Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-04-12
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Journey.

The Journey of Candles was a sad
one To his horse, which gives even
the best guarded prisoner false feel
ing Of liberty, had succeeded a mis-
cradle carriage; aud opposite to him
sat 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, young, beautiful
woman who had used her influence to
advance his interest-hef credit to
protest him; who. in her love for him,
mad twenty times risked her position
woman. not only the most charming
of her sex, but the most devoted of
friends, he had left without an eN-
cuse. while she was thinking only of
him: and instead Of being angry she
had pursued him with new fayors;
and instead of reproaching 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-
nomenon. unknown to them, Is com
mon enough among men-therefOre' l
say, that all those who have loved
two women at the same time will
understand. that as he thought OF
these things, Nanon began to regain
her influence over his heart.
All asperites and inequalities of
character. softened by absence were
forgotten. and only sweet recollections
remained. Beautiful and compro-
missed by hjm-kind, yet deserted; SO
appeared Nanon to the memory Of
Candles; and he began to ask him
self, what had Madame Cambes done
for him? What made her so supreme
ly lovable"
Were blonde locks so much more
lovely than black ones, as to make a
man ungrateful and unfaithful to his
mistress. and traitor to his king? Still,
we are bound to say that while Ca
nollcS reasoned thus, he did not con
vince himself, but he could not but
feel that he was about TO be shut up
I'm a miserable dungeon, with rats and
toads for his companions, when he
might have fiourished in the sunshine
Of the love OF woman whom he had
loved, and whom he was not sure he
did not snll love: and that all he had
had in payment for what he had given
IN. were few soft speeches, and
kisses on the hand
Candles at last began to question
his companion.
Monsieur" said he, excuse me If
I interrupt your reflections"
Tt needs no excuse, monsieur; /
never reflect"
"Diable. Well, that Is not ike me,
for I reflect that I have much reason
to complain"
cot what, sir?'
"Of being carried on In this man
uer and taken 7 know not where.
I'VE are going to the Isle Of St
George"
Eyes. but do Won think that l shall
be detained long there?
II do not know"
at Is an ugly place, Is II not?
DO Won not know the fortessT
"Only the exterior"
wei. the governors rooms are
newly furnished. and very agreeable:
the rest is dull enough"
"Do you think I shall be queS-