Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-29
Observation-Disclosures
\ The House of The Wolf,,,,,,ss
K BY STANLEY j. WEYMAN 4


haughtilN. speaking With an assump-
ton of anger. Plague upon you for in
teirupting us. \ shall not cross the
river now. This gentleman can give me
the information | want l shall take
him back with me-
! To whom
ITO whom? To those who sent me,
sirrah.' | Numbered. You do not
seem To be much in the dukes conf
dence, captain" Went on; NOV. take
a word of advice from me. There is
nothing SO easily cast off as an over
aud he goes like an old glove-an old
4 ssove." | repeated grimly, sneeriag in
his face, which saves the hand and
ssii1'efs itself beware of too much zeal,
3Eantain PallaNicini. 1t is a dangerous
! thing"
lie turned pale With anger at being
thus treated by Il beardiess boy, but
he faltered all the same What I said
was unpleasant. but the bravo knew
/ 1t was true.
saw the impression had made. and
turned to the soldiers standing round
!Srlng here. my friends, | said, M
dc PaNannes' sword"
| One ran up to the guard house and
brought it at once. They were towns
| folk. burgher guards or such like and
! for some reason betrayed so evident re-
4 spect for me, that / soberly believe they
would have turned OH their temporary
/ leader at my bidding. Pavannes took
! his sword, and placed it under his arm
1 We both bowed tremendously 10 Pal
/ laNicini, who scowled in response; ana
slowly for was afraid to show any
SIGNS of haste, we walked across the
!noonlit space To the bottom of the
! street by which had come. There the
gloom swallowed US up at once Pa
vannes touched my Sleeve and stopped
4 in the darkness.
II beg TO be allowed TO thank you for
your aid he said, With emotion turn
ing and facing me. Whom have the
honor of addressins:'
M. Anne de Caylus, a friend of your
cousin" ! replied.
indeed??'' he said. "wen, i thank
YOU most heartily" and we embraced
| With warmth
But could have done little" 7 an
swered, modestly "on your behalf, il
1T had not been for This ring.
And the virtue OF the ring lies in"
In am sure cannot say i'm
what. confessed And then. in th.
isNmpathy which the scene had natura!-
iis created between us. forgot one ,nr-
tion of my lady's commands, and /
added. impulsivclS: HAll | know is
tllat Mime. do gave 1T TO me: and that
IT has done all and more than All she
Said it WOULD"
Who gave 1T To you." he asked
i sraspimg my arm so tightly as Ia hurt
me.
Mime, DO | repeated 1t was too
late To draw back now
That womai.& ll- calculated in a
strange. low whisper us ii possible?
That woman gave ii to YOU"
Wondered what ON earth he meant
surprise. scorn and dislike were so
blended i'm his tone. 1t even seemed 20
me that he drew off from me some !.
what Yes, NJ de Pavannes," | re-
! l'!l.d, offended and indignant n is
50 far possible that ii is the TRUTH ard
more. ! think YOU would not so speak
( Of this lady If YOU knew all; ana that
u was through her Your Wife was tcday
4 freed from those Who were detai,ii!;.
her, and taken safely home"
,'fa!' he cried eagerly. Then
where has my wife been -
at the house of MirepoiX. the
glover" ] answered, coldly, 'in the Rue
piatriere. Do you know him. You
/ do Well, she was kept there /. pris-
oner until we helped her to escape an
| hour or so ago
He did not seem to comprehend even
then. ] could see little of his face, but
there was doubt and wonder in his
glover, he murmured. "Iie is an !.on-
est man enough. though a Catholic. she
was kept there. Who kept her there.
The abbess of the Ursulines seems
TO have been at the bottom of H." i
/ eA planned. fiettng with lmpatieaee.
/ ms wonder was misplaced, ! thou.ht
and time was passing. Mime d.o
found out where she Was continued
and took her home, and then sent me
to fetch YOU. hearing YOU had crossed
4 the river. That Is the story I'm briaf :,
4 nat woman sent you to fetch me-"