Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-11-21

who carried small bundle and |
seemed anxious to move on.
ooh, didn't know but you came |
from the palace!" observed the mis-
tress of the inn, and returned to her |
customers, drinking and nodding with
heads close together.
On the morrow, however, all doubts
were removed and speculations put at
rest; for hardly had the sun set Its
seal in the sky than from the forests
the appearance of body Of troops
rewarded the watchers. From hovel
to hut the word went, and men, wom-
en- and children, unkempt and curious,
ran down to the beach to await the
approach of the guard. Proudly had
1t departed, with waving OF plumes;
slowly 1t returned, bedraggled pro-
cession of staggering horses and
heavy-eyed men. Had it come back
little earlier, the dark might have kept
the truth from the people; now the
pitiless red glare revealed to the full
the plight of the troopers. 1t told, too,
the disappointment of Monsieur le
Commandant, who looked neither to
the right nor to the left; and the de-
spair Of my lord, the Marquis, pale
counterfeit of his debonair self.
"Her Ladyship! They haven't
brought her back!" Low murmurs
arose; grew louder; some one laughed.
But sullenly, without answer, the SOL
diers dragged by, into the town, and
laboriously up to the top Of the Mount
At the gate his Excellency waited;
cast one glance ct the company-their
leader-and silently turned. Later,
however, was he closeted with both
the commandant and the Marquis--a
brief period with the former who de-
parted, carrying look eloquent Of the
unpleasantness Of the interview.
"And now," said the Governor in
tones somewhat strained, as the Off
GERS detected football died in the dis
tance, we've got rid Of that dolt, let
us consider, my Lord, the purport OF
this outrage"
"Purport?" repeated the Marquis
petulantly, stretching his stiff legs
Ibid they not tell me that IL anything
happened to the Black Seigneur, they
would hold her, Elise, answerable fol
it? You see they had learned" bit
terly, "of your intention to hang hin
after the wedding!"
From which you infer?"
"They will keep her as hostage! In
deed, they said as much, when"
"They bound you, my Lord?"
The color came to the young mans
face. at was trap" he said, hi!
voice pitched higher; "and they came
prepared, not for one man, but tht
guard!"
Still 1t was very ill-advised-a grea
. mistake-to have taken the shorte
way through the forest alone"
"The proposal did not originate will
me! Elise suggested it. She seemed
In a wild, headstrong mood; nothing
? would stop her. Now" moodily h
, rose, mon dieu! What has sh
brought upon herself? Where is sh
| now?"
!, His Excellency did not stir; hi
/ face, like pale mask. was turne
aside. 81 do not think" he said SLOW
. ly, as arguing to convince himself
3 "she is in any immediate danger"
I But my lord caught irritably at tn
word. mo danger! She is surrount
q ed by 1t. And we? what are we
i do? Sit idly here? Give me shil
a your Excellency, and will follow tn
boat of this Black Seigneur, and whe
r I find it, force them to"
g "What?" The Governors eye
" swerved duly. "Have you forgotte
their threat? Their last words to yo
q that If we attempted to follow, to re
(: cue-that, rather than give her up
/. "They would not dare!" cried N
l. lord with sparkling glance.
But his Excellency shook his hea
J mo; no; it won't do! And now
again looking away, leave me, n
Lord, to consider" With which, Il
. interview, as unsatisfactory to the ol
as the other, terminated.
Several days that passed were n
calculated either to alleviate his E
celleny's anxiety, or the Marquis II
patience; for during that period
waiting came no word Of my lady,
+ news Of her captors. Mysteriously
phantom ship had the boat that hi
carried the Governors daughter aw
dpptdISu OA lLS COdbI auQ NdAAoAS
and from none Of the Governors Va
sells, or any Of the fising craft could
cleaned information of its whel
abouts. My lord, the Marquis, annoy
at what seemed but fruitless della
was still for setting forth and inviti
battle; but Of this his Excellen
would not hear, arguing, no doubt,
himself that in temporizing lay gre
er assurance Of safety to his daught
than in precipitate action. So the {
uation grew hourly more trying, un
AS II 1t already were not intoleral
enough!-a new concern added irt
ical weight to present perplexities
re, My young lord, between whom a
ed the master of the Mount had be
growing more strained relationsh
he sought the Governor one day, and,
his excited tones, announced he had j.
mt learned that the prisoner, the Bla