Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-25

"Dcidedly," / thought, cas- the mere
mention of my name produces such an
effect on her, it is well that l am not
going To introduce myself until she shall
have learned that | am not such ter
r,ble cutthroat as the Catholics IN this
province think me-" And l said aloud
Pear not, mademoiselle He is not
rs bad as his enemies represent hum :,
Il shall be glad TO have his guidance,
she ssid, still pale.
We left the inn and took horse, being
joined, outside, by mademoiselle two
ssrving-boys. Resuming his character
of gentleman, Blaisc rode ahead with
the lady. while | followed at the side oil
the maid, he casting many an envious
glance at the plsce | occupied, aad
reciprocating his feelings II not ms
looks. Nevertheless, | WAS sufheientiy
near mademoiselle TO be able to eN-
change speeches with her. The day
was at it's best The sunshonei a gentie
hreese played with the red and yellow
leaves in the roadway, and | was happy.
Looking down byway as we passed,
! saw, at some distance, NJ. dc Berqum
talking TO Barbemouche, while the
lattcrs three scurvy-looking companions
stood by, as if awaiting the outcome oil
the conversation between the Two.
"Oho. NJ. de Berquinr | said to my
self. with an inward laugh; Il do not
know whether YOU are bargaining Tor
help To persecute Mile. de Narion, or
to spy on the Sieur de la Tourno're;
IL has come to pass that you can 90
both at the same time.
We rode southwark at an easy pace,
that mademoiselle might not be made
TO suffer from fatigue. Aside from the
desir,.bility of our reaching safe ter
ritorv, there was no reason tor great
haste. NJ. de Varion had not yet been
tried. and the attempt to deliver him
from prison need not be made I'M
mediately. Time would e required III
which | might form q satisfactory pian
of action in this matter. 1t would be
necessary to employ all my men IN 1t,
and 10 bring them secretly from Maury
bv night marches, but | must not take
the first step until the whole design
should be complete in my mind:
| suggested to mademoiselle that we
first GO 70 her fathers house, in Fleurler,
where she might get such of her belong
ings as she wished to take with her.
But she desired to take no more along
than was already IN the portmanteaus
that her boys, Hugo and Pierre, carried
with them on their horses. She had
come directly from Bourges with this
baggage, having been visiting an un-
married aunt, IN that city, when the
news of her fathers arrest reached her.
When | questioned her as to her con-
duct on the reception of that news, her
face clouded, and she showed embar-
r,ssment and a wish to avoid the sub
ject. Nevertheless, she gave me an
swers. and / finally learned that her
purpose on leaving Bourges had been
to seek the governor of the province,
Immediately. and petition for her
fathers release. 1t was by accident
that she had met Nj. de la Chatre at the
inn, where she had stopped that her
horses might be baited. My persistent,
Though deferential, inquiries from her,
in wavering voice, that she had not
previously possessed the governors ac-
quaintance; that her entreaties had
evoked only the governors wrathful
orders to depart from the province on