Show I II I THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF By Br Stanley J J. S or of The Tho scent scene of ot the tho opening chapters I Is laid In 11 one of tho I French rench provinces In lj 12 when whon pl between Catholics and lIu Huguenots had Just JUtt been iteen declared to b bp cemented b by tho thu marriage of oC Henry Huguenot liin king of oC Navarro to Margaret Marga Marga- ret rot of or sIster Bister of or if Franco's Francos Catholic Catho Catho- lic lie king At tho the home of or th the Catholic Catholic- governor Mile d df Caylus his lila ward hRS has just announced her engagement to M. M tb Oo do a fl Hu noble when M. M lo Ie do tic a CL cruC cruel Catholic noble appears and threatens el do tit Pa annes At tt this junction a 1 courier from the latter harried b by bya a n mob whom the encourages M. M I Anne lIne do lie Caylus a ward of ot tho the governor governor gov gov- ov- ov arnor kills one of oC tho the pursuers and anel saves 1 tho the courier and 1 tho the letter n 11 II TIlE S THIU l used to toll tell a a. story of ot tho the facts of ot which I have ha no remembrance savo sa as a n had bad dr dream am lIe He would havo have haveit It that I loft left 11 my pallet t that night I night I had ono to myself In tho the summer be beIng beIng being be- be ing the tho eldest while ho anti and Marie Mario slept came to him and wok him sobbing anti and shaking and clutching him and be bogging him In a fit at of or terror not to let lot mo me G go And that so n I slept sl In his hilt arms until morning But Dut as T I havo said ald I do 10 not anything of ot this anI only that I had hac an u-l u ugly dream that nl night ht and that when whan awoke I was lying with him and Mario so I can not say ray whether It really happened At t any rate If it I hud had an any rl feeling lIng lIngor of or tho the kind It did not last long on on tho contrary It H It would bo ho Idle to den deny It It-I It I was nattered b by th sud- sud den en respect Oil and tho the servants ants mo W What hM Lint Catherine thought of ot tho the matter T could not toll tell She Site had hor letter and apparently found It tac- tac tor tory At any rate we saw nothing of her hor Madame Claudo was busy boiling sirs sirs- pbs and tending tho the messengers messenger's hurt hurts And It seemed o m natural that I should take tate command There Thore could be no doubt doubt doubt-at at any rate we ve had none that none that tho the assault on tho the courier had hind taken place at tho the Instance Tho The only wonder was that he had hat not simply cut his throat antI taken tho the letter hotter nut But ut looking back bacI now It scorns seems to 10 mo me that grown u mon men mingled some Borne childishness with their cruelty cruelly In those days days nys-days days when the religious lous wars warR had aroused our worst passions It was not enough to lo kill killan killan an enemy It pleased people to make makeI I I speak literally a a football of or his hla head to throw his heart to the do dogs s And Amid no doubt It had hall fallen In with the grim humor hUl that t tho bearer of oC first lovo o letter lottor should 1 enter his presence bleeding and plastered with mud And that the thc riff riff-raff about our own gates shou should have part In tho the Insult Dozers Dozers' wroth wrath would bo be abated b by tho the Issue of or the affair or tho the justice justice Jus- Jus tice I had dono done on ono of ot his men So Sowe Sowe Sowe we looked looke well to bolts and bars and windows although the tho castlo Is well n n nigh gh h Impregnable tho the smooth fallIng fallIng fall fall- Ing 20 O feet Ceet at least on over every side from the baso base of oC the tho walls The gatehouse had shown us might be bo blown up with gunpowder g Indeed but hut we e prepared to close tho Iron grating which barred barrod tho the way way halt up the tho ramp This done oven even If IC tho tIme enemy y should succeed In forcing an nn entrance ho would l only find himself caught In a I trap trap trap-In In a steep narrow way 1 exposed to a n fire Ore from Crom the top of oC tho the flanking walls as well ns os from the front Wo Yo had a couple of which tho Vi ha had got 20 0 years before at atthe tho the time of oC tho tIme battle of ot St. St Quentin Wo Vo fixed one olle of oC these at the head of ot tho ramp and placed tho other on tho the terrace where b by moving It a Q few paces forward wo could coull train It on house which thus lay ay at our merc mercy Not ot that we really expected an on at at at- tack But nut we wo did ld not know mow what whal to expect or what to fear We e had not notten notton notton ton ten servants the tho ln hn having taken takena a A. score of the tho sturdiest lackeys lackes and lc keeper ncr to attend him at nl And Ani teJ 1 Oll Our r math mam c tl VI wo at once go o to Paris and postpone hl his vengeance So again and amrain wo we cast Cadt lon longing inK glances at nt the House of tho the Wolf olt hoping that each symptom of or bustle heralded his hili departure Consequently It was a shock shod to me rue and Iud a great downfall of or hopes when with a grave face came camo to me on the terrace and anti announced that thai M. M r. r le Ie was at I the gate sate asking to see Mademoiselle elle It Is out of tho tim question that be should see her