The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-25

OH duty and with having their uni
forms dirty and disarrans ed
That is better" answered the SER
geant. with the freedom of a privi-
legged veteran. Thunder of God, but
YOU have disgraced the guards. An
hour on the wooden horse with mus
ket at either foot may teach you that
halberds were made for soldiers
hand and not for the kings grassplot."
The HuguenOt had stood III the back
ground. grave and composed. without
any sign of exultation. during this
sudden reversal of fortune, but when
the soldiers were gone he and the
young officer turned warmly upon each
other.
"Amory. had notlhoped to see YOU"
''Nor I you, uncle. What in the
name Of wonder brings you to Yer
sailles?"
MY wrongs. Amory. The hand of
the. wicked is heavy upon us, and
whom can we turn to save only the
king?"
The young officer shook his head.
1.-The king is at heart a good man"
said he. But he can only see the
world through the glasses which are
held before him. You have nothing to
hope from him."
HE spurned me from his presence"
did he ask you your name"
"He did. and gave it,
The young guardsman whistled. "Let
us walk to the gate" said he. by my
faith. If my kinsmen are to come and
handy arguments with the king 1t may
not be long before my company finds
itself without its captain. What is
amiss?"
Twenty men of Moab have been
quarte-ed upon me, with one Dalbert.
their captain. who has long been a
scourge TO Israel"
Captain Claude Dalbert of the Lam
guedoc dragons? | have already
some small score to settle with him.
What has he GOne?"
His men are over my house like
moths in a cloth bale No place is free
from them He sits in the room which
should be mine. his great boots on my
Spanish leather chairs. his pipe in his
mouth. his wine pot at his elbow and
his talk kissing and an abominatiOn.
He has beaten old Pierre of the ware
house and thrust me into the cellar"
Hal
Because | have dragged him back
when in his drunken love he would
have thrown his arms about your cous-
in Adele"
'Oh" The young mans color had
been rising and his brows knitting at
each successive charge, but at this last
his anger boiled over. and he hurried
forward with fury in his face. drag
ging his elderly companion, by the ell
bow.
How did YOU come, uncleF'
in a caleche.'
Where is it,"
That is it. beyond the auberge."
Come, let us make for it,
And you. Anl0"y. are You coming:"
My faith. il is time that | came.
from what you tell me- There is room
for man with a sword at his side III
this establishment of yours"
But what would you do:''
g! E--c::.., have word with this Cap
tain Da.Lo.1. Ha. here comes our
ca:eyhe. Whip up, driver. and livres
II i-)d if va pass the gate of the IN
valides within the hour
l.rht I,.;x- -
in an age of springless carriages and
deeply rutted roads. but the driver
dashed at his two rough. unclipped
horses and the caleche jolted and clat-
tered upon its way.
When was all this?" asked the
guardsman.
1T was yesterday night
"And where is Adele now?'
''She is at home"
"And this Dalbert?"
"Oh. he is there ALSO
What. You have left her in his
power while you came away to Yer
sailles?'
She is locked in her room"
''Pah. What is a lockt' The young
man raved with his hands in the air
at the thought of his own impotence.
And Pierre is there"
HE is useless
And Amos Green"
''Ah. that is better He is man by
the look of him.
Ills mother was one Of our own
folk from Staten Island. near Man
haitian. She was one Of those scattered
lambs who fed early before the wolves
'waRa first it was seer that the kings
hand waxed heavily upon Israel. He
speaks French, and yet he is neither
IN tho own nor ro hi