The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30

as It were. both ways. felt my honor en-
gagged both TO 90 and to stay. and. while my
cone 70 est and my ns
r.rplossdi and distrscted, msddeped By the
hGf w faT hSe Ren RnS @
few questions and let the matter pass as
though Il y moved me little and concerned ne
GSioatcd man, simon. =" With lis head bandsged
or perhaps n wound OH his face 2"
The gentleman who went away with made
Yes yes; gentleman. Il You Ike"
Not at all. the student answered me: he
dark i %ad s Win r dSty s ss
heard him tell her that he came from friend
Blols. He said lie brought token from him,
had lust entered madame's room with the
He had watehsd me GU out, cried. bitterly.
Just SO. Well. when she mentioned you.
poster and what not. and babe her say whether
she thought It likely that her friend would
trust sH sS.n sbs KsD to n 5pSh
The student nodded.
""yoIantasrily, Of her own free win ?" so
me. She tried to prevent him speaking SO be-
fore your mother, but that was Az,
toward the door: then. recollectlng myself,
turned back with a groan being almost beside
ns ead Ss t 9 for WS NY ;i
stood By the hearth. and shook him to and
fro. Tell me. man, what am to do" 1 said
sem.ssI,g my teeth. Speak think. invent
But he shook his head. let him go with
bed and put e my head between my hands At
that moment. however, relief came from an
tbn quarter The deer opened and
% sises %RiSS @ s SI Simon
Ll,~ Goa L. l. h. Ia 1t
the Bleeding d Heart. which was the secrst rem.
devious OF the religion in BIois When he had
ns HIM Snd sai
in low tone my hand on his cloak: ,
many more as God wills"
d. and then he went, My mother was g. still
cannot both leave. that 70 certain. Yet must
acty 50 that may lind 1t and make no mis-
He nodded, and aitera moments reflection
de Mprsac. We'll. go down it; keen the Bleed
Ing. on the same. side. after passing the Inn
The third house from the corner. on the loft
ssa on ths besa se &c
way are two windows in the lower story and
Wna % two
=, PERFECTLY" ! said; 1T is something to be
lie looked at mo thoughtfully. but said no
more and was busy tightening my sword
belt and disposing my cloak about the lower
out and eouned
the sum OF thirty five crowns and gave 1t to
HIM on him Tho b.n necessity Of tay
Though l proposed to reconnoitre only. and
hear II possible If mademolselle was still in
Blois, the future was uncertain. and whereas
was known TO my enemies they were
Having enjoiped this duty upon him; I bado
room went slowly down tho stairs. the picture
OF her worn and patient face going with me.
pose had in my mind.
The clocks were striking the hourof noon as
alone a moment in the lane. looked this way
ana n. 1T that nn Tor any align Of espionage could
lead my opponent who m ust know Blois better
than did. must fail. made none but deliber- |
tie hue se Dsy The street
Y Which ~. hsa noticed ,i. on IN tie previous
he same corners. The same Suspicious
glance; q; ts,u met st-, me: In common with
zed the rownsfolk. the same anxious hurry
Lnos0 WHO cAule anu went Win news i saw
that even here. under tho walls Of the Palace
The bonds OF law and order were strained
Almost to b,p5stnf and JUDGED that il there
or little and the strong hand for much. it was
his. such state OF things was not unfavor-
lble to my design. and caring little for sus-
oicious looks. went resolutely on my way.
had no difficulty in finding the gateway. OF
which Simon had spoken or In Identifying the
window. beneath which he had picked up the
'elvet knot. An alley opening almost oppo-
ute. took advantage OF this to examine the
house at my leisure. and remarked at once
hat whereas the lower window was guarded
,nly by strong shutters. now open that in the
tory above was heavily barred. Naturally
my attention on the latter. The
rouse an old building of stone. seemed suffi-
iently reputable. nor could discern anything
bout 1t which would have aroused my dis.
rust had the knot been found elsewhere. It
,ore the arms Of n religious brotherhood. and
lad probably at one time formed the principal
ntrance to the hospital. which still stood be-
lind 1t: but 1t now had come. as i Judged to
4. used as dwelling OF the better class.
Whether tho two floors were separately in
Tad or mot fail lad TO do