Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-12

sir?' he asked.
TO the fortress Of the Isle of 81
George"
''Adieu, madam" said Candles
bowling respectfully.
Come" thought Cauvagnac, mat
tiers have not gone as far as l feare.
they had. l will tell Nanon, and tina
VIII please her, then going to tn,
door, he cried, -Four men TO escor
the captain.
And Ir' cried Madame de Cambes
IF the baron be guilty, so am L; in
deed, far more So"
You, madam replied Cauvagnae
ARE free" and he led off the baron
Madame de Cambes murmured
Then L can watch over his safety
and after waving a last adieu to Ca
| nolles, she prepared for her departure
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Journey.
The journey of Candles was a sad
one. To his horse, which gives even
the best guarded prisoner a false feel
ing Of liberty, had succeeded a mis-
cradle carriage; and opposite to him
sat a man with a pistol by his side
who seemed to Candles never to sleep
for whenever he looked he saw two
great round eyes staring at him. In
gloomy reflections, mingled with re-
morse and fear, a day and a night
thus passed. RemOrse. because he
knew that he had betrayed a conf
Dental mission to serve his love: and
that the result Of his fault had been
to transform an oppressed woman into
a rebel princess. Fear, because every
one had heard of the vengeance Of
Anne Of Austria. He had. besides, an
other reason for remOrse, perhaps as
poignant as the first There was,
he remembered, a young, beautiful
woman, who had used her influence to
advance his interest-her credit to
protect him; who, in her love for him.
had twenty times risked her position
and her whole fortune. And this
woman, not only the most charming
of her sex, but the most devoted of
friends, he had left without an eX-
him; and instead of being angry, she
had pursued him with new favors:
and instead of reproa ching him, had
brought him to the notice of royalty. |
1t is true that this favor had ar
rived at an unlucky moment, at a
time when Candles would certainly |
have preferred disgrace, but that was
not Nanon's fault.
She had thought only Of aggrandize- |
ment Of the man she loved. Thus all |
those who have loved two women at |
tho same time, and I beg pardon of |
my fair readers for it; but this phe-
unknown to them, is COM |
mon enough among men-therefore, I |
say, that all those who have loved |
two women at the same time will |
that as he thought of |
these things, Nanon began to regain
her influence over his heart
All asperities and inequalities of |
softened by absence, were |
and only sweet recollections
remained. Beautiful and compro-
missed by him-kind, yet deserted; 50
Candles; and he began to ask him
self, what had Madame Cambes done
for him? What made her so supreme
y lovable?'
Were blonde locks so much more
lovely than black ones, as to make a
man ungrateful and unfaithful to his
and traitor to his king? Still,
we are bound to say that while Ca
nOlles reasoned thus, he did not con-
vince himself, but he could not but |
feel that he was about to be shut up |
n a miserable dungeon, with rats and
toads for his companions, when he
might have fiourished in the sunshine
IF the love Of a woman whom he had
owed, and whom he was not sure he
lid not still love; and that all he had
lad in payment for what he had given
Up, were a few soft speeches, and
Kisses on the hand.
Candles at last began to question
lis companion.
'Monsieur," said he, excuse me if
interrupt your reflections"
Tt needs no excuse, monsieur; I
never reflect"
"Diable! Well, that is not like me,
'or [ reflect that I have much reason
o complain"
"Of what, STRIP
"Of being carried off in this man.
Ter, and taken I know not where"
eve are going to the Isle of St
George"
eyes, but do you think that I shall
De detained long there?'
81 do not know"
"It is an ugly place, is it not?"
''Do you not know the fortess?'
"Only the exterior
''Well, the governors rooms are
newly furnished, and very agreea BILE:
he rest is dull enough"
do you think I shall be ques-
,ioned?"
1T is the usual custom"
And if I do not reply?'
"Diable! In that case there is, you
know, the question. ordinary or eX-
raOrdinary, according to circum-
stances Of what are you accused,
sir?"
why" replied Candles, Il fear of a
state crime
"Oh. in that case, the question ex-
traordinary."
"Of what does that consiSt?'
why, they use water there, the
Garonne is so handy. You would have
ten pots"
"And how much is that?"