The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-28
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The young man Grew back with an i'm
patient gesture.
Corinne,' &c cried. is II an hour for
3esta-".
= DO not test with voc. Eugene a..
answered very fsrdsrsy: did nat 7 tel
you that fortune and a future awaited
you toEsxhtr II Ia fer you 70 say wnethsr
you VIII taxa rhe sfft or r@sraEe ~
re sposs very simply. though deep feel
ing gave q Quzser 10 her voice A far
sabaf.sr, no began 20 tell himself shz, ne
naa lost bis wits: and he walked % and
down the room Ike man distracted
Vel" cried he. stopping suddenly ~
last, what mystery Is THAR You say
taat my brother win poison me ard yet
you tell ne 10 sup with him 7 heaee~h
you. be plain with mech. do not suffer
enough that ycu should add 10 my
burden7''
He turned from one TO the other appeal
ingiy: ms distress being 80 great that
tears stood In ais eyes. and his voice was
husky and broken. But IL Was the Old
physician who answered him.
Monsieur. said he. laying down .ss
pen for the first tina you beNeech me
to Be plain with you. and I viii hasten
70 obey your wish. AademoissIle tells
you truly that fortune ard future await
you az tbs Chateau Saint Aande tonight:
but II hey are 10 De Won. they viii be
won ~ your own courage. TIE Count OF
Drives asks you 70 his house that he may
kin you as ne killed his brother Gilbert
IL you turn back now. thinking TO spare
him the crime. you viii 6ixhonor your
farhers memory and add new shAms 10 q
house which knew shame for the frst
time when yofr eldest brother Was born
60 IL. Let ne conture vol then 20 20
no such thing. but 10 ride hence az oncs
FOR the chateau"
Where they viii poison mel" inter-
rspisd Sabatier. q little angriIy.
Exactly" continued Antonio. where
they viii poison you. But you. Il you
are careful 10 do exactly as ] bid you,
will awake presently from the death you
shall seem 10 die. ard being awakened
viii find yourself in twenty hours Count
OF Drives and master of hts fortune"
Sabatier stood wonter-Etruck The old
man. excited now BY the story he was
telling. raised his head as In warning.
and continued rapidly:
Monsieur. there l. no other In the
world VINO r. called. as you are nov
called. TO Be Gods messenger in thus
work OF vengeance and OF right Go.
then. before the clock strikes again TO
Saint Man9e: and say TO yourself. as you
enter. I am come 10 avenge my brother
Gilbert Whatever you see there. what
ever may happen 10 you-fear nothing.
The eyes or those who send you To this
work viii watch you even as you sit
say 10 nore-the minutes pass swiftly,
and what further counsel can give -
written here upon this parchment Let
ma exhort you TO read every letter og
that iniunetion-not once Dat twelve times
as you ride toward the chateau. For
that writing Is life or death-as you re-
member or forget IL.
There was a great stiffness In the room
when tho old man ceased - speak Sa-
batter scarce knowing whether the words
. 80 n a. "A HFHz TOOK
with trembling hands the paper which
fee physician thrust upon him. Then he
turned ouestioningly 10 Coriane: bat she
had now risen from her seat, and coming
forward she laid her pretty fingers
caressingiy upon his arm
Eugene" she asked. earnestly, you
will avengs your brorherT'
LAS God is my Witness" he answered.
II VIII know the truth this night
The woods OF Nlncennes were very DARK
when Eugene sahatier passed through
them on his way TO his brotners mouse
But hiS head was too fun OF terrible
thoughts 10 permit him to netice the
state OF the night or even the dangers o.
fha roaa For the matter or that ne b2d
ridden al a hard gallop from Maeemoi-
<elIa coTinne'g court yard ana sAlFthk
the right bank OF the Seine. be drew rein
an, twice before the grim and foroidding
home
ne valley before him. Then. indeec. Win
a uttle SILVER Of fear he permitted sss
horse 20 walk. while he took or Ms heavy
brass helmet and wiped the sweat from
his forehead.
Cell" re said 20 himself wat an
arrand TO SO upon That my brother
should be a poisoner. Bah. vii not be-
Hsve 81 Corinns has been too clever Tor
once That old fool OF a physician las
an~alvea her With his nonsense. As ~eu
might I expect 20 be pore as TO step INTO
Charses shoes ard become Count OF
Frfves tomorrow. Yet | canSot forget ths'
moor Gllbert's body was found In the
liver the morning after he supped al
saint Nands. God help me-what am
- Think"
lie vas riding at r.aAt moment through
,.,,Ds of shsyering aspens: and what
with tbs strange. haunting music OF thef
leaves. and the darkness o. the thicAet
ard tire weird light playing upon TIE
river. whose course he could marx. IKE