The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-11

I SsaN9sSIhR 1fV.. SfDfT 7 81 II. him Enlne
: fro1n candle 10 candle with incre5iblt
rapidftv. I had Intended sending 8
= scr,,ari "a ossIst bt,,, Mr. hStb SSH.
| h,,ln a,S gnrri5or wore obsoIuteI,
/, empty. 4'
, r@i,aa IN, han ,hova ana apair
: looked a6out for a eryan but there
was none in sight There was No
!, time for hesitation Bsneath INC third
door IN the lnFf psrreiy,,d a ray O,
:, light STROBE to II and knocked
/, sharply.
Who Is there?" cried a voice which
thrilled me.
1T IS /. Tavernay. mademoiselle.
answered, trying TO speak calmly.
Dress yourself at once"
II nm already 5r.ssaa .. She sni5 ,r6
,hrIn. - 49, a. 49, w., 10 80 ,v,.Sns
monsieur?"
,Tl,. ho,,sa g ho,,r sprrorrdoa hv
the Blues" / said rapidly. .But. made
I,oiselle Won n,Isf mn On some heavier
gown than that ana stouter shoes we
NAV have to fee-to hide in the woods
and the night is old
Very well. monsieur" h answered.
and my heart thrilled again at the
calmness of her tone. u shall be
ready in a moment"
When you have finished" / said.
'blow out your light as though YOU
- I a- AAAA- ! = " lA4t -4[sS
At your IGOR with you maid
my maid has d~isappeared." she in-
terrupted.
Disappeared?
al least, 1 cannot find her. No one
will answer the bell"
S. much the better l assured her.
+ though my heart was heavy with fore
boding. The smaller the party. the
greater our chance of escape. Which
is NJ. le Comics ap~artneut?"
the end Of fbe corridor"
4I .bo1f rr, .,aoy - -
bar b s,ni' p Js.s a u or.se, ! sIto' s'lze1
~ 'as ~ @'to p>aased on
NJ. lie Comte opened his door in
stantiy m answer TO my knock. and at
lls hFst s!lnpse OF my race. stepped
our INTO n coTrldor n closed the
door behind MIN,
What Is ii, TaYernay??" he asked.
What has happened ,"
swered rapidly; they are posting SEN
tinels about the house. [ recognized
Dubosq, their leader-the same fellow
who tried To trap YOU this morning.
This time he is making certain that
you shall not scape."
Nor ts that an sata nv ,.o
behind me
/ turned quickly II vas pasda,orn
"Pasdelount,, crja5 his yras,ar
what do vn,, hero -.
IT come RI YAM \. la r,n,k
"Of what2r
"The canaille of Dappe arc m ,ba;r
way to sack the cbateaI"
"It is 70 he t,,r,,aa ou.- - 49,
soon as NJ. lie Comte and tba women
ara taken nr;sonars1 49, +r,1o D.
deloup. without NOTICING tta intarrrn-
ton. Nor is that an Tbev arc n ba
permitted 10 seize NJ. lie Comte ana TO
use him as the mob of Paris has al
ready used so many-
Nonsense Pasds,ouafs es-1ss a.
master. but his face had paIed : Iit.ia
.rWbera did Won hear such bs,,rdi,sss ~
For answer, Pasdeloup pointed along
the ernpty corridor
where are your peonle. NJ ,a
Comte p he asked. None here-none
below-search the whole house and YOU
win find not one. An hour ago thew
stole away along the road 10 Dangs
/ alone could not be bribed or igat-
ened into Joining them"
His master stared at him for 2 mo-
naent, then down the empty corridor.
his ace of a sudden gray and haggard
"All?" he repeated hoarsely. All?
Even Joseph? Even Marcelle?"
Yes. monsieur" said Pasdeloup.
laughing grimiy. Even Joseph. Even
Marcelle. / do not say that they wished
to go. l only know that they were
afraid to stay. Where it is a question
of ones life or a~nother's. one saves
oneself. That is human ature
M. le Comte stood yet q with
bent head, as though struck nv q haavy
blow.
And your" he asked, at last. looking
at Pasdeloup.
Again Pasdeloup laughed grimly.
1t is my nature. too he said. Only
/ am not so easily frightened. Permit
me to remind you, NJ. ie Comte." he
added, a trace of Impotence in his
voice, that there is no time TO lose
His master pulled himself together
by a mighty effort.
You are right he said, wye must
get q .sass =
There is a break in the line OF SEN
tries" / suggested. perhaps we can
get through" but my heart fell as I
thought how nearly Impossible il was
"At least we will try. Do vou cat
Charlotte, monsieur. / viii bring mad
alme.'
| sped along the corridor. pausing
only an instanf ~ pp ,oorn anatas
up my sword and pistols and ammnnia
ton pouch. Mdlc. de Cbarnbrav was
awaiting me, wrapped to tiae chin IN
a dark cloak. more beautiful thsn aysr
II am ready. monsieur she said ber
eyes shining like twin stars.
.sTrhara 10 xyat J, ahaaaa