Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-18

vessels to guard the coast against the
! intrigues Of the French royalists with
foreign powers and aliens Well, well,
he will find here many old friends!"
yourself, for example, Father, who
helped him in the courts to establish
his right to his name" said the young
woman quickly.
And you, Mistress Nanette." the
kindly eyes lighting with curious, in
dulgent look, who went to the Mount
alone, unaided, to"
A frown gathered on the dark, hand.
some face Of the girl. "Unaided?" she
said. staring at the sparkles on the
waves before her.
"Oh, the people never weary OF talk
! ing about it! and how YOU
"Yon's sail" Abruptly the young
woman rose; with skirts fluttering be-
hind her, gazed out to sea.
Several hours later, just before dusk,
a. ship ran into the harbor, dropped
! anchor, and sent a boat TO the shore.
In the small craft sat number OF
! men, and the first Of these to spring
! to the beach and mount the stone stair
way TO the inn. was met at the top;
warmly greeted, by old Pierre him.
! self! Mon dieu! TO see the new
conner was like old times! Only now,
The landlord observed jestingly, the
profits would be small! But fig TO
parsimony, in these days when mons
patriotism should be large; do what
he, the Black Seigneur, would Will
the new ship, even il he sunk her, pro
y.ded it was in good company, ana ht
went down with her himself! To which
protestations the other answered.; pre-
sented his companions, and greeted
the assembled company within.
Busy at a great board, laden witt
comestibles interspersed with fagon:
of wines, Nanette welcomed him orlei
", and again his glance-keen ano
assured, that of a man the horizon o.
whose vision had widened, since las
he stood there-swapt the gathering
But apparently, one lie looked lor wa:
nc; present, and he had again turned
70 the young woman, question on hls
lbs, when on the garden side OF Tx
house a door opened. 1t revealed
lowering background, plateau, vel
low in the last rays Of the sun;
framed, also, the slender, black-cla'
figure of a girl, above whose whlt'
brow the waving hair shone Akt
threads of gold.
AN old friend Of yours, my Lady!
called out blunt Pierre.
A moment the clear. brown eye:
seemed TO waver; then became steady
as schooled to some purpose. Sht
came forward composedly; gave the
Black Seigncur her hand.
lam always glad 10 see OH
fricnds!" said my lady, with lift o,
the head over-conscious, perhaps, O.
tue concentrated gaze of the company
He looked at her: made perfume
tory answer; she seemed about u
sneak again, when the hand be let IA
was caught By another.
"Ehse!" From among those "hi
! mad come ashore, man il lashionaoh
attire sprang forward, a little thinne'
than when last she had seen him, ant
more cynical-looking, as slightly sourct
by world-contact and the new tenden
cies Of society.
MY Lord" Certainly was my lad!
taken unawares: n moment LOOKED a
the Marquis as if little startled; thel
at the Black Seigneur:
"a pleasant surprise for you, M
Lady!" said the latter. "But you o"t
me no thanks! An order from tht
chief of the Admiralty, properly signet
and countersigned, directing me Il
transport the Marquis de Beauviller:
hither, was not to be disregarGod!
"a somewhat singular dispensatio!
of Providence, nevertheless!' observed
the noblcman dr?ly. after our--Wha.
shall We call it?-iittle passage o.
arms? You must acknowledge, how
ever, that in truth the Lady Elise ant
myself had some reason TO discredli
your assurances that night"
Ear be it from ME 10 dispute 1t, m!
Lord" and the Black Seigneur turned
while the Marquis, slightly Struggling
his shoulders, addressed my lady.
Half blithely, then half bitterly, re
lansing occasionally from the old
debonair manner he had assumed, he
spoke CT his escape from the Mount;
months Of hiding in foul places, amid
fields and forest, With no word OF her:
his success, at last, in reaching Paris,
and, through rumor, learning where
she was, and Fastening to her
a bluff voice interrupted further ex'
plantations and avowals; the steamins
nesn.pots, it informed the company
awaited not soft words and honeycd
| phrases; monarch in his own dining
room, ostentatiously conscious, per
haps, of his own unwonted PRODUCTIVITY,
Pierre Laroche waved them to their
| places-where they would!-so that
they waited not!
Quizzically my lord lifted his brow;
! truly here was Republican fellow
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