Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-23


ment. 'Play the man boldly!" mad
anne had said. l would; and I did witt
a vengeance. l sprang forward and
Selling the captain by the clasp Of hi.
cloak, shook him violently. and flung
him of with all my force. so that he
reeled. "Dog!' exclaimed. advanc,
ing as If would seize him again
Learn how to speak to your betters.
Am to be stopped by such sweepngs
as you? Hark ye, ! am on the kings
service!"
He fairly spluttered with rage
"More like the devil's!" he exclaimed
pronouncing his words abominablyi
and fumbling vainly for his weapon
"King's service or no service, you dc
not insult Andrea Pallavicini!"
could only vindicate my daring by
greater daring, and saw this even as
death staring me in the face, my heart
seemed to stop. The man had his
mouth open and his hand raised to
give an order which would certainly
have sent Anne de Caylus from the
world, when l cried, passionately--it
was my last chance, and never wished
to live more strongly than at that mo-
ment-I cried passionately: "Andrea
pallavicini, If such be your name, look
at that! Look OF that" l repeated,
shaking my open hand with the ring
on 1t before his face, "and then hinder
me. il YOU dare! Tomorrow, II you
have quarterings enough, / will see to
your quarrel! Now send me on my
way or your fate be on your own head!
Disobey--ay, do but hesitate-and I
will call on these very men Of yours to
cut YOU down." t 6n m
II was bold throw, for / staked all
on talisman Of which l did not know
the value! TO me it was the turn Of q
die. for l had had no leisure to look at
the ring. and knew no more than o
babe whose it was. But the venture
was as happy as desperate.
Andrea Pallayicini's expression-no
nleasant one at the best Of times
changed m the instant, His face fell
rs he seized nv hand and peered at the
r;no lopc and intently. Then he cast
!, o,,ick Glance of suspicion at his men,
of hatred at me. But l cared nothing
for his glance. or his hatred. I saw al
readv that he had made up his mind
to obey the charm; and that for me
WINS eyervtbing "If Won had shown
that IN mo a little earlier. Young sir,
n would maybe. have been better for
10Th 90 nc be said n surlv menace
in his voice. And cursing his men for
their stunid;tv he ordered two of them
n unmoor n boat.
Annarentlv the craft had been Sc
cured with more care than skill, for to
loosen It seemed to be a work Of time.
MEANWHILE I stood waiting in the midst
Of the proup, anxious and yet exultant,
an object Of curiosity, and yet curious
myself. I heard the guards whisper
together. and caught such phrases as:
ut is the Due d'Aumale."
.No. IL Ia not D'Aumale. II is moth
inc like him."
swell he has the dukes ring. fool!"
"rbe duke's?"
"Ay."
"Then IL is all right. God bless him!"
This last was uttered with extreme
fervor.
was conscious too of being the OBJ
iect of many respectful chances; and
had inst hidden the men on the steps
below me- to be Quick. when | discov-
cred with alarm three figures moving
ocross tho omen snace towards us. and
coninr onnarently from the same point
from which pallavicini and his men
Ind emerped.
n monort1 fores,w danger snow
10 a,;o,, tharo,. cr;ed aoain Rut
sa,,nalr hoa I snoken before 7 saw
th,t n WINS imnossihle IN pet afloat be.
s s .hosa athsrs ooroe un and I nre.
,'aaoa ,o s+,rd mo ground resolutelv
NJ aust r,ords ho,yever with which
p,,,ayioini s,lnted tbe newcomers scat.
,orad NV fears .yen what the foul
sarJ dn Won vonto" he exclaimed
,,dolv. ma be ranned ont half n dozen
$500 hafora thev could answer him.
syupa. have Won brought him here for.
,,hon 7 left him IN the puardbouse?
Tahn,;los,"
ac.nt p,Ilovicini" internosed the
,,,,S',ps, - the three sneakino with
na.;anoa-ho ,yos n man Of about 40.
drossed with some richness. tboupb his
olothos ,yere now disordered as though