The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-18

4 TArllling Rsnancs sf tho Reisn q
Menry iii.
cHAPrER XVI.

CHAPTER XVI
orit4inr the Louvre. its festivities and its
Fxgcd and aiscceSenssd, z, ne .RncnsTn: snd aS., ds
yss yr4spp.a az s e q :sss dDnso
his hasty wsv through its elmoowcred walks
fhe whole q the .psce, q this time crowded
e aSs Sh;s tSss nsro9 a3r99of s
2ffsiiye. "a disposed IN noble alleys bofdersdd
Ixauisite shrubs -shadowed BY tall tfees-
nd foT piiisrs-and watered by gushing ioun-
g s sSiss: wie2 sssaHff
e Dfa Sd C hS2y as 's Ss
luxury and magnifcenco OF the monarch
francls u. BY whom the plaisance had been
The az moon shone clcar ana cold in tho highest
h0ovene - tho cavalier hurried swiftly through
this region Of beauty. For one instant ne paused
e geso = the wing Of the tSayrs front,
wsre bePly in with Win The tcrcSes q Tie
ieta-ths music. rcsounded blithely from afar-
s e. no q S. ns
ne We ased x sRGb Tsps n ts peoa
q fbp o@s - thss aStsS the pasoe and
~ ear wna strained to catch the faint sound pro-
dyoed BY tte closing oi lattice hc M tnSn & ,s pung
NE gardens ii the Louvre were bordered on
vhioh river hains were drawn 90 ~ TO cut OIL
\ ~ approach in this quarter. while on tho other
they were defended by tlrretet wall and exter.
g bSa b%idinvs * Ike R.ai Rue al Goa I Emerging
sUddenly from the alley in which he had dis
= MI < spreading elm. whose branches oyertopped
ne wall upon which he gazed.
y. The figure. OF n se1tinel. With nMrauebuss arc !, IN
Ssaa Es ssS9 esS s,Gm Rass snS sca%iss
tkS paid moouiIkAt 70 dtvest himself Is of -lds his
Siiin ballroom costume TO 4 .swethe the
atea4s " thc clcak arcuTd his i,.. ieT @ n srm ra
44A With his right hana pMck nis pHsEnas[rd sra
Hbcd ito pass alone It's branches-tc drop
Isw q to ehS Sscs s weapon at his
vqsf WI Il = mcmsnt ,.'..~..-'@-s....,.s..-.., !,
sentinel scsrosly ATTEMPTED any rssistancs, and
wAs 90 cl0sety Eriped ~ 20 oe unable g RAISE 2
~ o ss hs s0 %ss @
assr1in2 % HSins Soanded over the psrapet oi the
truss. deqcended with the utmost velocity and
certainty 70 the very edge of the. water where.
tn ssns Both fss Ssose % w
slhGie Sprtng. cleared the wide deep moat. ana
sttyhtod In safety on the other side-disappea
tn9 Instantly Giterward In the far-cast shadows
of the gloomy Rue du Coq--and accomplishing
whftsppeAred IN the eyes OF the % sentinel. @ who
- RnQ WAteQ0u HE euOTtS iTOu dvufcs u AuhI fci-
Iona and almost sluperhumnn feat ~
s. lliile tonneresi exclaimed the sentinel. wf9
hA4 made sure that tho cavalier would have fulI5
a. midwsy into the & moat rpnnng atai hs eyes ~, n
s6Bosite bank ut must be tho iend n person
suains aiilsapoA no ny man rpu Il iSort~l mould.
AMve one, p0rchanc could npve taken that leap
aA9d be Mho might have .dcne1t the Seottsl,
84n mortal. /. uNc0l(e4. seeing him Lean ifive-
I'D twenty feet inthe hall q arms. but tl1R was
spsn 4 ns nss yards With Scarcely ins
pla0a fcr the point Of toe to spring fr2mcto say
noodnE q = ru Tu.dieIln.if tn i g IN me Cnfvs, 70,
~ NAtf6w escape 81 't Tonight. In more ways
ll1on one: for hnt he passed through anv gate q
~, Louvre. instead q M down that bScak -3gee
srt, or como Of Madame GATHERINGS mouchafds.
Notrs- -Ddn1e4 nnis be Orichton. | an not sorry he
hne oscAReet - we shall have the comeM TO-
X morrow In sfhat case. But peSte! why did he
throw away my arQuebussf tais te
With hiA 9Hts lsf1cnt"tion. and his vain search
FOR his ghh. we shall leave the sentinel and
oncp more track the steps Of the cavalier. who
hAd no sooner gained the sheter Of the M nouses
his course through The deserted streets, he glld
% much a. stray sergeant o. the guet royal
some ot Wnom were, Tor the most part, 10 De met
with ~ all hours 10 .nls ireauenteu quarter t
yhen. X tho very moment ne passed y! the
where tho Rue Pelican turns from ths Rue Saint
hOpore. was suddenly thrown open. and forth
university. II would seem. from their scholastic
oeps. and gsrbs who mad evidently been indulg,
ipg ia copious hhations; and were now. IN all
~ night.
" dgure tha one was tall' iight. ana not with
Despite its uncertainty. his step was light and
agile - that of q mountaineer. and about his
6hOuiders iight. long yellow hatr depended IN
gTcat profusion. The second scholar was more
s0u9raly and etoutly built, and moved forward
@n urged INTO MS present quick movement o.
me energy ., n's companion, @ small s9dInre
csp surm9unteu hesu Oh rongn baown curiins
nair. shad,ns an open. manly cnuntenan.ce
.snseu "p ~ Keen gray A. eye q. s.ls
snce, while il betokened the possession Of great
DolSonM sCron9sh. snowea also tnas ms y,Eol E
Wns unneu wiel, = slukslsn tomperamenL WIN
sAp Amos. ~ heavy ~ that 9i ms master. y
nueH u"x plouusn at ~, MS heess. bearing un-
aeu nv. a na. Ms .s,;', ~ nis @ ~