Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-09
BIRD u III KING.
KArHARINE S mACQUoID.
Author ii s.Maisie Derrick" ''rhe Story
Of Lois. Patty" Louisa" AT
the Red Glove Miss Eyon
OF Eyoncourt.' &C.
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CONTINUED from Yesterdays Issue)
CHAPTER XVI.
THE MOUNTAIN TARN.
Yet, after all, Etienne de Retz. now
Count de Laval, had gone to LIE Puy.
He had almost a certainty OF finding
the Constable in the volcanic region
Around it, but he thought it unwise to
eAcumber herself with Jeanne and her
wofnan. He had therefore directed the
leader of her escort to wait for him at
st. Feriol, village near st. Etienne;
he was so sure OF capturing the Con-
stable that he had determined to take
ST. Feriol on his way to Lyons. Jeanne
would witness his triumph and would
be induced to receive him as her AMI
anced husband He did not fully trust
her; he had no faith in women, ne
knew that most women had romantic
ideas about the Constable, who, though
he had never been a squire of danes,
held chivalrous principles as to their
treatment; he had good reason to know
that. he told himself If Jeanne were
to guess the purpose of his journey,
she would probably side with the Duke;
more than that, she might be capable
of warning him, for she seemed to Laval
to have rare spirit for her years.
He halted at Yssingaux, and was told
by surly Swiss soldier that the Con-
stable had been recognized the day be-
fore, not far from LIE Puy. Besides
Gaspard, De Retz had about dozen
soldiers with him; almost all of them
were able to recognize. the fugitive
should he be met with; so, although
they had ridden far and fast, and horses
and men were well-nigh exhausted their
leader insisted on pushing on to LIE
Puy.
On their way they passed lake or
tarn, which, halfway up lofty hill,
filled the crater of an extinct volcano.
1t was not far from the byroad; they
had, taken shorter way, the Swiss told
them, than the high road; and as De
Retz observed the tarn he also noted a
figure beside it, which showed in bold
relief against the grey rock that rose
behind the water.
Laval rode on till his troop was out
CT sight of the stationary figure; then
he called halt, and bidding Gaspard
and the rest wait for him behind huge
boulder that projected into the path, he
dismounted and followed narrow goat
track numbered with ashes and scoriae;
the track led, as he expected, after a
few detours, to the lonely tarn. The
figure he had noted was a man of mid
die height, clad in green, we'll worn
wallet hanging from his girdle, into
which he was diving with both hand
when the Count came up.
GOOD evening, friend, said Laval l..
Mort Dieu! are fish to be found so near
the road
Inc stranger wore long hair, and an
un usual amount OF beard. He slightly
!roWned as ne put up MS hand to en-
force 81 ne
1turber than the pas.sers-by" he SAID
kHrv softly ..Nyhas raatters it about tbs,
nber OF hshes2 come here Tor
Spof moi Ior supper, else an empty
< Jelly would often be my portion"
Laval stared Il thought the sport
CONSISTED IN taxing the nsh, ne sad.
what, theh, nave you ID your wallet?'
ne angler Slowly pulleo out Wrlg-
eiing worm, ana then small bottle in
which was live minnow.
Anu you nave taken naught?'
Inc man looked UP at MIN through
ms Iangled hair.
ParGeu! must 1t be only the catch
that compensates? Is there no pleasure
IN the chase? 1t must be so, or why
am mere! Day after day | rise with
no such intent, and yet ere nightfall
nnd myseiI beside this bit OF water"
ne looked at his rod, which he had
IaIa ASIDE, ana then at the track by
"hicn me stranger had approached him,
dS u " ineihlale lhat ne desired to be
avn w.
-, JUS ti'a 10 a strange occupation in
SUI ou, SUI iins LINES, wnen every strong
a. I T. 10 n aTois aol .ne hihg service.
sor siabe sP0Ae SUI IL uiiS' anu the stran-
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tall Of otba $3.50 nao aaiien Oh II. Let us
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nf serving tbe XIV nen 'iiou SpeahesC
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here. Won must note npss nu y ~, ua ais
wav below Uovo ~ paSS $50 oy un lhe
or Yesterdays" N any '0'"y
"If did NOT tbinL +bo,, n.
them. could saw dozen .r ~, ono o ~
horsemen nassed Int Viii VI