Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-30

herself up like one In physical pain.
'-Oh, cannot bear i'll" she cried to us
in dreadful tones. ''Oh, will no one
do anything? 1 will GO to himI will
tell him I will give him up! will do
whatever he wishes If he will only spare
him!"
Croisette went from the room cry
ing. It was dreadful sight for us
this girl in agony. And it was impos-
sible TO reassure her! Not one of us
doubted the horrible meaning of the
note, its covert threat. Civil wars and
religious hatred, and 1 fancy italian
modes of thought, had for the time
changed our countrymen TO beasts.
Far more dreadful things were done
then than this which Dezers threatened
even if he meant it literally-far more
dreadful things were suffered. But in
the fiendish ingenuity of his vengeance
on her, the helpless, loving woman.
thought Raoul de Beers stood alone.
Alas! it fares i'll with the butterfly
when the cat has struck it down. Ill
indeed!
Mime. Clause rose and put her arms
round the girl, disr.issing me by ges-
ture. I went out passing through two
or three scared servants, and made at
once for the terrace. Ifelt as if could
only breathe there. found Marie and
St. Cioix together, silent, the marks of
tears on their faces. Our eyes met, and
they told one tale.
We all spoke at the same time.
"When?" we said. But the others
looked to me for an answer.
was somewhat sobered by that, and
paused to consider before | replied.
AT day break tomorrow" | decided,
presently. 1T is i'm hour after noon
already. We want money. and the
horses are out. 1t VIII take an hour TO
bring them in. After that we might
still reach Cahors tonight, perhaps; but
more haste less speed, you know. No.
ut day break tomorrow We viii start"
They nodded assent.
1t was n great thing we meditated.
No less than to go to Parasitic un-
known city so far beyond the hills
and seek out NJ. dc pavannes, and warn
him. It would be race between the
vidame and ourselves; a race for the
life Of Kits sutton. Could we reach
Paris first, or even within "a hours of
Eczers arrival, we should III all proba-
buity be in time. and be able To put
Pavannes on his guard. 1t had been
the first thought of all Of US, to take
such men as we could get together and
fall upon Beers wherever we found
;, - D..
kill him. But the lackeys Nj. lie Vicomte
had left with us, the times being peace
full and the neighbors friendly, were
poor-spirited fellows. Beers hand
fuI, on the contrary, were reckless
Swiss riders-like master, like men
We decided that it would be wiser sim
ply to warn Pavannes, and then stand
by him if necessary.
We might have dispatched messen-
ger. But our servants-Gil excepted,
and he was too old to bear the journey
were ignorant 2 Paris. Nor could
any of them be trust with mission,
so delicate. We thou, { of Pavannes'
courier, indeed. But he was Roche1-
lois. and a stranger to the capital.
There was nothing for it but TO go our
selves.
Yet we did not determine on this adj
venture with light hearts, remember.
Paris doomed big and awesome in the
eyes of all of us. The glamour Of the
court rather frightened than allured
us. We felt that shrinking from con-
tact with the world which o country
life engenders, as well as that dread Of
seeming unlike other people which is
peculiar TO youth. And we tre1nbled.
If we had known more-especially Of
the future-we should have trembled
more.