The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-01-31

my room, and now that l was certain
she was there, my Impotence at being
penned up as | was became almost in
supportable, and Heaven alone knows
how heldm yselfin from making dash
for it, and risking all on the venture.
10 cut the matter short, it wanted
but few minutes to shutdown when, to
my relief, L saw cloaked figure
could not recognize step out of the Toi-
son dor, and after giving a few orders
to the guards, pass briskly down the
street They in their turn went into
the house, and at last the road was clear.
L hesitated no further, and hurried
down the stairs.
Although l was not in a frame of
mind to observe what was going on
around me, 1 soon became conscious
that one of those sudden fogs which
extend over the city at this period of
the year had arisen, as it were, out of
nothing, and in the course of a few min
utes L was compelled to slacken pace
and pick my way slowly, and with the
| greatest caution in regard to land
marks, for l could not risk losing my
way again. The fog was not thick
one, but it was sufficient, united with
| the coming evening, to almost blur out
| the streets and houses, and make the
| figures of passers-by loom out like large
| and indistinct shadows. Carefully as
l had tried to impress the way on my
memory, / hesitated more than once
as to the route ! should take, and it
was with something like a sigh of re-
| lief that | found myself at last behind
st. Martins, whose spire lowered above
me, tall, gray phantom. Here l halt
ed for a moment to see if one of the
few shadows that hickered now and
then through the haze might give some
signal by which l might recognize Pan
tin. 1t was in vain, and determined to
wait no longer I set off at round pace,
when l was suddenly arrested by hear
ing the rich tones of voice singing:
Frere Jacques, dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous, dornez vous?
The clear notes rang out through the
fog, bringing with them Il hundred rec
| objections of the time when l had last
heard the chorus. And the voice? That
was not to be mistaken. It was de
Belin, or else his ghost. Without mo-
ment's hesitation l sang back the lines,
advancing at the same time in the di-
rection in which had heard the voice.
I had not gone so PAGES when l saw two
tall shadows approaching me, and at
the same time heard the verse again.
''Lisois?" I 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 yard or so OF
me spoke:
"D'Auriac-is il you?"
"Yes-I was fastening to you. Man
I have discovered all"
"Morbleau!" exclaimed the compile
''the chanson was happy thought, elss
we had missed you in this fog"
'Is Pantin here? We have not q
moment to lose
'He is. 1t was he who guided u:
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 hi.
face and the roquelaure that envelopeC
him to the ears, | could make out moth
ing of the stranger, who did not ever
answer my salutation except by Sigh
inclination of the head, need not sa.
that wasted no time, but laid the mat
: ter before them and wound up with
= And now, gentlemen, we are three
2 swords; let Pantin hasten and brins
z half dozen of the complies people, ant
l | I guarantee that we not only free mad
| anne, but take the whole brood o
t vipers."
e These cards won't win" said d
| Belin; I'VE must have more witnesSe
e than ourselves. who are known to b
D enemies of the marshal. The king play
{ at More's this evening. He is like to b
. there now. or else very soon, for he j
5 bound on a frolic tonight. We will G
o straight there. Villeroi and Sully ar
: both to be in attendance, and also tn
e marshal"
= THE marshal will not be there.
: interrupted.
S "If so l wager the king asks for hin
and 1 will take it on my head to explain
In half an hour we could be back wit
Sully and Villeroi. and then the game
. ours Do you not agree. MONSIEUR
and he turned to the stranger. All tn
% answer was another grave inclinatio
} of the head.
{ Come" went Oh de Belin, slippin
his arm into mine, put yourself in m
Z: hands, d'Auriac. and pledge you sue
q cess. My God!" he broke off suddenl
J Ito think we should win so con
: pletely."
Il There was so much in what he sal
I that l agreed without demur, and Bell
/ hurried me EDWARDS, the stranger an
a Pantin following few steps behin'
l. AS we went on Belin whispered: las
e NO questions d'Auriac-Say nothing III