Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-24
CHAPTER XXI.
AUKH0R CT The NAN IN BLACK"
n GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE, EwE~.
errieHT 1875 eY eAssetLPvesnc R,ea1s RsseKcR

"'iu Aiiolc
l'ESiy rs 'E'y passed UP the shaft, until
th-;r last acc, his died IN the room above,
anu aichcc iniioWed--a silence in strange
contrast "ith the bright glare of the
tofchcs which burned round Inc and lit
up inc empty cellar rs FOR feast was
H'i'u. TIES. ''Hat nc would say when told
M" "', "hoii saiu' am your son! !,
"hcih !foNlucHcc mas USED 10 thwart your
PINS, whose life you sought, whom, with
cut a thought of pity, you left to PERISH
avn yCur som!
Infinitely dreaded the moment when l
should tell EiIa this and hear his answer,
ana fingered with my hand on the key
nHtil an abrupt Knocking Oil the other
side OF the deer brought the blood to my
i''e. hoi'rc cod!d turn th' Key the hasty
summons "!'' r.p'areo anu grew To
ir'h"ic' hi!ffl.H drumming ON tho Boards
- ""uhu "hich plainly told OF terror
'"hdchIy ."hcoi''d ana III an Instant fuil
crown n ho'fso cry followed coming
daily to ny r"is through the thickness OF
tho door. ard ihc nc25 Moncrt the stout
pihhkS shooi lis heavy weight fell against
tECm.
turnoil the key and the door was flung
open from Withln. -ay rather stumbled
cut.
Inc strohS iight lcr an instant bilnaed
MN ana no biiiihcd as an owl does
brought 70 the sunshine Even in him
VIC long hours passed III solitude ana the
blHcknsss Of despair had worked changes.
Ills mar vas Gtayor; lin patches 1t was al
ihost White, ana then again dark. lie had
. ena"cd his lower lip, and there wcrc
bloodstains Oh it. His mustncbc, too, was
ragged ana torn, rs IL ne had Snnwcd that
also. His Cyos wcr bloodshot, his lean
IuunlTu fiDrcc
la' he cried, trcnblin. as he pcerc1
round, Il thought they had left mo to
starEc! There were rats in there! !
Thought
lilo stopped. He saw me standing hold
ing Inc ci9o or the door. lie saw that
otherwise the room was empty, the farther
door lending to tho shaft open. An open
dUor To him doubtless il seemed of all
sights tho most wonderful the most hcav-
cniy! His knees began To shake under
him
What Is it?' no muttcred. "What
were they shouting about. l heard them
shouting"
"Thc queen is dying" answered sim.
ply, "cr dead, and you can do Us no moro
harm. You are free
Free" He repeated tho word, leaning
against tho wall. his ewes wild and pInr.
Yes; free /" answered in lower voice
FREQ to go out into tho air of heaven "a
Twin, ,,ari,, n,rsod E,r n ,,nmont 7
co,,Id not continuc Thcn 7 added col
EMMY, sir. Providence has saved Won
from death and me from n crime"
He leaned still against the wall. dazcd
thundcrstruck. almost incredulous and
lacked from, mo IN tho onrp ,,onr am, b,ci-
again rs if without this constant testi
mony of his eyes he could not believe in
his escape
1t was not Anne?" he murmured
..Sh, ,lid n,tr
''Sho tried to save your lifc," an
swcrcd, but they would not listen to
her.
Did sbo come hcrcs"
As he smoke 10 s,raiahtened himself
with an effort and stood up. He was
rrowin,, moro Ike himscIf
Unanswered. she sent for mo and
toll me her terms But Kingston and tho
others woult NOT listen to tbom Won
yo,lJ have been dead now thonrb 7 Iid
nil couId 10 saw, Won II p,nrndd,cto
had not brought this news of the queen"