New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
6be Shoulder Ornament.
B. A E. W. MASON.
IN TWO PARTs-PART II.

by his prowess in arms and second time by his
YOU "a are ei NJ de Frontenac Sir know you al
ready through my husbands letters You are of
The question was uttered with difficulty. in
dered He bent forward a little that he might the
better see the face of the lazy who addresse1 nm ,
she held her hand to her heart ,,.,..r
Truly, madame he replied Il am of the Maison
1t was wonderful that she, had mistaken NJ
came into lighted room and stood side by side.
both of the same height. both clad in the same
of Hanover and the other the 'feur-de-lys" OF
France Mildred herself was not astonished: she she
but inattentive to the stories which Anthony
not difference OF feature or of voice. of
ner. But NJ. de Frontenac made his presence felt
She was forced to count with him before she spoke
speculate upon his answer before he uttered II
1T is not twelvemonth since we married" she
said slowly her husband.
No, not by four months she repeated. and her
eyes travelled from her husband to NJ de Frontenac.
band Now during those four months NJ de From
to the house OF Anthony Count Harburg He was
received with cordiality by Anthony. but with
tenac could not say that she was unfriendly but
she seldom @ m spoke to him unless h ne & spoke to s neT
her except in the presence of her husband or In
he did not trouble himself about the matter On
Leine schioss. and Mildred retired early. About
pebble upon her Window: she lay for few moments
wondering what 1t that had reused her: when
force that the glass Of the window was cracked
Mildred sprang out & Of bed ed and nd drawing back the
night without moon or stars and. although the
distinguished any one. But just she on the
point of returning to her bed out from
quickly to the ground He was picking up a third
RSoD his G e h
movements and his height that the man was her
he hid under the Shadow of the wall and sum
moned her by the cast of stone As ne stood
the sash Of the window. and at the noise he ran
quiGkly ;Edy PACK into the corner clothes and taking
the lamp which burned by her bed. ran quietly
The man slipped through, and at. once Mildred
Locked ot the S door Then 4 She Tased see hsr LAMP ana
was very pale and in a great agitatton Al the
II had thought to find Anthony he said in a
Ndssd is no at the sns sGhoss fSTd re 5sPsd led
COAX With ana vioenf m gesfnre Said OH
MY @ luck is is out T to-night Some way o madame ada I
that + sorely need help my one friend is out OF my
NJ de Frontenacs dress was in disorder and be-
sPattered with mud. and the cloth upon the right
Your friends wife will help you. said Mildred
was set upon by the little postern gate of the gar
den Of the Leine schloss l was & there re- alone with
to Sns was hra the at 9f%es ssfed as MPtd
81 dared
Madame, he returned last night. He sent for
away he said He must see her Toq hghness the
princess once. only once. and then he would go
back merely to say goodby but he must M say it.
though it cost him his life, He was half mad He
walt for him at the door Of the garden Madame.
and ''tf all his high hopes were II fIen BESIDES he
swore that it was for the last time it was to say
why carriage. NJ de Frontenac?-. asked Nil.
he were to travel alone. needed no more than a
That is true answered Frontenac. But. until
I was waiting outside the door. ! did not think OF
treated me- was melted. I brought the travelling
1t was evident to Mildred that he was speaking
the 1,G11 truth ~ He .-'d had not, not thought 1,.,
dragged me from the box fouebt witS then1
horses. They ran away, dragging the carriage
knocked down and tramDled beneath their hoofs
In the confusion 1 tore myself free and escaped
In the darkness they would not know you"
There is little consolation in that" said he:
for for as you @ see the shoulder of my coat is torn
the feur-de-lys stamped upon it. That ornament
is In my assailants' hands"
above her head. and looked at NJ de Frontenac in
silence HIS life hung upon her word. and he could
tell nothing of what she intended from the express
sion OF her face he could not read the steady
Thus they stood for perhaps minute. and then
II will help you Go to the street behind the
house; Our garden opens on to it, Wait the
gate" and she opened the front door. NJ de From
tenac slipped out and did she had directed him
He waited for about quarter of hour, and
,I then the gate was opened and Mildred appeared
Quick" said she. and NJ de Frontenac mounted
IN hiS
lips. But she snatched her hand away. "QuickT"
she said again and he put his spur to the horses
he turned in his saddle and looked back. Mildred
Vas still standing at the gate. in the dim light OF
The next day Hanover seethed with rumors
ar be had GSar the IVA
elopement had been planned and thwarted- So
much Anthony allowed himself to say definitely to
And Frontenac' he added. was to play coach
man and drive them to WOIfenbuttela- Frontenac!
lay hands upon him now he cried IN rage.
II helped him to escape"
Count Harburg sprang and stared open
moHthed ed, at at his Wife ..,,..
Yes and she quietly told him how. Anthony
listened 10 the beginning of her story in ex-
seated himself in chair. and the last part he
heard with remarkable comPosure.
You abetted Nj. de Frontenac who seems to have
repaid our hospitality with good deal Of treach-
cry
He acted in ignorance. he said" she answered
"and I believed him Then she went upstairs
and fetched a little box.
England. I thought that had left II behind and
she handed to him the shoulder ornament Her
"A keepsake, is it?' ne cried There was ono
left upon Frontenac's shoulder when he escaped
No she replied. II brought it from England
@ npon the sTe of All
de Frontenac whom ! saw in my mirror. she said;