Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-09
CHAPTER VI.
MADAME's FRIGHT.


already seemed to us week Of nights.
An age Of experience, an aeon Of adj
ventures cut US oif-as we lay shak-
ing behind the curtain-from Caylus
and Its life. Paris had proved itself
more trcacherous than we had ever OK
| pected To find it. Everything and every
one shifted, and wore one face one min
ute and one another We had come to
save Payannes' life ut the risk Of our
own; we found him TO be villain.
Here was Mirepoix owning himself
treacherous wretch, conspirator
against woman; we syinpathized
with him. The priest had come upon
a work Of charity and rescue; we
loathed the sound Of his voice, and
shrank from him, we knew not why,
seeming only to read dark secret.
gloomy threat in each doubtful word
he uttered. lie was the strangest eng
ma Of oil. Why did we fear him? Why
did Nine. de Payannes, who apparently
had known him before, shudder at
the touch Of his hand? Why did his
shadow come even between her and
her sister, and estrange them, SO that
from the moment Pavannes' wife saw
him standing by DANES side, she for
rot that the latter had come to save,
and looked OH her in doubt and sorrow,
almost with repugnance.
We left the vidame going back to the
fireplace. He stopped to set down the
candle by the hearth. "They arc not
here" he said, as he Strengthened him
self again. and looked curiously at his
companions. He had apparently been
too much taken up with the pursuit to
notice them before. THAT is certain,
so | have the less time to lose" he con-
tinued. But | would--yes, my dear
coadjutor, | certainly would like to
know before ! go what you are doing
here. Alirepoix-Mirepoix is an honest
man. / did not expect to fnd you in
his house. And two ladies? Two! lie,
coadjutor. Ha, Nine, 40. is it.. My
dear lady he continued, addressing
her In whimsical tone, do not start
at the sound Of your own namel 1t
would take hundred hoods to hide
your eyes or bleach your lips to the
common color; should have known
you at once, had | looked at you. And
your companion? Pheugb!"
lie broke of, whistling softly. 1t
was clear that he recognized Nine. de
Pavannes, and recognized her with as
constituent. The bed creaked as !
'rancd my neck to see what would fol-
low. Even the priest seemed to think
that some explanation was necessary,
for he did not wait to be questioned.
Mime. de Pavanncs,' he said in adry,
husky voice, and without looking up,
twas spirited hithcr yesterday, and de-
tanned against her will by this good
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