hei the old oel servant added scratching his head In grave o perplexity Most certain certainly I will see gee him In In- In stead I answered stoutly Do you yoi leave Francis anti and another at tIme the gate nto Gil au Marie keep within sight lac lad Amlet Am And let stay with me mo These Thes-e preparations made made and and the they took up scarcely a moment moment moment-I I m met t the tho at the head of tho ramp Mad ello da tie Caylus Calus I said bowing l I is I regret to SA say Indisposed tOda today Vi tin ni e. e Site She will not seo co me ine meT he lie asked eying mo mao very cry unpleasantly Her Ier Indisposition deprives her of or the pleasure I answered with an effort I Ho lie was certainly a wonderful man for forat forat at nt BI sight ht of oC him three fourths of m mj my courage and all an my Importance oozed out lit at tho time heels heNs of C m my Sho lio he will III not s sd mo me Vcr Very Vory well hu hiu hur r replied as If it I 1 had not spoken And the sImple words sounded like liko a sentence son sen tence of oC death Then Then M. M Anne Amine I have a 0 crow to pick with you ou What compensation do you ou propose to make for tor tho the death of or my servant A decent quiet follow fellow whom you ou killed yester yesterday da day poor man because his enthusiasm fur for the tho true truo faith carried him away awny a u little Whom I killed because lecause ho he drew drow row a cag dagger er on 01 M. M I. I St. St Croix CroL do Caylus Atthe at atthe atthe the gate I 1 answered stead stead- ily lIy I had thought about this of or course and was ready roady for tor It You aro aware M. M de ce Dozers I continued that time the ha has ham extending to life lire anti and death over o all persons within tho the valley My I household excepted he rejoined 0 quietly U i e t ly Precisely while they arc are within the curtilage of or your house r I retorted However er us ILl the punishment was summary sum sum- mary and the man had no time to confess conless con con- less fess himself I am willing to to- to Well To pa pay Father Pierre Pierro to sa say ton ten masses for tor Ills his soul The wa way tho thi received this surprised 11 me tue Ire IIo broke into boisterous laughter fly Ry 11 our Lael Lady m my friend he ho cried with rough merriment but you are aro a I Joker You are arc Indeed Masses es Why h the tho man was a Protestant Protest Protest- ant And that s startled mo more than anything any any- thing which had gone Kone before more moro In Indeed Indeed In- In deed than I can cun explain For Por It seemed 1 to prove that this man lau laughing his unholy laugh was us not like other men He did not pick and amid choose his servants for their religion Ho lie was suro sure that the tho would stone stono his follow tellow at his hia bidding the Catholic cry cn Vivo J ive Coligny n I was ns so completely taken aback that I found no words to answer him and it was who said smartly Thou Then how about his enthusiasm enthusiasm for toi- the tho true truo faith M. M I. I lo 10 VI- VI dam The Time truo true faith ho lie answered answered for for formy my 6 servants is Js my 01 faith Then It n thought seemed to strike him What hilt Is more h he con continued slowly that It I In is tho the true and anti only faith for tor all aU thousand will learn before the tho world I is 18 t tn ten n n days older Dear Boar my 01 words in mind boy They will como come back hack to you ou And now hear me he went on In his usual tone I t am nm anxious to accommodate ac no- a neighbor It goes boeR without without without with with- out saying that I would not think of at putting you M M. I. I Anne to any trouble for tOI Urn tho sake of C that rn rascal cal of ot mine Rut flut my people expect something Lot the fellow who caused all aU him disturbance be given up to me nie that I m may 3 hang him and let us cr cry C quits u I ts That Is impossible I answered coolly I had hael no need to ask what he lie meant Give up Pa messenger messon- messon ger gel Indeed Never He Ito regarded me unmoved me-unmoved unmoved by tn my re refusal re- re fual 1 with a 3 smile under which I chafed while I was Impotent to resent lit It Do not build too much on a single sin sin- gb gle blow young oun gentleman he said slinking shaking lil hll uhf head waggishly I had hael fought ht n a do dozen en times when whon I was your age However er 1 I understand that you refuse to give mo satisfaction In th timit mode morIa you YO men mention Lion certainly T r replied But nut But ton Pih h he f with a I. I business first and anil pleasure leasure afterwards I Boxers will obtain satisfaction In his own way ray I T promise e you that And tid at t his own Limo lImu And It will not be he beon heon I Ion on unfledged lUte like you nut Hut what Is la this for forT And Aih tro hn rudely I kicked tho the which apparently ho he hall hail not noticed before So so go I understand ho he continued casting a a. sharp glanco Ianco at one and another r of or ofu u us You lou looked to ho bo besieged el Wh Why hY you bo b booby there Is the shoot of oC your our I kitchen 20 feet above o th the root roof of ot 01 old 1 I store storo And open I willbe will willi IJ be he Do you 1 0 think that I f l have como comae this thin way while whilo there was a ladder In iii Caylus lid Did you tako tho the wolf for