Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

! was watching Guise and his gentle
men as they crossed the court to enter
the palace, when suddenly | heard be-
hind me the voice that had fingered 10
my ears all the previous night. | turned
hastily around, and saw q group OF
GATHERINGS ladies, who stood around n
fireplace, not having followed the Queen
mother to AnJou's apartments.
who is the lady leaning against the
tapestry" quickly asked De Rilly.
The one with the indolent attitude,
and the mocking smile?''
Yes, the very beautiful one, with the
big gray ewes. BY heaven, her eyes rival
those of Marguerite, herself
That is Mile. d'Arency, a new recruit
10 Catherine Flying Squadron.
Her face more than arried out the
promise given by her chin and mouth.
II expressed to the eye all that the voice
expressed TO the car.
She had not seen me vet. had almost
made up my mind TO go boldly over to
her. when the Duke of Guise and his
gentlemen entered the gallery. At the
same instant, Catherine reappeared on
the arm of the Duke of Anlou. The latter
resigned her to the Duke of Ginse, ana
went back TO his apartment. whereupon
Catherine and Guise started Tor the
further end of the gallery, as If for private
conversation. His manner was courteous
but cold; hers calm and amlabe.
'Ah, sect whispered DE Riiiy TO me.
What did | tell you?'
Catherine had cast glance TOWARDS
Guise's gentlemen. De Noyard, grave
and reserved, stood little apart iron
the Others. For an instant, a look OF
profound displeasure, deeply sinister
look, interrupted the composure oi
GATHERINGS features.
''lou see that NJ. de NOyard does not
have the effect or the Queen-mother
that rose in her path would have,
remarked DE lGlly.
He did not notice what followed. but
/ IobServed it. although not till long alter
ward did | see its significance. IL was 2
mere exchange ot glanceS, and Il, le did
] read IN i. the secret which was destined
10 have so vast an effect on my own lltc
to give my whole career its course. II
was no more than this Catherine turned
her glance. quickly from De Noyard 10
Mile. d,Arency, who had aready been
observing her Mile. d Arency gave,
In reply, an almost .lInperceptlble smile
of understanding; then Catherine and
Guise passed on.
Two looks. enduring not a moment;
vet. had known what was behind them,
my life would assiredly have run an en-
tIrely different course.
The gentlemen OF the Duke OF GulSe
now. ioined GATHERINGS ladies at the FIRE
place. For a time, Mile. Arency was
thus lost to my sight; then the group
opened. and ] saw her resting her great
ewes. snilingly, on the face of DE
howard. who was talking to her in low
tone. his gaze fixed upon her with an
expression of wistful alteration.
The devilr | muttered. That man
loves her
NV faith said De Rilly, 'one would
think he was treading on your toes in
doing so yet you do not even know her.
She is the woman | have chosen to be
IN love with. nevertheless, ] said
II seemed as If the Duke Of Guise had
come to the Louvre solely for q word
with the Oueen-mother, for now he took
his departure, followed by his suite,
while Catherine went to her own apart
ments. As De Noyard passed out, he
saw me. His face showed that he
recognized me- and that he wondered
what was doing in the palace. There
was nothing OF offence IN his look, only
a slight curiosity.
De Rilly now expressed an intention
of going out to take the air, but PREFER
ed to STAY where was; for Mile ATency
had remained in the gallery. with some
other OF Catherine 5 ladies. So the liqua
cious eouerry went without me.
| formed a bold resolution Quelllng
the trepidation that came with it, ]
strode quickly over to Mile. d Arency,
who still stood against the tapestry as if
shc had been figure in it but had come
te life and stepped out into the apart
rapnt