Show la 15 ts 51 i efie T aa ad 41 J s1 sa t international association J 1111 it R X N I 1 rom him he learned ot of the thor 1 hh it t aiken to intercept tl it ni and ot of the dogged i af u it belief in lit chri th t dicinit vicin vici nit ltv this man was outwardly dl among the m st eager cager of if pierres s an art 1 was las much in hia ills confluence ice and il i assured emile that it would be ex ii tj mely hazardous to attempt escape f r T t month at leist he lie was as A w king to do the beo he lie could for ni V anille nille heard board hia his unfavorable account though thoughtfully and replied I 1 see plainly that I 1 must mx mix among jr 11 i here I 1 w ill reni real till secreted ath oil through the dt div md aid mike m mv w bick back to my hiding place at ml inight the net next night I 1 will to git gt out on a the highie hig hid a in I 1 do 1 ou ott ive out publIc Ir th tint thit it you have hale received word worst that the gray falcon is 13 coming down from to stir up the populace of I 1 bejus come ind meet roe me if uj oj can and introduce me I 1 to this pierre let nu mi gain the confidence of the majority and I 1 think I 1 cm em emige the matter retting back into the forest wi ali a not so easy a matter the change of guards bad had given control t to 0 i it more filth ful an I 1 vigilant bel set of men I 1 mile N ft as challenged ON twice ice find giving some hast hasty ho he NN is a trusty citizen of frejus out to loot loo t it the chateau ruins was aas gruffly q 0 r derol derd back to the town he ile turned bick a little wiy ty an I 1 laid himself down imong the bushes just in sight ot of tho the pacing liburt s NI bat must mut he do dalight vis at hand and it was has absolutely necessary he should bis his oung charris tor for his ab absence and acquaint them with hia his future plans lying prone prime on his face he cr chwiej kwiej along the cecon nol sance shoeing showing him there WIB one spot at a projecting I 1 noil noll where but one sentinel was stationed an I 1 he hardly in sight ot of the others when hen he turned the rather sharp corner F amile mile s mind was A as mide up at once he lie found a cheav stick and in th the e same serpent crept cau alone along on the ground atward the spot having ila ing obtained the desired battion oat tion he perfectly quiet allol allowing ng 1 the unconscious gu giard ird to pass ti three ret times over cier his beat beacie e lit h made an demonstration on tile tat airth rth ra tha man slowly moved rould the foint he le to his fee ano ani la a the VA twinkling inkling of an fe ve tripled till up and anti sent him sprawling ame two or three bards awty in the brief time required tor for tl tt e ai as toni shed man to gather limsak up emile had darted into the booc civay way he sped the swifter for the loud halloo of the sentinel lie ile was with nith every eiery spot la lim the forest forert and g gilded fined his ling before tae tile aroused sentinels could follow tollow him he lie found bis his tul ful friends anxiously allting awaiting hie his bettra ret julea jules had recovery reco rec verc overe I 1 senit tri ly a aid id he listened anxiously to tho the pit ph ns 03 of I 1 ulle wile I 1 it will do verv very well to me arho ho shall have my old strength li ia i tev fei te v days longer bit tor for your it ec 1 tor for mademoiselle it boull be moe mo e trying but why ande should they b bir ir any lit will to her I 1 because Bec auke she has lived I 1 li i a noble family and was i as ex a tact acted ed to its members be decausse causse thia this wretch ol 01 0 an bf pierre means to in mile il e her 1113 wife and ehe the idea abhors indeed ejaculated julea jules gazing after the blunder blender figure which had bad passed into the further room which she bad had taken tor for her own private retreat so sirgal irly sifted and refined a creature to marry brnt odious overseer oversee rl the very idea Is distressing even to rae me ah montleur Mone leur emile it if you and your niece are impartial Impart lal bjes ot c your class I 1 cannot he help ip fo filing ling that we nse have hale over presumed to call othera others noble la III comparison chlotilde has had superior sup eror advantages observed emile quietly I 1 doubt it if the hapless lady F elide languedoc g herself waa was more a complis hed or graceful 1 I I am sure I 1 have not a moments question about it replied jules has hns tily none of the noble ladlee ladles I 1 have ever seen could equal chlotilde for loveliness or grace I 1 the care of this retreat will devole upon you in my absence it will be safe to go a few arda ards from the tree at night but no arlar thin thai that I 1 would not have you iven en venture to the spring I 1 will fill up the water casks before I 1 leive I 1 am thankful for the few books I 1 drought from he chateau with them and