Show I T THE HOUSE SE Of F FT I IT T E WOLF UL n liv nS S LEY l j. j Author of Under due th lio lIed Hed JI My Ind The Iho Long LongA Night J hC A U t of France The TLe I iIII Inn In Hindi flinch c. c of ot lr Preceding In a French province In 1672 1572 when whenn a n temporary truce has hus been beon declared d between Catholics on and lIu Huguenots Mile Ille do Caylus ward of or a Catholic CathoU governor declares her engagement to toa toa ton a n Huguenot noble nollie M. M do Another J admirer M. M lo le do Bc- Bc K aers r thereupon threatens and leaves for Paris to accomplish M his hilt threat Time The three youthful cousins of or Mile Mlle de do Caylus pursue lo to thwart him but tho the captures them then H He lie Imprisons thorn thom In his Paris residence but they escape to an adjoining house whore where they thoy meet a woman who says she I la Is tho the wire wife of or do A priest woman and a enter the tha room and amid endeavor t. or to set get the time WOman woman WOoman wo WOo WO- WO man to leave with them Do emtel's enters enters en en- tel's and searches for tho do Caylus Cay youths but docs does not find them The woman In the time party In addition to l do turns out to be Mme dO a sister of or Mine Mine- do PL known to lo do The Thc re refuses refuses re- re fuses ruses to permit Mme Mine do annes to oa leave vc and accompanies the priest and the tho merchant from Crom time the room The TIme dw do Caylus lus cousins enter the time room from their hiding place an and anO so O startle dO lO that she faints All decide to cs- cs capo cape from the house As M. M rte he Caylus who vho Is telling the stor story Is about to Join his two brothers broth broth- ers erSt Mme Ime dO lO stops him Sho She says that Is In grave danger ngor from Crom do and succeeds In fn obtaining tho the pledge of or Caylus to carry tho the warning and bring to the house VII VIZ You do not l know now me replied tho the prisoner with sternness a a prisoner prison or ho no seemed to boo bo You do not understand that thit I am nm a t friend of or tho time of ot Con Comic e and that that that- He lie would have said saul more but the Italian Hallan again cut him short Ibort A Ill fig for tor forthe the Limo Prince of ot Condo Conde Conde- Conde ho tie cried I I understand un un- m my duty 11 You may as well tal take e things casH easily Y YOU u cannot cross and you ou cannot KO go homo home and you ou cannot cannot cannot can can- not have havo any explanation except that It is tho time kings king's Explanation he lie grumbled In a lower Juwer tone lone you ou will get cl it soon enough I 1 warrant Before Defore Von ou want It But Dilt there thero Is a boat going to cross said the tho other controlling his temper b by nn an effort cHort and speaking with dig dl- nit You told mo me that b by tho the kings king's order no rio one ono could cross and you ou arrested arrested ar nr- ar- ar rested reste mo mn because having hn urgent need to visit St. St Germain I persisted Now what does this mean Captain Palla- Palla Others aro are crossing I ask what this means Whatever you ou please M. M I. I do Pay Pay- annes the tha Italian retorted contempt contempt- Explain I il It t for tor yourself I started as the name namo struck m my ear oar and at cried out In surp surprise M do Had I heard aright Apparently I had hail for 01 tho prisoner turned to me with a. a abow bow Yes sir sh I he Ime said with dignity I am ama M. M de tie Pa Pa- vannes I have not the honor of knowing knowing- you but you seem to ho bo a a. gentleman Ho lie cast enst a a. withering glanco at time the captain as ho he said this you will explain to mo me why this violence has been boen done dono to mo me Hyou If H you can I shall consider It a favor if It not pardon me 1 did not answer him at ot once for a food tood reason that reason that every faculty I had was wag bent on a n close scrutiny of or theman the tho thoman man himself lie He was fair and of n a ruddy complexion His Ills beard was cutIn cutin cut cutIn In the short pointed fashion CashIon of or tho time court anI in these respects ho bore a n kind of ot likeness a curious likeness lo to Louis do But his figure Kurc was shorter and stouter