Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31

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for his glance, or his hatred. i saw al
ready that he had made up his mind To
obey the charm; and that Tor me was
everything. IF you had shown that
TO me a little earlier, young sir, IT
would, maybe, have been better for
both OF u.s." he said, a surly menace In
his voice. And cursing his men for
their stupidity, he ordered two OF them
to unmoor a boat.
Apparently the craft had been Sc
cured with more care than skill, for 10
| loosen IL seemed TO be a work OF time.
Meanwhile / stood waiting In the midst
Of the group, anxious and yet exultant,
an object of curiosity, and yet curious
myself. / heard the guards whisper to-
gether. and caught such phrases as;
1T Is the Duo d'Aumale."
mo, IL Is not D'Aumale. II Is 10Th
ing like him." go,
"Well, he has the dukes ring. fool!'
THE duke's?"
"Ay."
Then IL Is all right. God bless him."
This last was uttered with extreme
fervor.
/ was conscious too of being the OBJ
ject OF many respectful glances;
had lust hidden the men on the steps
below me to be quick, when i discoy-
cred with alarm three figures moving
across the open space towards us, ana
coming apparently from the same point
from which P~allavicini and his men
had emerged.
In q moment | foresaw danger. Now
be quiet there!' l cried again. But
scarcely had / spoken before l saw
that It was impossible to get atioat De-
fore these Others came up, n l pre-
pared 10 stand my ground ~resolutely.
The first words, however. with which
| Pallayicini saluted the newcomers scat
tered my fears. We'll Via the roui
6end do you WANT" he exclaimed
rudely: and he raped out half a dozen
corpos before they could answer him.
What have you brought him here TOT,
when / left him In the guardhouse!
Imbeciles!"
CAPTAIN Pallavicini," i~nterposed the
u,dmost OF the three, speaking with
patience-he was a man or ABOUT 80,
dressed with some richness, though MS
clothes were now disordered as though
by a struggle-"I have induced these
rood men to bring me
Then" cried the captain. brutally
interrupting him. you have lost your
labor, monsieur
you do not know me" replied the
prisoner with sterness-a prisoner ne
seemed TO be. YOU do not understand
hat | am a friend Of the prince or con-
de, and that 49,
He would nave said more, but the
Italian again cut him short. "A fig for
the prince OF Conde!" he cried; Il un,
derstand my duty. You may as wei
take things easily. You cannot cross
and you cannot go home, and you can,
rot have any explanation; except ina
It Is the kings Will! Explanation; !,
he grumbled. in a lower tone you VII
get II soon enough, / warrant! Befort
you want IT." .
But there Is a boat going to cross
said the other, controlling his tempe
by an effort and speaking with dignity
You told me that by the King ordei
no one could cross: and you arrested
me because, having urgent need t'
visit st. German, l persisted. NOW
what does this mean. l ask n TINS
means?"
Whatever you please, NJ. de Pavan'
nes," the Italian retorted, contemptu
ousIy. Explain II for yourself
l started as the name struck my ear
and at once cried out In surprise: m
de Pavannes!" Had | heard arigst?
Apparently / had, for the prisoner
turned to me with a bow. Yes, sir. M
said, with dignity, Il am NJ. de Pavan
mes. ] have not the hon or KNOWING
you, but you seem TO be a gentleman
He cast a witheriDg glance at the cap
ldlu as lie Sdlu bil'' sB
explain to me why this violence ha'
been lone to me. II you can l shall
consider It n favor; II not, pardon me-
did not answer hin at once Tor
good reason-that every faculty l ha'
was bent on q close scrutiny OF tn
man himself. He was fair, and OF
ruddy complexion. His beard was Gu
in the short pointed fashion or tn
court; and In these respects he pore
" a d, a,nrtNto liknnalG 4
Louis de Pavannes. But his fgur
was shorter and stouter. He was les
martial I'm bearing, with more OF tn
air OF a scholar than a soldier. "Yo
are related to M. Louis de Pa~vannes?
l said. my heart beginning to beat Wit
an ode excitement. / think | foresaN
already what was coming.
II am Louis de Pavannes,' he replied
with Impotence.
[ stared at him In silence; thinking
Observation-Disclosures. And then | sale
slowly: You have a cousin OF IN
same ame?'
II have"
He fell prisoner to the Vicomte q
Caylus at MoncontourY'
He did" he answered, CURLY. Blu
what OF that. sir?'
Again did not answered. once. In
murder was out. ] remembered In Tn
dim fashion in which one remember
such things after the event, that l ma
heard Louis de PaNannes, when we mrs
became acquainted with him, mentio
his cousin OF the same name; the hea
OF a younger branch. But u Loui
living In Provence and the other !
Normandy the distance TIVE the
homes. and the troubles OF the times
had loosened a tie which their con
mon religion might have strengthened
They had scarcely ever seen one ar
other. AS Louis had spoken of h
namesake but once during his long sta
with us, and / had not then foresee
the connection TO be formed betwee
our families. 1t was no wonder that !
the course OF months the chance wor
had passed out Of my head, and ha
. clean forgotten the subject of 1t.
Here. however, he was before m
eyes. and. seeing him, i saw, too, whit
the discovery meant. 1t meant a mo-
joyful thing! a most wonderful thir
which longed to tell Croisette ar
Marie. 1t meant that our Louis {
Payannes-my cheek burned for m
want of faith In him-was no villa
after all, but such a noble gentleman
we had always until this day though
him! 1t meant that he was not cou
gallant bent on breaking a counti
heart for sport, but Kits own tr'
lover! And-and Ii meant more
meant that be was yet In danger ar
still ignorant of the VOW that vi
chained fiend Beers had taken TO haV
his life! In pursuing his namesal
we had been led astray, how sadly
only knew now! And had indeed 10
most precious time.
your wife, NJ. de Pavannes'-I b
gan in haste. seeing the necessity
explaining matters with the utmo
quickness. Your wife is"
"Ah, my Wife," he cried. Interrupt
ing me. with anxiety in his tone. "Whi
of her? You have seen her?"
IT have. She is safe at your hou
in the Rue st. Merri."
THANK heaven for that" he reptile
: fervently. Before he could say mo
Captain Andrea Interrupted us.
coI,Id soc that his suspicious we