The Yale expositor., 1902-07-18


great luck.
Count Leon believed he had the
magazine In condition for exploding.
the train well laid. and that the slow
match had already been ignited.
The very holiness OF his stroke
would paralizc all fair France. When
the news reached Paris that the presi'
dent had been kidnapped and that
Duke OF Orleans was already over the
border az the head OF an army. the old
royalist spirit that had been slumber-
ing SO long would burst from It's CON
finement. and the whole country rise
up TO welcome IT'S king.
II happened bcforc-it will some
day come again. though not without
civil War.
Glanoing around The scene OF action
the count saw thar all seemed well.
His men were within easy call, and
near by the figure OF President Car
not could be distinctly seen as he chat
ted with the TWO Eentlemanly aides
whc were 90 sorge as his body guard.
Constance was leaning over a vail.
wnh the mystical view of the harbor
before her. ami some one close by.
speaking In soft. lover-like tones.
The counts teeth made an ugly
sound as he recognized Merrick--this
man was horever crossing his path
and had dCne so since first they met
In the Trsnsvaal
Well knswing what he did, Vinebdis
could wer afford to laugh in a cynical
fashion.
He knew. being a reader OF human
nature. just how matters stood. and
that the girl loved Mark; but % a man
of mis- calculating nature this aid not
stand out as n terrifying obstacle 10
the ultimate success of hts suit
According 10 his way OF thinking as
Frenchman. there we're more ways
than one TO win a CaPricious woman's
consent 10 marriage.
Merrick may nave apparently won
the second heat. but there was annth.
or To decide the racc--and MoEriclS
was "A doomed man. since he carried
secret upon his person THAI the count
/ had sworn TO possess.
coo while the opporunIty remained
let them feast their eys upon the
| beautiful and QUAINT harbor whuru the
/ cleaning of lights told uf the numer.
| Gus yachts NJ Hnchm--llttle they
| dreamed. poor f0nls. deep in thu I'm.
| toXicatlon OF their Tutoring blvv that
/ this night. aye. this very hour. per.
/ hsv
board the stea1 yacht that DOreaway
\ the unhappy president of France. and
\ that ere the cruise ended the one
would be bride, the other - slave OF
some desert tribe.
When IL uunes right down 60
! schemes thai Arc Dark nnd dramatic
the modern playwright need only con.
suit the files o. Partisan papers for
tragedies that k-WV nctualiy occurred
upon the sacred son of France. where
/ truth is always stranger than the Wild.
est dream Of hvtion- Other nations
| are not in the same class xhcn aeon.
parison Is made
So that this anticipated coup. where.
by such mighty things were to BE- &C.
conpiished. was. after all. q very nat.
ural development according 10 the
! light a Frenchman had.
AZ n signal from The CONN the Grand
climax would be reached.
Why did he hesitate?
There was an exhilaratiun In the
very thought that such power rested
/ In his hands-he experienced the keen.
est Of satisfaction In feeling that a
| peculiar combination OF circum-
stances. leading up To- this dramatic
| crisis. had for the moment made him
the orbiter OF n nations destiny.
Really. this thought was enough TO
pun an ordinary man mp with more or
/ less vanity. and Count Leon might lac
excused for delaying that signal IN
order to enjoy his triumph the more.
While Nillebois stood there. cnaw-
Ing his military mustache In a fierce
way. as he watched Merrick making
love TO Little Miss Millions. some one
glided up 10 his side and purred In
his ear.
Turning. he was met by low. sii.
very laugh.
II was the witch OF Monte Carlo.
the captivating Olgayitch. who tapped
his arm with her fan and betrayed
merriment az sight OF the ugly frown
marking his brow.
"Ah, mon ami. why knit your brows
because these turtle doves coo? You
and | are old campaigncrs In the
/ courts OF love. and we know how
! fragile are these VOWS when circum.
stances 30 the wrong way. Before n
fortnight she will be your bride. and
perhaps monsieur VIII doign yield TO
my humble powers OF fascination. II
all goes we'll"
She uttered this last sentence In
such n peculiar tone that the count
/ shrugged his shoulders
You are always like Doubling
Thomas. princess. skeptical. until the
end has been accomplished. Even
now. when the birds are In the trap
and my finger is upon the key that
will explode the mine. you breathe In
Il uN aar tho xrnrI sn.rh,UaFW