Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02

what Gouion had said, and | confess
VI. lie Comte, that IL appeared to ms
reasonable. So long as / had imagined
that things were as they were because
! the good God so wiled II, / had not
questioned them; but now / began &c
suspect that perhaps the good God had
no hand in them at all, and that thF
only thing left for us was to do what
we could to help ourselves. The next
night, 1 inquired for Laroche, but nc
one had seen him: so, leaving the gate
open-the first time that I had ever
done sol FASTENED to the Belle Image
Gouj0n was awaiting me; again ne
bought wine and again he laid before
mo the wrongs Of the peasantry. Az
last / told him that | would Join the
society which he was organizing AT
DANCE. 1t was not until I had taken
the oath, hat I discovered what Z.
was he intended to do. He thought
me wholly his, and, indeed, from night
TO night, he convinced me more and
more that justice was OH u side.
Two nights ago, he was for some
reason very Jubilant and drank more
than usual. 1t was at that time that
he conflded TO me his passion for
madame; that he told me what II was
he had been doing In that attic at the
moment you discovered him. Then
he passed on to the plan he had In
mind.
1--WE have all the servants, now,
Pasdeloup,' he said; even the women.
Those we could not persuade we
bribed; those we could not bride we
frightened into joining us. The plans
are made, everything is ready. Your
part will be TO open the gates for us
Which gates?' / asked.
The gates of the chateau. OF
course
"'of the chateauT
Certainly, it is Of the chateau I
am speaking. We are going to at
tack It,
but NJ. lie Comte is not there I
protested.
mo said Goujon, with a triumph
ant smile. nor will he ever again be
there. I have attended to that. La
roche has lured him into our hands.
First, l will bring him here In order
that he may witness my revenge-my
triumph; then I will send him on to
Paris to celebrate his nuptials with
Madame Guillotine.'
Then l saw the trap into which I
had thrust my foot. AS he sat there
ieeTlng at ne, l vas tempted to bury
knife In his belly; but I managed
to control myself. It might be that
there were other things which I
should know.
We'll, them I said, since you al
ready have him, why attack the chat
eau?'
The leer on his face grew broad
You forget, Pasdeloup, he said.
that the women are there
well, what Them
What then, head of a pigl You
stupid tonight! Do you suppose
have forgotten? You do not know the
sleepless nights l have spent tossing
on my bed, biting my pillow, at thought
of what one day should be mine!
Well, my day has come-that woman
Is going to be mine now-that is the
triumph which Favras is to witness!
VIII 1t not be a pretty revenge?
Could you think OF anything prettier?'
and he leered at me again and licked
his lips with a tongue which seemed
strangely red and swollen. You
shall have the other; h shall be
your reward-and pardieu! Ii is not to
be laughed at. You do not know, Pas
deloup, what soft, white skins these ci-
devant women havel'"
l felt my blood grow suddenly hot
with rage and a glance at M. le Comics
white face told me the agony he was
suffering at the thought hat his wife
had been profaned by even the glances
of this s~coundrei.
go on" he said, hoarsely. And
then2"
Perhaps something In my face be-
trayed me-" Pasdeloup continued. AT
any rate, Goujon suddenly looked at
me, then slaughtered back In his
chair.
81 have beer talking nonsense, Pas
deloup,' he said. L have taken too
much wine. ! am always saying absurd
things when I am drunk. You must
forget that foolishness,
Gle said II so naturally that 1 be-
Iieved him, more especially since, at
the moment, his head was webbing so
that he could scarcely keep 1t off the
table. But, when I reached the chateau
again, / found that my zeal for tho
revolution had vanished, since, even
drunk, one of It's leaders could propose
such horrible things. Last night I re-
NAMED at my post at the gate; but to-
night an uneasiness seized me. fan
cied that ] detected some sort OF n
derstanding among the other servants.
At the first moment / slipped away to
DANCE 10 learn me truth. There / found
that a detachment OF the Blues had
just come In by post, n had been or
dered forward at once to surround the
chateau. All OF that rabble yonder had
gathered In the square and Goujon was
addressing them. The terrible things
flt IA n YkAtb a ~ NINLAbiGs 0ut
/ listened only for a moment. Then I
nastened back to give you warning, and
found that I was already too late. That
Is all, NJ. lie Comte."
His master laid a friendly hand upon
his shoulder.
81 thank thee, Pasdeloup,'' he said.
Whatever the event. thou last done
thy best. Thou hast paid thy debt a
hundred fold"
A sudden frenzied outburst OF yells
interrupted him. We looked down again
and saw a procession emerging from
the house upon the terrace. Before
them they were rolling half a dozen
casks OF wine and spirits.
W. shall see now" said Pasdeloup
grimly, "how mann OF them win shout
Long Live the Kingi'"
CHAPTER XII.