The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-02
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By
Randall Parrish
A Novel
A Week
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Copyright. 1910
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even his lIeutenants never look up
on his face unmarked. And do you
mean 10 say you have seen the fel
low7 that you recognized him.
She breathed hard. Yes. Mon
sieur." she whispered as tho fear
full OF the very shadows. HE has
talked with me unmarked. lie
came first In disguise. thinking
would not know who he was, but
from the very first word he spoke
I knew him"
But you have not told me-yho
~ the man7 DO I know him."
The kings friend. the Duke Dc
Saule."
Il doubt II not" said. Il me-
HIS man. Gospele. below, and ma
him tell me where you we're"
And the dwarf--he has gone ~
tell7"
Not he ! took no such chance
as that. And what f. the dukes
purpose In this outrage7"
TO compel me 10 marry him.
He told me, laughingiy. the whole
plot. WAS q victim OF bis plans
before I even left Paris. II was ar.
ranged that I should carry the dis
patch TO Louis. There was no dis
patch: only n blank sheet Of paper
/ enclosed in an envelope. stamped
with the official seal OF France. All
thu wished was 10 get me alone
away from Paris, here into 81
/ Quentin. where | would be helpless
and without friends. The very
/ guide they sent with me was In
de Saule's pay. with instructions
/ where 10 be az a certain hour. IL
Z was the unexpected coming OF the
English scouting party which dis
arranged the plot.
DE Saule's party was not large
enough TO attack them. and could
only skulk about In the dark. seek
| ing some chance TO lay hand on
| me. Then fortune favored them/
! They we're hiding In the very N
beside which you left me. The
| first I knew was seized roughly
and a cloth flung over my face.
could not scream, or make the
( slightest outcry.
They dragged me with them
| there were five In the party-and
they must have had a horse. for
was lifted 10 the back OF an ami.
NAL. and bound there with ropes.
AT last. and while II was sim
dark, We arrived at this old castle
they call It Roisel. Monsieur-and
they kept me down below until day
I break, because they were all afraid
OF ghosts. and none would venture
/ up the dark stairs. Then they led
/ me up here. and locked me In. Not
until I saw the dwarf Gospele. did
I I ever dream OF why ! had been
captured. Then | suspected de
/ Saule might be behind II all ="
And be was. he came himself.-
Two hours ago. He pledged
I me instant release IL would marry
/ him. ! am sure he told me more
| than he meant 10 tell. but he
/ thought would admire him n he
boasted OF what he had done, and
could do"
did he tell you he held your
brother prisoner also?"
Yes. but / knew that was a
I true. altno u3u not tell nil
Where did you hear, Monsieur
from Gospele?"
1T was part OF his tale, but I
cannot deem Il possible" I replied
regretfully. telling her OF the empty
cell. Believe me, Mademoiselle, I
do not know that your brother Is
dead. 1t may indeed be that the
capture of 'Enyille was also a part
OF the plot, yet II is my judgment
that these fellows have made pris-
oner a man resembling the cheva-
/ lier-of the same rank--and have
taken II for granted II Is he"
"oh. Monsieur, ! hope he is not
I here I'm the power of these cruel
men. and ! pray that he be alive
IL cannot bear to think that
that you killed him"
You care then? and for my
sake7"
How could | help II. Monsieur.
You have been my friend. can
not bear TO think that Charles
d'Enville died from your hand.
Hush, What was that,'
II was some movement below US
on the dark stair.
Continued tomorrow 4