Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01

citement. 1 think foresaw already
what was coming.
81 am Louis de Pavannes," he replied.
with impatience.
I stared at him in silence; thinking
thinking thinking. And then said,
slowly: 'tYou have a cousin of the
same name?"
| 81 have
He fell prisoner to the Vicomte de
| Caylus at A1oncontour?'
HE did, he answered, CURLY. But
what of that, sir?'
Again I did not answered. once. The
murder was out. remembered in the
dim fashion in which one remembers
such things after the event, that had
heard Louis de Pavannes, when we first
became acquainted with him, mention
| this cousin of the same name; the head
of a younger branch. But our Louis liv-
ing in Provence and the other in Nor
mandy, the distance between their
homes. and the troubles of the times,
had loosened a tie which their common
religion might have strengthened.
They had scarcely ever seen one an
other. AS Louis had spoken of his
namesake but once during his long stay
with us, and had not then forescen the
connection to be formed between our
families, it was no wonder that in the
course of months the chance word had
passed out Of my head, and I had clean
forgotten the subject of it.
Here, however, he was before nv
eyes, and, seeing him, saw too what
the discovery meant. 1t meant most
joyful thing! a most wonderful thing
which I 1onged to tell Croisette and
Marie. 1t meant that our Louis de
Pavannes-my check burned for nv
want of faith in hin-was no villain
after all, but such a noble gentleman
as we had always until this day
thought him! 1t meant that he was no
court gallant bent on breaking a coun-
try heart for sport, but Kits own true
loveri And-and it meant more-it
meant that he was yet in danger and still
ignorant of the VOW that unclaimed
fend Beers had taken to have his lifei
In pursuing his namesake we had been
led astray, how sadly only knew nowI
And had indeed lost most precious
time.
Your wife, NJ. de Pavannes''-I be-
gan in haste, seeing the necessity of
explaining matters with the utmost
quickness. Your wife is
''Ah, my wife." he cried, interrupt
ing NE. with anxiety in his lone. What
of her? You have seen her?''
Il have. She is safe at your house
in the Rue ST. AIerri''
''Thanl heaven for thati'' he replied,
fervently. Before he could say more
Capt. Andrea interrupted us. I could
see that his suspicious were aroused
ssfresh- lie pushed rudely between US,
and addressing me, said: Now, young
s1r, Jour BOAT is ready
MY boat" I answered, while rap
idly considered the situation. OF
course did not want to cross the river
now. No doubt Pavannes-this Pa
vannes- could guide me to Louis adj
dress. My boat?"
Eyes, it is waiting" the Italian re-
piled, his black eyes rowing from one to
the other of US.
Then let it wait!" 1 answered haugh-
tily, speaking with an assumption of
anger. Plague upon you for inter
rupting us! l shall not cross the river
now. This gentleman can give me
the information I want. I shall take
him back with me-"
ITO whom?"
''To whom? To those who sent me,
strait" l Numbered. 'You do not
seem to be much in the dukes conf
dence, captain went on; ''now, take
a word of advice from mel There is
nothing so easily cast off as an over-
officious servant! He goes too far
and he goes like an old glove
an old glove" 1 repeated grim
l. L
saves the hand and suffers it
self. Beware of too much zeal, Capt.
raIlavicini! It is a dangerous thing!"
He turned pale with anger at being
thus treated by beardless boy, but he
faltered all the same. What I said
was unpleasant, but the bravo knew
if was true