The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-03
CHAPTER III.

The apartments assigned to me, in vir-
.tue of my office, lay in the wing of the
i Louvre looking tward the old chapeis OF
ST. Thomas, st. Nicaise and the Quinze
kingts. A balcony jutted out from my
window. and sitting there one could see
below the strange mass Of gray and
brown buildings that chung like wasps'
matched only in squalor by the high and
srotteriug houses, crowding and jostlng
4 leach other the opposite side of the mar
how street. Here, projecting gallery and
Soverhanging turret formed an arcade be-
meath which the grass thrust its slender
\ sword-blades between the green and Slip
a ery stones of the pavement and it was
+ Fool and dark as a cellar, even on the
&houest day in summer.
II was to this refuge had escaped from
\ the sitting throng of the court When
EIorgnac had stepped forward to accept
Nthc ambassadors wager, I felt as if a
Eload was removed from my heart; ne
h Booked so calm and confident that | was
4 sure he had performed his task-that the
|Pruce had quilted Paris. and that Chan
|onnavs scheme would miscarry. Yet,
|neyertheless, I longed 10 be alone, and
Eakiug my opportunity, which came easily
|tnough l had slipped away to my balcony,
|here to enjoy the cool evening breeze
.coming in puffs across the Seine-here to
|thiuk and 10 argue myself out of my fol-
H. or madness. call il what you will.
Pompon saj on the balustrade and look
&ed at me. The creature had an intelh-
&gence almost human; he understood voice
E81d gesture perfectly, and l had taught
10, do THINGS a scarcely CTn6i-
bic. There as he sat, gravely surveying
*ne with unwinklng black eyes, II seemed
No me that he was reading my inmoSt
Thoughts and was showing a silent SYM
*lllhy for me by sitting still as stone,
#nlulgng neither in gambol nor antic nor
<even touching the little heap of nuts that
n Pay on a platter beside him.
Il So quietly grave was the little beast that
Hhe distracted me in spite of myself, and
\ rsing l approached him, saying with a
flaukh;
We'll mine oraclel Can you now show
me a way out of my troubles?"
For answer he crept closer to me, ard
live TWO looked down into the yard be-
kneath where little doorway led into the
[rue ST. Thomas de Louvre. The doorway
and the yard were used as a pa sage to
and from The street by the lower SER
wants of the palace, and It was rdinarily
mer. An archer was on guard there, and
ms tall figure caught my eye as he pac-
ed backward and forward at his post. I
stood for a minute or so watching him,
when heard a step behind me and my
name called out. 1 turned and saw Lorg-
Il Knocked twice" he said, "but you
uid MOI answer; so I came in, as I guessed
|you would be cloud gathering here.
| There is eODna wilma in tho fbaro
answered pointing TO a little table
|Wnere a tlagon of d. Ara bois stood bur he
sAook his head and took a place beside
me- running his hand gently over Pom
ponS fur
Well" 7 said, has Chantonnay paid
4 Not yet" he laughed but he will 10
10 The Prince has gomez"
its | found him in the house and told
nm now things were. All that was need
g. was horse, and l gave him mine"
n lou VIII be hard put to for your equip
lis"l u there is war, and l fancy the
peace was broken to-day"
OA NJ. de Chantonnay's pistols will
provide thatw
hal. zen but you were quick in coming
'a .I after seeing the prince off,
0ia not see him off-he quiet, little
~ -N liN put IOlbpcH On one sue.
No see him OFF,
No ] was on duty and could not. He
FL me MS word that he would start in
II cooI Iour and by this there should be a
M .I, OF leagues between him an Paris -
Fl III. IL they pursue"
. avn, VINO is 70 pursue? And they will be
"A .., u'eIs that wiz overtake Cartouche. -
NJ nul he was not gomez"
.or rllIossible! He knows the risk"
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a' but the wars for you and nv
or 7IS Tor me. l should like to see Besme
Oh t. t'.1e no answer, and we both lean
ca e.her over the balustrade and look
49, ''"n INTO the yard. 1t was dusk now.
4 s51a. lne archer appeared like a gray
car" oeiow US. Two women servants
kiss -"Iough, and our sentinel levied a
naet t'n each ere he let them futter
esz,o ' u. INTO the palace, leaving him
TUX "istfully after them.
t5 's9m un gaillardr said I.orgnac. "but
,1,.' there is not so dull"
ottsr.,N' / answered, here comes an
v.ra- 'Iect. as / spoke. another figure.
psI,1ge IN light cloak, ran down the
va cps and tripped across the yard.
bur ,t-ia not of course, see properly;
mem. was grace about her move
~. mat struck us both.
.f s pretty, / wager" I said.
ArS Fy archeri" exclaimed I,orgnac.
Cd fyr me moment our sentinel advanc-
back e ls toll but the newcomer shrank
An, Ut MIN and kept him off.
have wa petiteP said the archer. 81
II you d ol seen YOU beforel Where have
II duces ''ed from. One kiss, and Per-
N He r+s onthieu win die for you"
n her b',' motion Of his arm towards
nmby covering herself, she slipped
a 'siue' saying with a laugh: