The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-29

nave come to toll you to ny,
Renault. The Huguenots are lost.
Ny father is deep in the schemes Of
the queen mother. He and all his
men are already out for the massacre.
overheard 1t all. The signal was to
have been given at four in the morn.
ing BY the ringing Of the palace tocsin,
but the queen mother. fearing the
king might weaken, has advanced the
hour. and ct 1880 the great bell will
sound. In . few minutes now-hurry
fly! or l will perish with you!"
Then We must ny together"
Thus speaking. he made . step
forward, then stepped. Clear and
deep came the ssuRA ef the palace
bell. A terrible tumult arose from
the dusly street, cries and shouts, in
suits and threats. and elashing of
weapons. The dear girl perceived
that 1t was too late for Eight
"'"Let " die together" she said.
"'"No, no; not you, my one be-
laved. You are Of their faith. Let
your religion save you"
"'"I will have no religion but the
one you profess, and sweeter far twill
be to perish in your arms than to
inger on to die of grief"
Still, they may spare you. II
you live, here for your hearts com
fort l leave constant witness of my
love. 1t is my will and testament,
written by my own hand, in which l
give you all my worldly goods. And
here are our two portraits which
have loved to carry married over my
heart as we once hoped to be. They
must not be profaned Here is sure
hiding-place. Watch me now and re-
member"
mo need, dear love. Alone
shall never find them. If we are
spared we may come back for them
together"
"I being in the next chamber heard
all this, but could not see nor guess
where the things were hidden.
Upon this the great long clock in
M. de Preville's room struck the
three-cuarters, and Mile. Alice gave
loud cry, for the smashing of the
heavy doors by the Infatuated rabble
caused the whole mansion to tremble,
and ere could spring to the door the
rioters had rushed in and fired.
For me there was little danger, I
being of the faith; but to save the
others l was powerless.
1.-The marquis fell, MORALLY wound
ed. Mercy" he cried. Mercy for
her. She is your own religion"
""NOt So" she exclaimed, "I am
of his religion and will have no
other!"
"'And they swore and raved and
fired again and laughed when they
saw her dying.
"Renault," she said, family, I'VE
shall find each other. 1 love you
we shall meet again."
And SO she died."
Here ended the manuscript. The
marquis was agitated, the marquise
was very pale.
Suddenly in, the next room a clear
vibrating stroke was heard, the hour
sounded, then after an instants in
terval the half
The two old people started nerv-
ously.
"Oh. I know" said the marquise
Il remember now. It is a long clock,
a horologe, which was found to-day
In the attics with some other things
behind a partition. thought the
clock SO handsome that told Anatole
to dust it and have it brought down.
He wound it and 1t seems to be going
all right. What events 1t must have
witnessed-what fateful hours It has
The clock struck again. The mar
quis felt an uneasiness which he could
not understand. Each stroke of the
hour sounded like a funeral bell, and
he fancied he heard the cries of a
woman, shots and the clash of arms.
The marquise also was troubled.
She shivered as though awaiting,
1reading some event What, she
could not have said.
Recovering presently from this sort
Of stupor they began to talk tenderly
IF their youth and their early love.
The marquise took up her favorite
.heme. They had loved for centuries,
she insisted. Falling in with her
mood her husband wondered If this
night be true until, thus having en-
.ered the domain of dreams, reality
vas effaced, and they scarcely remem-
'ered who they were; they lost count
If time, forgot that they were old,
'orgot which century they belonged
%. 1t was as though two souls
slipped into space.
The clock struck one, then the quar-.
.er and half-past.
The marquise gave a cry; RE
nault," she called. "Alice," he an
swered.
Pale, frozen with fear, they chung
10 each other. Their eyes were fixed
On invisible dangers, their ears atten-
tive to imaginary sounds