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

handed me the goblet. "His lordship
the count will observe that the best
room has been kept for him, and later
ON will have the pleasure Of setting
the finest dinner In France before the
most noble marquis-good night, mon
seigneur = good night and good
Dreams" and he tottered off, leaving
me to drink the mulled wine, which
was superb, and to sleep the sleep Of
the utterly weary
1t was late when 1 awoke and found
Jacques In my room attending to my
things. The rest had done my leg good,
although it was still stiff, and the wear
Ing Of long boot painful. AS 1 finish
ed my toilet I asked my man:
Horses ready?"
"They will be by the time monsieur
has dined. I shall put the valises on
the nag we got at Evreux for YOU
Right. Morbleu hear M. d'Au-
ousson below. 1t is very late"
1T has just gone the dinner hour"
l hurried downstairs leaving Jacques
TO pack, and was only just in time to
| receive my guest.
"A hundred pardons, monsieur; but
l oversight myself"
tbs sleepy place." he answered.;
there is nothing to do but to Sleep"
surely there is something to love-"
| coat
AT any rate we can eat Come, sit
you down. My ride has made me hun
cry as wolf and l have far to 60"
The dinner was excellent, the Armag-
nae of the finest vintage, and d'Aubus-
son to all appearances a gay, frank
hearted fellow, and we became very
friendly as the wine cup passed.
Tell me what induced M. de Sancy
to quarter his company here" I asked
towards the close of the meal, as the
lieutenant was cursing his luck at be-
Ing stationed at Rouvres.
He burst out laughing. "O M. de
Sancy has government and 5000 liv-
res a year to maintain his company,
and, being pious soul, has enlisted all
the saints, and keeps them as far as
possible from the temptations of
Paris
Enlisted the saintsv'
"Yes-this Armagnac is excellent
yes, the saints. Our gentlemen are all
from heaven-there is ST. Andre, St.
Vincent, st. Martin, st. Blaise, st. 10y,
st. Pol, and half the calendar besidesp'
''Ha! Ha! The heavenly host"
20! am proud, assure you. I COM
mand the company from Paradise
Cor the gendarmes of the Kyrielle"
Noel! Noel!' he called out gayly,
and as he did so we heard a clatter of
| hoofs in the courtyard, and a few mo-
ments afterward the landlord ushered
In two gentlemen. 1t took me but a
glance to recognize in one the Italian
Zamet and in the other the Chevalier
Lain. 1t cost me an effort to compose
myself, so much was l startled; but I
comforted myself with the assurance
that was unknown to them, and that
an arrest would be no easy matter
With Sancy's company at hand. Be
yond bowling to US, however, as they
passed, they took no further notice Of
me for the present, and contented
themselves with ordering some wine
and conversing in low tones at the
table at which they sat.
Nevertheless, it was a piece Of i'll
luck. These men were evidently back
on their way to Paris, and by coming
through Rouvres had stumbled upon
me In such a manner as to hold me at
serious disadvantage. My one consola-
ton was that Zamet did not look like
a fighting man, and as for the other,
there was an equal chance for each
of us; but I had no idea what their
force might be outside. It turned out
that it was very small, and it was ow-
ing to this that the incident l am about
to describe ended so peacefully. A look
or two in our direction appeared to in
dictate that the new arrivals were dis
cussing us, and my doubts were soon
set at rest by a lackey entering and
holding a brief whispered talk with
Zamet. He dismissed the man quietly,
and then, bending forward, said some
thing to Latin, and both rising ap-
preached us. t..-- f7
Monsieur will pardon u.s. said Ia
met, addressing me with his isping
Italian accent, "but I understand that
you entered Rouvres late last night
Yes" 1 answered, whilst d'Aubus-
son raised his eyebrows and leaned
back in mis- chair, twirling his mus
tache
"Then would you be so kind as to
inform me, if you came by the road
from Anet, whether you met wound
ed horseman riding this way?"
Before I answer anV question will