The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-04-22

airy" answered Aruudhu :,
acknowledge orders only from the ulVi-
sion commander"
Jarrat laughed.
sharp directions followed. The axes
cut wider assures in the panels, ana
through these muskets obtruded ana
took aim. "My orders are to take you
alive. to shoot if you resist. give you
five minutes to open that door,
Anne ran to Armand and threw her
self into his arms. "Ah, you must not!
For Gods sake, give yourself up! l
will tell it all to General Washington.
He will hear and believe me. will
"Think you it would be creditedF
he asked gently. "And if not
She chung to him, weeping. But
YOU have fought so. There is that!
oh, twill give me your life-your lire!
That is all l want! l care not Tor
shame or report, so / know 1t is not
truel All, pity me! And tits my fault!
oh, this must be hideous dream come
to punish me!'
81 used to dream" he said, "of you
and me as wed-in honor"
"Oh, l would wed you in dishonor, in
disgrace, in death! See," she said hur-
riedly, there is my mothers wedding
ring. 1 have always worn it about my
neck. l love you! love your She
laid 1t In his hand.
"Put it upon my finger" she whis-
pered "Say it after me, I, Anne, take
thee, Louis, to my welded husband !"
A strange fire had come into his face.
az, LOUIS he repeated solemnly,
take thee. Anne, to my welded
wife,"
"sTo have and to hold from this day
forward, for better, for worse, for rich
er, for poorer, in sickness and in
health'"-
ITO have and to hold from this day
forward, for better, for worse, for rich
er, for poorer, in sickness and in
health
She was sobbing now so that she
could scarcely frame the words:
ITO love and to cherish-till death
not, part usv'
my own lovew he said in choked
tones, and held her quivering against
his breast.
1.-The time is up" said the voice.
Anne clasped Armand with her young
arms-tghtly, desperately, as if her
warm, yielding body, her face fragrant
with white fragrance, could keep back
the death that looked from those muz-
zles.
His hands disengaged her own to pin
to his coat yellow bauble he had TAX
en- from his pocket and then, as she
chung, her strained senses became con-
scious of wheeling plunge of horse
men at the porch, hurried steps, voice
shaking with strange vibration, ask
ing questions in broken English.
AT the sound Armand threw back his
head and stood like a stone image.
There was pause. Then
Louis Armand" said the sibilant,
hating tongue, 81 command you to
open thees door! You will not, Ell? You
know who amT
The sideboard fell with crash, the
splintered door tumbled upon it, and
Armand stood to attention in the blaze
Of lantern light At a glance Anne
knew the officer who stood in the door
way, surrounded by a glittering staff.
He was the major general commanding
the division.
"You surrendair. then? Good An
where, Major Woodson, is the infor-
mair who has done such brilliant sairv-
ice to dencunce--eh? Come STAN be
side me, M'sieu Jarrat, an let us over
whelm thees villainr'
NHe advanced step into the room.
his bright eyes on the pair.
"Ha! An you theenk have never
recognize you, Charles, all thees time
me who was your old brother in the
College du Plessis? Me LAFAYETTE?
Take off that wigl Take it off, 1 tell
your
Mechanically, Armand put his hand
to his head. He drew off the black
peruke, and, all at once unconfned, his
brown, curling hair fell to his Shout
ners, the ends just touching the yellow
cross of st. Louis which sparkled like
a topaz on his breast. The act trans
formed him. The set mouth was gone
the face all softened to youthfulness.
Louis Armand, the impostor. seized
at williamsburg shouted Jarrat oar.
mand, who escaped the clutches of the
congress! Armand, the traitor. gen.
uemen. Tear off his crossp'
One of the circle about LAFAYETTE
turned facing him with an oath. but
the general was before him.
NO" he cried. mo! Not Iouis
Armand the traitor, but Charles Louis
Armand, colonel of Armand's legion
and Marquis de la Trouerieg'
There was an instant Of silence that
turned babel behind the speaker.
"A lie" shouted Jarrat. "A LEI The
Marquis de Ia Trouerie is deadP Anne
nhd risen, trembling. specifies. her
eyes liked apd glitterng
AYE" said Armand sternly. stretch.
ing lls arm toward him ssfT