Show r t I j f > M r iNTEnntTinM i rncns AI r 1t AITKnvm < Cemlln > It Is of no consequence replied the former turning to the marquis with tome quiet remark concerning the weather The count bustled away from the room The countess then earnestly In aulred concerning all the turbulent movement In Pails and the mnrquls was much ImpreMed by the Rood 1 sense ind Intelligence ot her remarks Whall thought he it that obtu o Lnnnicdoe Ignorant of the superiority r If the wife Im treats so slightingly lie might hate guessed that this very superiority w ea CHUM enough for slight from such a little nature an the counts The count camo back In the highest t plrltTbal That li I ns remarkable ns propitious pro-pitious observed the marquis Are roil sure this titan haa means of elmer ratlonr Certainly n more faithful trustworthy trust-worthy fellow cannot be found In nil Europe The counters and her daughter ex bared rlance In the face of their know ledge It was certainly painfully ludicrous this complaisance nod solf lumcleney of the counts The mar qui did not lone this little byplay 9f dumb talk between the ladles Vo moat not be over confident I laid he there Is too much nt slake to peril It llgliUy Oli no responded the count rubbing rub-bing his hands briskly and acting like 3 i person just emerging from n nlRhl tnaro of horror Into perfect security Hut we can afford to lake Ilcrros word I will give waranl of that Tho counles opened her lips nnd then closed them again catting nt the mats tines bntccchlnR looks nt 1cllclc The latter spokn at once Hut papa I do not In Ibo least shore your confidence I can tell you something that will shako your faith In that odious M 1 Pierre 0 Odious M Plerrel yes that Is It 1 I Your ladyship has uied my absent iklllfully you have Instilled Into tho tint your own absurd anti shameful tlpathy to my favorite agent ex claimed the count turning angrily this I t-his wife She bit her lips era oho onswcrc Kith tho utmost coolness Iellcle will assure you her prcjt dices lira her own Hut pray let III leave so disagreeable a subject I thin I hear the bell which summons us to I the diningroom 1 am sure you mUll bo ready for the repast The marquis gate her his arm nod Kellclo went out wllh her father Tho latter recovered his good humor at Ihe table atilt drank to tho health of Ibe future Marchioness Do Herri JIll daughter received It In silence Ildwurd should bo hero to respond said the marquis gayly but I true n week from thin will give him tho t privilege r The ladles retired early leaving th gentlemen to their wine Mamma exclaimed lcllcle whn li to La done Papa will never crcdl our story so obstinately does ho pin hi faith upon M I Pierre And It we tell It lie will carry It at ones to M I Pierre ind will not that ruin allT The countess sighed bitterly I cherished Ibo hope that ho would nt leant give mo credit for veracity Ills mistaken confidence In that vlllalr will greatly embarrais It will never do to risk the destruction of all by allowing al-lowing M Pierre to hear of our discovery < discov-ery I sea only one method I know what that Is mamma Wall until mlle comes and ask his advice I lib nil look for the flowers every mornIng morn-Ing and noon It seems best to me also alsoYou i You have guessed my decision And i about the marquis and tho marriage rellcle Tho girl dropped her head against her mothers shoulder I am a coward minima after all my bravo talk I dare not oppose my fathers will Resides since Imllo I has lIen him and pronounced him worthy I do not feel so dtrperatcly miserable Tho countess kissed her fondly Dear child Heaven grant there maybe may-be no risk Ills father Is very prepossessing prepos-sessing Yes I wonder how ho came to be so Intimate with papa lio Is so different differ-ent Ilush my child do not forget your mint respect Kellclo accepted the reproof without comment but ns sho contrasted this careful respect of her mothers wIth the tantalizing behavior of Ibo count the found It Impossible not to reiterate her Indignation mentally Tho next day tho two gentlemen rode over to Krejui drc sed very plainly and quite unattended M Pierre w niched f them ride away with malignant glee There go two simpletons on a fools errand muttered he Do 1 they expects all the people to come forward and inform s I form them of the Intended revolt Much wiser may they be on their ro t turn n ciiAprnn ix I sir tP 1113 mnrquls looked grave as ho again entered the I 7 drawing room nnd < It Ibo coiintaw hastily hasti-ly Inquired 2 I Nn 111 news I 1 hope i Nothing definite 1 i iW but I am pfrJifully anxious for my M Imr sons arrival I I klonl fully share Ibo count con I a pdenco There was a dogged sul I I = = = len ljme farm today nnd ot suppressed exultation exult-ation < jl to to me thai ParisIan Paris-Ian do entirely unknown Somo tfj baa happened In erMllvlan muttered when liothoujt WM 00 faraway 10 hear you think 01 v er salllesJr ore left of the uardsjun I fear every thing 14 1 1rinl Tin rinl but would not nd 10 tide by tho rov lo llons lnlto diBCose The on Into 1 weeks the weeks ljnth I Continual reports I re-ports of j ilorror arrived but beta slRn4rnug I ujwnrd In vain nljen rolled off InKoIng to oho meadow bridge Jfor blossoms appeared ap-peared Scored much longer tho chllljni Kotild despoil them ally wn rrltess and mlJcrnbllBj nol return to I search ft The count too grew o lees confident It w 88 a Irf g time for nil The coune < wjay fearfully the suppeneofiniiunilnR her very life Mm remained wllh them aify everything proceeded pro-ceeded en what n feverish tide sum obbed beneath the OMumed Indlffcrenco on all sides lidTho Tho co n noblo guest were