lIe He was loss less marhal martial martial mar mar- hal In bearing with more of or tho the airo air nir o of a n scholar than a a. sol soldier You are arc related to M. M Louis do 10 8 I 1 Isaid Isaid said my heart henrt beginning beginning- to host heat with an 01 odd excitement I think think- I r. r foresaw fore fore- ea saw 8 already what wn was 8 j I am Bin Louis do do lie he ro ro- ro plied with impatience I stared at him him In silence thinking thinking thinking And nd then I said slowly You lou have a n cousin of ot tho tIme seine same name I r 1 ha have havo vo lIe He fell Cell prisoner to the de do Caylus at Moncontour 1 Ho Ifo did lid ho he answered curtly But what of that sir Ir Again I 1 lid did not answer answer at at once The Time murder was wag out I remembered In Inthe inthe the tho dim fashion In which one remembers remembers remembers bers such Emch things timings after tho the event that I had heard Louis do when we first became acquainted with him mention this cousin o of the time same name the head of or a younger branch But our Louis fouls ln living In P Providence and the theother theother theother other In lit Normandy Normand the distance bo- bo their homes homo and the troubles of or orthe the time times limes had loosened a n tie which their common religion might have havo strengthened They had scarcely carcel ever over soon seen ono one an another lher As Louis had spoken en oil of ot his namesake but Once Onca luring during his long lonar sla stay slay with us us and amid I ha hall had l not then foreseen cen tho the connection to bo he formed between our families It was no wonder that In time the course o of months the chanco chance wor word had passed out of ot m my head heRd and auml I h had d clean forgotten tho subject of it Here however ho was before beCore my eyes eyet antI and seeing him I saw too tau what time the discovery meant It meant a n most Joyful Joul thing tiling I a most wonderful timing thing which I longed to toll and Marie It meant t that thal our Louis de Pa Pa- vannes my vaunes-my my cheek cheok burned for my want Wanto o of faith In him was him wan no villain after ater all but such a 0 noble gentleman as we had always till Ull this tills day ay thought him lit It It meant that ho lie was no court gallant bent on un breaking a n art for fOI sport sPOtt t but Kits Kit's own true lover And arid and It meant more more more-It It meant that ho lie was as yet ct In dan danger er and arid still sUIl Ignorant of or time the vow that unchained d fiend Bc Be- e- e hall hail taken to have havo his hits mo Ufo In pursuing his namesake wo had hail been boen led lell tl astray tray how sadly 1 I only knew now And had In Indeed ee lost host most precious pre Ire clous cious time Your wife M. M 1 do de I Pavane I began bogan began be bo- gan in tim haste seeing tim necessity of or explaining maters with time the utmost Your wife wIro isAl la JIt- JIt Al Ah h. my amy wife ho lie led cried InterruptIng Interrupt Interrupt- ing lug me inc with anxiety In his tone What of or her You havo have seen her I lOr 9 have She Is smile safe at nt your House In time the Ru Rue Ruc d dc do St. St Merri IonI Thank Heaven for tor that i be lie re replied replied re- re plied piled fervently Before he lie- could say more C Captain Andrea Interrupted u UH us I could see that his Ills suspicions wore were aroused afresh He pushed rudely rudel be between be- be tween us and addressing me inc said Now young youn oun sir Kir your our boat fl IB is rea read ready I My Iy loat I answered red while I rap rap- l idly 1 considered th the tho situation Of or course I lId did not want ant to cross the tha river now No doubt l this a this could guide me ma to Louiss Louis's address Ms My ry b boat on t Y Yes 18 s It Is waiting the Italian replied re re- re- re plied pIle his black lack eyes roving from rom roni one to thin tho other of or us Then let It wait walt I haughtily speaking with an aim thin of anger linger Plague upon upun you tU for us I shrill shah not cross ross the river now This Thia gentleman can give mo mo- the time Information I I 1 want I 1 s shall shah take him back hack with me mo t To 10 whom 7 i Tomorrow Morning J |