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Show CuAI'lhll XVJil "' v "-N "c camo ,0 Julf '"OX'one day with a tfilrfj&f'Skkii HI '""hllng lip VVlr 111 "Jul"' ll" ,a,t Mwi,C wllter ca,k '" 'P-.JtTV' 'P-.JtTV' ty i eupposed It er? Jti. ',- full It rauit f. 3 hare leaked out " . ip long ago" S2?ML "ow much Is atSiifatp: lbre Itttt" asked Jules ' Her voice ihook. "Not twice can the ewer be filled. Ob, Jitlwl" "Nay, dear one. t can nil It up tonight. to-night. Do oii know tbo exact locality local-ity of tho Bprlng" "I remember visiting It once or twice. 1 must piuso a moment before I can tell jou In direction from thla pet Hut It frlRhlena me to tblnk of your attempting uch a dangerous feat." r "ll la vitally 'neeeeaary. It we remain re-main here, which aeema the beat thing left ui, until our provisions fall u, or we are contlnccd there la no hope of Emlle's nppearanco." "If It must be I coneent; but upon fmt condition I ahall accompany you, Jules." I "My precious Chlotllde, not for the iworld." . "I Insist upon It. Whaterer happen! i to you I muit aharo It "lib you; besides, be-sides, I can rccosnlie Uio spring at once, and you might search a long time .for It." , "My belortd one, let me bravo thla little danger alono. What would Knille ,say to mo If he knew I allowed you tto renture ou,t so fart" "It doea not matter: you shall allow It; you yield to It because there III no help for It. 1 should follow at all ercnls," "IJut It Is not Immediately necessary. IWe will be aa prudent as posslblo, and iKmlle may yet arrlro," replied Jules, resolved to sally forth secretly. Lady Fcllclo put the veieel of water 'carefully aside, saying wistfully: "It muat not be before us to tempt us. How perverse In mo! I was never so thirsty In my lifer' I Jules deliberately poured out a glass (and held It toward btr, "You ahall not deny yourself while I there Is so much left to us." Bho alpped It slowly. "If wo were to havo no more, how (much mere precious than our pearls land diamonds would be the tiniest tdrop," said ahe, and banded It back icnly bait empty, "Now I muat return to my post, and learn. bow mar the sentinels approach ' us. Cait It be possible for them to hear our voices when abov us!" "I think not, or Uuille would have warned us." "Ob, Invaluable, allwlse Kmllel vroat detains html" groaned Jules, ax he clambered up tho stairway. bm No sign came of any human prvvence H throughout tbo day, and much em- H boldened by the circumstance, Jules H took a pitcher and email pall and H atarted forth as soon as evening came. Lady Fellcle followed silently be- H bind him, notwithstanding his entreaty H to the contrary, H i They passed along softly, with the HI lutmost caution, pausing every few H steps to listen for any sound of alarm. HI All was profound stillness, save that HI now and then a dry leaf dropped from H .a bough, or a bird wllh heavy wing Hi 'thurred through the branches. HI I The spring vim Just a little way B 'from the trodden, pathway. It lay In H Its mosey bed like an Inky mirror, with HI 'Just one ripple of silver wbers a star Hi beam from above slid through the can- H opy ot leaves and gave It a tender kiss. H I Tbe trembling pair gave a itgb of re- HI lltef. Jules hastily knelt aown and HI dipped the pitcher Into It. He turn- HI ed and held It up to Chlotllde'a lips. IV Draught of nectar from the very cup ol Tltanla waa outrivaled by the refresh- ID Ing coolness of the water, IB j Neither ventured to speak, but tbelr Nj 'hearts beat with Joyful relief. Jules U (filled tbe pall to tho brim and Cblotllde Hj took tho pitcher. She tripped lightly In 'before blm to open the door. Mj He spoke suddenly and sharply. 