Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
,,ht. ,sr, By D. Appleton & Co., New York.
CHAPTER XXII-CoNr1NUED.


her be quiet as he did so.
els It q spirit% she walled. "Oh.
monsieur, for the love of Heaven"
"Nonsense!" softly answered Graf
ton, "be silent! Can't you see and
feel that I am alive?"
"But we left you in Quebec. Ill,
wounded"
did you think that I would stay
there forever? + have recovered, as
you see, and have come for mademoi-
selle. Where Is she? Is there not
some place where we can talk? Will
any come here?"
mo one will come here, monsieur.
at least not now, I think. alone have
access to mademoiselle's apartments" !"
Where Is she?"
"At dinner. monsieur"
"Oh, and is there any one else hereT'
Eyes, monsieur, the Marquis de
Chabot gives dinner to Monsieur le
Marechal de Conflans and the officers
of his feet to announce the betrothal
OF his granddaughter to"
DE Vitre?"
mo, monsieur, certainly not. He
Is much too little for so grand a lady
as mademoiselle."
ITO whom, then?"
ITO his old friend, Monsieur de
Kersaint."
Good Heaven!" exclaimed Grafton.
"The other mani"
"Yes. monsieur"
"And the countess, does she con-
sent%
"Her consent was not asked. mon
sieur. The marquis announced 1t when
they arrived three days ago. Twas
settled before we came
"And de Vitre?"
"He Is In agony, monsieur. Mon
sieur lie Marquis laughed at her when
she tried to tell him. He said 1t was
nothing, impossible. preposterous.
Oh, you should see that poor young
man, his heart is breaking!"
81 care nothing for his heart. Jo-
sette, but as to mademoiselle?
"Her heart is breaking too, and she
says"
The maid hesitated, perhaps fearing
she was betraying her mistress.
Eyes, what does she say?" he ques.
toned her, bending on her compel
ling gaze.
"She says she does not care who it
is, since-so long as 1t is not-you,
monsieur"
20 Josstte, bless you for those
words! What does Monsieur de Vitre
intend to do?"
T know not. He speaks Of carry
ing mademoiselle of, but she will not
hear of 1t. He appealed to her
plighted word, but she says she will
approach her grandfather in time. He
must give her time. The French feet
Is going to capture the English. they
say. Monsieur de Kersaint and Mon
sieur de Vitre go with it Mademoi-
selle says who knows?'-but | ought
not to tell you this, monsieur, you are
an enemy"
Not your enemy, Josette, nor
mademoiselle's."
"T ought to give monsieur up to
the marquis" remarked the Breton
girl doubtfully, "he would never for
give me II he knew"
do you serve mademoiselle or the
marquis, Josette?
"Mademoiselle," exclaimed the maid
fervently.
"And would she give me up, think
you?"
mo"
"She loves me?"
"Ah, monsieur!" cried the girl, 'you
cannot know how she feels. II mon
sieur could see her with her pale face
and with her eyes full Of tears! If
monsieur could hear her murmuring
in her sleep his name! She chose this
tower for her room because the win
dow looked toward Canada where she
thought monsieur was. Alas, poor
mademoiselle!"
when will she come back hereT'
after the dinner is ser,e ed, tnlnk
when the gentlemen take their wine.'
"Josette, must be taken where
can see them at the dinner"
"'Tis not possible. monsieur!" criec
the girl.
1T must be; there must be some
way, some place where you can pu
me! remember! Doesn't the ar
mory open from the dining-room3"
"Yes, but"
''Take me there, them"
But your uniform! II they see yor
as you go through the hallH"
Bring me your long cloak, Iosette
We are about the same height. are VIZ
not? Wrap that around me. | vii
draw the hood over my head. Yot
must go with me, Will any one ques
tion you9"
mo one, unless we meet Jean
Renaud or the steward. and they art
both likely to be in the dining-room.
WE will have to chance that. then
Come, no more objections! 'Tis fol
the Countess Anne's sake. | must see
her. I will save her. Remember, II
you betray me, you break your mis-
tress' heart!"
Every we'll, monsieur, remain where
. you are" cried the girl, convinced at
last az wiu oct the cloak For
Heaveu's sake, sir, stay quietly in the
room until I return.
j When she left him he s2oped and
clinnpr N
Ssa evidently carelessly left there hen
Ksu uent In to her dressing-room =
{make her toilet for the he, ainsse: siases. an m
Tszed at it, covered it with KISSES, .t 81 ,
ss,nned Slime II hurriedly into the breast
his coat as Josette returned. >,
AS he had said, they were aoou' =. u
ssme height. Her cloak fitted him pe