Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

CHAPTER vII.-CONTIyCED.
ssWell, You see, a citizen high up in
the police dc surete is 4 great friend of
my father. He came to the Abb.ye
this morning about this pauvrc mon
sicur, and other things. l heard your
name mentioned, and when he was
gone / asked my father what he had
said. My father has no secrets from
his file cherie, and he told me all. /
could not tell you then-there were too
many loolzcrs-on-and if you had called
again during the day it would have
caused suspicion, for the police de surete
is well informed of what passes at the
Abbaye."
And the danger you spoke about,
Julie?"
You are in danger of being arrested.
They say Gen. Bonaparte leaves Paris
tonight or tomorrow, and when he is
gone Barras will have it all his own
way; and my father has heard that he
has taken n dislike to you, and does not
approve of the generals offer to make
You an officer in the French navy"
at is very good of You, julie" said,
softly squeezing her hand-''very good
of you to take so much interest in an
unfortunate English sailor, and / thank
you with all my heart
''Ah, sir, fear you will think me
very bold to come here alone; but when
/ remember ce pauvre monsieur, and
think that like fate In"y be yours,
shudder, weep and forget altogether
les convcnances."
''You are a dear. good girl, Julie, and
! shall never forget" there my arm stole
round her waist)--''I shall never forget
your kindness. But you arc wise as
well as good: what would you advise
me to do?'
''Be prudent and circuraspcct. Neither
say nor do anything which Barras can
use as pretext for throwing you into
the COnciergerie or the Bicetre (horri-
BILE prisons, both of them) and perhaps
having you shot like ce pauvre mon
sieur"
''Oh. no. He would never dare to
shoot 4 prisoner Of war"
1T is not as 4 prisoner of war, my
father says. you would be shot, but as Il
royalist conspiratcr. Remember. mon
sieur. that the Reign of Terror is not
long past; and it would be so easy to
pretend you were a conspirator. Perhaps
it would be best for you to leave Paris,
if you can; and, though / should be
sorry for You to go, it would make me
happy to think you were safe
l drew the dear girl closer to re,
raised her veil. and--what other an
sver could I make to SO kind an
avowal?
Il thank YOU with all my heart for
your goodness, dear Julie. How cIa /
repay it?''
An. monsieur, ! fear you are very
wicked. In 4 public garden, too, and
that dreadful agent sccrct.''
The night is dark, and the walk
shady: while as for the agent secret, 1
feel sure we have given him the slip"
You may be sure he is not far Of.
It is not easy to eludc an agent secret.
Dame. ! wonder what Victor would
say?"
.'Diablc! Who is this Victor, rcadcn-
oiSelle? Your swcethcart?'
Not at. ali. He would like to be,
though. he is sergeant of dragons,
and 4 brave garcon; but SO betc!-you
have 10 idea. | amuse myself with
hi,a-nothing more. And now, mon
sieur, you must let me go. My father
win miss me- and who knows that the
agent secret is not lurking in those
bushes?"
Before we parted it was agreed that
should call 1t the Abbaye on the follow
ing Sunday: and then escorted Julie
to facrc, and told the driver to take
her to the Faubourg st. Antoine. But
this was a blind. She meant TO get out
en- route and walk to the Abbaye, in
order to throw the detective off the
scent in case he gave one of his col
leagues the office to follow her.
AS put my head inside the facre
fnerely to say an revoi-), she whispered
last warning:
above all, NJ. Roy. be prudent, and do
nothing that may give Barras al excuse
for arresting YOU"
/ watched the fiacrc until it disap-
peared. So far as l could see, it was
not Swallowed. Int I was, and, do
what might, I could not shake the
fellow OF. Double and twist as /
might, he was always more or less in