The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-05
By ROBERT BARR

both sides You VIII ind vol rself be
tween the upper and neither miliStcneS1
and not much viii be left of YOU when
they cease revolving.
Cardiac replaced the crucihx-
Marie Le said II wish a word vita
YOU IN the next room Maloche. see 10
il that no one moves until ] return
once outside, the young man caught
Ter by the elbows, pressing them close
~ 10 her Marie made no effective re-
sistarces but stood there smiling at him
Dear GIRL he said 81 wanted 70
tell you that 7 shall make NgutTicHard
my home until I have perfected UlF
plans My headquarters there VIII be
the hotel Of the Black Head. "a HosteiTE
..AIoatrichard is filled with my friends.
and there I shall be quite safe The
I hiilSICes Of MontrlChard are money
combed with secret passages and cave
dwellings with every tenant or which
] am acquainted. and no man need be
captured who knows this labyrinth az
/ do And now dear girl. farewell. and
heaven be with you There IS stu one
question T wish 10 ask you Do you
think 1 should Pc justified in accepting
au advance O.. money for carrying out
the liberation Of the queen
/ oh. surely, surely. cried the SRI,
although her face showed diSapDoln--
meHt that he had thought better Of his
I nrst proposal 70 u-5 MS own
81 am glad you approve -2oIE0 4
shah not touch a silver OF the money
/ general principle that a man under
/ taking task " len he feels certain OF
accomplishing may he justified In seek
Ing IN advance a modest lUS-a iueIr OF
the reward he expects, Z tBis install
/ ueEt viii encourage him 90 face the
difficulties he may be called on To en-
counter, so. EEerese-
+ Twice he put his lips to better pur-
pose than that Of speaking and nat
tered himself He had taken her com
r-e-eIv By surprise She fUCWued and
Citure OF strength then laughed a little
"E take It. monsieur. that there IS
+ nothing personal in what you have
T done. You merely wished TO begin Your
campaign bv settling your debt 7 shall
/ therefore. regard this as the return OF
+ what was formerly bestowed
'Tn that case, ThereSe, / have the
+ instaIment stiU 10 seek" but Therese
uerriiy eluGed him, not 10 be caught a
/ NO. no. she cried. too lavish an
+ workman and. on this employment.
{ must enlist all your faculties Now.
listen 10 me Do you know the cha
+ IT have sen IT. replied CardHEac-
/ II am well acquainted with every
part Of It. continued IneTeSe. Tor !
lived there on several occasions while
the court was In residence GIey tel
me the queens present apartments are
on the first floor The side toward the
. COurt-qrd is like TO be well guarded
"
. CipiCOus. and being without an exit
. her ma festy-s jailers are there prob
ably less vlEilaUt- At the northeast
. corner there IS an open gallery Every
. afternoon, al O'Clock the queen IS
. asleep. and from 4 until half past I
+ shall walk IN that gallery. You VIII
/ doubtless venture into Blois as coca
S-%%TT a am certain 10 DO that" replied
J Cardiac
You VIII come disguised. but 7 think
I shall recognize you sun, 10 make 5.e.
| sure. wear IN some fashion the scarf /
gave YOU u act Is sling Tor your
. arm and which, honest man you never
returned TO me.
/ -.T had hoped Theresey you would not
miss it
( Il did not freely present It to you.
But I must not chatter any longer
/ Time is passing During the week we
: have spent here I have obtained sew
{ eraI unsuspiciOUS articles that may be
1 OF use to me when I share the queen s
/ Imprisonment. and among them IS an
I ample length Of thin CCTu- II 1 Se6 you
/ on the street below. and we are UnOb-
served, 7 may pass down TO you a -eJ-
I ter, If there IS anything to COmmuni-
cate and you, may tie to. the cord any
ulIssive intended for ne"
1 4 shall remember that As al al
tentative means OF communication Win
me, Il might be vel # you made
I friends with MalOChe's daughter IN the
/ chateau; then a message given TO Ter
( could be passed on L. her father, AMI
I he might send some one Of his sons 20
me at NontrichaTd-
0u think we can trust Malocne''
Yes: first because of bis fear and
. second. because of his cupidtty- He has
+ nothing to gain and e-eTythinE 10 lose
bv betravinE US Still, il will all Ge-
pend on the estimate you form Of his
daughter. but. In any case 1 should
not use this method except as q laSf
resort I am certain the old man VII
make no move against u.s. but the girl
may have some cOnfdaDt In the cha
[ eau to whom she tells everything. and
I nus although stanCh herself she might
+ prove the spark 10 the powder
! You are very woman-Wise, NJ de
CardiTac.''
NO; merely human-w1se- For in
/ -anCe. I would tell you everything I
know and vet proclaim myself a man
However, It Is not man nature or wO-
man nature. but human nature, as
have said. and the fewer COnfidantS we
make the safer We are
THAT is true As It Is I think we
have told one another everything ve
know already. And now I must away
She eIuded his efforts to deJain her,
oUpued the door and retreated into the
room they had left Every member OF
the family sat rigid as If they had not
moved aneeyelid since the two departed
The girl took her place upon a bench
by the table and poured out for herself
q glass of milk. which she slipped. Car
diIIac sat down opposite her. beside the
grim farmer TO wh9m he had still a
few words to say Before he could open
his mouth. however. the room TeSOunded
with two sharp knocks. as IF caused
BY swoTd-hilt- and, next instant, the
door was flung open by an officer, who
entered followed by two troopers Car
dillac Hhisked his own sword out OF