The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-26

from the room down the staircase.
where few Of the servants stood to
look nt the bride and Wish her happl-
ucrs. The countess followed them.
What strange. dismal bridal it
ccemol' the silent house, the anxious
faces, the secret uncasiness OF all pait
tics hardly concealed beneath the mask
Of smiles.
As the bride entered the little ora
tory. the bishop came forward to meet
her. with a nuttering color on her
cheek FelIcle glanced around In search
Of the bridegroom. She saw a slender
figure at the window. but NJ. Pierre's
square shoulders concealed his face.
Edward had been sitting by the win
dow. and he had not turned his head.
yet. to take his first view OF his aih-
nnced wife; when suddenly NJ. Pierre
blew q shrill blast upon whistle he
had been holding noryously In his
hand.
A dozen wild faces leapod up at ev-
cry window. brawny fists dashed the
glass into fragments. while the burly
figures lcaped In upon them from all
sides. Edward was fellcd to the floor
by the first blow. with wild cry Of
terror. the count turned to his trusted
ovorscer. The villain smiled grimly
and drew a pistol One brief Instant
was II given to the wicked man to real
lzc his own folly and his servants
treachory. the next he fell corpse nj
the feet OF HE daughter.
Fcllclo's wild shrek rang through
/ the room. She strovo to reach her
mother. ere brutal arm with Its up
lifted pike should fall-saw the be-
loved form suddenly sink back and her
self sank falnting to the floor. Re
vlying. she was conscious of fierce
ARRAY going on at the chateau. and
she herself lying amidst the cold
corpses OF her friends She crcpt has
lilly ns her weakness would allow to
her mothers side. and anxlously lis
tened for throb OF breathing at her
llfeloss heart. All In vain. And yet
there was no sign OF blow or wound.
Remembering how she had fallen
ere the pike descended. the poor child
had a dismal comfort In believing her
heart had broken at the sudden shock.
| Suddenly now came the remem-
brance OF her own haploss condition.
and the danger Of NJ. Picrro's return
with those brutal ruillans. The new
thought gave her strength. Hastily
disengaglng black cloak from the
shoulders OF the murdered bishop, she
wrapped II over her white robes. leapod
hastily through n broken window, and
dnrtod like frightened fawn past a
man pacing to and fro, as II guarding
against the approach Of friend and
foe. She knew he saw her and In a
moment heard his plunging steps fol-
lowing. But terror and despair gave
her flee'ness. She knew the path well
and though every now and then her
lace ilounces caught upon brler and
bush. she tore them on with frantic
hands. and went leaplng forward. She
stumbled twice and fell hoadlong-
sprang up again like deer. and at
length gained the wood. II was cas-
Ter TO elude him here; she darted In
and out among the trees until she was
sure her dread pursuer had lost the
track. She heard his muttered curses
as he blundered around. and lightly
az fairy she few on to the blessed
relief at hand.
She gained the tree. pressed the
spring with desperate hand. and rushed
in. A cold chill sank upon her heart
II was empty Where. oh. where, was
Emile? Was there no friend left herI
She sank shlyerlng upon the earthly
floor, and buried her head In her hands
She could not think over, then, all the
anguish that had fallen upon her-tht
terrible bereavement Of the past hour
parents, bridegroom. home and friends
all strlcken from the hand that seemed
to hold them so securely. Her brain
whirled terrible slckenlng fear took
possession OF her-that NJ. Pierre would
find out her retreat. or drag her forth
or that Emile was killed also, and she
should perish there OF starvation
These absorbed every faculty, and
orouchlng aud listening, she survived
two hours OF almost intolerable agony
Another hour would have turned hel
brain: before It's expiration, rapid
step came bounding to the tree. the
door was flung open. and Emlles voic,
cried frantically:
Lady Fellcie. Lady Feliciel are yor
here7"
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