Cor a a. sheep I With that ho he turne turned 1 on his heel swaggering away In iii tho iO full Cull enjoyment of or his triumph For a triumph It wa was wai We Ve stood shunned ashamed to IonIc look onn one another In the this face tace Of at course tim UK- shoot was open Wo 0 remembered now U l that t It was and we wore so flO sorely soi-cly mortified mor d b by hi his knowledge anti and our folly oily that I failed d In my courtesy and ami did ditl not BOO soo him to Iho tho gate as ns 1 I should have havo don lone tione Wo Vo paid for tor that later lie He IB Is the time devil In person I ox- ox claimed angrily shaking my ft fist t at th tiu House of or tho the Wolf rolf us 1 strode tip If i and down cloWn Impatiently impatient I 1 hate hato him worse So do o I said mildly But nut that ho hates us UA Is a matter mattor of ot more Importance At any rate we will close the tho shoot Walt Wait alt a moment 1 relli replied 1 as after another nother volley oHey of or complaints directed at itt atour our visitor the lad was WUl moving off to seo Beo to It What Is going on down lown there 1 Upon m my word ora I believe believe- he la is leaving leav in lag ing us rejoined sharply For 1101 thero there was a noise of or hoofs be below below below be- be low us clattering on tho timo pavement pa Half Halt a n dozen horsemen wore vero issuing from rota the House of or tho Wolf Volf the ring of or their bridles and the tIme sound of their careless voices coming up to 10 us through the clear morning air Dozers Dozers' nl valet t. t whom shoni wo we l knew new It by sl sight ht was Vas tho the last of or thorn thom Hn Un had hal a pair 1011 of oC great saddle sad sn tIle dle bags before him and at sight of we uttered a 0 glad exclamation He lie Is la going I murmured hardly ablo able to my may eyes vile He Is going after all Walt Wait answered drill But DUl I was right Wo We had bad not to walt wait long lie IIo was is-as going In an another all am other othor moment ho came camo out himself riding rid rid- In lag ing a a. stron strong iron gray rny horse anti and we could sea seo that ho had holsters to his saddle Ills steward was as running beside be lip sl side sido e him bun to take I 1 suppose hi Sims his In last t orders A cripple whom the hustle bustle hat hal attracted from his usual haunt tho the church porch hold held up his hand for or alms Tim The as ho passed cut ut him savagely across the tho face with his whip and cursed him audibly May Ia the devil tako take him in just ra rage c. c But Dut I said nothing nothing noth noth- ing remembering that the cripple WaS WaSa a particular pet of Catherine I thought Instead of ot an occasion not so very cry long ago when the tho being at home homo we had had a 3 great hawking party and Catherine had hind ridden UI up the tho street to together an and Catherine giving s tho cripple a piece of ot mone money had flung nung to him all his sharo of ot tho game Gamo And my heart sank sanle Only for or a moment however The TIte Theman Theman man was gone ono or was going at nt nov nil rate Wo We 0 stood silent and motionless 1 1 all watching until after aCter what a long Interval tho the party of se sen n became visible on the white ron road 1 far tar farbelow farbelow helo below us us-to us to the tho northward and anti movIng moving mo ing In that direction Still we wo watched them muttering a word to ono one another r no now and again until presently the time riders slackened their pace pae and began to ascend tho the winding track that led leel t to the tho hills and and to Paris also aiso It If one went far Car enough Then at length with a n loud Whoop we dashed across the terrace tt leading heading and so through tho the courtyard to the parlor where we arrived breath breath- les less lIe He Is of off oct cried shrilly ITo JIo has started for Paris A Anil nl I bad luc luck go with him And wo we all ull flung lung up our caps and anti shouted But no answer such as wo expected came Cr from m time the women out folk When hen wo 0 picked up our caps and anel looked c 1 at Catherine Cathorine Ca Ca- therine thorine reeling feeling rather rathor foolish she sho was at ulI Uhn white face taco and amid groat goat scornful eyes F she Il said Rill Fools Fouls And nd that was ns all aU But nut It was enough tu to take tako mo me aback I had looked t to see seo her face taco lighten at ut our news in instead to- to stead It wore ore an expression I had never neI sOon seen on It before beCore Catherine so kind hind and gentle calling us fools Cools And without without with with- out cause I did tild not understand It It I turned confusedly to Ho w-o w a looking at nt her and I saw flaw that he was frightened frighten eel As for tor Madame Claude sho she was 15 crying In the corner A presentiment pre pro sentiment of ur evil c made my heart hoart sink like o lent lend What lat had happened Fools m my cousin repeated with exceeding ex x bitterness her foot toot tapping tho the parquet unceasingly Do you think ho he would have havo stooped to avenge himself himself him him- self on you 7 On you ou Or that he could hurt me mo one ouo hundredth part as I much hero as as-as- as as She broke broko off stam stani- mering Tier Her scorn faltered for an In In- In stant Dahl Bahl ho Is a Q man moan lie IIo knows knows' she sho |