The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-07

same time, reused memories or very
distant past within his brain. Then
he sirode abruptly to one of the win
dows overlooking the castle terrace and
called;
AngeIique!'
"Wbat is it, fatherl' she asked,
coming forward.
Where S your husbandl''
cover there, father said Ange-
lique, pointing to Il 'lGmboise, who was
smoking cigarette and reading, some
way off
The duke stumbled and fell into
chair, with great shudder of fright:
''Oh | shall 20 mad! -
But the man in the fisherman g garb
knelt DOWN before him and said
Look at me. uncle. You know me,
don t vou2 IN your nephew. The one
who used TO play here III the old days,
the one whom you called Jacquot
Just think minute Here.
look at this scar. -
Yes, yes, stammered the duke,
Z" recognize you. It's. jacques. But
the othe; one. -
He put his hands to his head:
And yet, no, il can't be.
Explain yourself :. ] don't un-
derstand I don 4 want to un-
derstand. -
There was pause, during which the
newcomer shut the window and closed
the door leading to the next room. Then
he came up to the old duke, touched
him gently on the shoulder, to wake
him from his torpor and without
further preface, as though TO cut short
any explanation that was not absolute
ly necessary, spoke us follows;
"Four years ago. that is to say, in
the eleventh year of my voluntary exile
when / settled in the extreme south of
Algeria, made the acquaintance, in
the course Of IL hunting expedition ar
ranged by big Arab chief of man
whose geniality. whose charm of man
ner, whose consummate prowess, whose
indomitable pluck, whose combined hu-
NOR and depth of mind fascinated me
in the highest degree, The Comte d An
dresy spent SIX weeks as nv guest.
After he left, we kept up correspond
ence at regular intervals. also often
saw his name in the papers in the so
ciety and sporting columns. He was to
come back and ! was preparing TO re-
ceive him, three months ago, when, one
evening as ! was out riding, my two
Arab attendants flung themselves upon
me, bound me, blindfolded me and took
me, travelling day and night, Tor
week, along deserted roads, TO pay
on the coast, where five men awaited
them. 1 was at once carried on board
a small steam yacht, which weighed
anchor without delay. There was moth
ing to tell me who the men were nor
what their object was in KIDNAPPING
me. They had locked me into mar
row cabin, secured by a massive door
and lighted by a port hole protected
by two iron cross-bars. Every morning
q hand was inserted through n hatch
between the next cabin and my own
and placed on my bunk two or three
pounds of bread, good helping OF food
and 4 fagon of wine and removed the
remains Of yesterdays meals, which
put there for the purpose. From time
TO time, at night, the yacht stopped and
/ heard the sound of the boat rowing. to
some harbor and then returning, doubt
less with provisions. Then we set out
once more, without hurrying, as though
travel for pleasure and are not pressed
for time. Sometimes, standing on
chair, ! would see the coastlipe, through
my port hole, too indistinctly, however,
10 locate it. And this lasted for weeks.
One morning. in the ninth week, | per
ceived that the hatch had been left un"
fastened and ! pushed it open The
cabin was empty at the time. With an
effort, / was able to take a nail file
that, by dint OF patient perseverance,
had succeeded in fling through the bars
Of my port hole and I could have es-
capped that way, only, though ! am a
good swimmer, / soon grow tired.
had therefore to choose moment when
the Yacht was not too far from the land,
1t was not until yesterday that,
perched on my chair, caught sight OF
the coast; and, in the evening at sun
the outlines of the Chateau de Sarzeau,
with its pointed turrets and its square
keep. l wondered if this was the goal
of my mysterious voyage. All night
long, we cruised in the otfing, The
same all day yesterday. AT last, this
morning, we put IN at a distance which
I considered favorable, nil the more so
as we were steaming through rocks un-
der cover Of which I could swim unob
make my escape, ] noticed that the
shutter Of the hatch, which they
thought they had closed, had once more
opened of itself and was tapping
against the partition. | again pushed 1t
aiar from curiosity. Within arm s
length was little cupboard which |
managed TO open and in which my hand,
cropping at random, laid hold of a bun
die OF papers. This consisted of let
dressed TO the pirates who held me
prisoner, An hour later, when !
wriggled through the port hole and
slipped into the sea, | knew all: the
reasons for my abduction, the means
employed, the object in view and the
infamous scheme plotted during the last
three months against the Due de Sar-
zeau-Vendome and his daughter. I'm
fortunately, II was too late. ] was
obliged, in order not to be seen from
the yacht, TO crouch in the cleft Of
rock aud did not reach land until mid
day. BY the time that l had been TO
a fisherman g cabin, exchanged my
clothes for his and come on here, it
was 3 O'Clock. On my arrival, Il
learned that Angelique's marriage was
celebrated this morning.
The old duke had not spoken word
With his eyes riveted Oh the stranger s.
he was listening in ever-increasiDg dis.
may. At times, the thought OF the
warnings given him by the prefect of
police returned to his mind;
"They 're nursing you, monsieur lc
due they are nursing you.
He said, in hollow voice:
'ESpeak on finish your story
All this is ghastly II
don 4 understand il yet and
L feel nervous -