The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-24
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ed for the purpose; while we ran the
less risk. inasmuch as the flare they
had kindled lit up the upper part OF
the house but left the courtyard in
perfect darkness.
Naturally, once outside, we didsnot
finger to see what happened, but, filing
in line and like ghosts up the bank
OF the stream, were glad to hit OF the
road loo PAGES away. where 1t entered
the gorge. Here, where it was as dark
! as pitch, we whipped our horses into
canter and made a good pace for
half league, then, drawing rein, let
our horses trot until the league was
out. By that time we were through the
! gorge, and gave the word to pull up
/ that we might listen ana learn whether
we were pursued Before the order
had quite brought us to a standstill.
/ however. two figures on sudden rose
out of the darkness before us and
/ barred the way [ was riding in the
/ front rank, abreast of Parabere and
La Font, and I had Just time to lay
my hand on a pistol when one Of the
/ figures spoke.
well, NJ lie Capitafne, what luck?,'
he cried. advancing, and drawing rein
to turn with us.
l. SAW MS mistake, dIiu, ldlallS KY
| hand to check those behind, muttered
in my beard that all had gone well.
You got the man7'
Yes / said, peering at him through
the darkness.
"Goodr' he answered. Then now
for Bareilles, supper, and full purse;
and afterwards, for me, the quietest
corner OF Francel The king viii make
a Ape outcry, and DO not trust one
gov"
In a flash Parabere had him by the
throat, and dragged him In grip OF
iron on to the Withers of his horse.
Still he managed to utter a cry, and
the other rascal, taking the alarm
whipped his horse round. and in a sec
ond, got a start of twenty PAGES. Colet
q light man and well mounted. was al
ter him in tricc and we heard them
50 ding-dong, ding-dong, through the
darkness for a mile or SOFAS it seemed
4 TO US. Then a sharp scream came faint
~ down the wind.
"Goodr' Parabere said cheerfully
Let us be logging" He had tied his
\ prisoner neck and knees over the sac
die before him
You heard what he said?' [ NUT
tered as we moved on.
1 Perfectly he answered in the same
tone.
''And you think?"
Il think, grand MASTER he replied
drily, chat the sooner you are out OF
La Marche and BareilleS' government
the longer you are likely to live"
[ was quite of that opinion myself
having drawn the same differences
from the words the prisoner had Ut
tered But for the moment had no
alternative but to go on, and put
bold face on the matter; and according
ly 1 led the way forward at as fast
pace as the darkness and the Jadeo
state of our horses permitted. Colei
presently joined us, and halt an houl
later a bunch of lights, whlch appeared
on the side of a hill in front, proclaim
ed that we were nearing Gueret, FROM
this point half q league across
rushy bottom and through fore
brought Us to the gate, which opened
before we summoned it. | had tdkeI
care TO call to the van end of my mer
one who knew the town, and he GUIDED
us quickly, no one challenging us
through a number of foul, marrow
streets and under dark archWays
among which a stranger must haY'
gone astray. We reached at last
good-sized square; on one side Of Which
though the rest Of the town lay bur
led in darkness-a large building
which [ Judged to be BareilleS' resi-
dence, exposed a dozen lighted win
, dovs to the street Two or three fig
ures lounged, half seen. on the Wild
stone steps which led up to the en-
; trance, and the rattle Of dice. with tn
murmur OF voices, came from the win
!, doWs. Without q moments hesitation
[ dismounted at the foot OF the steps
and, bidding La Font and Bo1srueii at
, tend me, with three of the servants,
I'm
rest and the horses to the farther enc
! of the square. IN
Dreading nothing so much as that
might lose the advantage OF surprise
[ nut aside two of the men on the step
q who would have questioned me, an'
! strobe boldly across the stone landin!
e at the head of the fight. Here foun'
2 two doors facing me and foresaw tn
! possibility of error, but l was relieved
from the burden of choosing by tn
. sudden appearance at one of them Q
/ Rareilles himself The place was ii
/ only by an oil lamp, and, for reasoi
: best known to himself, ne did not loo
t directly at me, but stood with his hea
. half turned as he said; well, Martin
y is it done?"
r 1 heard the dicers hold their hand
7 to catch the answer, and in the sllene
e a bottle in some unsteady hand clinke
. against d grass. lLllOuSA lllO Aie'AA- oPS
t door behind him, 1t was possible t
!. see q long table. laid and Ghtterin
i with steel and plate; and all seemed t
wait.
q Parabere broke the SPELL 1--WE ar
- late" he said in a ringing voice, wh1c
q startled the governor as if it had bee
the voice of doom. "But we could no
V have found you better prepared.
n seems Do you always sup as late a
this?''
q For moment the Villain could nc
q sneak, but leaned against the door
post, with his cheeks gone white an
. his jaw fallen, the most pitiable spec
y taole to be conceived. I affected to Sc
= nothing, however, but went by hiI
p easily, and into a room, drawing o.
a my gaunt1ets as I entered. The dicer'
from their seats beside table on tn
. hearth, gazed at me. turned to ston
y I took up a glass, filed it, and dram
1t off. Nov | am betterr' l said 'Bt
: this is not the Warmest Of welcome
= NJ de BareilIes,"
q He muttered something, looking fea1
g fully from one to another of US; ant
- his hand shaking, filed a glass an
pledged me. The wine gave him coul
= age and impudence; he began to speal
~ and though his hurried sentences an
- excited manner must have betraye
- him to the least suspicious, we PR
- tended to see nothing, but rather
- congratulate ourselves one his la
u hours and timely preparations. Ar
,, certainly nothing could have SCENE
- more cheerful in comparison with tt
n ;t,a furr1