| Show C 40 I I T INTEANAT10NAL PRESS AatOCIATIO CHAlTKK XII A 11 Y KKIIC1K Jb lady Kellclot arc t you here A shuddering rob a moaning en wonhlsantncr lit stooped dawn Until Un-til up Hit board flooring and then taking her In his arms as ho would have carried a jelplcs babe descended the narrow adder leading Into the subterranean hambtr which his forethought hud jrovldcil He laid her down on a nor ow hut comfortable bed and hurried nick to closo the door and replace the loorlng That secured he lighted a andlo landing ready on the rude la lie poured out a glass of whip and tip Broached her Try this first and then tell mo If lou ore Injured dearest child She looked up pitifully Into his face Oh Umlle Kmllc my mother It I lead Ills face writhed In overmastering anguish i know It my r chlldj Zed help us I was powerless to prevent I discovered hal a body of men hail left 1rejus In hat direction and hurried after them If I had only known this wa to belie be-lie wedding night I should hate been Kerarcd As It was when I came It ms too late We fought them deeper Uely and drove them off for a lime lut I believe It was a useless victory thought I you were lain too my child I Will sure I nw your while face ly I Bg by the count but when I return Kl to tho dreadful scene I found no trace of you only your toro tell I cared that they had carried you off Out a wild hope Also led roe to seek rou here Heaven be praised that you I ire spared Oh my mother my mother mean Id IMIcle He comforted my dear child ni I ruthoro no sign of violence not t tingle marring blow the fright must iavo killed her She U secure now rom all these terror which we are left a face She has complained of her heart vile touch IU I thank Heaven their ltd nol tend that pure soul to heaven murmured Lady Kollcle weeping pile > Ugly oh I am all alone now Sly child you must be calm I will TJ to bo father and mother both the Save I bore the sainted dead la l doubly fours Other perils are still about tw I shall need your courage to help me She wiped away her tears and laid ler hand trustingly In his I will do my best mon pore COllie He turned away to bide tho tears which came swelling Into his eye at these touching words and said luckily I must RO back to the chateau before be-fore that radian band return with augmented strength We will secure ill valuables possible that they may Kllevo we were there only for the sake > f plunder And you will need dotting dotti-ng can you tell me where to nnd lit She gave him brief directions and idded anxiously Hut If they return and overpower r < ii ewhat will become of met There la no danger They must go to Krcjue first my men still hold the chateau Wo are all masked no they Cannot recognize us In an hours time we shall be safely dispersed I sinll bring what Is I needed for you for ono cannot tell how long they may keep us hero The bodies are decently Interred In-terred In the garden by this time Have no fear of violence and try to I pare yourself more anguish than Is I I possible You will be calm and patient pa-tient while I leave yout I will try Will the light show I Oh no tho ventilation comes through the trunk of another hollow tree We need bo cautious about i smoke but light not In the least I you would be dreary enough In the darkThank Thank you do not delay Jo now I nowHo left her to a two hours solitude but It was not so trying to bear us she I had feared Tho extreme anguish nnd excitement of tho terrible occno through which she had passed had left her brain numb and torpid Sitting down by the couch with J her head leaning against the pillow she dozed away the tlmc4nnd started to her feet la ti t c ragtlq h tar mo t sudden IwsIt7n init train sleep when 101110 a lIlnl do f i 6 Qended Iron the upper roolijl i A I young man aithi a very pale tide and evidently weak and suffering who was dressed In tr plnlncltlicnT suTl accompanied him Kmllo jitpnco txv d IT 11 1 tl c 1a tp if mine 01 100191 i e 10 It g it mto AllfllcuUA X41 des mob and he mutt bo concealed like IvlfiielurivcaMUid c loold J compassionately I I compassion-ately ut the palefeatured youth I L hono1iKlllnoLlntrudeUDontlie 1ii uinn My observed the stranger In very weak accents U 1 I werrg tint so bewildered be-wildered and ielploMl obld try to find other ideal cry ilt 4 < T Nay nncuorcd loa y Fellcle earnestly I cstly I have stood 199 sorely In need ol a friend myself 10 be chary of my Sympathy uMW f 01 l r > i Sv forptI UejIlown rJQjitf JJ t hits r v 4 IL very severe blow upon f hlsh rtmeusnt my rik horn pro tfo compaVmcrits tbmy dci And yio spqIIeg removed y YciaoxQd nj bmrd + arone end brthVsmalltoomY and showed another small chamber I hi He did not hint for whom he had prePared pre-Pared l It to wound afresh the daughters daugh-ters grief My men are bringing the needed spoils from the chateau I mint go and bring them In for I bade them leave all at the edge of the wood not daring to trust even those brave fellows with the secret of this retreat Can you mademoiselle bathe this poor sufferers suffer-ers head while I am gone And bending over her he whlipercd Ho not betray your name and rank i lie bcllote You to be a lowly born relative of mine do not undeceive him ollde nbe > Ill him promptly U was I Indeed a blewcd relief from torturing thought M bidolnn anything As the weary head sank feebly upon the till I low with a moan of anguish she dipped the cloth Into the ewer of water standing near and began bathing It tenderly She shuddered ns she parted tho silky brown hair and saw tho frightful contusion where some terrible terri-ble blow bad fallen Ho does not look like a peasant PO delicately featured with such a refined look I unused she I have never seen a finer face It reminds me of some princely youth I hate admired In pic turn Is It Indeed to be proved 1 through this reign of terror to misguided mis-guided Franco that her noblemen must be those of natures dubbing only Where will It end and whnt will become of me wretched child that I nm to hate survived all that I hold deal 7 dtDITho The last word were unconsciously spoken aloud Nay dearest one responded the voice of Hmlle as he entered with his arms full If tills world were all you might have cause for despair but when you remember