Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-24

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an Adopi-. and / pardon " de
Cambes. Castoriu. the cards"
( They sat down. and Richou soon
gained eighty pistoles from his adyer-
sary. Then Candles. who had no more
money about him. told Casorin to look
In his valise for some Useless" said
Richou. Il have no time to give you
your revenge
How no time"
NO: it Is eleven o'clock and Mt
twelve ] must be az my post
Then why did YOU not 20 before YOU
won my money said Candles bali
laughing and half angry.
M L. Baron y0u are soldier and
therefore YOU know what duty is.
you are joking
DO You regret my coming to see
youT
ron. no; however. I do not feel at
all inclined 70 20 &c bed suppose /
accompany you
II must refuse the honor baron. My
business VIII not admit of Witnesses
VERY we'll. IN which direction do
you go:'
DO not ask me-
well. where Is tie yicomte gomez
IL cannot tell you
You are full of mysteries tonight,
my dear Richou Bur I know I should
not have liked to have been followed
myself. three hours ago. Although,
by.the-bye whoever did so would nave
been as much disappointed as myself.
( Then. If it must be SO, one more glass
of wine and 1 viii bid you good night
Then Rich0u, after drinking to the
health of the baron. set off. Candles
remained. alone and all his forced
gayety drsrting him, he felt cnnuye
and disappointed, and went up slowly
T to his room. On the staircase he pick
cd mp a little pelrlgay glove which
had been dropped by the yicomte, and
which he examined with much atten-
ton
Whatever CANDLES may have thought
I'm q moment of misanthropy, natural
to a disappointed lover. there regncd
In the little house opposite no more
lively satisfaction than ia the inn.
Nanon passed an uuquiet and agltated
night revolving in her mind various
schemes for warning Candles All
that was necessary, was TO get rid
of the duke for q moment that she
might speak to Frncinette, for two
minutes to write a line TO him; but
the duke had resolved not 10 leave her
this necessary liberty Nanon had the
"migralne,' but he would not allow
her 10 fetch mel salts, but Insisted up
on doing 1t himself In like manner
all her schemes failed her and when
I'm the morning he said. MY dear Ma
non. YOU lad better send for your
brother; have received from Bordeaux
a letter. winch brings all necessary in.
-tlvtctions. and he may set of at once;
ana al his return win give him the
promotion you desire Nanon was
completely badled She Thought there
fore, | must perforce take courage
and trust to chance for my safety, so
She said send yourself, my dear
duke" For she felt sure th,tt he would
not allow her to do SO. Then NJ
d'Epcrnou called Franciuette and DIS
patched her with these words only,
TELL VI. le Baron de Canolles tha5
MademoiscIlc De fartigues expects him
to breakfast
Nnnon threw an eloquent glance on
Francinette. but however e{Nquent it
was 1T could not say, tell NJ. de Ca
'uollos that I am his sister Francinettc
went. but she understood there was
some mystery Nauou placed herself
SO as 20 catch CanOllcs's eyes rs soon
las he entered. and busted herself In
preparing some phrase which might
give him some hint At last the door
opened. ana Fraucinctte entered alone.
MADAME" said she. M de Candles
X is M, longer mt the Inn Z" Nanon breath
cd again How said the duke mot
there, surely You mistake
~ only repeat" answered Franc-
nettc. "what A. de Biscarros himself
told me"
He must have guessed thought Ma
non. ne is SO clever.
ITO and fetch NJ Bisc@rros said
the duke. "pid You tell NJ de Gouolle+
that / was hcre:"
I could not tell linn for lac was
not ttera"
.Wel. 40 ami fetch VI Biscarl0s;
ma. stay [ viii send Cor,4uyauN.
CowtauvauX was sent 80 order break
fast. and To fetch NJ Bjscarros. Ndnon
who feared no more had recovered
her gayety. You had with YOU yester,
day u gentleman NJ lc Baron de Ca
uolIuS." she said 10 Al. BiScarroS when