The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-11
the death that looked from those muz

the death that looked from those muz-
| zles.
His hands disengaged her own to pin
! to his coat IL yellow bauble he had talk
ell from his pocket, and then, as she
| clung. her strained senses became con-
scious OF wheeling plunge of horse
men at the porch, hurried steps, n voice
shaking with strange vibration, ask
ing questions i'm broken English.
At the sound Armand threw back his
head and stood like stone image.
| There was pause. Then
"Louis Armand" said the sibilant,
halting tongue, 81 command you to
open thees door! You will not, ch? You
know who am?"
The sidcboard fell with crash, the
splintercd door tumblcd upon 1T, and
Armand stood to attention in the blaze
OF lantern light. AT glance Ann"
| knew the officer who stood in the door
way, surrounded by glittcr:ng staff.
the d!vl%!C2.
You surrendair, then? Good! An
| where, Major Woodson, is the infor-
mair who has done such brilliant sairv-
ice to dcnouncc-eh? Come stan be-
side me, M'sieu Jarrat, an let lis over
whclm thccs villain!'
He advanced n step into the room.
his bright eyes OH the pair.
"1Ia, An you thcenl l have never
recognize You, Charles. all thccs time
me who was your old brother in tho
College du plcssis? Nc - Lafayettc2
Take off ;liat wig! Take it or, l tell
your
Mechanically, Armand put his hand
| to his head. He drew Off the black
perukc, and, all ut once unconlincd, his
brown, curling hair fell to his shoul-
dcrs, the ends just touching the yellow
| Cross Of st. Louis which sparklcd like
y topaz OH his breast. The act trans
| formed him. The set mouth was gone,
;hc face all softrnrd to youthfulncss.
Louis Armand, tie impostor, seized
at williamsburg" shouted Jarrat CAR
mund WHO escaped the clutches of the
congress! Armand the traitcr gcn-
tlcmcn. Tear Off his cross
Ono of tho o:'clc about Lafayette
turned facing him with an oath, but
the general was before him.
NO" lie cried. "No Not Louis
Armand the traitor, but Charles Louis
armand, colonel of .trnand's legion
and Marquis dc III Troucricw
There was an instant of silence that
turned babel behind the speaker.
"a lie" shouted Jarrat "A lie. The
Marquis dc In Troucric is dead" Anne
had risen, trembling spccchlcss, her
eyes fixed and Glittcring.
aye" said Armand sternly, stretch
ing his arm toward him. "He has
been dead these five years But lie did
not die when YOU supposed. That was
but play necessary to deceive n dog
one would not wish barking at his
heels. lie called himself secretary,
and YOU YOU jackal-you thought to
buy him, Il Frcnchman, to bctray his
master, his king and these colonics.'
Lafayette laughed like Il child. "IIc
bride him to bc-what YOU thccnk,
gcntlcmcn?-to be himself! A rare
pleasantrcc, ch2 And the congress,
they thecnk lie trick them in scvcntcc-
six. They would arres' him vet, when
he Is dcnouncc'-even my General IIa-
| zen!'
Jorrot Ind fo,Ion hoc,, his f,co hI,o,,
hIs ,ngors con,u,si,nI,. ,vo,,l.irc hi.
teeth gritting one on another like pcb-
bles in the hand.
| Armands eyes were upon Anne,
tbouoh ho soo,,on 10 oh1,.os. ,,i nros
ont.
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