The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
PART THREE.
CHAPTER V-Continued.

unless they catch me again. They ar
rested me when | left your house yes
terday, and | broke out of the Bastile
to-day disguised as my kinsman, De
Richelieu. But before | tell of my
self. tell me of what you have done
All. ] knowl | have heard of your
devotion. but tell me of it with your
own lips You have the document? p
She laughed. Yes. and a frightful
price I had to pay for it
"Yoi-"
81 had to kiss Monsieur dc Richie
lieu"
You are forgiven" laughed De
Lussac.
Il let him embrace me"
You are forgiven"
Il promised him"
WHAT"
Never mind
But tell me"
Tell me first, my friend. your ad-
ventures: mine are the adventures of
woman whose only weapons were
kiss and a promise. scarcely worth
recounting Tell me-
He toid her briefly but graphically
told her of the prison he had escaped
whom he had left half stranglcd on
the bed: of Beauregard. whom he had
left half dead in the woodward; OF
the agent of police whom he had fell
cd, the carriage he had stolen. and of
Rousseau, with whom he had sought
shelter.
Like Rousseau. as she listened she
could scarcely believe that the elegant
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the man who had done these things
so" said she when he had finished,
You are still pursued"
De Lussac laughed. "By my faith.
yes. Not that | care now. thanks to
YOU. we have De SartineS in our
power.
My friend. said she, till the game
is finished one never knows the end
ing Should De Sartines free himself
by some master-stroke. YOU would be
lost and in a worse position than be-
fore, because Your treatment of the
Due de Richclieu would be held
against you: and should Monsieur
Beauregard die. which God forbid,
they would perhaps exact your life as
payment for his.
Attend to me- When | start for
Vienna tonight you must accompany
me on the box-scat of my carriage
Monsieur GorgcS, my landlord. from
whom rented this house. has left in
the lumber room. among other things.
some clothes that belonged TO his
lackcyS Rosinc will show YOU the
room. Disguise yourself. then go to
audrin, the livery-stablc keeper in
the Rue dc Ia Ifarpe. ask TO see the
travelling carriage that is to call for
ME here at 10 o'clock; examine it as
good servant should; test the
springs: see that the aXles are fault
less: and when the hour comes, arrive,
on the box My poor Armand. you
must be content TO be my servant till
We arrive at Vienna"
I shall be your servant till I die"
Yes, but not my lackey-'
As she spoke the clock on the man
tel struck eight. She rang the bell for
ROsine
Nov Won must 90, and we shall not
meet again till you open the carriage
door for me at 10 o'clock There is
Rosine; 90. my friend, for | am ex-
pccting Monsieur de Sartincs"
Monsieur dc Sartines:'
"Ne,. and Monsieur de Maupeou
and Madame de Stenlis. and several
other brilliant people who are much
DINNER since | have had to deal with
them. Till 10 O'Clock, then
Dc LuSsac kissed her hand
What plan she was about TO execute
he did not know. but he felt vaguely
uneasy knowing as he did her spirit,
and the lattcr'> power and capacity for
trickcry.
lFc lett tho room. following Rosinc,
and Madame Linden. passing into the
drawing room. sat down TO await
events.
Around her neck. beneath her dress,
she was wearing the diamond neck
lace for which she had paid Boehmer
that afternoon. She had also paid
Bchrcns for the hats and gowns. which
were due now TO arrive: everything
had been paid for. and all her plans
were complete for immediate depar--
urc. and a. she sat glancing around
her at the room which she was so soon
to leave. and which she would never
see again. she reviewed Paris and its
people Their falsity and trickcry. and
Coldness and absolute want OF heart :;
the polished vilencss of the court. the
brutal misery of the common people.
the gliding of the salons and the filth
of the streets all rose up before her,
visualized themselves, voiced them
selves.
She felt as though she were escap-
ing from Cehenna. and momentary
impulse came on her 10 send at once
for her travelling carriage. and, leaving
De Sartines unscathed and her dresses
TO look after themselves, start at once
and put the protecting frontier between
herself and these people whom she
hated. She had scarcely dismissed this
impulse when Rosine appeared at the
door.
Madame. Monsieur Behrens has ar
rived"
SHOW him up replied Madame la
Baronne, "and have my hats brought
here"
Rosine vanished
Madame Linden looked at the clock.
1t pointed to fifteen minutes past g.
The guests were late. but lateness was
fashionable vice. and she felt no
fear of their nonarrival though slight
ly disturbed by this want of punctu-
ality in De Sartines.
A moment later Behrens. following
Rosine through the boudoir. entered,
bowling.
Rosine carried three hat-boxes. one