pacing th lust at twllighl ono October ntwhcn n ragged figure fig-ure In a isanl blouse came lowly up e The count lifted his arm I ot rebuke for the presumpt ho forlornlooking creature h i cd only hurriedly ipproach i Suddenly Ihe mar qule with relief and astonish meat ruibt him idnaneatcnsl In what a pllglill Yea remit Heaven I have rearQit last but I nm scanty denjiposuro and suffer lug cxcli youth and as bespoke be-spoke ho td would have fallen fall-en but fathers outstretched nrm III nrmTbey cafl Into the house through tlry window to save the prying of Ibo servants and so ca bruptly upon the countcus aifighter In tho little parlor thenil constantly since tho counts Lady Kellcles first view of hthed husband woos certainly nfjjlatterlng one The pain facelliired halrthe rough stained clojrht well change poor IMwarjjance Silo retreated retreat-ed In dlsminft them busily restoring re-storing nnlnuho half Insensible youth Wht hl p 0 fiimmoned coiirago to A had been moved Into nn nUJomlr Her mother moth-er ciimo outs DKnK her arms around her njiy sobbed What Is It cola exclaimed exclaim-ed ballets I Oh my chlt orrlblo times have wo fallen hat poor youtli has narrowly twlth his life lie has been In prl f this tlmo ho escaped the d III G fearful masna cre Tho palace led the Guards cut down nor < cnty thousand soul sent Into e The poor king nnd the royal fini close prisoners prison-ers 111I Ta cite 1 to denounced ant has fled to fy The whole land will be lie cod Hut now the a Edward has como no ball lo laId ie tide soothlnilyj1 1 Et the fixed look of ongullb mothers taco H nen gun hlld for you nt leant may thtUety but B wild foreboding hisyne I cannot shako It off I Hueh hush 2COU1 mamma my blessed oneru nervous and excited Perbail I e has come likewise Oh fpvc way you who aro all myI and strength Tho noble matped her daughter daugh-ter closely In bejjf lo ed her eyes and Kcllcle sanS moving In fervent fer-vent prayer < hat Ibo smiled calmly J It la Indeed In me lo frighten y0u my relcl < wenknesa Is over Whatever It m I accept my fate humbly as then dealt out to mo by Heaven m How often nlll dId these thrillIng thrill-Ing words retuihe tender daughter daugh-ter How mucfort and grace dl 1 they pour Into rl ding mournful licartl Some one ioln It was a I ilrango nnnio gV falcon I think bo nOOll It was notllien Somehow I I fancied It npo this which detained de-tained him toil At thl momflkount camo Into he apartment fairly trembling stiff terror make read > aslant departure lolanto IIlltho moment IM card Is l able toyed t the marriage nust take IOp rr an hour afterward after-ward must KftSa the road to St oseph where Iii ecenel lies wailIng ng for us T rquls and myself lave converted Jlilns powlblo Into Diamonds nnilfhall not need to urdcn ours lvui anything bulky We might ink p late It It can be lacked without nry by the ser ants No one > t Pierre will know ot our movemi Ill too late to binder bin-der 1 1 erAl Plerrol Imed both mother nnd daughter n ° or Tho old M ejaculated tho oust angrily e would think ttt ils nwruijijo might put aside ifs perverilJ t < w l Count LanRuedoc If 1 you confide In that man you are ruined the horrors which rome whatever they may bewlll llelleve lie upon our own conscience me I bmcerh you for this once In your life M Pierre Is I the leader of Iho band who watt but the signal for murdering us all embed the countess sternly AprcttyacctiMtlon I lo bring forward i ol known I have known against n faithful fellow I and trusted for years he Is as nxlous and alarmed as any one of us Ho Is an artful knave Indeed II 1 M has won jour confidence so thoroughly that you will accept his word In contradiction contra-diction to your wife and child retorted re-torted the countess bltlerly Oh papa papa believe us cried Tellcle we have proof of his treachery treach-ery we heard wills our own cars wow wo-w with our own ears = Tell me precisely what you accuse him of what Is I jour proof I will gladly do II If 1 you will assure me that you will nol carry tbo story to him Ah sneered the count you will not allow him the opportunity to clear himself 1 shall give you no such as mm tire for I should certainly allow him to vindicate his honesty The counteos wrung her hands Perverse lo the lasl Immovable III a rock What eon we do Obey my Instructions gel ready jour clothlnR and have a bridal dress for Kellcle It shall not be said n Un wedding guedoc vans without fitting garments even In such n lime as this The counles and her daughter went silently away What could bo done lo convince him of the folly and wicked new of tile conduct t Kdward 1 was foterlsh and too III to rite tho next morning Much as Ihla delay de-lay dlstrrsced theta there scorned no other alternative than to bo patient Hut they were careworn anxious faces which gathered around the breakfast table Immediately after tho meal however how-ever lady Kellclo came flying to her mothers ntdo with sparkling eyes In her hand Ibo held a small nosegay ot wll < HOWCM Oh mamma I seem to have found strength and safety Kmllo Is certainly at hand The counters face brightened Ilko I w so You found them on oho bridge Yes yes What If we go to meet him thero nt the tree You know nines my fathers return the Rhonts have forsaken for-saken the woods Ho may give us valuable valu-able Information I will think about IL It will be dlf flcull to elude your fathers observation observa-tion and ho would l peremptorily forbid our leaving the hoWe Yet Ills I worth tho trial You do not look equal to It mi chero mere How wan jour face hat crown almost think I have course In go alone rather than that jrra should venture Ito II coxrixoin1 |