half a dozen or more picked men from frolD your local gendarmerie erne erie armed with pistols and you yon will take lake a lent leaf out of at the Scarlet Pimpernels Pimpernel's Pimpernels Pimpernel's Pim Pim- pernel's own book because that halt half dozen duzen picked men will be disguised as other aristos In distress women cripples cripples crip trip ples pies old men melt or what you rou will You Youcan Youcan can cau then go even a little further In la your trickery and arrange a breakdown breakdown break brenk down for your diligence In the loneliest loneliest loneliest lone lone- liest bit of road rand In to the forest of at and choose the twilight for tor your muse eu Then Then Then- But Lauzet could no longer restrain his enthusiasm Oh then I I see It all alii 1 be he exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed eagerly The band blind of ot English English Eng Eng- lish spies will have bae been on all the watch for tor the diligence They will attack It thinking that It Is ts but feebly guarded But this time we shall be ready for tor them and and and- But Bul suddenly his enthusiasm failed Ills round fat tat face tace lost Its glow of ot excitement and his small round eyes stared In tn comic perplexity at his hili friend nd TO BE DE CONTINUED |