that an angel mother waits for your approach to another an-other and brighter world surely you can pluck a rose even from the ashes of desolation you are young this world ray yet afford you the sweetest Dod purest happlnens IlrlteHforlod my child be calm and cisrugvous I will my noble generous friend answered Felicia with the first feeble smite i CHAPTEK XIII Tim depositing It L 1 big load Until ok turned to look at 7J u X the suffering youth l a o s Ills eyes were q e closed and a want wan-t > it circle of deathly 7 pallor was around the parted lips mat through which the > breath came fitfully fit-fully and hoarsely I feared It murmured nmlle anxiously anx-iously ho will have a tedious Illness at tho cry lightest It U s very unfortunate unfor-tunate as I hoped to get away before tbegeneral rising Hut ho deserve our tcnderest earn he Is a noble youth I met him first ono of those wild nights In Paris The maddened crowd surg ing back from Ibo palace of the king were maltreating a poor old priest who had venture to rebuke them The young man Inglearmed without a weapon of any kind sprang to Ibo rescue of the poor wretch I shall never forget Ibo picture as he stood In the middle of the street the red torchlight flaring over hid erect figure placed before the priest as a shield with his Indignant flashing eyes his horole defiant bearing My heart went out to him at once For a moment too he held the crowd back but man Dlcu there were some demented creatures crea-tures who could have slaughtered an Innocent babe In Its mothers arms without a scruple With a yell they leaped upon him Then It was my turn to ste forward I hail some power then and they yielded So from that time I have watched the gallant fellow fel-low and never once has ho disappointed disap-pointed my high expectations What ray you Lady reticle shall we let him die now No no cried the girl eagerly It shall be my task to nurse him back to health Kmllo smiled quietly If It was much satisfaction to know she would hate an Jtilereitlag J employment employ-ment to keep her mind from brooding i over ilex misfortunes nnd to lngullo i the weary tlmeyhe was wlie enough not to mention It 11111 vvhydo J Toiufq tthuy i p edOlla timer excllllm bpi eudtenl I must lj a1p h > disapp1N e below grcund ere that disappointed villain can return lie has met his deserts for all Iho diamonds ho hoped to occurs have fullfnlntqwy poincwlon J need aniureWu th yM lll bifUaicd for not lUIa e r t hey J YOU > > dfri fl VM i t lIIIlfd I Why cannotl fake the things I at the door It will sate you much time and the Invalid Is I sound asleep 1 Perhaps It will bo wile the time Is filing rapidly I Come then and throw 36Vn ills ailJcr as fast a I bring the goods She clambered after lilrnjo th ippcr frofihtl and Blood IB thaVcrit doorway Mlchlngtilm i leaplngaVayVoHe I rot ro-t laden heavily Lady Felicia gathered the lightest of the goods In her arm 11 Ael JrDn down with them rcljrrtli 4s4lly for tho others JLesworKeiLtit illly for nearly en hour Then Hmllo came dashing back tdvtheitrcs IOininiall tmoki i The last thank lIe lIIIJdj ttJ Is I only just In lime They have returned rifnforcements reinforcements I hear a tcnlflo din around the chateau I hope none of ynir friends arc r there Oh no I charged them to disperse as rapidly M possible there Is little mischief they can do except What except what cried Kellele frightened at the uneasy look on his face they will not desecrate tho graves surely They are flendlsh enough for anything any-thing but there Is I little to be gained 1 by such a course They have fired the chateau Lady Kellele Will you take a look at It ere It falls and not be did trced beyond my comforting She caught her breath convulsively and stood a moment In shivering silence si-lence then held out her hand to him He had cloned the door of the tree and now took her hand tenderly and ltd her forward to the edge of the wood The stars had pain In sudden affright at tho bright glare which rose tip from the turbulent scene below The chateau woe like one huge mansion man-sion CArven j glowing carbuncle Nc er had Its symmetry and benuty I struck Lady Felicia so forcibly as now when every arched window and I quaint gable and loomed porch was framed In a burning line of dazzling flame It wee n > grand and beautiful a sight Ibo forgot her personal Interest In Its fate and with limbed breathing find entranced eye she watched he huge sea of fire waver to and fro as If playing with Us victim now sweeping a broad dash of ml seething Same across the lofty front now riling up In one Vast spiral column of dense smoke tu the my sky All at once It watered tho whole great building seemed give one direful dire-ful shudder at Its fate And gather Itself It-self up proudly to meet It Ono brief Instant Lady Felicia saw Langucdoo chateau before her eyes every line distinct dis-tinct every Arch trlottIho next It toppled crumbled disappeared She turned with a wild mb Kmllo took her hand again and without a word led her away toward the wood llctwccn It and them rose up a dark figure llaltl thundered a hoarse vole and let mo know who It Is watching the burning of the accursed nest of aristocrats with grief Hrallo Bet his teeth hard upon his Up and caught his companion up In his arms She uttered no single cry of alarm Already had she been taught the courage cour-age of desperation He ran swiftly ns WILl poul610 with such a burden In the direction of the chateau and gained the shelter of a thicket of trees then as his pursuer dashed by them he wheeled suddenly and made desperate effort to reach the wood ngnln lie succeeded and that was all as Ibo door of the hollow tree closed behind be-hind them the fierce spy came stumbling stum-bling along In the path Hmlle sat down his trembling companion com-panion and put his ear to the side of the tree trunk A volley of oaths escaped the baffled baf-fled wretch They have cheated me again I wear It must bo some of the royalists or they would not have fled so desperately desper-ately Ill go back to Captain Pierre and well earch tho whole ground over there shant be a head left en one of their necks III can help It And muttering other Inaudible anathemas an-athemas ho went away again in m iiTi < < iieui |