8 "Hurry, Chlotlldol go at once" 3 Bhe obeyed with a quick rush of ter- H Tor, for she also caught the sound ot HJ hurrying steps, and gaining tbe tree, Hi stood waiting his approach. H There cams Id her from the gloom ot J tbe shadowed pathway a fierce oath, a scuffle, and shout for help. Betting down the pitcher hastily, the clrl bent out of the tree with white lips ffl and horror-stricken eyes. I A quick rush ot frantlo atepe but f rrrhose? the companion of her bidden boine of refuge, or the cruel spy? Shi could not stir, but stood paralyzed. It waa Jules. He dashed up to her, ithrust her Into the little room with Impetuoua haste, and closed the door. The movement upset tbe pitcher, tae precious water was lost, not a drop remained; tor In hla struggle with the rnan who had pounced upon blm, Jules tad dropped tbo bucket. Then shivering and repressing the very sound of breathing, the pair listened lis-tened to tbe eager talk going on outside, out-side, as a group ot tho sentinels gathered gath-ered to! ether In bewildered astonish-j astonish-j rnent. "Tbta ts certainly wltchr jc- i ulated ono, C "lis wnj hre a mom' . , a B now be ha gone. Psrt win, E like U 1 r U ' ! It S Is a n.rt -...t tljat the V villain il.iappears. 'aptatn I'lerro i ft must bear of this. What a wise man Mff tie Is; In spite ot all our doubts ho de- g clared tbey were In thla forest, and so iHH I vsnturs to deolara w shall Cnd It." "Ileal u, .. , , UH.H-'' cried out anotlnr. lets drag hlin out to-night, and earn the reward " They went tramping all about the epot. and one struck hla heavy pike against the tree trunk, making tbe Ctrl spring back wildly Jules took her band In both hla, and held It firmly! the darkness concealed his quivering Up and flashing eye. Hut presently the men were tired hunting over the vacant ground, and tbey dispersed to their separate stations sta-tions Jules led hla silent companion dowh to the lower room. She turned and threw herself Into bis arms with a sob of angutah "Jules, Jules, we shall perish together! togeth-er! there Is a little comfort In that UiouxhL" His hrat waa hearing. Too well he knew how little hope there waa, even of such a melancholy end He had, learned enough from nmlle, to feel convinced thaj she would be torn away from him at one "Yes, they will certainly mark the spot well They will dh for tyncea of a rvcret passage; you heard them sounding the tree. Ob, that we had remained quiet. We hrve not even a glass of water to atoni for tbe- mishap." mis-hap." They said nothing more concerning tbelr apprehensions, but made no attempt at-tempt at cheerfulness, and sat band clasped In band In Utter al(eoce. Slowly and sadly wore "away the nlibL and the next day. Neither tould touch food, but tbelr ferrlh ihlrsl seemed to Increase, aa the precious water disappeared. Dy. another nightfall night-fall there remained but a single wine-glSM wine-glSM full. "Drink It, Chlolllder exclaimed Jules, bitterly, as he saw her eyes dwell upon It wistfully; "by another day It will be of no conssquoncs. That l'lerre has been examining the plac himself; ha has ordered them to commence com-mence felling the treea by the morning light." Lady Fellcle clasped her hands, and ber white lips moted prayerfully then he said tremulously: "M. rierrcl ob, Jules! shoot me with your pistol before yuu allow me to fall Into hla bands." "Chlotllde, let us try to escape from the forest to-night, rather than be dragged forth by their triumphant hands." "Hut whither ball wo got" asked ahe, aorrov. fully ' lie groaned In anguish. "Whither, Indeed! ob, nmlle. Mon-aleur Mon-aleur Ktnllo, what bis becose ot you!" The words had hardly passed his lips ero a step was heard on tbe rude talra leading to tho seeret door above. They sprang up with cheeks grow-Jog grow-Jog still moro aahy white, and turned wild glances to the aperture. Had their persevering enemy it last discovered Ibe secret passage to them? Hastily came the Intruder downward the lofty head stooped to clear the beam and then oh, Joyl oh, transport! they beheld the pale, excited, but triumphant tri-umphant face of Kmllet With a glad cry, Fellcle fell down at bis feet. Ills tcsrs mingled with Vera, ss he raised ber In his arms. "My child, my beloved onel you are safe; I feared to find you completely proatraled. It yet alive." Jules selted bis band In a transport of dellehL Ho gave them a few momenta to relieve re-lieve their excitement, then produced from the bundle he bad brought, two disguises, both for pcaaanta ot the humblest class. "Do not delay a second bsyond