The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-06-20

| III lla1luT'
wait and see. will not be long
now IN coming to my point"
| 1hcn come to it! / tell you every
moment is of import"
llaStcn slowly, Lorrnac! have told
you what wc are doing. And now for
the others. IF there is war, we will
nave spain and England against us, for
mary or England will side with her
| husband"
| "IcS-ycs."
| wen, mon ami! You are aware that
| EhRlahu Is open to attack from Scot
Aalld. fou are aware, too that tho Car
anal Bcaton and large embassy are
| coming to France. You can see that an
alllnncc between France and Scotland
Say If the dnuphIn were to wed the
young queen of Scots-would make us
strong"
YES" Ills voice was very grave.
| My thoughts had run far brvoud my
speech by this, and l began to trcmblc
Mt the end to which they were lending
me. l, who had begun this talk I'm an
idle spirit OF mischief, was now being
prickcd by my own pins.
For Il moment remained silent, and
Lorgnac's hand closed upon luy arm
| like Il wise.
Go on" he said, his voice husky. He
seemed to be moved powerfully by
some inward fccling.
"Wcll, II would be II great thing for
Spain to prevent such Il marriage,
would it notT'
He said nothing, but kept staring at
me, and l went on:
"And now, Lurgnuc"- own words
cam" slowly and painfully-"s suppose
that the Spanlnrd could show there was
! truth In Il story that WAS whispered
! hero ana there some weeks ago. there
would be II scandal, and that marriage
| could not be-"
"What do YOU mcan?" His hand drop
! PED from my arm rs he spoke. lie pre-
tended not to understand, though ne
| knew we'll enough. lie rose from his
scat and faced me, and | rose, too, and
! bent toward him.
"Nou know what | mean, BlaIsc dr
Lor&;nAc. If it could be shown that
Condo hurried back from Maricnhourg
| and had secret meeting, say under
my old oak tree, with the queen OF
| ScOtS"-
"You sny!" he said. "You have
| watchch."
! could have struck him. but | held
| myself in, for he WAS my friend and
| for the moment WAS mad.
| "'Tis YOU who should wear the cap
and bells, Lor%nac. not |. am no spy.
Yet | have watched tho watcher. The
secret Is known, and D'Aramon IS at
this moment giving 1t to the Spanish
| enbaSSndor."
| "D'Aramon! That rufhan!"
Eyes"
"And you did not stay him, made no
effort to stop himT'
81 have only just found out the i'm
portancc OF the thing myself Besides,
did exactly what you asked me to do
You made no mention OF staying Dco-
pie"
lie reflected for Il moment, q moment
only, for If ever there was n man Of
action it was Lorgnac. Then he spoke.
"Dc Rcsmc, can | count on your old
friendship? 1t is not for myself l ask,
but for the fair fame Of IN innocent
woman and queen"
There was no nrcU to mention names.
| understood perfectly and for her sake
would have willingly given my life
tWic" over But rs ] looked at Lor-
gnacS burning, eager eyes | read In
diem the same secret that | kept lock-
eel I'm my heart Tie too! All! Was
there man who did not love her?
answered him gravcly:
'My head and arm are with YOU to
the cnd. And now Go not waste time
or give me half coniidcncrs. What am
i TO do for you?'
81 must get the prince from Paris mt
once. But he is pCunilcSS and dare not
go for money where ne will be known,
and l"--hc laughed bittcrly-"hnye but
brace OF Il"nris."
"Whcrc is the prince now?"
"In my house"
"In the Rue Tire Boudinr"
"prcciScly. have no other"
81 know that and should not have
asked. No one knows he is thcrc?"
81 keep no servant, and you and l
alone know this"
$50 that If Condo can slip out of
Paris there will only be D'Aramon's
word to say he was here"
"Exactly."
"Thcn, mon cher. things are not SO
black rs they look"
With this | unfastcncd my purse
| 1foll MY DclC ana nanucu 1t 10 LOr'
| Erar. saving:
"Thcrc are 10 fat crowns there. They
will carry the prince TO MHricnbourg."
"Dc Besmc, YOU are indeed Il friend"
And Lorgnac took the purse as he add
| ed, Il shall get him off at once, and
you must let her know he IS gone"
I?'
| eyes; manage IT somehow. | have
no chance of speaking to her. but you
hay" hundred oppnrt unitics. \ word,
n hint, will suffice"
every we'll. -\nh now hasten. | will
do my best"
at IS check to Spain, Think" he
said. with II laugh, and turned To go,
| but | $taih him.
| as there anything else. I.c BruS.
| quct!' And our eyes met. Then |
said slowly: