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DEATHS HEAD CUIRASSIES /;
A Legend of the Old Guard.
BY CAPT. FRED. WHITAKER,
"RED RUDIGER," "NEMO, KING OF
TRAMPs," "THE IRISH CAP
TAIN" ETC, ETC.
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A1lA
A Legend of the Old Guard.
CHAPTER XIX.
IN THE CARRIAGE,

IN THE CARRIAGE.
Gabriel feeling as il his bushes
must he seen in the darkness, was
getting into the carriage when Ba-
bette suddenly cried:
"Oh, monsieur! forgot. What
is to become of Monsieur Forton ?"
"Monsieur FortOn :"
Gabriel had forgotten for the mo-
ment the real name of his grim Or
derby.
"Oh, Casse Tete, you mean! Yes !;
he is to ride on the box of COURSE"
"Please, monsieur" asked Ba-
bette, "can / not ride on the box,
too? This carriage has room for
two comfortably, and you and
madame will have hundred things
to say to each other that you will
not want all the world to hear"
Without waiting to hear his an
swer, the maid came bounding out
of the carriage, nearly falling into
Gabriel's arms as she did SO; and a
few minutes later our hero found
himself rolling over the high road TO
Brunn, alone with IneZ for the first
time in his life, and listening to the
chatter of Babette on the box above;
for the smart Norman maid was
talking away to Casse Tete as if for
wager.
But inside the carriage Inez said
never word, and Gabriel found the
silence so mOnOtOnous and embar-
raSsing that he at last stammered F;
81 Observation-Disclosures is
madame-is not offended at my pre-
sumption"
ain what, mOnsieur?"
The tone OF her voice had An in
describable accent of moctcry in it
that he did not comprehend in the
least, partly because it was so dark
he could not see her face.
ain entering this carriage. l
could not help it, indeed"
Il acquit you of blame, monsieur
she said rather coldly. at WAS evil
dent that you were very unwilling
to endure my society, even for few
hours"
ooh no, do not say that-madem
Oiselle-1 mean madame-I lOnged
for it-I-I-but dared not hope
II thought that it would offend
you"
"Why should it offend me, mon
sieur? You took care to secure the
right when was in your power"
Gabriel turned 10 her impulsive-
ly.
"Oh, you are angry with me. l
have been brute to force you to
marry me; but indeed | saw no
other way to help you or preserve
you from that man. Can you ever
forgive me? Inez-I beg pardon.
| mean mademoiselle-I mean :"
"Do you know exactly what you
mean, monsieur ?" she asked quiet
ly. 81 thought that had become
Madame LenOir, tonight; but it
seems as if you do not recognize my
title"
"Oh, if | dared to hope that you
were not ashamed to assume that
title how | should bless this
night !! cried Gabriel fcrvcntly. SIS
it possible, Inez, that you will do
so?"
"YOu have given me no choice in
the matter, monsieur" she answer
ed calmly, ~ am your wife, and
as the priest told US, a marriage
consecrated by the church is indis-
soluble"
Gabriel's heart began to thump
like Il steam engine when he ask
ed:
And you really consider yourself
my wife in truth ?'
She laughed rather nervously.
GLOW can | do any thing else,
when l have the certificate here in
my bosom, beside your passport,
which saved for you, though it is
a false one."
"And is it possible-by any
chance" he went on, getting more
confused, "that the day may come
when | may hOpe-that II am not
altogether hateful to you y"
Hateful to me, monsieur? Why
should my husband be hateful to
me :"
Well, if not hateful, perhaps an
object of Indifference?
Indifference, monsieur? All you
cannot be good Catholic"
mot good Catholic? Why
not?"
because if you were, you would
heed the promise you made before
the priest?"
"The promise, Inez? All, you
cannot doubt that / would shed the
last drop of my blood in your de-
fense 90
"Was that what you promised ?"
"NO-in fact, | was so confused,
so happy, so fearful of interruption
that / had hardly needed the words,
but / will keep every promise
made. Task nothing from you but
the right to protect you"
sit seems to me monsieur" she
said, "that you are hardly aware of
what you have done. / cannot claim
such indulgence. l hesitated, but
married you with my eyes open.
Do you know what are the duties of
a husband, monsieur, as the priest
told us in the service?"
Mechanically Gabriel repeated:
ITO love, honor, and cherish in
sickness and health, in riches and
poverty, till death us do part"
Then he was silent. For the first
time he began to realize the respon-
sibility.
"And do you know what are the
duties l promised to assume ?" she
continued.
lie was silent. lie did not dare
speak.
Slowly, in her soft silver tones
She said:
"To love honor and obey, in sick
ness and in health, in riches and
pOvertyst till death US do part"
FrNk