The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

sell WITH me To-Day.
Where do you propose going?"
ITO Switzerland. There we would be
safe, and there they are of our faith. :"
Remember, Maitre Palm, that I ain
not"
Look into your own heart and tell
me that again at another time. Can
you count on sword or two?'
IF Jacques were only herep' I eX~
claimed. And then, remembering my
new mans reputation, "They say Ra-
vaillac is good, and I have friend
1 bethought me of Belin-'upon whom
I think 1 can rely
Better one blade of steel than two
of soft iron, chevalier. We must do
what we can with what we have"
When do you propose starting?"
''On the night of the fete at the
Louvre"
And we meet?'
Under the three lines in the Tuile-
ries at Compline."
"I have but one horse at present-We
must have more"
THAT is not hard. I will settle that
with Pantin. He knows the spot ex-
actly and will have horses in readiness
and guide you there, if need be-"
Il know it too, and will not fail you.
God grant US success"
'Amen!'
and then Palm arose. 1T grows dark
er and darker he said. II must go
noW-adieur'-and he held out his
hand.
Not yet good-by," I said. II will &C
company you to the end Of the Mala-
quais at any rate Ho! Ravaillac! My
hat and cloak!'
There was no answer; but it seemed
as if there was the sound of a stumble
t1,o e,to i,,cs' 1tcj1A 10
and then all was Still.
;. ''Diable! That sounds odd," I exclaimed;
"and it's so dark here l can hardly lay
my hands on anything. o! Here they are
now come along. -
AS 1 opened the door to lead the way
out l saw a flash Of light on the stair
case and Nine. Pantin appeared bearing a
lighted candle in her hand.
Il was coming to light your room, mon
sieur," she said.
1T is good Of you; but what is my new
"If monsieur will step toward the loft,
near Couronne's stall, he will see that Ra-
vaillac is absorbed in his devotions. Perhaps
Maitre Palm would care to see also?'
mot l." said Palm
But at any rate his devotions should
not interfere with his duties,'' l burst out;
lit viii take but a minute to bring him
TO his senses. Excuse me for a moment,
Palm. Madame will see you as far as the
door, and | WI join you there"
And without waiting for a reply, / ran
down toward the stables, and, on coming
there heard the voice of SINE one groan-
ing and scbbing. Peering up into the dark
ness of the loft above me, | could see moth
ing, but heard Ravaillac distinctly as he
writhed in a mental agony, and called on
God to save him from the fires of he'll. The
first thought that struck me was that the
youth was Ill and, clambering UP the lad
der that led to the loft, | found him thsre,
in the dim light kneel-ng before a cruel
=; np+ on1 nT1
himself as the most miserable of sinners
'Rayallac! l put my hand on his
shouder-"what ais you, man? Are You
ill.," He turned his face up toward me-
it was paler than ever, and he screamed OUT
MY hour is come-leave me-leave me.
Our Lady of Sorrows intercede for me, for
/ know not how to pray, and, with malt
smothered how, he fell forwards on his face
both hands, began to sob out his entreatles
to God anew. 1 saw that, it was useless
wasting further time on him, and that he had
been taken with one of those frenzy ifs
that had before driven him to the fage.lants
l left him., t therefore,, to come to himselfa
and, muttering that Belin might have told
me of this foib3e, came backwards down
tie ladder to find that Palins and Mule.- Pan
DID you fear?'' 1 asked, as I joined
them. rs it not stranger
- 'He +is-wrest.ing with the enemy, saId.
81" He is traitor, burst out Annette Mon
sieur ies chevaler, would send him packing
tonight" -
Sides agony such as that young man is pass
ing through does not mark a traitor.
As monsieur pleases she Sern y edf and IND
someone else's sake l would let you go your
own way. Beware of@him l say
''Corbieu! Dame Annette! Why not speak
plainly? We are all friends here.
Ant 10 or1Iy mlTthl6SSfV.
the way: toward the door.
L accompanied Palm @te the end OF the
Malaquais speaking 81 many things on
on my coming no further So much had nap
pened during the day; however that deter.
mined to cool my brain with a walk, and my
Intention was to cross the river and return
to my lodging by the Pont aux Meunniers.
lailed a boat, therefore, and was soon
on the other side of the Seine, and hinging
my cloak over my arm set Off at round
pace Annette's warning about Ravaillac
buzZng in my head with the insistenee of.
fly. AS / passed the Louvre i saw that the
the strains of music from within. They were
as merry within as was sad without, and
l did not Hnger there long. Keeping to the
right of St. Germafn fAuXerrois, l passed by
Ing my pace strolled idly down the Rue sde
St..Antcine. Down this great street 1t seemed
as if the coming of the king mad awakened
the good citizens to life again, for there
were lights at nearly all the windows, though
the street itself was in darkness except at
the spots where a lantern or two swung on
ropes stretched across the road and lit up a
few wards dimly around them. few steps
further brought me almost opposite large
house over the entrance to which was
transparent signboard with row OF lamps
behind it and IJsaw had stumbled across
More's, the eating and gaming house kept
by the most celebrated traiteur In Paris
had mind to step in. more out of curiosity
than anything else, when, just as I halted in
hesitation before the door, two or three
masked cavaliers came out singing and laugh
ing, and in the foremost OF them 1 mad no
d'Ayen Much as I would have avoided
quarrel, it could not be helped, for l had the
door, and it was certainly my right to enter:
They, However, ragged themselves arm-in-arm
before me and, being in wine, began to laugh
Does NJ. le Huguenot think there is
preche here?" said d'Ayen, bowling to me
in mockery as he lifted his plumed hat 1
determined to show in my answer that knew
them.
Let me pass, NJ d'Ayen,' / said co dly.
I'VE have too much between us. to quarrel
sfere.''
He.sknew me we'll enough, but pretended
..Corboeuf! monsieur lie chevalier, and so
it IS you Gentlemen, allow me to present
to you VI. lie Chevalier d'Aurac, with whom
have an argument that we never could I,ld
bring to a conclusion; we disagreed on the
subject of landscape gardening"
1t was a hard pill to swallow, but I had
made up my mind to retreat. The edict was
fresh; a conflict there would have meant com-
pete disaster; and there would be no chance
for escape, as the passage was getting
crowded.
on d'Ayens feint, but 1 am not prepared
to discuss the matter now. 1 must go back