Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-23

III have no wish to prolong the life of
one of us by this talk, he replied, but
A tale once begun should be finished.
You know how you promised to deliver
up La Tournoire to me. | grant that you
kept the promise TO the letter. During
the rest of that night lay quiet with my
men. We heard your departure the next
morning, and when the way was clear we
followed in your track. We could do so
quietly, for we were afoot; we had left
our horses in another part of the wilder
ness the day before. We heard you
greeted by your sentinel, and guessed
that YOU were near your burrow. we
came no further, but looked around and
found projecting rock, under which to
lie hidden, and tree from whose top
this place could be seen. So we have
lodged under the rock, one of us keeping
watch night and day from the tree,
| hopcd thus to be able to know when
YOU should be taken, so that l might
then look 10 the lady. But no soldiers
came for YOU, neither you nor the lady
departed from the place, no sign came to
indicate an attack or flight. You can
imagine, monsieur, how gentleman
accustomed TO court pleasures and
parisian fare enjoyed the kind of life that
We have been leading for these several
davs. Now and then one of us would
crawl forth to a stream for water, or
forage for nuts and berries, and we
shared few birds, which we had to eat
raw, not daring to make fire. This
existence became tiresome. This after
noon three of my knaves deserted. What
was 90 do? Ii was useless to go back to
Montignac without having done hls
work. To stay there awiting your cap
turc or the lady's departure was per
haps To starve. To 60 any distance from
this place was 10 lose sight OF the
woman. who might leave at any time,
and we could not know what direction
she might take. The enterprise had
been at best scurvy one, fit only for a
man at the end of his resources In fine,
monsieur. when the last of my men
threatened TO follow his comrades, |
crawled out OF my hole, stretched my
aching bones, and resolved TO let Mon
tignacs business go to the devil. There
was no chance for me in the service OF
the French King, therefore L came to
offer myself as a member of your COM
pany. In the Huguenot cause | might
earn back some of the good things OF HE.
II no longer matters on which side |
fight. Twas the same with Barbe-
mouche. And, in asmuch as | had de-
cided 10 cast in my fortunes with yours,
| naturally wished you well. Thus 1T
was my own interest sought TO serve, as
well as yours, when | told you that this
woman came here TO betray you to
In Chatrc."
You told me that" said |, calmly,
sfor one or both Of two purposes, - the
FIRST. 10 make me withdraw my protec-
iion from the lady, in order that she
might be at your disposal; the second, to
rct my confidence in order that you
yourself might betray me TO La Chatre.
De Berquin laughed. Am l, then,
such a fool as TO think that the wary
Tournoire could be put off his guard by a
man? No. no. The governor or Montig-
nae wa. wise in choosing a woman tor
that delicate task. 1t is only by a
Dcllsh that a Samson can be caught
Monsieur" / said, with ironleal ad-
miration. "you are indeed as artiui IN
your lies as YOU are bold. You have
e,nstn,c,ed a story that every eIrcum-
s.arce seems to bear out. Yet one cir
enmsiance YOU have forgotten, or you
are not aware of it. 1t destroys your