Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-02

DREW THE HOOD OVER HIS HEAD. room wonder. His heart beat louder than it had on the tower wall. To en- ter the room seemed almost a sac rilege. Still, there was no other way. | Just as he was about to climb over the sill he heard footstep in the cor 1 ridor outside the room. For an in stant he thought it might be hers, but . second thought undeceived him. He drew back, let the curtain fall, and waited with his eye comprehending the room through the corner of the drapery. The door opened, the hang ings before it were lifted, and the sturdy figure of Josette appeared in 1 the doorway.
 "Well!' calculated the maid, as she stepped into the room and stood look ing about her with her arms akimbo, that's done, at any rate. Mon Dieu! How beautiful Mademoiselle Anne looked tonight. But how sad her heart! 'Helas, Josette,' she said, as I was dressing her. I care not how beautiful I am now And yet Mon- sieur le Comte is a gallant gentleman, noble and rich. God send me such lover some day. Poor Monsieur de Vitre, how sad he looks, too: and as for that English knight. Sir Grafton well, 'tis he that mademoiselle loves: yes, for him she breaks her heart. Twas for him she always looked back, back, back on that hateful ship. Me, like not the sea. I'm glad 'tis not who have so many lovers. One will suit me, if may choose. That poor Englishman. Dame, if I had been he I had stolen her away willy-nilly. She would have forgiven him, know; love like hers forgives all But now i she will never see him again." .. Don't be too sure of that, Josette," | whispered Grafton in her ear. Taking advantage of moment window, he had slipped into the room and approached her. He must trust some one, and who better than the girl whom he knew to be devoted to I her mistress and not unfriendly toward him either?
 She promptly opened her lips to scream, an attempt which Grafton frustrated by clapping one hand over her mouth and forcing her into a chair with the other. sternly bidding bor hn u,,iot bo did
 "Is it a spirit?" she walled. "Oh. o",,iieur. for the love of Heaven" : No. ,sse!" softly answered Graf ,oa, om' oe lent. Cant you see and reel that d. aliye?" But we left ,.u ;, .o,.,o u,
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 Did you think that, vorld st,v there forever? have re>,varod os you see. and I have come for n. damoi. selle. Where is she? Is there na, some place where We can talk? Wn any come here?'
 ''No one will come here. monsieur at least not now. I think. I alone have access to mademoiselle's apartments
 Where is she?"
 "At dinner, monsieur"
 "Oh. and is there any one else here? Yes, monsieur. the Marquis dc } Chabot gives dinner to Monsieur le Marechal de Conflans and the officer: of his fleet to announce the betrothal of his granddaughter to-"
 De Vitre?'
 No. monsieur. certainly not He is much too little for so grand lady as mademoiselle."
 'To whom, then?'' "To his old friend, Monsieur d. Kersaint.''
 Good Heaven." exclaimed Grafton "The other man."
 Yes. monsieur"
 And the countess. does she con- sent?"
 Her consent was not asked. mon- sieur. The marquis announced it when they arrived three days ago. Twas settled before We came" , And de Vitre?'
 "He is in agony. monsieur. Mon- | sieur le Marquis laughed at her when : she tried 10 tell him. He said it was nothing. impossible. preposterous. Oh. you should sec that poor young
 man, his heart is breaking.' . 'l care nothing for his heart, Jo- sette. hut as to mademolselle?" Her heart is breaking too, and she says"
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