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Show B 1 XjMJgyr.nlJNTIWWlJTipM!, ,""8 Boe'TIOMTy''a K ClIAlThll XX CniiTisci I K She brlil up both hand lo ward him m off and answered In a law, thrilling H Vo.ce- H ' I cm dlo a thouiand death, caller m than accept the treacherous aid or my I mother'! murderer though In thli W hour of terrible need " U "Perish then!" cried M. Pierre, pas- atonately; "and with you tho romantic H swain who carried you to your under- ground retreat In tho foreat. You baf-H baf-H lteil mo then, but thli time thero la no escape You will die n horrlWo death, B both of 7011, but a single word of np-B np-B peal to me can save you." H "I acorn to uio III" said 'l)r F'" X ; llcte, her eyea gleaming rctolutcty from ' the pale, pnto face. K : Julea drew her to him fondly. , "Wo can die together. If they will It Bf so, my Chlotllde, but we ihall die In-H In-H noetnl. and unnffcrjdlng " X "So bo It then," retotted M t'lerre K In the hoarse, vindictive tone of roll ro-ll Mngcful passion. "Hist, citizens. I can exposo to you H two refugee from Justice." "Stay!" cried tho Amaion, clapping BJ her brawny hand upon hi mouth; "the little thing l showing spirit now; let H u take n IHUo port with her, before flf we glre her up to the mob. Hut what H ll Ihla alnrv jilimil ths UraV Falton? Tho youth declare that Uo I no nrls- J tocrat, but tho dray Falcon' niece." 1 "A pretty faliehood to cheat you; the I Orny Falcon nover saw her, I'll he r hound. Away with her'" cried M. j Pleirc. fairly foamnlg with rage, and '& setting tho girl' arm, bo tdr her from U the tide of Julea. 1 Suddenly nboe the wild din and up- I roar Jute heard a calm, rlnelnx voice 'I Well might It sound like an nngol' to Mm. Hmlle had cornel ;t "Cltlien!" thundered ho; "what if mean thl uproar, and why do you H drag away the only being left to cheer Uio Gray Falcon's heart? What hai . he dono tn provoke your dlsplcssuro? i IJ Wlicrsln hao I failed, that you with- i ) draw jour confidence from mo? Who I J hu a charge of dlaloynlly to freedom j i to cat In tho (Iray Falcon' beak?" JJ "None, nonet" cried a hundred 1 , vcltre, a all eye turned to the ped- ' -J nil. it upon which he had mounted. I Tho Orny Falcon fnrcYcr! "Liberty and I equality,' wa alway the (Iray i'al- t can' motto. Ho was tho first to warn I m, tho flrat to lead u on. Tho (Iray I Falcon I our leader." I fimllo smiled proudly, though there ' was a atern tparklo In hi ee. which I betrayed the (lcrcenc of bl tmother- j cd anger. I leaping down, ho flew awlttly to j whero a group upporteJ the fainting ' figure of Feilcle, hnd catching her up ' In hi arm, demanded sternly: "Why I thl Innocent girl o roughly rough-ly UBcd; can any ono explain?" Tho Amazon 'e1bbwd her way toward to-ward him, dragging M. Pierre. "Thl man proclaimed her an nrls-tocrat. nrls-tocrat. and n refugee. It hall bo hi turn, If ho ha lied to u." M. Pierre began n fierce retort; but Italia1 blaxlng eye xiartlcd him and S the flerco look'of the crowd showed I that tho Orny Falcon held control, for S tho lime at least 1 llo tood cowering and trombllng. i , For a moment Kmlle. bearing up the 1 ! Insensible form of-'vllrLlcin- j ' ly looking Into that ovll face. : Across both countenance went a 1 ' flash of Intelligence, though neither j spoke, i "So, sol now la the myter!ou es- ' capo from tho foret explained to me," tLought M. I'lerre. "Thcro I no chanco for further disguise; dis-guise; ho knows what Is my work now," echoed within Uiallo'i noble heart . . .j, Then waring hi hand In calm dig-1 dig-1 nlty, said the latter, slowly and delib erately! "I,et us wrong no man, least of all a cllltcn. (live him a fair Investigation; take him to tho guard house; keep him safely till to-morrow noon Then thero M will bo opportunity for pwper expla- nations, and Justic can be doae to H nil." H Whllo ho spoko, hi eye ran que- H Gonlngly along th rows of upturno-l HI facet. I C1IAPTKK XXI. fH xi) ULK3 sunoected for j whom ho wn H FEBfTS tearchlng, and l&tiilQl J1 to his side. tsV "L"i n' n"lp iy"ll you carry the girl, nsTrf citizen," said he, . t.W guardedly. 