each othu I 1 ti a society eo clety I 1 trust you will not find our sur imprisonment underground too irksome oh no that ts Is I 1 must for myself it ie to a pace peaceful ful refuge from carnage and violence but dut tor for past horrors and anxious teare fears of the future tire I 1 could not ask a happier life life chlotilde too seems weighed down by some gr grievous leour recollection I 1 do not like to question her do not I 1 bee beeh mh you allow them to die away it possible it Is worse orse than did idle to dv efell ell upon the past since inco nothing can remedy it and it weakens your vigor tiger and energy tor for coping ping with future perils p ails 1 I I have endeavored to follow your direction direct ionis ahat more did iou ou hear from carls 1 addition LI U horrors horror athe the people have gone mad they must become corrid with blood ere the reaction comee comm I 1 fores that oat nevertheless pless I 1 other wi than for or us its to can see ito o 0 way ret get to IW it la Is tho only pla alaci cherp thip thi it pierre 1111 not search for ou and the girl lit lit has ahall marry hlin him hut but I 1 sh shill kil be reco recognized by scores there jule jules nith a der I 1 hope not I 1 shtil sli ill find mcana to color thit fair hair letl jett black oil must ft ear bear it in another fishbon tiar gar too nuke alike a wonderful change but of churbe courbe you will lill keep as as possible sIble juki drew a long breith it seems to me I 1 be hero here turner but I 1 trist in ill our s sigi ig cit 1 I 3 beld unquestioning 3 alo a ing i 1 I your ofir I 1 allt filth h would could suffer 1 long resi rest lence in chiq ca cao I 1 am all uli aheady ily anxious libott chlotille the two a weeks hive hiie piled her cheek tt ati 11 ith extreme caution sou might both go till to tho the surface eiery d di 1 then are apertures in tho the trunk of the tree to tako take in every dirka tion seeing the ground cit elt ir vou ou could venture out though I 1 ft N irn ai 0 1 to be war if be he be clifty this if pierre ill poon soon remote his watch from sight and set a secret trip hut but 1 I mean to att ou oil botti both aw iway Y speedia Edil ll I 1 did ellet i earn cam i 3 from her tier room and looked up affa in his ills face lou ou hive lite talked with julia long enough TO in uncle sa ea something to chlotilde now nonn ho lie drew his hind caressingly over oer the glossy ienir I 1 lit hive e been telling him what good care he mut take of in child ft hen I 1 am gone gone oh finite exclaimed she in constein tor bor t or a little time deir 0 one tie only to prepare for your escape the tears were slowly trickling uon down her cheeks sae she could not a word of anaw er hy my little one are you so stricken jules Is a left to take care a of or you OU jules Is a ier er poor substitute for ou monsieur no one ie hi better aware of it than he himsel but ha he will ill do his best observed d the auth my nty nay inter interpose poel 1 the girl eggeri I 1 did not rot mean to wound our fe lings deir jules ou are evereth ng kind and good As agree able an I 1 pleasing a Lomp panton anlon as I 1 could ask but then we have relied sc thoroughly upon my uncle it struck truck rot me anith uh sudden dismay to think of losing him for a little time nay my child it la Is because I 1 fe tear feir ir for our health and ain anxious to get you ou away that I 1 leave at all you not bo be weak an I 1 childish I 1 know but mill ill be calm and heroic to help me all ou can 1 I will tr replied she firmly but the sweet lips quivered sadly and ion oil will succeed jules must exert all his powers to divert your our thoughts TOU nou must nad together and anti tell fairy stories and be good chit dren iren till I 1 return like i i good genii to re release lenses you from our dungeon he ile smiled tull but there waa was a moisture in his ees eles the three ft N ere silent a long time and then dellcie broke it timidly and when do ou go my uncle to night at the darkest hour I 1 must fill your water cask from rain the spring before I 1 leae they talked bratel our their plan and hopes until noonday roon day when ahen emile took his much needed rest and the youthful pair sat down rather discon so lately it must be admitted each with a book in hand jules turned to the title of the title volume of poems he held A name was mas traced there in delicate hand handwriting biting Lady felible lancue doc doe ah ali said he I 1 should to much like to know just what ahat she wa a ind and how she looked that poor lady ie fe aciel his ills companion glanced our mer the lol 0 ume to see what it was nas which fixed his thoughts though te and smiled archly why are sou you curio curious uil 1 did id you know anything about her ai led she I 1 chy IN hy KS es I 1 knew that she waa was the sole role heiress the pride and hope of the chateau yonder