The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-06-01

The clear notes rang out through the
fog, bringing with them hundred rec
objections of the time when | had last
heard the chorus. And the voice2 That
was not TO be mistaken. IL was de
Belin, or else his ghost. Without mo-
ment's hesitation | sang back the lines,
advancing at the same time in the di-
rection in which 1 had heard the voice
| had not gone so PAGES when saw two
tall shadows approaching me, and at
the same time heard the verse again.
"Lisois?" l called out,
at is he" heard de Belin say.
Then the shadows stopped for a mo-
ment, and another and slighter figure
Joined them. Finally one came for
ward, and when within a yard or SO of
me spoke:
"D'Auriac--is it you?"
"Yes-I was fastening to you. Man,
l have discovered all"
"Morbleau!" exclaimed the compte.
"the chanson was happy thought, else
we had missed you in this fog"
"Is Pantin hereP We have not a
moment to lose"
"He is. 1t was he who guided us
here. have brought friend with me.
DO not ask his name; but speak freely
before him and tell us exactly what
you have discovered" With these
words he took me by the arm and led me
! up to the two. In the shorter, there
was no difficulty in recognizing Pantin,
| What with the mist, the mask Of his
| face and the roquelaure that enveloped
| him to the ears, could make out moth
| ing of the stranger, who did not even
answer my saldtation except by slight
! inclination of the head. | need not say
| that wasted no time, but laid the mat
/ ter before them and wound up with
And now, gentlemen, we are three
| swords; let Pantin hasten and bring
half dozen of the complies people, and
| guarantee that we not only free mad
anne, but take the whole brood OF
vipers.''
"These cards won't win" SAID de
Belin; eve must have more witnesses
than ourselves, who are known to be
enemies Of the marshal. The king plays
at More's this evening. He is like to b,
there now, or else very soon, for he is
bound on a froiic tonight. We will gc
straight rhere Nilleroi and Sully are
Doth TO be in attendance, and also the
marshal"
The marshal will not he there"
interrupted.
IF so I wager the king asks for MIN
and l will take it on my head to explain
In half an hour we could be back with
Sully and Villeroi, and then the game i,
ours. Do you not agree, monsieur?"-
and he turned to the stranger. All tn,
answer was another grave inclination
of The head.
Come" went Oh de Belin, slipping
his arm into mine, put yourself in my
halds, d'Auriac, and I pledge you sue
cess. My God!" he broke off suddenl,
Ito think we should win so com
pletely."
There was so much in what he SAT-
that agreed without demur, and Belil
hunied me onwards, the stranger ant
Pannn following n few steps behind
AS we went on Belin whispered: "Asl
no questions, d'Auriac-sa rothing ur
| vi you stC gun ohu tth lhIhhtSo al tS
promise you 20 swords"
IF | do not get them In an hour"
said grimly, 81 will 60 back myself ant
see what my own sword can do"
And l will go back with you, too
there, is not that enough? Come, man,
and we hurried along through the mis-
as fast as we could walk, keeping on III
left side of the road. As we came up L
81. Merri de Relin stopped and bley
sharply on "A whistle. There was an an
swering call, and from under the fam
boyant portico of the church the fgur
of man with a led horse slipped ou
into the fog, now yellow with the ligh
of the street lamps. Without a wor
the stranger mounted, and the tw,
passed us at a trot.
"What the devil does that mean?"
exclaimed-"your monseigneur has lef
us"
"To return again." answered tn
compte dryly, and then added: ut vii
be gay party at More's tonight, and
is time we were there"
fro BE Continued