The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-22

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Wlue' Au between Aries and Nalence
spoke OF the fairy uf n Nerhcrie Gas
toh met her at an entertainment and fell
IN Iove at first sight For n year they
guarded their secret Castor used to
swim the Rhons to meet his adored one
az hlght, first placing light In n win
dow of the castle Of Clameran as n sig
maj mat he was coming Aud Valentine
would steal out and down TO the wooded
river bank to meet him They imagined
thht their love affair was known to no
one. But alas, there are always prying
eyes about when one least suspects them
ana their clandestine meetings at length
began to bo whispered about In the
ncighhOThoud
Sometimes they would see a boat glld-
ing through the waters close 10 the shore
ana would say, 1T is some bclated fish
erman returning home They were
wrong on board the boat we're spies
who delighted IN scandal one dreary
November evening CASTOR awoke to the
true state OF affairs
The RhOnc waE SO swollen by heavy
rains that II would have been Madness
10 try 10 swim A. CASTOR. therefore,
went to TarascOn with the intention OF
crossing by the bridge there and walking
hloug the river bank to the accustomed
place ot meeting AZ Ia Nerberie He start
! ed early and, meeting friend went
/ win MN To dinner at the hotel OF the
Three EmpcrOrs After dinner Castor
''''' llN lli'l'lh NhNl INTO tNr HllllNtI
room and began game OF billiards The
plhce was crowded with the young men
/ ~ the town After they had been play
| ing for a while Gsstons attention was
IattrnctGd by peals Of forced laughter from
a party at the other end Of the room
| or this laughter he soon perceived him
scH 10 Dee the object He also caught
/ fragments of their conversation Finally.
/ throwing down his cue he strodc up to
| lh' party and said 10 ~ handsome man
! OF 20 WIN a fierce black mustache and
/ large, bright eyes. Repeat, II YOU dare
thc remark you have just made The
! man replied calmly, who will prevent
me- ! said that nohlemnn's daughter
~ no better than wJrkngmau's dnugh-
w lh'i yfine does not pccessauily go
| WIN title You mcuti btcd a pnrtic-
MAR name replied Castor. his voice
trembling with passion
go me man arose from his chair and said
mentioned the name Of the pretty
f9iry OF la NeTberc" The crowd closed
about the two young men at once NO
one but a coward" cried Gnston "woniJ
chlhmniate girl who has neither father
nor brother TO defend her" n shs has
neither father nor brother" replied Gas.
,pn antagonisl she has lovers and
that Is enough"
Gaslon struck the man violently in the
NacSs The man was noted for his strength
| l"LHfouraRe He sprang over the table
WI&h separated him from Castor and
s,e!Ica MN hy the throat A scene of con
tuslon and excitement cnsuod rcople
'ried 10 separate the antagonists Sry-
rrhl grabbed CASTOR and tried 10 throw
MN down He struck out right and LETT
Iutlously Get n hlanket" " cried some
on. Toss the little fairys lover in a
IinSton heard these cries: he saw him
s'It overcome 10y rahbe Ills arms we're
rec lie lost his head and. grabbing
! le hnile Whlch lay on table where somI
,bo'e nag nren dining, he plunged 1t into
upon him II was the young man who
hNd brought on the tight hy hls rcm,rl,.
concerning Valentine de Ia Verbcrie The
Thr-i Ir%m ie', to the floor pierced to the heart
,m.,e Vas \ second silent horror and
urn some OF the men rushed into tho
others rushed upon CASTOR with cri.s M 'ns 10
vengeance The halted man sprung uoon n
n.lihrd table md then with crash Of
, nrok"n glass, Jumped through one ~ ,La
mib' Wlhdo"S or the cafe and fled into
the stormy night '''' ''''o
CHAPTER X
Valentines marrIso.
As CASTOR fled men followed hin, H.,
ne ran taSt and the horror of his situ..
Uoh iIlplcd his energy Only forty r,tn.
utes had elapsed since he Rad en,ered ,h,
Sm. put during that short time how much
xsva "u nahppehed. h These forty minutes had
morse than all his previou. NE Us IA. a
Entered the cafe with head orcc, a,a " "
nhppy heart He had left II rulnrd.
murderer , ~ '"''cu Il
lie eluded and ou,di-,.nc.d hi, pur.
-urts ana ~ 10 o'clock bv clrSu,tS',.
route reached the castle ana sou,n' ,to
presence OF his father 4 have rn,no ,
! embrace YOU fot the last time sniI a
,o th, asonshed marquis and 10 sst
your assistance TO e,cene .h,n., :" aSA
briefly told his father what b,d nr,,,,It. ~
: NuN cried the MARQUIS. ",bnsa a y"
: cursed In Nerhcrics they have ,in.o'..
! hl"nHh' misfortune" Louis ,ha ,,., ""s >
t,o,,,m. y, ,he interview. cricd out. MI
; u'W'icI. 40 not hesitate The ren1,r,,,,
Wlll he here In few minutes pro,,pI,' ,l piGs
, You must escape" pou'uy
: nut ln ny said the maroul. u,o.,
l"N. nav money and have mons h, ,,.'
M. 81" d," you lle told Louis 10 op"n
loHnd there less than tbou.s',, ,oul-
W. Golh II Is not enough - ~. - ~ ",l. W :
mlPuls but take H. Flf p,,, w. unss
,'ln nv oln man went into his bedroom ~ 81,
to gn,tI" "''h 'Hsk't which he hanI.i
mothers wedding Jewels bsye your
mrm through all my poverty nr, ~, ~,
lhel are yours Do Al that ,,,,, ,pN
S',N'nt ran In saying that the gc"d,"rr,. -.
WI, az ne castle gates ''""a' "''
what cried tho r,,,,,,.
darmes at tho gates OF nv nv gs,S cas,, gen.
rushing ln 'n"'hei servant.
me old marqush reused h,n,.,, 49,,
ar.n"e general who had foueht i, I
uWN ot tonde lie armed his - Wv we w
ana hadc them make "A sali, ,,N' ANS
MAN castle gate, while Nv Um NJ tnr
tnte' daston fled upon the fl,.,.s, ~. nS.-
~ 'he stable but his horse fcll with ""rsr ni,s'
w. nvunted police, who had ioIn,"d ~
snuatmrs, discovered him and brn,sh,
MN 70 bay upon a fnii.n pm
stretched from the bank out ir,, 'nst 'nst
stream '"' into the
me Tree gave way and CASTOR d,.,,
peared IN tho dark waters his nuy.marr.
tuue bhck, satisfied that ne had me, ~ y
death When they reached IN. ~, ~
hey were told that the old ,,,r'',,, ,ns, y :
nhl hrcn stricken with an nnorinoig WI ig,i :
~ and was Wing et the poin, ID gs.,i
Two days after the Marquis de- t'i,r,c,,,,, !, :,
was gathered 10 his fathers Mia son I'M ~ :,
mourhed Tor him and, after "A w.eI wv
80, departed for raris "c'N or
but iastm WAS not dead tn. .,....
waters of the Rhonc had for A time 49,
whclmed him, and he gave hlms.lf ~,
Tor lost hut he had grasped with ,Sn
yul'h oi despair, the floating uec which
had been torn away from the b,nL bn
had been swept into an eddy and ,nann..1
~ last, to gain tho opposite shore 1Ia
FASTENED at once to the place vh.,. a..
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