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stand aside, Sir. and let me pass."

your questions"
and thai, | would not encounter, for 4 could
only , ,eSd TO 20 my own emulsion sb 10 1Gl wSs
would, DO carried to York, and pcrhans 70 tho
King before 2 next morning: The king Won nrai De
would bc warned Of the mad scheme which
and with a surly bow let Carford pass. He re;
turned my salutation with an equal economy OF
politeness' and left me alone with MSnin0ntn:
sleep. ! reused him and got him 10 bed, glad to
think that his nnYary, tongue y would Ia pc Pea si lent
brought me nearer to tho secret and inc mys.
terry. There, was indeed, more afoot than the
not, a matter that touched tho religion of tho
King. Monmouth, whose wits were sharp
enough; had gained scent OF It, h, I'm, , Wiz
out what he suspected, roobing his knowledge
OF all value by ,botIaying its possession; Our
best knowledge lies in what we are not known
l repaired, thoughtful and disturbed, to my
SMh S WSs a GmsI nnS b hSfI NO on mind DHf for = sleep ESf 'nii
turned back again and made my way onto the
wall where it faces the sea. The wind aWWas
my ears. No doubt the same sound bid the
noise Of my feet, for when l anne TO uh Sne .t wal
in a group together. / knew all, and made
haste 70 pass by. The mar was the King him.
sSS nr the IL lady ,hs on 1h, his right rsco was Mi'1 masal neF,
lady, Louise do QutIouaillc. I proceeded some
distance further, till was at the end OF tho
looking not at the sea-. but coyortly at ths
strange group Presently two of the them All ihon nea
accompany them. When they were gone she
turned and leaned on the parapet of tho Wall
with clasped hands: Drawn by some i rInns Of
then she turned on mo q face stained with
stood before her, speechless. and she found no
words in which to address me. l was 700
Ps0 thoa to ff tc ea my on Go% %lth y Sow ne But sp her face
What ais you, Mistress, Parbaral" I cried
sSothIns. slF:s Then she added earelessly,
sation is too FREQ for my liking
.n when you 70 want Ssr wd daS. Inn Inn t herG ir, ! said,
look that there was in her eyes.
For an instant l seemed to see her in an i'm
pulse 70 trust me and TO lay bare wha; troubled
why, yes, it seems fated that you should
always be there, Simon; yet Betty Nasroth said
ut may be well for You that an here
what l should have left unsaid.
l do not know how she would have answered,
for at hat moment we heard a shout from the
hailed a bout that came prancing over the
waves; a light answered his signal. Who came
the ship; we did not know the stranger. but he
was expected. for u minute later Darrell ran
quickly by us with an eager look on his face;
with madame and Depuy, the Duke of fork,s
servant, They went by at the top Of their
got her anger and haughtiness in fresh girhsh
Interest; :. ,o," s,o o,,0, ,ou,nr , no,r
to me that her sleeve touched mine and leaning
over the wall. toward where the ships black
hull was to be seen far below in the moonlight
Doubtless it's the gentleman whom madame
expects" said l..
bara and l stood silent side by side. Then the
party came back through the gate. which had
been \ opened O e a iu f9r them them: t Dgp1 ny ,S naked sdrr llTst:
in company with a short man, who walked with
a d0i the ana last f0p pnir ap pr; he'd req SoM Wa'6iS darrell @ii
saw Mistress Barbara and dotted his hat to her;
The newcomer did the like and more: he halted
Immediately opposite TO us and looked curiously
At her. . sparing "a, a curious Eia intH iSr me, l.
man said to DARRELL.
Pray present me-
This, madame" said Darrell. in whose voice
sadt a ION. lis n. de Perrencourt, Who has the
honor Of serving her Royal Highncss the Ouch
ton. maid of honor to the Duchess of York and
now In attendance on madame" .
bo SaFDaFf ai "a eyes a S ssF,effiS xca a; on ne h eTFf fsee: he
studied her openly and feariessly, yet the re-
gard was difficult to resent, it was so calm; us
lenge, II not beyond reproach. ! stood by, in
silence. angry at a scrutiny so prolonged. but
W trust. madame, that we shall be better ac-
quainted," he said at last. and with a lingcr-
her; she was gazing after him with eager eyes.
My presence seemed forgotten: l would not re,
mind her Of it; turned away in silence, and
fhe curve Of the wall hid them from my sight,
but l quickcned my pace: | gained on them, for
next corner. for l was ablaze with curiosity TO
see more of this man. who came at so strange an
SO Ioftiiy, an and yet Was but a genticman:ln:
waiting, as l was. Round the next corner !
should come in sight OF him. Round ! went. and
came plump into the arms of my friend darrell,
who stood there, squarely across my path,
whittier away. Simoni' said he coldly.
I halted, stood still, looked him in the face.
He met my gaze with a calm. self-controlled
Why" said I. I'm on my way to bed, Oar
rell. Let me pass. ] beg you
Not a moment " | replied testify. and caught
l put out my strength. and In another moment
should have thrown him aside. But he cried
by the Kings orders, no man is to pass thi.
way" ,
some twenty yards from us, l saw two men en-
near. Darrell's eyes were fixed on me, and hi;
hand detained me in an eager grasp. But
looked hard at the pair there ahead of me; there
was "A cloud over the moon now. in a second i
passed. The next moment the two had turned
their backs and were walking Off together
Darrell. seeing my fixed gaze, turned also. Iii
face was palo, as II with excitement, but h,
spoke in cool. level tones.
Its only NJ. Colbert greeting NJ. de Perren
court" said he.
"Ah, OF course!' | cried, turning to him will
a smile. "But whore did N. Colbert get tina
starr For the glitter Of the decoration hnt
caught my eye as 1t sparklcd in the moonlight
There was a pause before Darrell answere
Then he said:
'"The King gave him his own star to-nigh
in compliment to madame
And In truth NJ. Colbert wore that star whcl
he walked abroad next morning, and %professc'
much gratitude for II to the King, ! have won
dered since whether he should not have thanke
a number man. Had ! not seen the star Of
tho breast of the gentleman who embraced "
de Perrencourt should | have seen 1t on tn
breast of NJ. Colbert dc Croissyl In truth
doubt 1t.
CHAPTER XII.
THE DIFFERENCE OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE.
Certainly he had some strange ways, this NJ
dc PerrenCourt. 1t was not enough for him [
arrive by night, nor to have his meeting wit