Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-09
least. has nothing tho matter with his

least. has nothing the matter with his
arm
And he came for me again.
Nothing the matter with my arm
Actually compliment upon my sword
handling from the most invinciblc fighter
whether in formal duel or sudden quarrel
| in Francei liked the generosity which
| imtelled him 10 acknowledge me n
worthy antagonist, as much ss resented
his overbear,ng insolence: and began
| To think there WAS chance for me
| For the first time, | now assumed the
offensive. and with such s,iddcnncss that
| nussy fell back, out of sheer surprise.
| He had forgotten about t.se cross that
stood in the center of the place, and IN
| leap,nu backward, he struck this cross
heavily with his sword wrist. His glove
did not save him from being Jared and
bruised: and, for moment, he relaxed
his firm grasp of his sword, and before
he could renew his clutch | could have
DESTROYED h,s guard and ended the mat
ter: hut dropped my point instead.
Bussv looked at me in amarement,
and then dropped his
"Absurd. monsieurl You might very
| fairly have used your advantage. Now
YOU have spoiled everything. We can't
go on fighting, for | would not give YOU
another such opening, nor would Kill
man who gives me my lite.
"As YOU will. monsieur. said l. 81
am glad not 10 he killed. for what rs the
use of having fought Busy d'Amboi~ II
one NAV NOT live to boast II lt1"
He seemed pleased in his sclf-<wtzsnn
and sheathed his sword. 81 am destined
not 10 fight tonight" he answered. "one
adversary turns out 20 have a damaged
arm, which would make it a disgrace 10
kill him. aud the other puts me under
obligation for my life But, NJ de puelus,
your arm viii recover.
Il hope 80, # for only one reason,
replied Quelus.
Busy dAmboisc then bowed 10 me,
and strode on his way. He WAS joined
at the next crossing of streets by four
lackeys. who had been waiting 10 shadow,
All had swords and p,stots, and one horr
lantern, which had been concealed
beneath his cloak
DE Quelus, having looked after him
with an angry frown, now turned to me,
and spoke with aifabihty:
Monsieur. had YOU not observed the
condition of my arm, | should have re-
nted your aid But as II is, owe you
my life no less than he owes YOU hls
and il NAV DC that | can do more than
merely acknowledge the obligation.
saw here the opportunity for which
3 man might wait months, and was not
such fool as 10 lose il through pride.
Monsieur, ] said. 81 am Ernanton
de Iaunay, Sseur De la Tournoire. ar
rived IN Paris today, from Anlou, with
the desire Of enlisting IN the French
Guards
DE Quelus smiled. "You derare very
little FOR gentleman, and one who can
handle sword 80 we'll
II know that, but do not bring any
letters, and am not one who could eS-
pect the favor Of court appointment.
am Hugrnot
"A Huvurnotr'' said DE Qucins. And
vet YOU come to Psrisg
III prefer 10 serve ii. King OF France
He is at present On good terms with the
Huguenots, rs he notp
Yes, at least, he ~ not at war with
them Well, gentlemen hike you are not
to be wasted. even though Huguenots:
Attach Yourself to Duret's ccnpany OF
the g,iards for the present, and who
knows when YOU may win vacant cap
tainey7 | viii bring you to the attention
Of the Hing. Can you be, tomorrow at
eleven O'Clock, at The principal gate Of
the Louvre
YES, monsieur.
VERY we'll viii speak to Captain
Durct, also, about YOU
He looked at my active figure, neither
tall nox short. neither broad nor too thin,
observed the length ot my arm, and re-
membered that | had made 80 rrspcc-
table. b showing with the sword against
Busy. could sec that he was thinking
cit is we'll 20 have in ones debt as many
such strong and honest young gentlemen
as can be had Even Huguenot may he
useful in these days.
To Be Continued