Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-25

still thinking of this without having
settled the point to my satisfaction
when the curtain was thrust aside
again. A Very tall man, wearing a
splendid suit of black and silver and a
stiff, trencher-lilNe ruff came quickly
in and stood smiling at us. a little dog
In his arms. The little dog sat up and
snarled: and Croisette gasped. II was
not our old friend Louis, certainly. 1t
was not Louis de Pavannes at all. 1t
was no old friend at ALL 1T was
Nidame de Beers.
ing at us-and never had the cast been
so apparent in his eyes. Welcome to
Paris. M. Anne,"
CHAPTER Nv.
IIntrapped!
There was long silence We stood
giaring at him, and he smiled upon us
as cat smiles. Croisettc tod me
afterwards that he could have died of
mortiflcation-of shame and anger that
We had been outwitted. For myself
l did not at once grasp the position.
l did not understand could not dis,
entangle myself in a moment from the
belief in which 1 had entered the house
that it was Louis de Pavannes' hous..
But | seemed vaguely to suspect thai,
Beers had swept him aside and taken
his place. My first impulse therefore
--obeyed on the instant-was to stride
to the vidame's side and grasp his arm
What have you done?H ! cried, my
Cwn ears. What have you done with
NJ. de Pavannes? Answer me-"
He showed just little more of his
sharp white teeth as he looked down
at my face-a flushed and troubled
face, doubtless. Nothing he re-
piled, very mildly And he shook ms
off.
Then retorted. how do You como
here" He glanced at Croisette and
shrugged his shoulders as If had been
spoiled child. M. Anne does not
seem to understand" he said. with
mock courtesy, that have the honor
to welcome him to my house. the Hotel
Beers, Rue de Platiere."
The Hotel Beers! Rue de Plat
riere!" cried, confusedly. Put Blaisc
Bure told us that this was the Rue
ST. Antoine!"
"Ah!' he replied as if slowly en-
lightened-the hypocrite. All. ! see"
and he smiled grimly. so YOU have
made the acquaintance of Blaise Bure,
my excellent master of the horse.
Worthy Blaise! Indeed, indeed. now !
understand And you thought, you
whe1ps' he continued, and as he spoke
Ills loHe CiauSeu strangely anu ne HHetl
us suddenly with angry eyes. ITO play
n rubber with me! With me, you i'm
beciles You thought the wolf of
Beers could be hunted down like any
hare! Then listen, and i will tell you
the end of 1T. You are now in my
house and absolutely at my mercy.
have two score men within call who
would cut the threats of three babes
at the breast if babe them. Aye" HI
\ o11 o1 a io1Ya Jtot ton, Chi;
| his eyes, they would. and like the
1 job"
He was going on to say more, but
| interrupted him. The rage l felt
caused as much by the thought Of oul
| folly as by his arrogance, would let me-
be silent no longer. First, NJ. dc
Bezes, first" broke out, fiercely, my
haste, "a word with you! Let Inc tell
you what l think of you. You are a
treacherous hound, vidame! a cur.
! a beast. And ! spit upon you! Traitor
and assassin" / shouted is that no,
enough? VIII nothing provoke you.
II you call yourself gentleman
| draw
Hhe shook his head; he was still smil-
ing, still unmoved. II do not do my
own dirty work" he said. quietly, nor
stint my footmen of their sport, boy
Very WE'LL" retor,ed. And witl
s,.e MIS- ry Nv az al,u m
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my eye on his eye, and every savage
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shrilly. ION him, lads"
But they did not answer. They di-
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