The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-12-28
A facial contortlon drew Jarrats lips
from hia feafh IIn stood I'm n lnnninn


BILE between them, thriving suspicion
in his look. A fit of shuddering seized |
Anne as she saw this look change swift |
ly to conviction-certainty in which
rage and shame and hate were black.
"I go no fartherT he repeated. "What
say you? oh, fool, fool that L was to
trust you! You have tricked me! You
never intended to do ii! You Will not
go-aye, you would so, but whcreforeY
His voice had sunk to q metallic dull
ness, and he eyed the other, breathing
hard.
Now his tone leaped again: al know!
The French king had his own mind.
He sent your master message to con-
vey, message of comfort. ALI, your
face says, Aver TWAS in the packet
you gave to Mistress Tillotson at Glad
den Hall! Curse that bondwoman!
You have got it! Now that you are
false to us, tits that message mes
sage that you would give the congress!
And twas brought you from the Jail
Up
The last words were sort of horrible
Rasping whisper, and as he spoke he
came slowly around the table, his fin
gers clawing its edge.
"But you shall mott You double trail
tor! You shall not go! / know you'll
alone! 1 will prevent it,"
"You shall never leave this room,"
said Armand.
Crouched low, holding the shalloon
edges, Anne saw it all, the breath fro
zen in her throat = saw both blades
clang out with q single movement, saw
Jarrat hurl himself forward heard the
steel meet. Mixed JOY and horror held
her.
She understood He had cherished
his masters purpose all along, pursued
by treachery meeting cunning with
cunning, constrained TO deception. 1t
was the true message of the French
king that she clasped at that moment
under her cloak. TO carry this he had
won his way from the hands of his en-
mics and fooled Jarrat to his purpose.
And now without the packet his voice
would give the message TO the congress.
She had brought it just in time.
All this came to her at once in Il sue
cession Of pictures vivid as patches of
night landscape seen by violet lightning
and at an instant when horror over.
rolled her joy.
The street, the taproom, were so near.
Would none come to stop them? She
feared to declare herself, for start, a
hemor Of the hand, might mean death
to her lover.
She saw the quick end powcress TO
utter cry. Armand stiffcncd sudden.
ly, his left hand fallen low. His blade
passed like needle in sailcloth through
the others body, and Jarrat Slipped in
a huddlc to the floor and lay still.
Anne tried to scream, but her throat
only gave forth whisper. Not till
Armand had sheathed his wet sword
and the door had closed upon him did
she find strength to part the curtains.
She looked upon the PROSTATE man in
n terror. She must summon help and
then take the packet TO Armand. She
realized suddenly that Jarrat was not
dead; that his eyes were upon her;
that he was struggling to sitting
posture.
"You saw-you heard" he gaspcd,
"You!
"Yes," she breathcd.
'You brought him the packet! My
Godl TO think never suspected! And
he has gonc-gone"-
'"To his honor"
He stared ut her, slow, CHASTITY
smile coming to wrcIthc his lips. Hon.
orr Say you SO? Waltz
He made an attempt TO tinbutton his
waistcoat. ",rhc paper in this pockct!'
he groancd. "Takc it and read. Quick,
Quick! Nay, call no one! Men bleed
not to death so soonw
She unfoldcd the scroll With shaking
fingers and read:
l. Louis Armand. released from durancc
In Halifax, under special mstrtsction from
his majeStys government touo hing the
Continental congress. do agree that in
the event that L do not carry out this
mission, as ordered, hold my ;lire forfeit
ana pledge my honor within ionr month
this hereafter to deliver myself to LorG
Chetwynde, whose custody now leave.
ARMAND.
She caught her breath "Do pledge
my honor to deliver myself'-"to hold
my life forfeit" lie had chosen tC
give his life to carry the true message
Ills life! How dear 1lIat was to her
He must not do it! Oh, iC God would
only help her to think. lie must moi
do 1T! She heard LarrHt's breathing
through it all and felt his eyes, filming
upon her.
a heavy knocking came at the door
and Joseph Galloway entered, his stick
In his hand. He made an exclamation
as he saw and threw up his hanXs
Galloway" said the wounded man
his breath r1ttlng with a conv,llsior
as the other bent over him. ole Is
false to us. Armand lie is false! Ill,
did this. He is gone to the cong ress.
You must stop hint"
Yes, yes. | will call lccch. Ills
not mortal thrust, man. | will sEo tt
the hall. But how to do it? Proofs
She gaspcd Jarrat in Il final cr..
fort, pointing to Anne. "Shc"- and
lapsed Into ashcn uncousciouSncSs.
CHAPTER XVI.
HT%lIIE white walled, hish ccilod an,
tcroom was barely furnished
with paduasoy chairs and II
&@1 small slim legged table \ high