which lies in mine ruins it was there that horrible night you kno know that I 1 waa was so wretchedly maltreated dut but I 1 did not see her not even een her corpse he ile paused shuddering and then added more calmly I 1 like to know jut jud t how she looked juat what was her char ter the writing ri ting yoi a see sug gesta the thought I 1 f cincy lacy I 1 have a good idea bit I 1 may be mistaken it I 1 she resembled her father she was no beamut CHAPTER XVI 4 S 1 1 C I 1 E I 1 a d averted her eon 3 face and N as ben ling it down clown deeply into her book she dare not pursue the subject and presently be wae waa lost in the entente nten ts of tho the volume emile did not reappear until after dark although in their subterranean dwelling n jut and day were alike and the hoidra were most perceptibly marked by the shortening candles candies then he shouldered the one empty water ater cask and clam bared with ith it up the rude stairway he lie returned with ith it still unfilled anil find tried to hide the cloud on hie his forehead it a oc ot no consequence oa or second COnd thought there can bo be no danger or of yog yon needing reeding more water lou ou will be ra I 1 rii ilent as 1 an I 1 I 1 nip mc in to r re you DU long afore lou ou broach the last cask ether neither suspected thit he h I 1 at ten apte I 1 to reach the spring ami and llor n ra bowly ly c escaped capture lie ile went back to the upper roo n and intend I 1 there anxious an louly ly I 1 do bellene it la is the ovll 0 vil gnp him pelf how hold else could he ianth h said one voice oice che rho peasants say it ili il wis i long ago bald said another in equal ashment etitel dont don t you know tint a aaa our own doing citizen pierri if this is beyond belter belief for or pierrean reLi iss Tisa arance ranc that the ro rounds are tire hi ill I 1 up somewhere here 1 0 p it 0 it neit next tirre ind and sec see what that will ilo do replied a third it w i ie i t long time before th N went ablay and anti ahn emile its belled for the in of aln lr le letrent trEat ing steps ho would have bell bellener eNed thit obstinate pierre would stick so losely lo sely to this idea they will be sounding the tree next I 1 see I 1 must use ue in wits its to get out an I 1 hive have its it hero Is my ghost ghostly dress dres i an all I 1 light I 1 it rig them thein on a polo pole with cro s arma armia ind airry it in eight sight of the tt llovia and anti set it up tit they 11 artish fo forward rard beli believing eing they have hane caught the man inan ind I 1 cin slip away lint er cLid alicd bat bit I 1 roust must go to the extreme end of 0 the w it hlll i ill not do to draw further attention to this spot and having matured his I 1 ilahi ian bt b acted upon it promptly carrying the effigy before him he hi tt liked im unmolested molested to the outer en ell I 1 of the wool 00 1 iio ile heard the first shout of discovery and saw halt a dozes dozen forms come me rushing toward him setting the pole which he be luil had taken cl ciro re to sharpen firmly in the tile ground he slipped behind a tree trunk and rind dropping on his knees crawled noise le lesl 11 sl the mossy earth to the other side little As an ho he expected the rush tor for the aup eu ped capture left the picket line ii bated he lost no moment in clearing it and as eoon soon as he lie dare I 1 sprang to hia his feet and ran swiftly extreme care waa was needed for more ita than i t mile but when morning b oke i he waa mas safely in the highway orce i there ther e he brushed from hia his drw all i signs of his hib late proceedings and P ft boldly hilled a market wagin pacing lel on to freais fi before he reached the town he net met his co comrade larade who looked immensely g iti ellered tell ell eved at sight of him mi ip IN welcome to the south most ballau att ot amy falcon where did you dip our I 1 beak list in the accursed blood of the i 0 ar and tyrant exclaimed the yd to latter e 1 I come from paris and am sent ro ti south to kinde the zeal of the people eo le M e tor for equality and liberty how goes the 11 1 cause responded emile while the wa al arler of the wagon agon eyed him with ot ort open ope n mouthed wonder and a little tear fear a 11 vo have come bold spirits there 1 ii 1 worthy citizen pierre oil will find and tj 13 B him eiger tor for the work ork and we e ex et ti hect the famous gray falcon of puts ob will aill wake take us all up they proceeded slowly on till they ta ae reached reachel the tile town there in the marlet market a ats square hey they SAW SAVY nt pierre converging earnestly with a group of men emile emiles s compin lon shouted bothem to then est come hither come and welcome ti the gray falcon he lie has arrived 8 aib t I 1 r last on a special mission to us oa ge tho crowd in a moment surrounded hea them ean TO tto as R rn stival 11 I 1 el e |