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he exclaimed impatiently.

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wild imprecaton.
why, Sephronia. why?'. he cried,
stamping his foot on the ground.
listen to me, Antoine, she said,
calmly. What ain l IN the eyes Of
the world but wr etched outcast ?
The daughter Of a woman who was
broken on the wheel AS a witch.
Her bosom heaved convulsively as
sh. uttered these words.
Poor mother, she sighed. She a
witch bcause she cured some sick peo
pie whom the stupid physicians o,
Marseilles had given up.
1T was An abominable outrage y
said NJ. de Couras. s.. -.-
1t was, Antoine. Ny own life was
in danger. You saved me and con
ceal-d me here. And then think O.
who you are. The only son of a veal
thy counsel to the Parliament. Youl
| father would dsown you.
4 have a modest fortune in my owr
right, interposed Antoine.
"A modest fortune, she exclaimed
almost sco.nnIly. How happy, you
the pelted child Of opulence, would
be with 4 slender income.
1 would be with you. But tell
mo, Sephrouia, is your decision ire
vocable p
She hesiiated. Then she passionate
| ly drew him to her heart.
| No no. she cried. 'Only give
me week s tune. | have a strange
forbpdIng that startling events are go
ing to happen
One startling event has already
happened, said N, deDooras. 'Th'
plague has broken ont in Msrseilles.
The plagce !. she echoed with dis
tended eyes.
Yes ; everybody is alarmed.
And we'll they may be- she saiC
solemnly. Kew cures Cap be eitectet
where the plague "ppea.s IN It's mos'
malignant form
Many people have died this after.
noon, Se!lronia.
Then God have mercy upon Mar
seiIes. You must forthwith leav,
the city, Antoinu.
He laughed.
why p? l am not afraid, he said
DO not laugh, Antoine. ! wa
born and brought np in AIeppo,
and my whole family would hav.
been swept away by the plague if my
father who was very learned man
had not possessed an infallible remedy
for the epidemic
Have you got that remedy p An
tome asked eagerly.
i have, she replied
Why then do you not give it the
authorities. Sephronia ?
And be broken on the wheel as {
bad witch :? she exclaimed bitterly
No no And what good would il
do? They would never apply it.
1 must go then. Srphronia, he sale
4 shall be back ia n week and gel
your final answer.
Stay minute; I'll give vou sou,s
of my fathers plague arcanum.
She went into an ad dolning roou
and returned soon afterward with 6
large crystal bottle, a ar and two emp
ty walls.
Ono of these vials she filed will
the yellow fluid with an oily sub.
stance, soft salve, which she tool
with an ivory spoon from the jar.
If you should get the plauge,' she
said, rub your body with the save
and drink a few drops Of the fluid
you will speedily get well,
They parted most tenderly, and
Antoine left the house.
He had passed on bnt few steps
VIXEN he was attacked and knocked
senseless by two desperate fellows.
Is it not curious that when all good
people shut themselves up in their
houses in order to escape the pesti-
lence, desperate criminals prowl about
fearlessly bent on murder and rob.
berry.
They rihel The pockets Of the inan.
innate young man. They fonnd on
him a well filled purse and two vials.
The latter they flung away contempt
uousIy. Then they hurried away.
n. De Couras aHoGs t6n minutes