The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-22

you be good enough to tell me who
you are gentleman 2"
IT am Zamet controller of the kings
household, replied the Italian.
And l the Chevalier de Lain, neph-
eW and heir to the Vidame de Char
tres
81 see no reason to reply to your
question, messieurs, even if you are the
persons you name
Zamet smiled slightly with mean
ing look toward Lain, who burst OUT:
Have a care, monsieur; remember l
follow the marshal Due d Biron."
"Of Burgundy and La Bresse,"
added with a sheer, rising from my
seat my hand on my sword hilt.
| TT is he"' exclaimed the italian, and
Lain, who saw my movement, stepped
back a half pace, not from fear, but
| to gain room to draw his weapon.
MY dear lieutenant" and L turned
to dAubusson, you complain that this
is a dull place. We shall now have
some relaxation. These gentlemen
want question answered, and 1 say
certainly-I suggest the garden as a
suitable place for our conference. Will
you do me the favor to look on
THAT will be slower than ever for
me. If you will allow me to join you?
Delighted. You are my guest, and
it will make US exactly two to two.
Now, gentlemen, I will answer your
question on the lawn" Whilst we were
speaking some hurried words passed
between Latin and Zamet, and as 1
turned to them with my invitation the
Italian answered:
sieur. We had business with the man
from Anet," and he looked hard at
me as he spoke, land at present we
have not leisure to attend to you. We
will, therefore, not intrude on you
further. We but stay for glass of
wine and then press onwards.'
HUM exclaimed d'Aubusson, sur
veying him from head to bootheel, and
then turning an equally contemptuous
look at Lain, You are very disoblig-
ing gentlemen
"That is not to be borne" burst out
Lain; "come, sir
But Zamet again interposed.
"Diavolo! Chevalier, your courage is
known. We will settle with these gen.
tlemen another day-you forget. Will
you risk all now?" His companion
put back his half-drawn sword with a
curse and snap, and, turning on his
heel went to the other end of the
room, followed by Zamet. There they
drank their wine and departed, and an
hour later I also started. D'AubuSson
insisted on accompanying me part of
the way with a couple of his saints, and
as we approached the Paris gate we
observed a man riding slowly little
ahead of us. II recognize the gray
said Jacques, coming to my side. Mon
sieur, that is one of the three servants
the two gentlemen who have gone be-
fore had with them"
This accounted for the moderation
Zamet had shown, but it flashed upon
me that the lackey had been left be-
~,
of observing our route. Even if 1 was
wrong in this surprise, it was we'll to
be prudent, and turning to d'Aubus-
son I said:
Monsieur, I wish to be frank with
you. 1t is true that I am bearing
news to Paris which will be of the
greatest service to the king, but my
'I know that" he said, quietly
am of the Anjoumois, and there is no
such name there"
"And you did not arrest me?"
"Why the devil should [? The land
is at peace, and 1 have been monsieur
Besides, you were in my hands at the
Grand Cert. You are in my hands
now. But 1 wanted to know more,
and when I saw that you were an OBJ
ject of M. Zamet's attentions 1 knew
you were on our side"
Exactly so, ana owe you muCn
for this. There is another favor I
would ask"
"And 1t is?"
'dThat you stop the man riding
ahead of US until this evening""
"As 1t will annoy Zamet shall do so
with pleasure. had half a mind to
stop the shoemaker himself
With this illusion to Zamet's igno-
BILE origin he turned and gave a
short order to his men. AS we came
up to the gate the man before us
slackened pace so as to let us pass,
with the obvious intention,so I thought,
of following me at his convenience.
He had hardly pulled rein when the