Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02

keep it even from my own father. For his
| sake have done SO, and only tonight has
! he removed the oath from me by proclaim
| ing the truth himself"
Yvette had risen and now stood beside
| the young Camisard leader
Life is very hard for woman. Jean. l
do not ask you to forgive me-but be kind
to me-for-for my heart IS broken
She breathed the final word upon the air
| with a wonderful tenderness.
| But the heart of the young man was not
| so easily moved this time.
| She was compelled, therefore, to try an
| other tack.
Like a flash of lightning the anger passed
| sudden-white across her face.
Sir" she said. 'you may thank your
gods that I brought you here. You have
! how to deal honestly. You are offered such
| terms as will never be given to you again.
If you have anything against me, go with
| your complaint to my husband. He will an
| swer for me-"
| 81 have nothing against you" said Jean
| Cavalier, more gentle than can be believed,
nothing against any slave only myself
Forgive me, do not waste time about
marshal He is not a hard man. You
| shall go back to the folk of the mountains
with a message of peace. You and Will
! end the war. Pledge myself that you shall
I see the king himself. and that he will ratify
| the word which my husband speaks"
| "I cannot betray those who have trusted
| me-" said Cavalier. Il will go back as
| came. I will die as soldier Of the Lord.
| in the trenches. II indeed I am no more
worthy to lead the people in the day Of bat
| tle."
''Ah, do soI' answered the girl, with a
| slight curve of the lip.
| Cavalier strobe to the door without deign-
ing any answer. He passed the open al
| cove in which the marshal was still dfctat-
| ing to his secretary. De Montrevel did not
pause or look up. But, as Cavalier opened
| door opening outward in two leaves-hs
| eye caught a descending flash of steel. He
| found two bayonets at his breast and two
| more crossed before him to bar his way.
| Finding his way thus barred by the SOL
| diers of the king. the young man turned,
| and going straight back into the chamber
| where the conference had begun, he waited
| Triumphant as she was, Yvette could not
| escape a certain SILVER of anxiety as she
| turned to face Jean Cavalier For once she
! felt herself the weaker. Yet there was
nothing militant or even reproachful about
| the aspect of the young peasant soldier.
| He had rather the air of man who
| knew his own responsibility and accepted
| Its consequences He stood by the fire.
place. on which logs OF olive wood were
burning. with a slow. equable flame.
| Yvette had paused at the door, as If even
at that moment she had meditated flight.
Cavalier watched her closely, but not as
| Chretien. He beckoned her to come nearer
Il would speak with you moment" he
| said Il may never thus speak with YOU
again. You have gone by your choice out
of my world. never thought to love any
| woman-till l saw you. had consecrated
| myself to God and His service.
He did not take his eyes from the girls
| face. He spoke, not in angry denunciation,
but with certain resigned sadness, almost
sweet in its information.
| Yvette did not answer in words but she
did show a shade paler as he continued:
II Is nothing to you-a mans love-" he
said gently. II might have known It. /
ought to have known it. But that which
was but the passing of an hour to YOU my
lady. was life, death and all the herea fter
to me
having tasted of the tree of the knowI-
edge of good and evil that is within the gar
den, l must go outside. where the angel
awaits me with the flaming sword that
turns every way / go back to La Caya-
Here. 1 will declare in the full assembly of
is Having partaken of the feast. / will
not be slack In paying the reckoning. In a
week you shall hear from me- In month
shall be able to tell you what proportion
OF our young men my influence can enlist
under the banner of the King of France to
| fight his battles" ~
Yvette Foy went up to him and took his
hand; With swift. impulsive movement
she lifted it to her lips
you are thousand times better than
l.. she said. Give God thanks for your
escape from mel" 'oN'
The young man trembled from, ba.d =,
foot. He reached out his arms fow.r
her. restrained himself by violent EFFORT
ana let his hands fall by his side. He
opened the door of the chamber in which
their interview had passed and went ont
almost blindiy, stumbling ON the threshold