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

haughtily, speaking with an assump-
ton of anger. Plague upon you for In
terrupting us! l shall not cross the
river now. This gentleman can give me
the information l want. / shall take
him back with me-"
ITO whon?"
ITO whom? To those who sent me.
sirrahi" / Numbered. You do not
seem to be much in the dukes conf
dence, captain" I went on; nov. take
a word Of advice from me! There IS
nothing so easily cast of as an over
oficiouB servant! He goes too far
and he goes like an old ~glove-an old
glove i repeated grimly. sneering In
his face, which saves the hand ana
suffers itself. Beware Of too much zeal,
Captain Pallavicinl! IT Is a dangerous
thing!"
He turned pale with anger at being
thus treated by q beardless boy, but
he faltered all the same. What L said
was unpleasant. but the bravo knew
1t was true.
/ saw the impression I had made, and
/ turned to the soldiers standing round.
Bring here, my friends" / said, M.
de Pavannes' sword"
One ran up to the guard house and
brought IL at once. They were towns
folk, burgher guards or such like, and
for some reason betrayed so evident re-
spect for me, that / soberly believe they
would have turned on their temporary
leader at my bidding. Pavannes took
his sword, and placed II under his arm.
We 10Th bowed tremendously TO Pal
~lavicini, who scowled in response; n
slowly, for / was afraid to show n
signs OF haste, we walked across the
moonlit 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
In the darkness.
II beg TO be allowed TO thank you for
your aid" ne said, with emotion, turn
ing and facing me. Whom have | the
honor OF addressing? 2"
m. Anne de Caylus. a friend of your
cousin" l replied.
Indeed" he said. well, | thank
you most heartily" and we embraced
with warmth.
But / could have done little" I an
swered, modestly, "on your behalf, TX
II had not been for this ring
And the virtue of the ring lies In
I'M am sure / cannot say In
what" ! confessed. And then, In the
sympathy which the scene had natural
ly created between us, j forgot one por-
ton OF my lady's commands, INK !
added, impulsively: "All | know is
that Mime. d'O gave II to me; and that
II has done all and more than all she
said II would"
who gave II 10 you?" he asked,
grasping my arm so tightly as to hurt
me.
Nine. DO" / repeated. 1t was toe
late to draw back now.
That woman" he calculated, In a
strange, low whisper. rs 1T possible
That woman gave IT to you?'
/ wondered what on earth he meant
surprise, scorn and dislike were 50
blended in his tone. IT even seemed C
me that he drew off from me some
what. Yes, NJ. de Pavannes," ! re
piled, offended and indignant. 1T II
so far possible that IT Is the truth; ant
more, l think o would not so speal
OF this lady II you knew all; and tina
/, 1t was through her your wife was toda!
freed from those who were OBTAINING
her, and AXE safely home!"
"Ha!" he cried, eagerly. "Thel
where has my wife been?"
AT the house OF Mirepoix, tn,
} glover" l answered, coldly, I'm the Ru'
Platriere. Do you know him? 70,
5 do. Well, she was kept there a pris
oner, until we helped her to escape al
hour or 30 ago."
He did not seem to comprehend evel
then. i could see little of his face, bu
; there was doubt and wonder I'm hi
tone wnen he spoke. "MirepoX. tn
glover" he murmured. II is an hon
est man enough, though q Catholic. Sh
was kept there! Who kept her there?
The abbess OF the Ursulines seem
) to have been at the bottom Of C."
explained, fretting with impatience
., This wonder was misplaced, thought
l and time was passing. Nine. d.
; found out where she was" ] continued
and tool her home, and then sent IN
to fetch you, hearing you had crosse
! the river. That Is the story In brief.
4 That woman sent you to fetch me?
e ne repeated again.
. Yes" l answered. angrily. She die
l NJ. de Pavannes."
Then" he said, slowly, and with 2
4 air Of solemn conviction which Coul
o not but impress me, there Is q ira
e laid for me! She is the worst, tn
$ most wicked, the vilest OF women!
e II she sent you, this is a trap. And m
u wife has fallen into IT already. Heave
. help her-and me-if II be SOL"