Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-18
UNDER THE
 RED. ROBE
tcoDyrght. isss. 5, Stanley ,. wsYnAn.l
By STANLEY J. NEWMAN

"Truly?" be said, raising his eye ! brows
 Yes My orders are to take you to Paris alive or dead Give me your parole that you will make no attempt to escape and you shall go thither at your ease and as gentleman. Refuse. and s.all disarm and bind you ana you will go as prisoner l What force nave you?" he asked curtly. He had not moved. He still i lay on his elbow, his cloak covering him, the little Marot in which he had been reading close to his hand. But his quick, black eyes, which looked the ykeener for the palIor and thinness of his face, royed ceaselessly over me, probed the darkness behind me, took note of everything.
 Enough tc compel you, Monsieur" l replied sternly But that is not all. There are % dragons coming up the hill to secure you and they,,Tih mako you no such offer. Surrender to me before they come and give me your parole and I will do all for your com. fort. Delay. and yon will fall into their hands. There can be no escape.
 You will take my word" he said slowly.
 Give it and YOU may keep your pis' tols, NJ. de Cocheforet," l replied.
 Tell me at least that you are not I.alone."
 "I am not alone"
 Then I give 1t, he said, with a sigh. And for Heavens sake get me something 10 eat and bed. am tired of this pig-styAan this life ArnIdieul t is fortnight sines T slept between sheets
 You shall sleep tonight in your own house if you please" answered hurrsedly. But here they come Be good enough to stay where you are moment and win meet them stepped out into the darkness in the nick of time. The lieutenant, after posting his men round the hollow. had
 lust slid down with a couple of Ter
 geants TO make the arrest. The place round the oLen door was pitch dark
 He had not espied my knaye, who had
 lodged himself in the deepest shadow of the hut: and when he saw me come out across the light he took me for Cocheforet. In A twinkling he thrust
 a pistol Into my face and cried trinm
 phartIy. You are my prisoner" Al
 the same instant one of the sergeanti
 raised 4 lan.hoFn and threw its ligsll
 into my eyes.
 What folly is this2' I said sayagely Thc lieutenant's flaw fell and he stoo'
 for half a minute. paralyred with az tonishment. Less than an hour betpr' he had left me at the chateau Thence he had come hither with the brisfes 1 delay. and vet he found ne here be fore him, He swore fearfully. hii face dark. his mustache stin with rage What is thlss What is it7" he cried al
 last. Where is the nang" What man7" I said -This cocheforetl" he roared. ca. . ried away by his passion Don't n to ne, He is here and I v1il hay
 him"
 You will not. You are too late! , said. watching Rim heedfuliy. M ! . cochsfores is here. but he has alread surrenaersd tc me and he h m , prisoner"
 -Toar prisoneri
 i, -Yes. my prisoner. l answered 2 facing the man with all the harshnss . I could muster. -I have arrested hiH , by virtue of the cardinals special com uissSon granted 10 ne Ard hy VII a the of the same I shall kssp him. a He xiared al me for a moment ! ' utter rage and perplsxity Then o1 1. sudden saw his face Tighten -lt e d-d russi- he shouted. hrandishin D his pistol like a madmzn- Fl ls s cheat and a fraud. And bT G-d 70 ' have no commission. ses thrOugk t - z-e through Is all, Teu have com a hers. aad yoa have hocussed us' fo h are of their ssde. and this Is yUur la {. shift to save binl-
 -whsk folly Is thisT- I szsrsrsd -No folly sf sfii- hs snswsred- cor
 viesion in bis tone -foa have plsys
 upon us. Tou have fooled us. Bz F .zes fkroszh it Bpri An kDsr sz
 srpos<t you to thst fns nsfxz