The sun., 1893-09-10

term. Of polItsne.s borderIne on humility. bu
toould clearly see that in assenting TO II II
MoSa SsS g fcSR ss
bent have given yery different snsweI, AZ
strnst HSIeS VI sa Il was mot not doalt se sonstfae.
Loft alone with me and assured that we had
s oRs Says S soT IN %Rat
told you last mighty" he said brusquely. drop.
hfd rspod oosy rbst hsGd90's had9 presence
And you understand the position ?" he con.
Srows ' =. se stood seiSro ' me S ssaine one @
saPf sbS hc tos Sos sh tell
desplsed you were come weeks ago. n. de Mar.
st you, back Or whose gold Il Is that has
agent Of the King ofSavarre. i, is my ,busi.
..WellI" answered.
in his eyes. which sparHled % as he % spoke. read
Fa. wbn which !, set me yet more on my guard
tlon. such US might become a younR, man new
She% repeSe Se aeS sseIns %s That ina he s
THAT % is my b. business. he replied M slowly. VIZ -,
lite i Tetorted &c fnSM yS%nns mo- m0'h anu tell TOO
st you are pE Th so persnN he
me fair words you have no mind 10 consider
ey wts me
openly. 30 much the worse for ,youl am
you will not sell there is another way. You
are Ike fish caught In q net not yet drawn,
tS. Ss soW way na
So are yoa and SO Is IT. he added. falling into
and left me in continual doubt whether he
were all knave or in part enthusiast with
and all i9Gse his Ea1 fss against s Peter
KIM hays heard sHy mgsh the same of tho
cleaning; You have been up there. sup;
pose. and seen his crowded chamber and
coated swiss3 tell you the splendor you saw
was dream; and VII vanish s ss ,i dream, , Inc
ana that soon Have you no see that
powers In rance. s the Holy Union which viii
tween them is the battle"
Now you are telling me more" said.
SH yfsus seoE Teeth ud e haiS
ont ,hs for 81 he So @s
Hasuepot and a SPY end though he loved you
dare not stretch out a finger to save you!"
knew that he spoke the truth, and with
with which / had Ico commepced @ the interview.
But what II | leave BIois 2" ventured.
merely G @ to see what he would say; ,.,
The net is round you eann NJ de % Msrsac and
there arc those at every. gate who know you
you. / can crush You. but 1 would iain have
your, information: Come, will pay you five
hqp4sd snas et 81 tSe Hed kay
T as9wn aa az IN his
bssn sa $sss RaisEsr had eaashs
There is one thing lacking still," replied.
" How am to be sure that when / have told
you what know. you vii! pay me the money
II swear to it" he answered earnestly. II
will give you my oath. NJ de MarRac."
tireIy repress finding sudden vent in that
candle. or candle and a half. is it3 must
have some security u great deal more substan-
What" he asked. looking at me gloomily.
brains to think Of any condit!on whieh. Seing
place him in my power. But HIS position was
80 strong or my VT, so weak that nothing oc.
ma sa1 tSs
which I stood. and which encom passed not
doubtless. NJ, de Rambouillet. In four or five |
days. too. MAIDEN oisele de la Wire would
arrive. and she would be involved wondered
II could send any warning to her. and then.
again. l doubted the wisdom OF interfering
with NJ. de Rosny's plans. the more as Magnan.
kind to obey no orders save his masters.
self. What security do you want?"
am not quite sure at this moment" |
to- cons der."
And to ia yourself ef me. II 1T be possible
warn you that you are watched: that wherever
@ you 20 and whatever you do. eyes which are
II. too. understand" said cold!y.
lie stood uncertain. regarding me with |
mingled doubt and malevolence. tortured by |
The fear on the one hand OF losing the prize II
utterly, II he exerted his power and did not |
watched him. gauging his eagerness and |
the value Of the stake for which he !
was !, striving by the strength of the |
emotions which betrayed themseyes IL his
Cured to me. and now 1t occurred to me again,
-eluctance to strike nm unarmed man, how
aver vile. and the belief that he had not trusted |
himself in my power without tax ing the fullest |
precautions. withheld me. When he grudginely |
hree days and not an hour more. for my an
'wer. accepted. seeing no other alternative |
open: and on these terms but not without some |
short discussion. We parted. and heard his |
'tealthy footstep 20 sneaking down the stairs.
ITO be conlinued)