Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-22

"To make An example of him, that
hereafter no Catholic will dare shelter q
Huguenot on the score of old friendship.
Let him remain prisoner in the chateau
Of Flcurier until the judges, whom l will
instruct, shall find him guilty of treason.
Then his body shall hang at the chateau
gate for the nourishment of the crows.
Fortunately" said Montignac list
lessly, ''he has no family to give trouble
afterward''
'.No son." replied the governor. ibid
not M. de Brissard say that there WAS
daughter
"Yes, an unmarried daughter who
WAS visiting some bourgeois relation IN
Bourges at the time of her father $
arrest"
when she learns of her fathers M
carceration she will probably pester me
with supplications for his release. See
TO 1t, Montignac, that this Mile. de
Varion not suffered to app oach me.
My eavesdropping was again inter
rupted by the return of the lnn-maid. on
going out of the chamber this tune, she
closed the door. Hunger and prudence,
together, overcoming my curiosity, |
did not open 1T, but joined Blaise IN dis-
posing of the dinner. The table at which
we ate was near the window of the cham
Der, and we could look oct on the grassy
space of land before the inn. La Cha
tres men were moving about, looking
to their horses and harness, talking IN
little groups, and watching for their
masters appearance at the inn door.
Presently four new figures came INTO
view, all mounted. From our window
,~taTNlxg nc thpN
preached the inn. One of these new
comers was young lady who wore mask.
At er 81 rode maid, slim, youthful,
aud fresh looking. Behind these were
two serving boys, one tall, large ana
strong; the other small and agile
"By the blue heavenF Blalse biurted
out; "a dainty piece of womankndF
Silence. Blsisep' | said reprovlngiy.
"How dare you spes, lth such hoertS
of a LADY,"
Il thought | was supposed to be mas
querading as gentleman, ne growied.
"But IT was not of the lady that l spoke.
1t was the maid.
The lady had the slender figure OF =
woman of twenty Over q sight-htting
gown of blue cloth, she wore cloak OF
brown velvet, which was opea at the
front. Fine, wavy brown hair was visible
mean good"
beneath her large brown velvet hat
She wore brown gloves and carried a
riding whip. As for her face, her black
mask concealed the upper part, but there
was disclosed delicate red mouth and
finely cut chm. The throat was white
and full.
The maid was smaller than the mis-
tress. She had pretty face, rather bold
blue eyes, an impudent little mouth
an expression of self-confdence and
challenge.
La Chatre's men made room Tor tins
little cavalcade to pass 70 the inn. The
maid looked at them disdamfully but
the lady glanced neither TO right nor lett
Having ridden up close to the inn, they
dismounted and entered, thus passing
out of our sight.
/ would fain have again looked down
into the kitchen, now that these attrac-
tive guests had arrived TO disturb the
confidential talk, but the inn-
maid had closed our chamber door tight,
and | might have attracted the COVER
nor,s attention by opening it. Moreover,
i could not long cherish the idea OF watch
ing unobserved the movements OF a
lady So for some time. Blalse and ]
confined our attention TO the dinner,
Blsise frequently casting glance at the
door at if he would have liked TO go
downstairs and make closer inspection
of the pretty face OF the maid,
Several times we heard voices now
that of lady now that of the governor,