The Yale expositor., 1902-03-07

this matter calmly. : grant that you
have brought me here In a manner
that does you credit. and I seem to be
Ia something OF hole. Perhaps we
can arrange it al In some sort OF com
promise
Womanllke the countess took this
as a sign OF weakness and became
more positive in her demands.
The paper will not be sent upon
only one condition. monsieur"
"Ah! yes. and that?"
you will renounco forever all de-
sire TO make this girl. Hlldogarde.
your wife. and agree 90 bestow upon
me the regard I crave"
He sat In silence for several min
utes. knowing that he was lnillctinS
torture upon her with each passing
second OF time.
"wcll. have you decided. monsieur
YES"
And the result?" bending forward
eagerly
4 must respectfully decline Tho
proposition.
She biz her lips-hope had made her
heart throb like a tyiphammer. la,
row IL seemed TO hang almost dead
and lifcloss within her.
You know the consequences"
Not wholly. but I am prepared to
meet them a. they come"
Il am surprised
You expected me 20 be overwhelm-
! cd. NJ dear countess. have spent
my bOyhood on tho plains OF Texas
| among cowboys. who early learn 20
depend upon themselves in an cmer-
gency We Americans do not easily
yield"
so perceive. And French
woman Is said 10 be equally stubborn
In her way"
Then II 81 a Roland for an oliver.
| This h. not so very bad. you know"
stretching his limbs. and making hiIn-
self little moro comfortable. III II
We're not that u comes about against
my will"
Paul. although seeming % take the
I affair "a careless manner. was cud-
/ Ceiling his brains As 20 the means that
I should be employed 10 effect his es-
cape.
Wha, would his generous benefactor
think when he failed TO show mp in
the morning?
lie groancd In spirit and his feeling
/ toward the adventures drew rapidly
| toward the line where hatred would
gupalant Indifference.
/ Paul had half turned with the In
/ tCntiun o. making vigorous demands
upon his fair TALLER. when, without the
least warming. as II in response to
/ some signal 81 tho countess, the lights
went out.
Instinctlycly the American sprang out
! of his chair and sought to lay hold OF
/ tho woman 20 keep her as n hostage
but his arms only clasped the chair
/ In which she had been seated which
unable TO withstand his sudden as
sault. fell over 10 the floor. taking II
along with IL.
lie heard the swish OF silkcn gar
ments. following the miserable chair
He was not in any too good humor
after the little episode. since he had
bruised hts hand and made a fool o!
himself generally. rs he believed.
Standing there In the dark. he lis
tened.
All was quiet within the house
though The noises OF the city came In
a faint. confused murmur
Ho struck match and b. the aid
~ tho brief illumination he was abb,
to take a cursory Wow OF his surround
iugs
There must be a door somewhere
and his next duty was TO find II. but
tho search was vain.
As he was unable 10 discover the
cleverly hidden door. Rhlnelandci
changed his tactics.
Surely there must De some othei
means 81 ventlla,.ng the apartment
window. scuttlc or trap door. FOL
instance-hc was in a humor where
the means counted but little In IN,
race. tho end being the main feature
So he began another series OF In
ycs;illtions.
tn bc continued