Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-04-06

cssary for him Ia avoid all suspicion of
his being in the affair.
Il shall go 10 the Louvre" he said,
and engage IA; "n at play. Pimcntal
and others will Ice there and, il | mis-
take not. NJ. L. Baron will have sore
head for his wedding" and he chucklcd
here.
Then settled the score with mine
host. and mounting oar horses Ne rode
/ back the Nay We came. Ii WAS at the
| Nagasins that We wished each other
good by. and with "A last grip Of the
hand. and last Warning to hasten To
Nourmrtnn. lsclin turned towards the
! Louvre. whilst | went ON toy ards the
Tuilcrirs, keeping the northern road and
not the more freIacntcd street along
| the river face.
| There WAS a strong Moon, and the
night was aS clear as crystal. One side
of the street WAS in shadow, Illuminated
here and there by the dim light IF a
| few lanterns set high APP in inches in
| the old and mass grown walls of the
| buildings. The houses here were old
cScn for this part of Paris. and with
| theirslnping roofs and many gables rose
| in irregular outlines on either side
outlines. however. 50 softcnrd 10y the
moonlight. in which they seemed 4"
I uuiyrr. that il wa, ~ il some fanias-
Tie creation of fairN land had been set
/ down here a phantom city chat would
melt into nothincucss with tn" warm
rays of the morning sun.
Away in the distance il still occurred
! as IL could hear the hum Of the city
/ behind me. hut here il was quiet and
! still. and the roushud honf> "f Con
rome rang out with a strange clear
ness into the night.
had now come Ia the rard"us of
! the TuilrrieS. and putting t"nr"nnr at
! the wall which Was just being raised
around them found mN>rif Within
guartcr mile of cur place If meeting.
! The turf MAS sof, aud level here. and
4 | let Cnuroune go Al a half galloP, keep
1 ing the chcqUrrcd shad" of the huge
trees. which Whispered strange things
Ia each other in the breeze. Al this
moment il seemed rs il ! heard the
siuuthcrcd neigh OF Il horse. knew
the sound well. for often had m! old
! Norman tried to serve me in this way
through the scaIf 10y which his jaws
were bound together when we lay in
nmbuscade. With touch of my hand
I stayed my beast and stopped To listen.
/ Ievond me stretched the avenue, at the
end Of which stood the great lime trees
. | could see nothing but the gh">tly
/ line of trunks lit up here 10y the moon.
/ there standing ont black against the
night. or fading away into ldccwork
/ of leaves and branches, and the Sullen
crcaking of the boughs overhead. 1T
must I've her horse or Palms" said
aloud Ia myself; and then. the compline
| came To me clear and sweet from the
/ spire Of ST. German.
! lifted my hat for an instant with n
silent prayer 10 God for help. and then
/ shook up Courcnne. Ere the last notes
/ of the bells had gone | was under the
/ LINES. At first | could see nothing;
/ there was no one there. and my heart
| grew cold al the thought that some dan
| ger had ovcriakcn my dear one.
Madame" | called out. 1t is /
| d'Auriac.''
Then figure in a gray mantle stepped
out from the shadow of the trees, and l
sprang from the saddle and held out my
hand.
| Il knew il Was YOU, chevalier," she
said, but wanted to make certain ana
waited until you poke"
Il hope have not kept you wai,ing?"
Indeed M. | had but just come across
from the Louvre when you arrived"
Then YOU did not come riding?
How could !? ] have been in the
Louvre. and am expected Ia he at the
coucher of Nine. Catherine in a half
hour" and she laughed slightly. The
I though Of that smothered neigh flashed
through my mind like lightning. I'VE
must trust ourselves TO Couronne," |
said. palm will he at the Porte ST.
Denis. There is no time TO waste
come"
Then il seemed that she hesitated, and
flinging back her hood looked me full in
the face. In the moonlight ! saw her,
white n marble. aid she suddenly put
out both her hands, saying:
II trust ycu utterly. d'Auriac."
Man j. not made of stone; and loved
this woman as my life. There was that
in her voice. in TIE pitiful appeal Of its
tones. that broke down all my false
pride. | cannot say how il happened.
but in moment my arm was round her
waist. and | drew her toward me-she
nothing resisting.
So for a time We stood in a silence,
and then | kissed her.
Come, dear" said: land with the
morning We shall be safe"
OF her own accord she put her arms
about my neck and pressed her lips TO
mine. and then lifted my darling 20
Couronue's saddle bow.
Had | but taken de Belin's offer-if
jacques were but with me then!
Ny ioot was in the stirrup, my hand
on the reins. when there was a sudden
fash. a loud report. and my poor horse
fell forward, floundering in the agony of
death.
Just managed 10 snatch Claude from
the saddle and staggered back. and then
with a rush half dozen men were on
us. They were masked to a man, and
made their attack in perfect silence;
but as my sword flashed out of my
scabbard | recognized the tall figure of
the capuchin and thrust at him fierce
~. with a curse at my folly in coming
alone.
Things like these take n short time In
doing, and should take shorter time in
telling. / ran one man through the
heart. and with a gasp he fell forward
and twisted himself like a snake round
my blade. Then some one flung cloak
over my head, / was overborne by num-
bers and thrown. Two OF three men
held me down; there was an iron grip at
my throat, and n mans knee pressed
heavily on my chest. l made frantic
effort TO free myself; the covering
slipped from my face, and saw it was
the eapuchin kneeling over me, a dag
ger in his hand. His mask had fallen