The Washington times., 1910-01-02
The CIeVerness of CardiIIaC ...s Barr

J alone TO BIois, whereas I should taxa
whatever direction pleased me Now
the road 10 BiOis is closed 10 US.
The road TO BeaUgenCy Is impossible.
The forest 70 the north IS impossible
Thus st. west. and north are ban
Isned rom our problem, only the south
Is lef-; and, dear girl. If you viii allow
me 20 call you 50, you and must travel
( 10 she south together
again the girls head dropped.
Yes I understand, now that you
point II out so clearly, she murmured-
And look you. Marie. how provi-
dental this decision is which fate has
made for Us You speak Of my putting
things clearly I should have convinced
You long ago that this was really the
only plan AS a lad. 1 lived at MONTH";
chaTd for months. and also al q farm in
! the environs Of BlOis. 70 the south OF
the river All this country on the left
bank Of the Loire is known 10 me I
am familiar with the roads and the
paths and the wOOdcutters' hutS and the
huntSmen's lodges and once we cross
the river, I am. as IL were in my own
land
Aside from this. there are no kings
soldiers over there The forest across
the flood is not in the unkempT COndi-
tion of this imIenetrable thic6et. be
cause the wOOdmeu are UnmOlested by
wandering sOldiery- They have never
been looted of their sCaDfv possessions
with no redress from those in command
u n.y. Marie, I could defy De Luynes
ana oil Ills most over NtlGTE. LDE. even
at night, can lead you through paths
50 intricate and 50 EMPOWERED with
foliage that your eyes would sparkle
at their beauty rather than at your own
danger Danger There isn't any. once
We reach the farther banks Ny mind
was rather dazed, otherwise 7 had seen
all these advantages before, and so per
Suaded you, Marie, instead Of attempt
ing to cOeTCe YOU, for which dear girl,
pray YOU forgive me
Then. short league south of BIois.
q
stout farm Of GaSpaId MalOChe. who
used 10 be z tenant on our estate uu-
t-l- when ] was q boy ne went north
and settled in TOuTaine- His strong
house Is buii1 round a courtyard, like
chateau or a monastery, and could
stand q siege as v ell as any fortress
in the land Within its walls we viii
be welcome and safe; and YOU may
reach Bl0ls at your convenience from
the fair south, instead OF from the sus-
u-ClCUS east
Bat few short months ago I stop
ped with haloche on my way 20 Paris
He has become more rich and prosper
Gus than would ever have been the case
mad ne remained IN GaSconN- for the
court M BloiS is his customer. Ills
lands are fertile. and. being out IF the
beaten track. have never been overrun
by the unIljtar=-
The EirI looked UP at him with a rare
smile on ler enTlCInC face His own
Counte1auCe was flushed by his enthUs-
laStlc defamation In MS fancy ne was
already safe within the farm stronghold
You paint a. very aIluTiuE picture
monsieur, and, in truth, wish I were
there At this moment
4 shall lead you there in perfect
safety within q very few hours Are
YOU afraid, Marie
Not in the least. but at the risk
% shocking your fancifuI nature.
must make the plebcian confession that
/ am hungry Your attack on our con-
ven- was ul-tine1. monsieur. for YOU
came lust a half hour before dinner.
and / have had nothing 20 eat since mid
day So when you spoke OF the estima-
BILE LaloChe becoming rich by feeding
affection turned toward the homestead
that IS doubtless wei provided with
good things 70 eat"
Vow out upon ne for selfish,
thOGEhtless beast Why did YOU not
tell ne YOU were hungry Narie2-'
Why did You not tell ne your were
"Oh, a wound Is nothing. and YOU
could not nave removed II # you had
known
wei. hunger is nothing and YOU
could not have removed it had you
I known
There is just where you are mis-
taken Marie I shall gladly beStOvv
upon YOU the supper Of Mile de Mon
treuiI-
The girl seemed startled
What do you mean by that mon
sieur2'' she asked breathiesSIv-
At the Hotel Ecu de Bretagne. in
T BeauSeUcyr I made an excellent re-
past 50 satisfy tnE that. until this
moment 7 forgot such a thing as hun
/ ger existed IN the world Well 7
4 thought that as I should be escortiuE
mademOiselle all night through rHs
forest she might require a little re
/ freshment. so I had the host Of the
/ Ereta Eue place in my saddLebags two
measures Of wine. a cold fat. roasted
{ pOulet- most excellent bread and other
/ appetiZIuE pTgvendeT. We shall picnic
/ here by the roadside on the instant
I Cardiac J-1Tned TO the SaddIebaZS.
/ but she approaching him. laid her
/ hand lightly on his shoulder
/ No. not by the roadside but on the
I other side Of the Loire 7 am not so
/ hungry as 1 pretended 7 fear the re-
/ turn Of that patrol with reinforce