47Si4 "1" lnP-H lnP-H vilM "' tn0 amo mttn ntHiid uo ,ml k(p' ,,,cn Bj ' vigilant guard over H their movement; "thl man Is one or N our cnemle, most worthy Faicon. I Bj can snear to him beforo tho cojrt." HI "He shall be closely guarded I shall H not ollow him to leave my lght-nev H erthetes he may carry my niece for H mo till I con find a carriage," replied H Umlte, readily, without the llghttst BJ chango of countenance. H "What frightened you awoy from tho HI cottage? It wa a very dangerous ox- perlment, you percehe." MB "M. I'lerre came thither Chlotlldo iH recognised him. and was frantlo to MB reach you. That detestable woman fflfl stopped us, and they compelled us to jH witness the execution of the queen." Bjf Jules wo anxiously chafing the cold H bands of the lnsenilblo girl. Bj -Poor child!" muttered Umlle; "If I 1 could only keep htr thus, and yet pro- H servo hr IUo, how much terror and H anxiety (he would bo spared." Bk H She ha borne a great deal She repulsed re-pulsed that wretched I'lerre with the heroism of u general It was onl) when fairly In tho hands of the mob, that her cuurngo failed Oh, Monsieur, Ilmlle, what frightful scene we have witnessed, witness-ed, what dsmonlar passions have selted the peoptel What Is to bo tho end of It all?" "Bseape for us, t trust, hut I dare not speak my plans, or even my thoughts aloud. I shall take you to my luslness oftlce. I nm kept at work nil thi time now by ftobesplerre. now by by Dan-tod, Dan-tod, the two ork together now, but If my Judgment lo not at fault, thero will be an open rupture presently. I think, however, tho secret Joud betweon them will help me Itobesplerre will give me free pastes to Dover, If I represent repre-sent that Danton opposes the Idea. I have aluays kept such an emergency as this In view, and have laid my plan of eseapo long ago, It Is time now to test It. I wish Chlotlldo cro stronger." strong-er." While he spoko a feeble fluttering at the girl's throat gave sign of returning life They bent over her tenderly. Tho dark eyelashes lifted slowly a great shudder shook her delicate trams and springing up with tho frantlo strength lent by terror, she exclaimed: "Oh, havo mercy upon met I am but a fceblo girl. I never harmed ono of ou In my life; let me go In peace." "My child," said Ilmllc, with a smlto of Ineffable tenderness. "Oh, i.'uillo. you are hero )ou have saved met Again do I ono my llfo fo you. Ilcacn blMsyoul Heaven bless out" Hmlte, softly caressing tho trembling hands, nlilch hnd seized his, whispered gently "llo calm, dearest one; your agitation msy bo observed. Wo aro not ct secure" se-cure" Sho obeyed him as meekly as n little child fcouhl have done, and though still trembling lolently. sank upon tho sent beside bliu, and assumed an air or composure. Jules bent forward and whispered In her ear "Courage, dear Chlotlldo; anothsr day, nnd ws shall havo left Ibeso horrors hor-rors all behind." She smiled, trustfully relying on his assutauce, and closing her eyos, apoka no farther; though tho carriage soon after draw up before the huge narrow doorway leading lo the Gray Falcon' gloomy apartments, and she was led up tho dark flights of stairs Into the upper story. A sickly, effemlnnte-looktng youth was writing there. Ho bowed respectfully respect-fully In answer to the Oray Falcon's careless nod, hut though ovldently surprised sur-prised to sco his companions, ho tuado no remark. nmlle drew forward tho rude chairs, "Take a seat, Chlotlldo; joii aro greatly fatigued, and you hat a much more to endure I.con. brlug somo wine, and get a basket of breaC if J meat from the cafe. You nerd not stir again until It Is tlmo for us lo start." Tho youth laid down hla pen snd went to the nail In one corner whexo hung his hat and cloak. Hmlte followed htm to the corridor. , "Make haste, !eon," said he. In a low tolce, bRnnso T tarrTT0i6" tight of tho young man, and want you to watch htm whllo I go up to tho Convention Con-vention hall: he's a susoected aristo crat; but I can't get along without him In the Jab beforo me," "More work!" responded Leon, carelessly, care-lessly, "Yes, to trace some escaped refugees. My nleco Chlotlldo can Identify the woman, hut the young man only can mako sure of tho marquis that used to be. Hurry back, so that I can go lo a consultation with Itobesplerre," CHAPTEn XXII. , i? Tf AVINO given them IJFjHlLjJI due Ins tractions tjTBJWK" I concerning their Uib&pf&a u'ivlor beforo his vmjfjW clerk, llmlle left Wtlffl-f "1C I''r t0 ll',cu, A&gyl) tho contents of tho j?i basket when Icon Jl,'v returned from tho tUJ cafe, and set forth wWvi nt onco for tho "" Hall of Convention, where he was certain to meet Itobesplerre, Itobes-plerre, who was tho acknowledged head of the Mountain Party, as It was called, call-ed, which held sway abovo tho Girondists Girond-ists almost as thrcatenlnjly as against the nobility. Ho found the dread ruler of thoso stormy days In tho very mood to further his plans. The convention had adjourned, and tho members were leaving their seal when Kmllo appeared. Itobesplerre stood by himself, his brow dark as night, hla hands clenched threatening- 1r "Let them beware," muttered he, "do they forget the fato of Orlssot and Vcrgnaud? That