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

wandering women and vanishing with them
in due course into the labyrinths of Paris.
Villon turned to Noel.
You may dismiss your soldiers" he said.
ATTEND me within call, and as Noel obey
ed him, he advanced to where Huguette
was standing, With smile of scornful In
difference still on her fair face.
Vllon asked himself as he went:
why, In Gods name, does the world APP
pear SO different today? Is 1t the thing
they call the better self, or merely this
What he said when he came to the girl
was;
Fair mistress, you have a comely fnce
and you make it very plain that you have
a comcly figure why 10 you 90 thus?"
The girl shrugged her green shoulders
and shifted the balance of her body from
one green leg TO the other, as she answered
impudently:
For ease and freedom, to please myself,
and TO show my line shape to please
others
familiar friend: today she lay leagues away
from his fairy greatness. There was pity
in his next speech,
Are you a happy woman, mistresS?"
Happy enough she answered as she
snapped her fingers detantly when fools
like you don't clap me into prison tor living
my life In my own way
IL may he fool, but did not clap you
into prison. Heaven forbid
A cyrious look came into the girls
eyes and she drew little near.
the tenor OF her hands was ca
ress; every supple curve Of her aluring
body caressed. She seemed to coax him,
cat-likc as she whispered:
Your voice sounds familiar, monscigncur
Had ever the honor to serve yout''
Ntllon drew away from her lie felt sud
denly hody.sick ana soul sick; sorry for the
woman, sorry for himself.
Who knows" he answered The girl
laughed and turned ASIDE.
WHO cares? What are you going to do
with mei'
''set you free, my delicate bird Of prey.
Those Wild wings were never meant for
clipping and coging. Is there anything
can do to please youf"
/ ON the instant her enticement shlfted, all
her being was tcmulous entreaty.
what has come TO Master Francois VII
lon2'
why do YOU ask"
"He was with us wneu we were shared
last night But he did not share our prison
and he Is not with us now, Does he i've
villon hesitated for moment before
lie lives. lie is banshed from Paris, but
he lives"
THE sweet saints he thanked he said
and there was that in uer Nol'e winch made
the simple words sound very sincere to VII.
Ions cars.
What do you care for the rate OF TINS
"As am a fool, l believe love him."
"Heaven's mercy Why
~ can not tell YOU messirc. look In
his eyes. n trick Of his voice-the some
thlng-the nothing that makes woman's
heart run like wax In the nrG;,, lie never
made woman happy yet, ana u swear no
woman ever made him happy. II you gave
him the moon he would want the stars for
q garnish. He believes nothlhSi ne laughs
at everything he Is false monkey-and
yet, l wish l had borne such q child
There was sudden pain at Niilons heart
as IL the girls fingers had seized u and
squeezed 1t, but he replied lightly:
Si.et us speak no more Of this rascal, He
believes gore and laughs less thnh ie dld;
He is so glad to be alS S t siars H fa at 6s
feet in gold dust, Paris Is Wen na OF
such a jackanapes."
You are merry gentlem"n n:nt,s ,hor
this ring for my sake? Fancy that
If comes from Master Francois villon,
who win always think kindly OF your Wild
let me see your face" she requested,
hut Villon denied her. He signed TO Noel
IL JoNs. where he stool apart b hnn 'he
''Captaiu.' he. said. give this lady hon
0rabic conduct"
lie moved away and left the pair together
the mannlsh woman and the woman.sh
man locking at each other, the man In
admiration and the woman In veiled dis
You are comely girl" Noel affirmed
Muguette laughed.
'rhls is news from no-man's land"
Noel spoke lower.
"Where do YOU lodgcT
she flashed in Noels face the ring the
grand constable had given her as she an
"At the sign of the Golden scul. hard
by the FIrcone.. win you visit mel'
Noel clanped his hands ,,,eg,etheE,
A good understanding being thus estah.
lIshed, the pair drifted away together and