Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-05-11

when | WAS suddenly arrested hN hCar-
ing the rich tones Of a voice singing:
Frcrc Jacau~' dormcz-Vuu~s
poTmrz-Nous. durmez Nuu.'
The clear notes rang out through the
fog bringing with them a humdr,d rec.
objections of the time When | had last
heard the chorus. And the Voice That
waa not to bc mistaken. 1t wa~ lie
Bclin. or else his ghost. Without a mo
ment's hesitation sang ha"k the lIncs,
advancing at the same time Ia the Iii
rection in which had heard the N"irr.
| had not gone ~ PAGES when saw two
tall shadows approaching me, aud 1t
the same time heard the verse again.
"Lisois?" I called out.
"It il he" heard de Eclin .aN.
Then the shadows stopped f"T a mo
mcnt. aud another and slirhi.r figure
joined them. Finally ON" came for
ward. and when within a Nnrd or - 81
me spoke:
"UAuriac is il YOUR
"Yes-I Was Fastening I" I"u. Man,
| hnyr discovered all"
1.-THE chanson Was happy thought, else
we had missed N"u in this fog
els Pantin here" We have not "A
moment To lose"
lie is. II was he who guilcd MS
here. have brought friend With me.
DO not ask his name; hut speak freely
before him and tell us exactly What
YOU have discovered" With these
words he took me 10y the arm and led me
up To the two. In the shorter. there
was no difficulty in recognizing Pdutiu.
What with the mist. the mask of his
face and the roqurlaurc that rnNrlopcd
him Ia the ears. 4 could make ont moth
ing of the stranger. who did not even
answer my salutaiion except by slight
inclination Of the head. need NOT say
that wasted no time. hut laid the mat
ter before them end wound up with
And now, gentlemen. We are three
swords: let pantin hasten and bring
half a doIrn of the complies people. and
| guarantee that we not culy free mad,
anne. but takc the whole brood al
vipers.'
These cards won't win" said de
Erlin: "wr must have more witnesses
than ourselves. who are known Ia I've
enemies Of the marshal. The king play,
AZ More's this evening. He is like Ia h,
there now, or else very soon. for he is
bound on n frolic tonight. We will 2,
straight there. Nilleroi and Sully ar,
both Ia h. in attendance, aud also tn,
marshal."
The marshal will not he there"
interrupted.
IF - | wager the king asks for him
and will take il on my head turNplain
In half an hour We could he back will
Sully and Nillcroi, and then The game i.
ours. Do You not agree. mon, irrr?'-
and he turned to the stranger. VII III,
| answer WAS another grave INCLINATION
Of the head.
Come, went OIL de Belin. slipping
his arm into mine. put Yourself ia my
hands, d'Auriac. and pledge YOU sue
cess. Ny Cod" he broke off suddenly
TO think We should win 50 com
pletely."
There was 50 much in what he sal,
| that agreed without drmur. and RcliI
| hurried me EDWARDS, the stranger an,
Pantin following few steps behind
As we went on Rclin whispered: '..Asi
no questions. d'Auriac say nothing uu
| ill YOU see Sully, and ten minutes aitcr
promise you 20 swords
"lf do not get them In an hour"
said grimly. Il will 60 back myself ant
see what my own sword can do
And will go back with you, too
there. is not that enough? Come. nan,
and we hurried along through the mis-
as fast rs we could walk. keeping on th
! left Ill. 49, -s>.-l az, |.
81. Merri de Beln stopped and ble9
sharply ON whistle. There was an an
boyant portico of the church the figur
of "a man with a led horse slipped on
into the fog. now yellow with the liph
! Of the street lamps. Without wor,
the stranger mounted, and the tw'
passed Us at a trot.
What the deTil does that NEAR ."
eSclaimed-'yorr monseigneur has lief
| u.s."
| ITO return again." answered tn
compte dryly. and then added: 1T vii
uc a gay party AT More's tonight, and i
is time we were there"
fro ne Continued