Insolent Danton shall follow In their steps, If he does not change his manners shortly." Kmtle bowed with tho utmost rupect as be advanced. "Ha, my bravo Falcon, what la the word to-day?" "The Oray Talcon waits but tbo word of Itobesplerre to pounce upon noble prey." Ho listened heedlessly. His eye was following Danton, who, conversing with a knot of men nt Uio door, was gesticulating violently. Kmlle wot acuta enough to understand under-stand hla mood. ' "Citizen lntoi would fain torn oj aside; he call It an Idle move; bs w give, me nn countenance, but I hopel bitter thing from you. nobesplerrs," Ha, what ha Danton teTsay sbott affairs In Paris, or In the ssfmhlj eliher? What do jou want, my keen-eyed keen-eyed Falcon?" "I have traced two aristocrats t their flight toward Dover the dnuga. ter of Count Languedoc and a jon Parisian Marquis. I want authority ts follow and seize them. I will go to tht very wator' edge, but t will httt them," "And would Danton hinder? He Is a traitor already. You shall gJi com with me for the passport tho crcdea-Hals crcdea-Hals of authority from me." Hmlle's dark eyes sparkled. "Thsnk you, Itobesplerre. I kais" i you would see differently from lbs short-sighted Danton. I shall wtst passports also for my niece Chloillse and a youth 'who can recognize 1st marquis lit any disguise" "It Is a queer Journey lor your niece," observes Itobesplerre. "Aye, but the lived with tho count's fsmlly, and can mske sure I fludyths right daughter " i "So, so, you are as keen-witted M ever Well, you shall have my authority author-ity for all you need to help you off. 8s Danton discouraged ) iu. Wo'll show him how much Kobe srr values bit opinion." ' Danton and his party had left Us hall, to HrallA'a extreme relief, nnd hi followed Itobesplerre to his prlvats secretary's office,- nnd received the la-valuable la-valuable Datura at once. Ills heart leaped wildly as ho received re-ceived them. Ills plans had succeeded succeed-ed beyond his wildest .hopes. Only ono thing remained, to make suro that M Pierre waa not released until too lato to harm them He walked around to the pollen office, nnd ascertained that hq was safely confined awaiting the Investigation, and then flew homeward. home-ward. A tingle glanco at his hopeful fit, nnd cheery cyo was more' reviving the trembling pair than the most po-tint po-tint elixir. "Wo start nl once. I hopo your fatigue fa-tigue It past, Chlotllde," She sprang to her feet with a glad smile, and answered eagerly: ' Oh, yes, I am strong, and ready for anything now." "That palo face gives assurance of remarkable strength. You must try a glass or wine, for wo travel swiftly and mako no pacta for night," replied llmllo. "And what Is to bo my fats?" asked Jules, trying to hide tho exhilaration produced by Hmlle's demeanor, ana assuming as-suming a lugubrious tone. "You will accompany us to help Identify Iden-tify your old roaster. Mind, If you betray be-tray m trust, a pistol shot will avenge It." There Is no danger, my only safety Is In oledlinco to your wishes," replied Jules, meekly drooping his oyellds to hide the mlschlovous sparklo beneath. "Loon, put this paper, this endorsement endorse-ment of my movement In Itobcsplrrre's own handwriting, on record. It may be valuable somo time. And step down and see If the carriage has come. I ordered It at once." The moment Leon left tho room, Kmlle advanced to (ho pair wlUi t suillo which was almost dazzling. "Do lwpp. my children; fear noih Ing. Wo are safe wo ars safol The bloodthirsty Kobcsplcrro little dresmi how easy and certain he has made our ocapo." ' (TOSS CO1TIX0IU.I Arrurdlnc la Ij.it, Nobody was standing up, but the scats were nil taken In Ilroadway car No. US last Wednesday, when an old man got aboard. Ho wss well-drrssed und fussy. Ha looked up and down tho car, on one side or which the people peo-ple wero uncomfortably crowded, but on Uio other oury ono seemed contented con-tented and happy. Ho moved down the car and stopped In front of s young man who wus reading hard from a big law book ho held In his lap. "Just movo up thero, youug man," said the now passenger, and ho attempted at-tempted to croud the student's knees together. Young lllackstono never moved Ho raised his eyes tnd hi right hand and In a perfectly distinct and even voice said: "I don't know of any law or precedent prece-dent to bo cltod to abow why, to girt a seat, I should mako every person on this sldo of the car uncomfortable Thi primary principle of our constitution, tho great underlying doctrlno of all government, Is 'the greatest good to the greatest number.' Why don't you try tho next car?" Then bo went on reading New York World. |