Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-08-27

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her!
A faint noise behind as Of sig,
creaking in the wind, reused me from
this most painful reverie. turned
:. round. not quickly or in surprise OF
fear. Rather in the same dull wonder
The upper part Of the booksellers dool
, was ajnr. 1t was that l had heard
opened. An old woman was peering out
at us.
As our eyes met, she made slight
movement to close the door again. But
! did not stir. and seeming to be reas-
surred by second glance, she nodded
to me in stealthy fashion. l drew a
step nearer, listlessly. "Pst! Pst!"
she whispered. Her wrinkled old face,
which was like Normandy apple long
kept. was soft with pity as she looked at
Croisette. "Pst!"
Well" | said. mechanically.
lis he taken?" she muttered.
who taken?' asked stupidity.
She nodded towards the forsaken
house. and answered: 1.-THE young lord
who lodged there? All! sirs," she con-
tinued. "he looked guy and handsome,
II you'll believe me, as he came from the
kings court yester event As bonny
sight in his satin coat, and his ribbons,
as my eyes ever saw! And to think that
they should be hunting him like rat
to-day"
The woman's words were few and |
simple. But what change they made
in my world. How my heart awoke
from its stupor, and leapt up with n
new JOY and newborn hope "Did
he get away" ! cried eagerly. ibid
he escape. mother, them"
"Ay. that he did," she replied, quick
ly. "That poor fellow, yonder-he lies
quiet enough now, God forgive him his
heresy, say I!-kept the door manful-
~ while the gentleman got on the roof
and ran right down the street on the
tops OF the houses. with them firing and
hootng at him; for all the world as
II he had been a squirrel and they
pack Of boys with stones!"
And he escaped?" |
Escaped" she answered, more slow G
", shaking her old head in doubt. II
10 not know about that! | fear they
have got him by now. gentlemen. | a
have been shivering and shaking up il
stairs with my husband-be is in bed, O
rood man, and the safest place for him b
the saints have mercy upon us' But r
heard them 90 with their shouting t
Ind gnnpowder right along to the river, S
ind doubt they will take him between O
his and the chatelet doubt they ?
WILL" 7
SLOW long ago was it, dame ?" cried. u
"Oh! maybe half an hour. Perhaps N
on are friends Of his?' she added, ii
uestioningly. A
But did not stay to answer her.
1ook Croisette, who had not heard
ord OF this, by the shoulder. "There
a chance that he has escaped" | tt
led in his ear. Escaped, do you tc
carp" And l told him hastily what st
lie had said. p'
1t was fine, indeed, and sight to see az
ars dry in his eyes, and energy and IL
Ie blood rush to his cheeks, and the kt
I'd muscle of his face. 'Then there
hope!" he cried, grasping my arm.
Iope, Anne! Come! Come! DO not
t us lose another instant. If he be In
i've let us join him." Va
The old woman tried to detain us, but re
vain. Nay, plying us, and fearing, IL
think, that we were rushing on our &C
'aths, she cast aside her caution and ia
lied after us aloud. We took no heed, ~
inning after Croisette, who had not WI
alted for our answer, as fast as young al
nbs could carry us down the street. ne
he exhaustion we had felt moment bu
fore when all seemed lost-be it re- st,
that we had not been to bed ST
tasted food for many hours-fell &c
ON us on the instant, and was clean
me and forgotten in the joy of this
spite. Louis was living and for the
oment had escaped.
Escaped! But for how long? We
on had our answer. The moment we
rned the corner by the riverside, the .
urmur of multitude, not loud, but = =
ntinuous, struck our ears, even as ag
e breeze off the water swept our
eeks. Across the river lay the thou
nd roofs Of the lie de la Cite, all
arkling in the sunshine. But we
'ept to the right, thinking little of -,
at sight, and checked our speed on ~
ding ourselves on the skirts of the -
ovid. Before us was u bridge-the ~.
mt au Change, | thnk-and at its y.
nd on our side of the water stood the w
atelet, with its hoary turrets and 70 e.
Elements. Between us and the lat 'o
:, and backed only by the river, was
eat open space half-filled with peo-
}, mostly silent and watchful, come "'
yether as to show, and betraying, a
present at least, no desire to take an We
tive part in what was going on. III,
ITO BE CONTINUED, so
Mr.. c. D. Yonker, q well known a.
iggist of Bowling Green, Ohio, in
,aking of Chamberlain's Cough u
ptalv IT IL.