Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-01-05

r4E CctTEE VANISHED AND ANNETTE.
STOOD 6EFoRE ne
packet. Monsieur may open thatat hia
et>ure, and she turned as Il 20 go.
00e noicnt-I do not understand.
What is the reason of this masqucr
lde9s
"Ouly This, that my husband will APP.
pear to have been at the same time al
he Quarter dn Marais as well as the
Faubourg ST. German. I would add
that monsieur would be wise 10 Keep
indoors as he is doing. We have found
out that the house is being watched
Goodnight. monsieur" and with
ned of her wrinkled face this strange
woman vanished.
appeared in truth To be the sport OF
mystery. and il seemed as II one Of
these sudden gusts of anger to which I
was subject was coming on me. con
trolled myself with an effort, and with
a turn Of my fingers tore open the pack.
ct. and IN il lay my lost knot OF ribbon
For a moment the room swan round
me and became as cold as ice. Then
came the revulsiuu, aud with trembling
fingers raised the token to my lip aud
Kissed il 100 times. There were uo
written words with IL; there was moth
ing but this little worn bow; but it
ioid a whole story TO me. that ribbon
taat Marescof said was hung too high
FOR De Brcuii of Auriae: and God ai0u,
Knows how I swore to guard il. anu
now my heart thanked him for llts
goodness TO me- For ten long minute
saw myself as ! WIS, prescribed are
poor. almost in the hands of powerful
sEeu.ies. striving 20 light an ai-ossi
hopeless cause with nothing on my side
and everything against me.
When my dinner, very simple one.
was finished. | took my way to the Rue
de Bourdonnais. this time mounted on
Couronne. with Jacques well armed on
the sorrel.
The hotel of the Complies de Belin lay
al the west end OF the Rue de Bourbon.
nails. close to the small house wherein
lived Madame de Montpensier of dread
ful memory; and on reaching il found
that 1t more than justified the descrip
ton Belin had given OF il 20 me, one
day whilst we were idling in the
trenches before Dourlens. II stood
some way back from the road. and the
entrance TO the courtyard was through
a wonderfully worked iron gateway,
counterpart, though on a smaller scale
Of the one at Anet At each corner Of
the square building was a hanging tur.
ret. and from the look of one of these
( guessed that my friend had taken M
his quarters there.
| was met by WALTON. who said he had
informed bis master OF my coming, and
telling servant TO hold my horse be
ushered me in, talking OF a hundred
things at once. had not gone ten
steps up the great stairway when Belin
himself appeared. running down 10
meet me. "Cr0ix Deui' he burst out,
as we embraced. Il thought you were
with the saints, and that DE Rome, you
and a hundred others were free from
all earthly troubles"
"Not yet. De Belin. trust that time
will be far distant"
"Amenl But you as good as buried
yourself alive AZ any rate
"uow 500
WALTON tells me You have been =
month in Paris. and you have never
once been to the Rue de Bourdonnais
until now. You might have known
man, that this house is as much yours |
as mine"
Il know that" interrupted, ~and
want your help"
How much is IL? Or is IL a second?' |
Neither, thanks. Though in either
case would come to you without hest |
tation. Tie fact is'-and | explained |
to him my difficulty in regard to pro |
viding for Marie. without, however. go |
ing into other matters, or giving hin
any account of my troubles.
When ended. Belin said: what yot |
want, then. is a trustworthy fellow"
AT least. that is what jacques wants
I can get on well enough"
"Morbleul II is more than I could
but. as il happens, ] have the very
thing for you. Pull that bell rope be
hind you. will you? and oblige laz,
man."
I did so. and in minute or so Waller
wiping his mouth suspicious
ly with the back OF his hand.
"vallou." said De Belin. docs Ravail
lac continue 10 work satisfactorily ?"