Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-03-02

| N"iioh' sali bt ptiil, uoeS hawaii
lac continue To wors satisfactorily >"
AS ever. monsieur lie compile
| We'll, | am going TO lend him To the
cheyalier. who has need of his services &"
"Monsieur."
Send him up here, and Risson, too"
WALTON bowed and vanished as I said:
81 do not know how To thank YOU,
Belin."
"Pouf. mere hagatelle. thought
we were going 10 have a little nmusr-
ment in the gardens of the Tuilprirs.
know of perfect spot for meeting
en-. ca" and he lunged twice in quart.
at an imaginary adversary. A. he came
back from the second thrust. he said:
by the way, ! must tell but here
they are" and RaNai!lac came in. FOL
lowed by Jacques. WALTON bringing up
| the rear.
/ AS they entered recognized tho raan
who was with Jacques and WALTON on the
Malaquais, and Belin. turning to
Jacques, said quietly: "Bisson. am go
ing 10 lend Ravaillac here to your IN ls
ter, 10 take your place whilst you r.
away TO Ely. ! pledge you my wood
that he is good sword"
| True enough. VI. le Compile. We werp
amusing ourselves with pass or two
below, and he touched me twice 10 ms
one. and As your lordship answers fst
| him, am content"
| That is well. most excellent BissoI
Rtvaillac. YOU under stand? Here is tie
thevaIier d'Auriac. YOUR new master.
! who will remain such until he sends
I you back Ia me"
RaNaillac bowed without reply. lie
! was quite Young. barely 20. and very tall
and thin: vet there was great brradth
of shoulder. and noticed that he hail
the framework of powerful man; has
appearance was much beyond that tt
his class: but there was a sullen f.
rocity in his pale face-the eyes wee
set too close together. and the mou' n
too large and straightly cut to plca.s
me. Nevertheless. | was practical :
hound 10 accept Belin's recommends
ton. and after n few orders were give.
,ae men were dismissed.
What was | about to say before
these men came i'm" asked Belin.
I'm afraid cannot help"
''Of course not-O. yes! recullect.
was about Ia tell YOU how | got RIA.
vaillac's service. lay You five crowns
TO n tester YOU would never guess"
You have already told me with your
wager. You must have won him
! Exactly. You've hit il. and it was in
| this way. About three months ago
was returning To Paris. attended hut y
WALTON. and with only small sum with
me. Al an inn at Neuilly, met an ac
Quaintance. a Earon d'Ayen. one of the
last of the mignons and confirmed
gambler
| II know him." said, my heart begin.
ming TO beat faster at the very thought,
of d'Ayen.
Then, il makes the story more in.
teresting. We dined together. and then
had a turn at the dice. with the result
that d'Ayen won every ecu that J
| had.
1t would be pity TO stop now b
said. as rose declaring myself brokex
Suppose we play for your horse
compteY
NO, thanks I replied: luck g.
against me, and have no mind to foo,
It. TO my hotel. Bnt ri tell YOU what,
Z have rather taken Fancy to your
. mar. nee ou". saw him handle O.
"if- I'll 'as Nall. against hip;
( y.La You on. .5n
a. ailla lie is vI Aulpuleme and
has been Elagellant, N.ll he suit
you?
81 shall have to find that out. Do
you accept the stakesr
"Mon ami. would play for my soul
in this cursed inn
Every well. then. throw
THE Mpshot of IL was that won. and
from that moment the blind goddess
| smiled on me. and after another hours
play left d'Ayen with nothing but the
clothes he stood in. What he regretted
lay some cosmetiques he valued beyond
price: he got them. from Coiffier.
earned his undying friendship by Civ
ing him back his vslisr. lent him his
horse, which | had won. and came of
with so pistoles and a new man. CT
course. you know that d'Ayen has fallen
on his feet?''
II do not
I'll tell YOU. Where the devil
have you been burying yourself all
these months" You must know that
the king is looking forward for another
| Liancourt for a LADY, whom he destines
for very high place. and d'Ayen is to
be the happy man. II is an honor he
fully appreciates and he has been kind
enough to ask me to stand as one of his
sponsors at the wedding. which, by the
kings orders. comes off in a fortnight
And you have promised?
"Yes, II was a little amusement.
They say, however, that madame is
furious. and that her temper is worse
than that of Mile. d'Entragucs. who. by
the way. literally flung herself at the
| king without avail. Her time will come
soon enough, no doubt-but. good gra.
cious, man. What is the matter? You
are white a. sheet"
at is nothing. Belin-Yes. il is more
| than ] can bear. Belin. old friend. 1.
| there nothing that can save this
Lady,"
/, He looked at me and whistled low &c
himself. "Sets the wind that way? ]
did not know you had even heard Of the
lily Of Bidache. Are you hard hit
dAuriac And he rose from his seat
and put a kind hand on my shoulders.
i jumped up furiously. "Belin. tel
you I will stop this infamy IL die for
II. ] swear before God that ! will xii,
that man, king though he be, like mad
dog"
BE STILL" he said. what bee hs.
stung you? You and I, d'Auriac. come
Of houses too old to play the assassin.
Criox Dieu, man! Will you sully your
| shield with murder? There. drink that
wine and sit down again. That's right.
You do not know what you say. have
fought against the king, and serve him
! now, and tell you. d'Auriac. he is the
, greatest of Frenchmen. And there 10
yet hope-remember, a fortnight is q
fortnight"
tro DE CONTINUED
He Enptied His Pockets.