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mo, I shall never b. you1 viii"
said Madeleine quietly.
Brs1sseau swung upon Hilary.
"Some day ri get you. you lying
dogi" be swore. and raised his hand
threateningiy.
Madeleine darted between them.
"You coward" I" she cried. .You cow
ard, to threaten q wounded man, whom
you do dare not look In the face In
anger when he ID welli"
Brousseau shrugged his shoulders
and turned toward the door. The ma
lignant smile upon his face seemed
frozen there, giving him the aspect Of
q satyrs mask. Hilary came forward
and tried to draw Madeleine aside.
Int she still confronted Brousseau
with blazing eyes. But It was the
Seigneur's look Of agony and shame
that was the most vivid part Of the
picture.
Rosny stood like q statue beside the
door. watching Brousseau make bis
way along the corridor toward the en-.
trance. Hilary put his arms about
Madeleine, supporting her. Her cour-
age was gone. and she was weeping
uncontrollably.
The front door slammed and Rosny
turned back into the room. He burst
out In passionate words.
ut is all gone!" he cried. Every.
thing-home. lands. inheritance. And
1t Is well gone. The Rosny seigniory
is nearly everything to me. but you are
more. Madeleine. Our name means
little enough now. but II shall never
become allied with that of the scoun'
drel who has robbed me Of everything
else"
He raised his cienched first and
shook II In the air with passionately
dramatic gesture. as II to register his
vow. His face was strangely notified
with red and white. and he seemed to
have aged ten years within ten min
utes.
II offer you my humblest regrets for
what has occurred this morning, mon.
sieur." he said to Hilary. .There was
q time when l should have exacted
personal requital. Now. alas, / can
not! can only bear the blame. But
~ for you, monsieur, you who came
here In an evil day to cut my trees
you who are my guest. what have you
to say who have brought this ruin
npon me?'
Madeleine started forward as II Il
protest. but he sllenced her with ges'
ture Of his open hand.
" ask you what you have to say
monsieur" he repeated. II ask you
how you justify yourself, you who are
= guest In my home and have pre-
sumed upon that fact to turn my
daughter from met"
II love her." answered Hilary sim.
ply.
The words seemed to sting Rosny
to the quick. "You are presumptuous
monsieur!" he cried. perhaps you
too. thought that the heiress went with
the treesf'
Madeleine cried out and laid her
hands appeallngly upon her fathers
arm; he did not repulse her, but con
tinued speaking as II he were not con
scious OF her presence.
"She shall never be your wife. You
have done harm enough here, mon
sleur. When you are well my calecht
is at your disposition, to take you back
TO your mill. And henceforward. un
less you claim the last inch Of your
legal rights to cut about the Chateau
which I do not think you will" he add
ed with reluctant justice-"let US SEE
you no more"
"You are unjust r. cried Madeleine
I'VE love each other. There exists nc
reason why we should not love. Mon
sleur Askew is as good as any man."
IAN Americany" cried Rosny hotly
This is not his country, and our ways
are not his. He Is not one Of u.s."
"Yet you were not too proud Il
pledge me to that other man. who Is
not one Of US either. except by remote
race. Against my will. Without my
knowledge"
Enough" cried Rosny. ut is all
past"
''The memory is not past. Yes you
pledged me to him and placed the first
links of the chain about my neck. hop
ing that the understanding. to which
l was no party. would gradually en-
mesh me. capture me, that ! should be-
come his wife and save your land fol
you"
The Selgneur turned on her a looh
in which humiliation struggled with
anger. He seemed stupefied by hel
outburst. Hilary interposed.
Monsieur Rosny. ! love Madeleine
and intend to marry her. he said
calmly. "But l realize your feelings
and I understand how great shock
this has been. You invited me to de
part when am well. am well enough
to depart now. But l shall return, to
see her and to plead our cause frank
ly with you. There exists now nc
reason, no valid reason"
"You shall never come here!" thun.
dered the Seigneur. losing all self-con'