The Washington times., 1910-01-01

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saw Jhe jewels In its HiIJ
81 must retain the weapon as evil
deuce-' And saying this he proceeded
logically % destroy part Of the evil
aaenee oy rubbing the blade clean on
oh not as evidence. monsieur she
pleaded
why uot2 lis most
the instrument Of Your ...---
True. but Z have rope.
and though 7 willingly ..
tain the stiIettO. which
italy. I hope 10 VIII not I
As evidence against m.
that case. 10 viii ur con
court whereas ~ the
IN your possession 10 vi.
many a year. That -un1
en- out and sold TO a Jew
YOU hundred uiSI0Ies G.
The Eirl was as sharp
and lT the time she hz
with the mcuUICgue SIN.
mistake was being mace
COEc-uuSuess had de0aF
eyes OF the old soldier
picion had taken Us rIa
the position OF THeresc
knew as every one knew
us rampant tEUUELol
No one did anything 10
the system Of bribery.
else tending toward -ich
1opouZed by the upper cI
antrE neither looked for
share FL lIa distribute
II noble wished any
peasant Pc did nor tip
u1-leC him. and the T..
peueS was more apt 20
o1dEel than coins from E-
The veteran with the
erred his nrOws and IOoE
at the fair woman befOrg .
an extensive donation
Ei-er must be CDuceaIiuE
tho utmost Importance His stClid uIuo f.
worked v-Th almost visible SIovncSS +
ana the Quick intuition Of the girl saw
y E-tGgr g. was tending. In another .
minute nc would re asking himself .
How 90 I know this IS not De CardiI- F.
lac. Of whom the whole world is in +
search
Now Therese had become an excel
ie0t actress Her glf- of impersonatiOn
was so great that Il formed one Of the
CHIEF features which commended her 70
the queen There was never a duh mo
TUG1f IN CoG-L when TheTesc de Non
those whom her majesty disIiked was
the cause of much amusement to the
queen herself and the queens entoUr-
There's. became on the instant wan.
pathetic figure with tears streaming
from her eyes
~ can never bear she said with
hating voice ''to look upon that dead
IS instrument again Twas given me
as present on my marriage. and look
what u has done They say 10 Is i'll
luck Jn receive without payment any
thing that Is sharp or viii cut and now
I must he rid of IL at all costs 7 should
nave Elren payment for IT. but IL was
sent TO me from italy. and I could not ,
bring disaster 20 you OF your family
II ] give Il 10 YOU and while I wish TO
be nd of It myself. dare not bring
Gown curses on YOU with such 4 fatal
gift and here the dropping girl began
Co weep outright
The sentry. whose scanned face turned
1ate, Jet the dagger, jewels and ali fan
from his hand ringing 10 the road. then
ne plOUSiE crossed himself.
ell 7 must rouse this man. and
learn what he has 10 say for himself"
The soldier, whose calling demanded
q certain skill IN rough surgery and the
carrying Of materials necessary for II {
1feW from his wallet a narrow strip or
-oafSe ClCJn and flask of brandy He
Sreit by the side OF CaTdillac. examined
the wound. and placed his hand on the
orehead of the unconscious man The
s5rl 1eT own anxious self again, watch
ea MN inIently, for the critical moment
nat she feared was approaching.
To learn wHa- he would say for him
self, rad been he patrols words The
LANCER was WHIT he might say against
1lmSclf In those moments between the
'eEatning Of his wits and the resuminE {
pr ms own control over them She real
zed- with despair at her heart that she {
-ould not explain his danger to Car I
1UilaC while this suspicious man was :
Within earShOt Perhaps. when the sol ]
lIer had bound up the wound. she might {
nduce MN TO depart and allow her TO :
bring the stricken man back TO q / I
knowledge Of his surroundings. !
IF, good soldier. YOU viii place a ( \
pandage on his arm and pass on your Z
way 10 Blcis, I VIII revive my hus-
band. 80 G
Why" demanded The soldier. look / J
ng I'D at her, suspicion once more his 2
dominant expression I
Because, soldier, Il is said that Deo-
pie walking in their sleep, or after A a
amt when aroused should see no
stranger near them" {
That may be true or not" said the C
patrol: but 7 must be here to listen Fl
when he wakes
Then. soldier. tell me who YOU are. :
7nd for whom YOU stand, cried the I
girl crafty. in real as well as pre- h
Tended dismay- II you are for the n
queen mother, then We are lost. for nv {,
husband IS 2 strong partisan or lie q
King and It is to Paris that ne re go q
ng. for he intends TO offer his sword Z
70 his majesty
Plague take it, growled the old :
,oiuler- Have you come all the way =
rom Tours. madame, through RIois. =
where the Queen Is imprisoned. without y
earning hat the north bank Of the 4