The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06

| IScratchod on the door with my unQer nails,
at first softly. then with greater forco; and
felt sure that the person, whoever il was. had
Mademoiselle's name.
At that some one crossed tho room sharply.
and. though detected two voices. was i'm.
patient and, getting no snsweg Thispered IN
de 10 Vero2 Are you therep"
Still no answer We The s,, mateEing TOO, had
sGspHef ass al Do Wa ssH foa bssS son
hearp am come to release you" spoke as
seemed to come back on me and wander In
suspicious murmurings down the staircase.
prise rewarded me: and voice. which rec.
oenIzoa at once as. eIcmoisele's;; answered
'9!ay %s as %fG tesFs DO you
T6s very 6reyity q her ,SEyh the Joyful SOB
even through the door the wild cry Of thank.
fulness-almos t an oath-of her companion: all
welcome rs / had never been before. and
braced me p the height OF any occasion which
Can you open the door," muttered. All
this time was on my knees, my attention d.
.Ri S
ES; we are Locked In" shs ansTe r. ioo, ,
boised inside" I WHISPERED. "unia.ten Il. il il
You please" "
lney answered. tual II Nas nOt. anu DluulUH
them stand back n little from It. / rose and set
my shoulder against 1t. 1hoped to DO able to
ss sneo soSa night nns alarm the
sion upon the lock. and the other wall being
esase feet A0 prssenty des les The
ciosoness OF the door TO the jainbs warned. me
eana ~ tnt e and Tor S'n ae stood eas
inE n perp1lexity at the solid planks,which bid
Tho posjiion was indeed ono OF great DIM
Guilty. nor can now think OF any way out OF it
better Or other than tn, that Which n adopted
and fetehed this. and setting i AGAINST tho
Ssd but tie panel e assnst which leaned
crashing sound. which echoed through tho
SSmpty house and mfhs almost have been
G It reached tho ears at any rate OF the men
sitting below. and / heard them troop noisily
out. and stand in the hall. now talking loudly
"sus Tm foilowed-it seemed long minuts
and then to my relief they trqmprd back bSck
thrust. directed a little, lower. would.
the Spt to thn stoo
rmy asanst tns Sn s IS ose again
rose also. taking mo eompletely by surprise.
happened. faced me. His eyes met mine. and
/ knew was discovered.
with scared tare, and SO quickly that could
not have caught him Il would, or had had the
In a few seconds the alarm would lie raised.
had small time for thought l laid myself
bodily against the door and leaned and press
careless In my haste. or the cause was other
wise the lock did not g, give: but instead the
floor at the very moment of the alarm reach
remember that the crash Of my fall seemed
to release all the prisoned noises OF the house.
A faint scream thin the room was the pre-
Jude lost the next moment in roar Of dis;
from below. echoed hoilowly about me. as the
saw It was now or never, Picking myself up.
two Of it's legs and dashed it twice against tho
snS But bat was t H The Sr lock ha
blow. They we're half way up the stairs as I
beside me SO far the matter had gone against
US. but It was time for a. change of weapons
head Of the stairs. and stood there awaiting
them. my arm by my side; and my point rest
p pre- s % m It was no time hurried as
was. to seem Hurried or anxious-as l could
so At the Ssre al this time NAV hs
we'll supposed. without deciding what would
do n case OF surprise, and exactly where !
bottom Of the lamp. which hung outside the
passage, threw deep shadow on the spot i'm
on the steps beyond. Standing in the shadow
could reach the edge Of the stairs E. with my
and poStea myss
with his three comrsdes. behind him came
bounding up the last flight.
They were four to one. but I laughed to see
how. not abruptly but shamefacedly. and by
fight. and looked at me. measuring the steps
and the advantage which tho light shining In
renaered aSler by sreat STRIP Of a piaster'
which marked the place whore the hilt OF my
SWORD had struck him IN our last encounter at
peculiar maeyolonce to his look. The deaf
man Matthew whose savage stolidity had moro
came next to him. the two strangers. whom
had seen in the hall. bringing up the rear or
come to blows and had Fresno S' not barred
the way with his hand We should have crossed |
Stop WIFI" viii yc nt'1 he cried, with an OATH
" Halo; NJ; do Marsac. 1t is you. is it p
looked at him in silence. with scorn !
which knew no bounds: and did not SO much |
a. raise my sword. though l watched him
cems fas9fA What are you doing here ?"
he said with an attempt to buster.
Sis down at Am An Si +"
moment Of this grew FESTIVE. his TEN per being
Ghurlish and impatient at the best Besides, |
mans feelings as enabled him to understand |
my contempt and smart under II. He moved ;
a step upward, his brow dark with passion.
You heggarly son OF scnrecrow!' he broke |
out suddenly. with n string OF foul imprecn-
tions. will you speak2 or are you going tn
wait to be spitted where You stand? II We |
once begin. my bantam. we shall not stop I'M |
81 we have done your ousidess II yEu haze
tho ordinary.
Still did not move or speak. hut looked at
him unwaveringy. though it panied n to think
" Come" he said, swallowing his anger again
or pretend Ing TO do SO. and speaking with /
a vie bonhomie which knew to be treacher-
ous. ~ we come to blows we shall give you no
the sake OF old days when we follow CondG.
Go. Take the chance and go, We will let you
pass. and that broken door shall he the worst
II it. That is more" he added with curse.
s. than l would do for any other man In your
place. NJ. de Marsac."
sudden movement and low exclamation
In the room behind me showed that his words
we're heard there: and these sounds being fol-
wood, mingled with the quick breathing OF
some one hard at work. / Judged that the
irwin will fhn anIn rulp