what Is absolutely necessary, but put Uioai on at once, and tako every valuable that you can conceal, Tbe diamonds I I will secrete on my own person." Neither asked blm a single question; but trusting him Implicitly, gavo thought only to thorough obedience. In a few momenta they were ready. Umlle qcietly took a powder from his pocket and rubbed It over the pals facea and hands; he gava to Jules a different shade of hair by a powerful liquid, and concealed the silky tresses of Fellcle by a most unbecoming mantle man-tle twisted in turban fashion. "Come now," said ho, taking thorn each by the band. Still tbough their bearta beat anxiously, anx-iously, neither asked a single question. This Implicit trust moved nmlle, deeply; but be closed the door of the faithful tree which had protected thorn so long, and led tbem on In silence. Jules lookod around him with a wistful glance. Where were the send-nelaT send-nelaT At least no sign ot them was visible. Unmolested tbey gained the outskirts. out-skirts. Kmlle pausing a moment, gazed all around blm, "It la woll," murmured he; "Jean has not tailed me. Now let us move swiftly, nor lose tho propitious mo ment." "The sentinels are removed!" exclaimed ex-claimed Jules, In utter astonishment. "They are lying senseless pn the ground," replied Umlle, '"a faithful fellow fel-low baa carried ' "n wine well drugged, drug-ged, anil m I n It himself, to r-f r-f ,lrlin ft, irilnunentallty r M Vleri la weiLoms to lif w itot we, 1 truti ehall be o- o'ir jy to l'arta, I have the apera - lbs paitsage ot the dray Fa' m.J. bis cousins Jules and ilotliJe, I bupe - will racsl with no Detestation. I started with the .wain and left tbem Just below the forest, they are to make their way to the next town on foot. The spies on tbe road will not know but I have still the Identical pair tho driver of tbo cart watting for us la faithful to me. aire yourselves no unrnetness, deiHHasi dren Alt will be well eHHHJ "We do not fear, so long ssIBBH who plans." answerel r-hl .MldrSHH "May your genernus trust warded," responded he fnvcn.flHJ They were stopped rmny an a time before they reahrd the HH haven, but the (Iray Falcon's usuVhI enough to give them fp nt -rHjl were thry Gverthben ny messengefsH M l'lerre, the event most dreaded lH all 1 The horrors had deepened In Paris The unfortunate Louis had been led to the block, and the trial ot the queen wae already under consideration The utmost tawlessnees and blood-thirstiness prevailed everywhere The flray Falcon was welcomed back with enthusiasm Ho lodged hla pretended pre-tended relatives with an acquaintance, and went at once to hla old club. Notwithstanding Not-withstanding the abhorrence ho felt for the ecntlmenta whllh now reigned, triumphant tri-umphant there, lie felt that It waa vitally vi-tally necessary for him to seem td participate par-ticipate In them, and accordingly he delivered to them ono ot his old harangues ha-rangues aomewhit disappointing them, to bo sure, with the moderation of his views. Having thus established himself safe from suspicion, bo proceeded to look up a little plot of ground and small cottage', cot-tage', at a mfe dlelknrs from the city, and thither he conveyed bis friends. ,A llltlo garden gave ostensible employment em-ployment tp Jules, and hla fair companion com-panion made' up Ixtaqtirta, and sent them to fie city regularly by a peasant peas-ant boy, who,waa (be unconsrtoua beaN er of idlpat'clics bciVien Kmllo and bis disguised wardSMor a bouquet, especially es-pecially marked, was, sent twice a week' to .Kralle, and Its jrsgrant blossoms, concealed a guarded atatcmsnt ot pros; ent security.- ' And thua. amidst the frighfrut car-Bojftjipff car-Bojftjipff qn almost lMtllln sound tf .their voices, hi' palf'q'wolt In peace- 'ful security. ' They had almost ceased to fea molestation .and Lady' Fellcle, growing qiite ec,custoiard to the light tasks which detohed upon her, had ilmost put away tin old Identity, and believed herself the humble Chlotllde of the cottage, when suddenly and harshly came to her tho reminder ol her former existence, tto as coxTixuio.1 |