The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-12-25

Its about Nanettel" My lady made
n quick movement Of annoyance. i'm
patience. 81 did not tell your Lady
ship. but was averse to having heI
remain here. Your Ladyship does not
understand, Of course. and"
IT do understand" said my lady un'
expectedly. "And-you need not ex'
plain. / overheard you talking with
her that night Of the banquet"
your Ladyship!" startled.
And / heard you speak Of her ia
Their, Pierre Laroche. friend of the
Black Seigneur."
And engaged hereafter thati"
why not? could watch-and I
have! But you were wrong, Marie"
My lady's manner was feverish. "Your
suspicious were ridiculous. There has
been nothing-nothing And day aft
er tomorrow is the wedding celebra-
ton, and the next day. he. the Black
Seigneur-" She broke OF abruptly.
Had Marie been less wrought up.
less excited, less concerned with the
information she had to impart, she
could not have failed to notice the odd
break in her young mistress voice;
something unusual. almost akin to de-
spair. In her manner. As 1t was, that
which weighed on the old nurses
mind precluded close observation Of
the other.
But something has happened. my
Ladyi" the woman half stammered.
Comment" The girl turned to her
sharply. What? Explain, Marie!"
Disconnectedly, the woman launched
into a narration of the events Of the
night before; my lady listened closely.
with an interest and excitement she
strovs to conceal. half turning SO that
the other saw no longer her face.
And here" ended Marie. extending
. crumpled fragment Of paper. 'is
piece Of the note she dropped on the
beach. The man tore 1t up, but in
thrusting the bits of paper into his
pocket this fell out. and, after he
walked away. picked 1t up myself
from the sand. 1 can't read. as your
Ladyship knows. and there isn't much
on it-only a word or two! But 1t
may tell something"
My lady's face was now composed;
the hand she extended, steady; for
several moments she regarded the
fragment.
what does 1t say?" asked the WON.
An anxiously. us it's 1t Important"
Her mistress did not at once an.
swer; twisting the bit Of paper in her
fingers. stood as II in thought, and the
old nurse repeated her question.
This note might have been intend
cd for some admirer!" said, at length,
the Governors daughter slowly.
HE looked more like an old priva-
teersman!" murmured the woman.
And there may be some plot-some
plant"
"Privateersman!" The girls man.
ner underwent change; she shrugged
her shoulders. what could they hope
to do at the Mount! You are magma.
tive. Mariei" lightly. "Nanette is
good-looking. and what little is here
would seem to signify a rendezvous.
There may be no great harm in that"
II am sorry. my Lady. to seem to
think Ill Of my own KIM" muttered the
woman dejectedly. but"
Think nc more of 1t! You have
done your duty. Now leave the mat
ter to me. and-thank you. Marie!"
When. however, the old nurse had
gone, all pretense of lightness faded
from the face Of the Governors daugh.
ter, and, opening the bit Of paper, once
more she scrutinized 1t swiftly, in.
tently.
"Tomorrow-Monast st. Ranu-"
she read. Yes; 1t must mean st. Ran
uIphe-where we are going. And
where Beppo knew we were going
Beppo. she went down on the beach
With" Again she studied the frag'
nent. striving to make out word that
lad been blotted and was almost H.
egible. She frowned as she endeav-
bred to decipher 1t. Lady E." She
gave an exclamation. "That refers, OF
course, to-But why?" She kept ash
Ing herself the question. "Why?" she
repeated. when suddenly the brown
eyes widened-changed; a new light
shone in their depths. at must be
they intend to-what else?"
The sound of horns-signal for the
party to gather-broke upon the ar.
and, nervously crushing in her palm
the piece Of the message, she stepped
to the table, to the untasted break
Fast. Like one in a dream, who yet
feels the need for haste, she poured
out the coffee; with unsteady hand