The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-25

as the wretch who played the priest
! made as though he was elevating the
host. those behind him burst forth
IN a hoarse shout:
Long live Reason! Long live
Reason!"
Attracted by the shout, others of the
crowd Joined the group, drank Of the
wine which the girl passed down to
them. and began a crazed Bachanal
dance before her. Then q red-faced
screaming with laughter. tore her few
remaining clothes from her back.
II baptfse thee!" and he dashed a Gus
of wine over her glistening skin.
And another snatched a twig from
a Towering shrub and. bending it into
the semblance of a wreath. placed 1t
upon her head.
Long live Reason!" he shouted In
his turn. but a woman In the crowd,
jealous. perhaps Of the attentions
shown the naked hussy, suddenly
caught up a clod of earth and dashed
It into her face: whereup the goddess
forth I know not what %vileness. and
was caught up by the crowd trembling
with rage and horror at the impious
scene which l had witnessed, and the
thought that u fair land Of France
lay at the mercy Of such scoundrels
turned me sick at heart.
Then one of their number mounted
the steps and began to harangue them.
| could catch only a word here and
there, yet 1t was easy enough to guess,
from the frantic shouts which inter-
rupted him, what his subject was. The
mob was in mood to commit any atroc-
ity. 1t needed only the application Of
the spark.
M. lie Comics face grew grave as he
gazed down at them.
That is serious" he said. When
they begin to make speeches. 1t is
time to think of escape. Have you any,
thing to suggest, Tavernay?"
IF we could reach the ground on the
side of the tower away from the mob"
l said, " might escape Into the wood,
since there seems to be no watch of
any kind nor any one to intercept u.s."
Yes. but to reach the ground
If we could find a rope"
yes. but where2"
us there none In the tower? Surely
we can find something
A least. we can look" he said. and
led the way to the stair.
followed him, but Pasdeloup, his
arms folded, hts head sunk In reverie,
kept his place at the battlement, star
ing moodily down at the drunken
revel.
We descended to the floor below,
where Pasdeloup's candle was still
family burning. A glance at it show
ed me that it had been half consumed.
An hour more and we should be In
darkness-it, indeed, we had not enter
ed the eternal darkness long ere thati
In the first moment, I thought the
room was empty; then I saw madame
half sitting. half lying on a couch In
n corner, holding the younger wom-
an IN her arms. AS we approached,
she raised a warning finger to her lips,
and I saw, with q sudden burst of ten
derness, that my love had fallen asleep,
exhausted by the fatigue Of the .
ming.
d not disturb her." said madame
In a low voice. but at that instant the
sleeper opened her eyes
For a moment she stared up at us
blankly; then her eyes met mine and
a wave Of crimson swept from brow
to chin.
IT have been asleep" said she. Sit
ting hastily erect. I'm spite of all my
boasting." she added. smiling up at
me.
Yes said NJ. lie Comte; and you
should be proud of your steady nerves
and clear conscience, my dear. Not
fully in the face Of danger"
"DangerT she replied, and looked
about her. Has 1t come, them"
oh, not q pressing danger" he as
sured her. "Sttll. we must devise some
means of escape before 1t becomes 50.
We shall have to take the light, I fear"
DO So" said madame promptly.
Charlotte and I win ascend to the
platform"
ut is not a pleasant sight that you
will see" said M. lie Cpmte, NOR pleas
ant words o VIII hear-
we are not children. broke in
M. lie Comte lighted them up the
stair and then turned back to me.
1T is evident there Is no rope here"
he said, holding the candle above his
head and looking about the apartment.
THE old furnishings hang together
better than one would think" he added.
had my mind been with other matters
I perceived with what mptu
BUSINESS h place was fitted up. The
tapestries were faded and dusty. the
coverings Of the furniture motheaten
and decayed. and the room itself cob
webbed and moldy-but 1t was I'M
pressive, nevertheless. It was a good
sized, o~ctagonal, conforming Ia shape
to the tower, and in four Of the sides
small, shattered windows were Set.
Tapestries and furniture alike had evil
IDENTIFY been of the most costly and ele-
CANT description.
"This was the boudoir OF the fair
Gabrielle" observed Nj. lie Comta. look
ing about him with a smile. 1T has
ear since 7 set foot here and I
had forgotten how 1t looked. You viii
see that with my ancestor 1t was q real
passion; he did moi spare himself. In
fact, I should hate to confess how much,
low is her bed chamber"
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