Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-23

lessly. s'Go to the evil!' Then. turning
| from me TO Blaise, MS one turns from
an inferior TO An equal, he remarked:
ssYou have n most impudent servant
monsieurp
Blaise, embarrassed .by the situation,
and conscious that the curious eyes ot
the lady and the maid were upon him,
could only shrug his shoulders IN reply.
The. maid, whom he had so much adj
mircd. turaed to her mistress with look
Of astonishment at his seeming mdn-
feronoe. Seoing this, Blaisc became very
| rcd in the face.
Ii was | who answered De Berquin,
and with the words:
And your servant, If you have one,
has most impudent master,
De Beruuin turned pale with rage NJ
the insulting allusion 70 his someW'ias
INDECENT appearance,
"Ymr master shall answer Tor your
,mpertinepcer' he cried, drawing his
sword and making for Blaise,,
In an instant my own sword was ou''
and | was barring his way
"Let us argue the matter, monsieur
said l..
''Pestep' he Kissed. 81 fight not
laekevsls
you will fight mo, ! said, "or leave
the preseQce of this lady at once,
lmpoIled by uneontrollable wrath, ne
thrust at me furiously. WITH 'ln'eiy
twist. / sent his sword flying. from nus
hand to the door. ! motlonea nun 70
follow it. -,
Completely astonished, he obeyed my
legesture, went and picked up ms swora,
opened the door, an then turned 10
Blaise aud spoke these words, Ia voice
th trembled with rage
Monsieur, since YOU let your menii
handle your sword for you, ! cannot
/ hope for satisfaction. But though am
no great prophet, | can predict that
both you and your cur shall yet ieei
the foot Of my laekey ON your necks
| And. mademoiselle, he added, re-
moving his look to the lady, TINS rs
not the end of it with youl
With which parting threats, he strobe
out Of the inn, closing the door alter
him
Of the power of speech, stood with
frowning brow and puifed-out cheeks,
nervously clutching at his sword-nltt.
The lady and her maid looked AT MN
with curiosity. as II gentleman VINO
would stand idly and speechlessiy by,
Iwhile his servant resented an INSULT TO
lady, was a strange being, TO be viewed
with wonder.
sword on a table, heaven IS klnd 10
me IN having led me where ! might nave
! the JOY Of serving YOU.
The lady. whose musical voice had the
sound of sadness IN it, answered with
the graciousness warranted by the
occasion.
s"Mv good man, Sour sword lifts you
above vour degree even, and mere she
glanced at Blaise, and continued ~,
tone Of irrepressible contempt, as the
tamencss OF some gentlemen lowers
them beneath theirs.
Blaise, from whose nature tameneSs
was the attribute faTthest removed,
looked first at the lady, in helpless be-
wilderrnent. II en- at me, with mute re-
proach for having placed hum N ms
ridiculous position, nd lastly at the
maid. who regarded him with open dc
| rision. To be laughed at by his piquant
/ creature, to whose charms he had cen
so speedily susceptible, was the crown
/ ing misery. His expression OF woe was
such that | could not easiiy retaih my
! own seriou end respectful countenance'
Having to make some answer 70 the
/ lady, said:
| IAN opport nifty to defend So i'AlI
| lady would elevate the most isnoois;
The lady, not being. accustomed TO
exchanging compliments with q man,
servant, went TO her MAID ana eaiheu
with her IN whispers, the TWO Doti,
gazing at. BlaIs with expressions "
/ mirth.
.Blaise strobe TO my side with an
/ awkwarclness quite new t HIM. Ills
face was IN a vietent rersplratlon;; -,
/ 'sThe devilr' he whispered. FLOW ~,
they laugh at mel Won't you explain!
.'Impossiblei' -,
a object to being taken for calf,
said Biaise, ready TO burst with anger;
Then, : suddenly reaching the limit o.
his endurance, he faced the lady and
| blurted out;
"Mademoiselle, / would have run
your pursuer through quickly enough,
1 but | dared not rob my master