Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

lost in the unceasing crowd that pour
ing from the Halles. ! was for rushing
after them at once, but Lorgnac held me
by the arm.
Stay he said. You must deal with
d AramOn. Stop him at all hazards. L look
after the others. Meet me at my house,
and with these words he left me abruptly.
crossing the pavement rapidly and mixing
with the crowd.
! waited not Il moment myself: did not
even answer LOrgnaC. but pressed forward
On the track of the spy. and overlook
d AramOn in the Rue MontOrgueil. He was
walking slowly, looking carefully about
him. If he had missed his prey, and was
heading towards the Tiquetonne-the next
turning to the right would bring him to the
Tire Boudin. But. as l said, he hesitated,
and standing on tiptoes, kept trying to look
over the heads of the crowd.
l walked past him rapidly. brushing
against him as 1 did so, and turned with
apology that broke into an exclamation
of surprised recognition.
" our pardon, monsieur HEINZ Can l
believe my eyes? Is it you d Aramon?'
'Yes-yes." he stammered uneasily. II
have business, NJ lie Brusquet; another
day and he would have FASTENED on but
l stood in his path, saying. insolentiy:
AT the cabarets? Well, 50 have L Come
and drink, and tell me how the air OF Paris
has become healthy for you once more
He grew red a my words; but to do him
justice, ne kept his temper though he said,
colby enough.
Monsieur. I have said have business"
But I laughed and cut In upon his speech.
And 50 have /; everybOdy's business is a
testers business. Come and drink
He thought | was in my cups and still
preserved his GOODNESS.
Not now-au revoir au revuir.' and he
pressed on. But l stuck like fly to him.
buzzing in his ear
Tell me-" I said loudly you appear to
be on your feet again-does the Spanish
ambassador pay welI?"
He stopped short with a curse and turned
on me. shaking with anger.
"BtgOue, fODl!' he shouted, his hand on
the hit of his poniard. But l slipped back
nimbly. my drawn rapier pointed at him.
and in moment a crowd had gathered
around Us. He was no coward. and would
certainly not have ShTunk from affair;
but now il was absolutely necessary for
him to have his hands free. He glanced
around him. and then made a mistake. He
attempted to dash across the road TO the
other side and escape me. On the instant
had raised the cry. "Au revoir!' and the
crowd was his heels.
You all know the good people of Paris
and how hard it would go with a man be-
! hind whom the cry, Stop, thief was
raised. 1t Jared so with d'Aramon. The
| spy had barely got across the Tiquetonne
when he was surrounded by a shrieking,
| bowling mob-and a mob, too, of the arti-
! sans and workers of the Halles. He drew
| his sword and swept il round him: but they
/ only gave way to form in closer behind
/ him. And now stones and other missiles
I began to fly. and the rattles of the watch
| 10 De heard. caught one glimpse OF u Ara
| mon He had backed up against the wall
| near a street lamp; his cheek was cut and
/ bleeding. and his dress torn and soled. He
| was trying to shout explanations. but he
| might as well have shouted to awaken the
| dead.
''Au voleur, Au volcur," was shrieked
| and howled around him, and then some
one brought him down with a blow from
a staff. and he fell beneath a struggling
| heap of men.
l had no pity for the villain. He was
| one Of the worst of his class, and de-
| served death at the lamp post. On the
| whole, he got off easily enough, though
he was marked for life, and 1t was many
| a long day ere the captains" limbs lost
/ their soreness.
He was disposed of, at any rate. So
/ leaving him to the tender mercies of the
/ crowd and of the watch, who had hurried
| up. | went rapidly on toward the Rue Tire
/ Boudin, where Lorgnac's house stood.
| 1t but a short way from the
| Tiquetonne and on reaching the entrance
| To the street l halted for moment, as if
| to examine the display in the window of a
| pastry cooks shop. although my eyes were
| fixed anywhere but on his tartlets and
| cakes. The moon was out now. full and
| clear. and its light fell Ike a broad silver
| silent houses. that raised their gray and
/ notified walls on either side of the street.
| There We're hut few passersby; but it
| seemed to me that there was an unwonted
| crowd near the door of the house where
| LcrgnaC lived, which l could make out
| Vaguely. for it lay about third of the
| way down the street
| l took q step into the road and stopped
| again to get a better view, when L felt
| something plucking at my cloak. l looked
ence had forgotten, and he sat at my feet