The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

Noel lie Jolys made a deprecatory scs-
Alas, no" he said Your lordship has
swept into court Ike au unheralded comet
lou shall ten US tales OF Provence to please
our Indies -
sim Erayely looking at him, villon ques.
Mossirc Noel II You and had a mind
20 pluck tho same rose from this garden.
which u us would VIM"
the anable fr!bbes intelligence appeared
II do not understand YOU" he protested.
Nillon shrugged his shoulders. ''Never
mind, he said, seating himself again on
the marble seat and looking at the familiar
names on the piece OF paper
send mo hlthcr Rene De Montigny"
lie WIS fairly convinced by this time that
ne NnS not wandering 10 the lahyrinths OF
u dream, that he really was awake hut
That for some reason which he was unnhle
10 tathom, he had been thus strangely
transmitted Into the scmbl0nce Of splendor
The poplniay falls to recognize me. he
sald to himself so may my hnllies," and
as he, Thought, Rene De Montlgny was
pushed forward by a couple OF soldiers and
stood sullenly defiant before him
Nlllun leaned forward, oddly Interested ia
the grotesqnc turn of things which put him
N this position with his old companion
You are" lie questioned.
Nontlgny answered angrlly;
Rruo De Montigny, of gentle blood,
Through no fault OF your own, OF
Is your grace surmlscs, through no
i n,} s+ or my own ! am poor but thank
This remark. which was made aloud for
inc benefit Of NIL md suudrv provoked n
roar OF laughter from Guy rObarle which
was promptly converted into n groan as
an Indignant soldier smote him Into 81
fence bN lrStN blow on the hack. Villon
caught him mn on the assertion
Al lIp ts,gft TIT.
~ do not understand your grace"
When Jason was a farmer In Coch,s
Ne sowGd dragons teeth and rcnpcd sol
ger NHat 90 y?M grow in your garden
Montcny gave little start of sur
prnisGG hnt his answer came prompt.
Ylloq shook his head Arrows, Master
Rene, Burgundlan arrows. most condemn.
one vegetables. Have care! It's pes.
! uent crop aH may poison the gardener,
Rene Dc Montlsny stared at his inter
loculor In a pnroSysm of amnZement Here
was his dearest secret loose on the lips
Of his Guestloner II was the first time
that he had vcntured boldly 10 gaze into
! t4e race Of authority and Vilon returned
| MS gaze dehnntly But there was no rec
IGNITION IN MontGny's eyes. He could
see nothing I'm common between tho
| splendid gentleman who now addressed
| MN aud the ragged rhymestcr who shared
SO many squaltd adventures with him
L
! respectfully.
! III Your grace will dclgn," he pleaded.
! S.rStching out his hands In entreaty, but
| WHOM was memorable.
stand aside he repeated, and Mon
| tgny protesting was dragged back TO his
| pace With his fellows while villon read
/ tue iAme or the next rogue on the list
| which happened to he that of CIV Tabarie
hJ TINS time Nillon's spirit had entered
ibn m%o 2 yGry complete appreciation Of the
I
! kceu eyes OF Rene De Moutlgny, he feIt
| assured that he might defy the Indifferent
SEErutlnN OF ms less alert companions. And
| though nc made use OF the long pendant
| Iold Of his cap. to conceal IN some mens.
! nrc MS countcnance he was now so con.
fh ~ gloS of his safety that he was prepared
/ 'S- greer each prisoner with cnmposure
Guy Inharle cut piteous figure as no
| tot'tIeu across the grass, rudely propelled
oae nlo'ence or the soldier whs es.
| corted him tweaking him by the caY ond
Iell, qunking mountain OF hesh nj the feet
] W NC man Whom he believed to ic ths
ernnI constable of France, With pteous
IeStlculations and trembling nnrers M
red. gross man knelt and attemptrd 10 n,end
LOT mercy; Nlllon eyed him stcrnly. though
ne found II hard to restrain his laughter,
hp1 come with clean handsY" he asked
ana Guy answered, hobbling his %S SSrI.
lumnhhg from him. ncohcrent ana con
FUSED holding out his huge pnws mo .
se d,y reproyed for want OF soap and
AS decent a lad, my lord as over ken,
hody and soul together ny walking on m,
straight aud narrow path that leads to-
/ interrupted him ''"V'
Ihe gallowS, Master TabarIe."
Gny's bulk qulvcred In plteous ncgattnn
no. no. ! nave the fear of God in me a.
strong rs any man In Paris"
| mon leaned over little nearer 10 the
| ear: '"'' MS
! Master Tahnrie?' az
The little pig,ll ewes OF Taharie wldaned
| IN surprise and he stammered NO. INV
i9tu' thnt was IN Itself fragrant confes
| his head wisely ""sse'
Master Tnhnrie. Master rabarie yopr
memory Is failing you. Why. no later than
| the middle of March last you hrokc into
the church at dead Of night and pifered the