Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

for a moment. then suddenly glidet
close to him.
IF you wish,' she said in an ever
whisper, "you may kiss me once"
All the blood In the man hear
seemed to turn to fire and flame into
his face as he turned towards her, max
ing as IL he would take her face in his
hand and seal his soul upon her mouth
Then he shaEply flung himself away
from her.
Nay, 1 can fight and II needs must
die in your quarrel, but II nee
touched your lips-that would make life
too sweet to adventure"
The woman's face had flushed a lit
( tie at her offer; 1t now paled again.
LAS you will" she said, and as she
spoke there came the noise Of shout
side. The poet dropped in a moment
from the dizzy pinnacle Of dreamland
to the calm valley Of a commonplace
world.
These are my friends returning" he
said. They mustn't see you. Come
this way" AS he spoke he caught her
hand and drew her across the room to
the stairs that led to the upper gal
lery. On the gallery he babe her wait.
Here o can see without being seen.
When he comes, show him to me. Then
you car reach the street by this pas
sage"
Even as he spoke the main door was
dashed open and the wild out foamed
into the room, bubbllng with eXhilara-
ton, Huguette leaping like a bubble on
the eddies of their enthusiasm. Louis
and Tristan took advantage Of the con-
fusion to emerge from their hiding
places and resume their seats at their
table.
"Tbat uoe rara SNORT uhila II Ia sted I"
Colin shouted.
TT didn't last long enough" Jehan
yelled.
Things took a different turn when
you came, Abbess," Montigny said,
patting the girl on the back approving
ly. Huguette shook her long hair out
Of her eyes n laughed as she turned
down her rolled-up sleeves.
II did as Francois bade me and bast-
ed both the Jades. Wine, landlord,
wine! My arms ache"
Robin Turgis vas prompt; flagons
and pipkins ratified as the men and
women gathered round their table and
renewed their drinking and dicing with
fresh zest from the scuffle they had just
witnessed. Guy Tabarie laughed one Of
his long fat laughs as he fingered over
memory's picture of the way Huguette
had trussed and trounced each Of the
amazOnS. LORD, now they Squeakeu
and wriggled!" he said unctuously.
Louis whispered to his companion.
Our mad poet may do me a good
turn, Gossip Tristan"
Eva as he spoke the inn door opened
and q man e~ntered-a small man, plain
ly clad, with his hood about his face
He glanced about him anXiously till he
caught sight of Louis and Tristan, for
whom he made Immediately. Villon,
craning over the balustrade, saw him
and touched the girl OF the arm to call
her attention 10 the newcomer.
rs that he?" he whispered. The girl
shook her head.
mo, no. Thibaut is a big man. Yet
hat figure seems familiar"
The stranger came to the table and
stopped between Louis and Tristan.
Louis looked up n grinned recogni-
ton OF his barber, Oliver lie Dain.
He is coming, SIRE" Olivier said.
You are sure?"
1--WE logged his footsteps all the way,
till / slipped ahead. Here he comes!"
With finger on lip Olivier glided
through the door behind which Tristan
had been concealed a few moments be-
fore. The king rubbed his hands and
chuckled. Even Tristan looked pleased.