The sun., 1894-10-21

Indignation took all the precautions affection
and then, conGdns the "iT matter TO no one. the
two men who were with me exeegted.mI pre-
The match was 70 take place at 3 10 the after.
noon noon little after that hour Lar srrivsd @ A. t The
gentlemen, % and n. THIIllier, the councillor.
who had dined with me. IiHuilliers business
but SSd ds tS. Ssa
| begged my good friend DE Vic to have an eye 70
SsS With The him King y. gsQ MSn:psn..s en- ta. f fS
,I CSmte de hads Htry XeTennes an and the the Flor
ers Mile. dEniTasSes Ses" and two ladies had
taken possession OF his closet, and from the
SSS %rps ot. forth sssS s e
in word, presented as different an
Il IN ss SSs Ssnns from The thai .S.rp ssse
the ball, as II bounded from side 10 side, was al.
lost Sbab % the rp Laughter snS ssss q
nproer, mademoiselle having nung whole
vi These the ns n ~
gallery; had lighted on the head Of the aston,
dnfSs sES SSsh my cessation OF
ms%sss~ ~,n; Ss .ss %aH she cried:
as they, crowned, the skull at the feast,
but as sSe man who% ni5 tSe Kns d.
isee a me; "iisI ha +. am not afraid am not
There .Es was good deal e Laughter 3. thi,
| emoiseile cried out. coming to my rescue
II YOU will have tho goodness to kiss her
| an advance. and rs one of the council Of the
Kings finances, my credit should be good for
THANK youl" the King cried, nimbly cutting
me short But as my finances seem 10 be the
SECURITY, faith. will see TO the repayment my:
that my tTen TTogns D ns Are yours grand mas
slnewy. with his cropped black hair, high color
and quick, shallow eyes, bounded here and
him thus with his heart in. his returns: could
not but doubt more; as the game proceeded.
courticrs, / felt the doubt grow; the riddle be-
came each minute more abstruse the man more
4 little after O'Clock the match ended in my
favor; on which the King, tired Of inactio,,
try try blcsps. strength hihscif, entered the
court | followed, with yi!ry and others,
made were tested and and discussed. Presently.
the King going, to talk with maden9iselle at
Maignan, with the Kings marker. and one or
two others waiting at the further door. Almost
than was decent, and called out sharply to
.w.Asa accident lord" one of the men an
'%erta it is seiphh hps,hinr another muttcred "Nas.
Gu! RsEP r. hand adS little !, ,nsrv
And the King about to play with him. Let
Diego sulkily held up his hand, and saw
POOH. said; ;" L is nothing. Get some
Maignan. "since you have done the mischief.
6ooGy; yon must IT, repair It, Get some .n plastsr.
:, Diego mu'tered Something and Maigns91
that he had not got any; but before could
answer that he must get some, La Trape thrust
piece from his pocket, proceeded with droll
AIR AT Of extreme carefuntss m n to m treat the hand nd
Spaniard had no option but to submit; though
he might not have been so complaisapt
la TraPs was bringing his surgery to an end by
M court: What is III" he said. rs any.
,~,Xc, Sire. said. MY man has cut his hand
"oh, yes, sire answered. ~ have bound it
up with a strip OF plaster from the case In your
majesty's closet"
He has not lost bloodf"
And he had not. But 1t was small wonder
that the King asked: small wonder. for the
Of a wild beast that sees itself trapped
glance round him. and saw him slide his hand
behind hs RDs a But % was fEr ssH e and Ind
mans side, as II to give him some directions
Listen" j said. in voice heard only by him;
take the dressing off your hand and have
S3n , broke broken on the wheel. You understands
A f.uring melt that he did understand, and
that Maignannd La Trape were at hand II he
place, and, sitting down by DE VIC, began to
watch watch that strange gamei while msdem9iselle's
the court, and mingled with the eager applause
and more dexterous criticisms OF the courtiers.
reason perhaps. no one perceived the spaniard's
psllor; but De Vic. after a rally or two. re;
marked that he was not playing his full
strength.
De Vic laughed; mn. How he swssts r. r. he said
Colet suppose he is nervous"
And so they Chartered and laughed-chst-
tered and laughed. seeing an ordinary game
between the King and marker; while for
iivid' with the, fear OF death, and tortured by
s 90 SfR the %aa that he played
on mechanically with his hands, but his
With the sfs look no" OF the % trapped bssst; and % os
these q occasions ! could nee see his lips move
down Sis face as Rs moved and o
and fancied that his features were beginning
was falling, 50 that |. was not in my imsgina.
Ssa s1t the iSuft snd
we'll" he said, turning TO me.
1T is nothing. sire; the honor you do him
sirrah," I continued. "you make too good .
courtler."
Mile. d'Entragues clapped her hands and
laughed at the hit; and saw Diego glare at her
with an indescribable look. in which hatred and
despair and a horror OF reproach were so nicely
mingled with something as exceptional as his
position. that the whole bafied words. Doubtless
the gtbes and laughter he heard, the trihinR
that went on round him. the very game in which
he was engaged. and from which he dared not
draw back. seemed in his eyes the most Ap-
pallng mOckery, but ignorant who were In the
secret unable To guess how his diAbolicAl plot
had been discovered, uncertain even whether
the whole not a concerted piece, he weps
on playing his part mechanically, with starting
eyes and labOring chest and lips that twitching
and working lost color each minute At length
he missed stroke, and staggering. leaned
against the wall, his face livid and ghastly. The
King took the alarm at that and cried out that
was wrong. Those who were sitting
rose; nodded 10 MAignAn 70 20 to the man.
1T is a Mt" / said He Is subject TO them.
and doubtless the excitement-but am sorry
hat it has spoiled your Majestys game"