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Ll Y J s I Author of oC 44 1 utter th Kobe UI My Lady The Loo Night IA I 1 A of C r The Mn In Etc 1 n XI XI xi ug was wu my nty Justification 1 I leaned from t rom my saddle towards I II I was riding by his hili and side side and mutt multo r c a ns j 1 felt m my m horses horse's heat head and und 8 ui d 1 myself firm firmly I In tho tile stirrups s. s f 1 u u remember what hat I said Arc yu J S 'S ready lie IIo looked at me mo In a a. start ti d WaY whit whitt In time with a 0 taco faco showing shadow and antI from mo me to the ono r Ii j tar tan figure fig sen seated ted like a 0 pillar a n score JOrt of or paces lt acea In front with no on one l t- t tween us ua and aud It There Thoro need le te but bul E Etwo two of tie I muttered loosening lo m roy sword su-ord- Shall it be bo you OU or u M-u lo loTho Tho others must leap Iap their horses out of ot tho t o road rond In tho the confusion im ci-im time the river at the time Ford If ir Mi h y y A Ai ore uro not overtaken and for Cor Ca CD Coy Coy- Y i ins lue Ho lie hesitated I do not nM know whether er fir It had ba anything to Lo do ho with hH iuis hesitation hc hesitation hesi hesi- l- l tation that tha t at that moment moman t tho Ito cat hI bell In t tee io town below us beKan be- be I gao Kan an to ring slowly for Cor V Vespers Tics Yo he ho hesitated He lie lie-a a Turning I to him again l aln I repeated my mr question Impatiently Which shall It bo he A moment und nod we shall shan be moving on f fand and it lL will wilt bo too late S Slie He lie laid his hand hurriedly h on my Toy bridle and began beg a a. rambling Rambling as It was I gathered tile his meaning It was sas enough for Cor al mme IK I Ia CM CIt a him hint short wit one wor word of ot pr i iprI il- il Mario Marlo and amid I Indignation and turned to r spoSe quick quickly Will you then I said soJa But Dut Marl Marie shook his head In per per- and answering little said sahl the tho tanto t tS S It happened a second time i It 6 fined t tI Yet ret strange c as aa P I v W was an 3 not greatly surprised Under circumstances I should have ha bon bom J myself with anger aner at the i iK- iK p Action Now I felt as oS If sr I had halt half I J i exp It and without further words Df or t reproach I 1 dropped m my head hend and I P rave cave It up I passel passed again Into tIme the I stupor o of endurance Tho The was Loo Mo strong tron for Cor mo mc It was useless usel to toIght i I J fi Ight ht against a him We Wo ero under tinder L f OrI Or- Or I 1 v the he spell spoil When the troop moved mO with them silent and i yard ward I went vent I I n nWe We Yc passed through h the gate gato of 01 CL- CL Ca l ors irs rs an and amid no doubt the scene was worth h hf ot IL f note but I had only a listless eye Y g gor or Cor or it much It-much much such an eye CO as ai a a. about m min n i j n. n bout out to be broken on the wheel must 1 o ha are for tor that curious Instrument supposing sup sup- posing Osing him never to havo hao seen It bc- bc 1 forc ore The population had h come out ut to lino line time tho streets through h w ro wo rode stood gazing g with ly y veiled looks looka of apprehension at time tho o of troopers and the tho s stern I faco ace of DC the tho new governor Io Wo We 0 dismounted passively In time the I I courtyard of or tho lie castle and for Coln In together when then Buro liure UIO inter inter- enod M SM mb do e ne lC e sold said I pushing rather rudely between us us will sill sup alono alone tonight For you gen gen- If it please please- I II you lemen this Wo ta way I went vent without remonstrance What I rae the use I was conscious that the time of or the time stairs leadIn lead- lead I I Idamo amo from tho the top entrance was watch watch- In rig T to the grand In oyt eyes oyes i iI nj ig us liS with a wolfish I I went vent quietly But nut I 1 heard ursin something with passionate n erg We 0 were let led le through h a low how doorway to o D a room on tho the ground floor a place Here Hore we took our cell cry ery like lUte a neal meal in When It was over I flung m myself on one of ot the boils pre pre- shrinking from Crom m my com com- I parc ared for Cor us rather In to misery than In 10 ic- sen nt m en I. I No explanation ha had passed between us ua Still I knew that the tio other two from rom time to time eyed me doubtfully I feigned therefore to bo be asleep but butI I hoard heard flute Buro ure enter to bid lid us good goodnight had not es- es that wo we and see and night night see And AndI I 1 9 1 con clous too of oC to him put puL the ho question on t lono to tonight to- to Does Docs ItT II I. I de do Pt lie llo alono t night nl ht answered Not entirely tho captain with gloomy moaning Indeed he lie himself or tired seome seemed in bad spirits 1 his souls soul's Is anxious for The Te Vl amo welfare and amid a d sends a priest to him I IThe their feet Ceet at that lint I The They BI sprang to Its bearer who 10 co cofar 10 and light But nut tho ho himself as to chuckle recovered far nr thought had hall ills dis I his masters master's pious at nt the were left to pace appeared They rhey rh themselves and and arid reproach of or late IntI curse the tino In nn an agony GJon repentance Not ot even Marie l could find finda The Tho Thedoor a i loophole of oC escape from hero I Ioor locked double the windows door was that a cat could scarcely so o barred of ot walls wails pass through them tho the solid olid oll masonry masonn Meanwhile I la lay hay and feigned to sleep I feigning through long Ion long IonS and amid lay heart like theirs the though my hours tours dull hammering ham barn to the In response throbbed mering that presently began without ham I until from and nud lasted and amI not far rom us 1 I. I w wand Iann I windows sot set our From daybreak nothInG noth- noth could seo wall wo we ann antI and facing a n could guess what hat the wo we But nut InG ng thuds the dull earthly meant when posts pasta were set In the time ground round clattering chattering when ono the he brisk wooden could was laid to another We Ye plank not lot tho the progress of or tho the work Tork or I see seo workmen or the tho voices of or the tio hear icar heRr But we of or their lights catch tho tIm glare were doing ThY They I what they enow 0 tho the scaffold vero raising XII I I II Toy Joy I lu In the Morning with rifling riding to go I I was too weary wenry And moreover entirely without sleep I and the tremor of ot It t is anxiety mont which make malte tho the pillow sleepless I thanked sorrow BorroW God not ot heaven bo be but hut made matIe man to lie his awake awal e and hope An hour arid and grieve to lie awake over never fell tell asleep daybreak I before or utterly r two worn out When I awoke the time theun sun Bun un was W S high and antI shining slantwise window The room was Kay gay on n our with soft with tho morning rays and and I lay a freshness the he morning hand band drink drink- on my 01 cheek cheel ville my cheerful Influence as I had bad In tho them lug Ing IK a a. day In our room loom and man many many done dono ono of or Marie Maries s tho the touch at t Caylus Calus It was W S which arm on my laid bid timidly hand hand and conscious conscious- roused mo me with a l shock to truth broke upon mo me I 1 TO- TO nes ness rhe The and what where we ire were before us Will you Ret get up was Croisette said The Vl amo Anne line hils sent Bent for its o. o as feet teet and buckled on m my I pot got ot to my mj against leaning was word sword and downcast downcast- Buro liuro ho tho wall pale pol feathered his hlll doorway filled the tho open smile on his hand a queer In his hta cap no You are arc a good sleeper young face ace should have havet havea gentlemen he said You a t good conscience no doubt I re- re Bettor than yours torte or your masters toasters Continued Tomorrow Morning |