Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-26
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\ J ob Rafael Sabatinl
Q By Rafaol Sabatinl
fconlinucd Broom our Last Issuel

CONTINUED From Our Last lssue)
Andre-Louis observed the asher
pallor that now overspread the face
OF his opponent.
II think you begin to realize. mon
sieur. what Philippe de Vilmorin
must have felt that day at Gavrillac.
/ desired that you should first do so.
since that is accomplished, why
here's to make an end
He went in with lightning rapidi-
ty. For moment his point seemed
to La Tour d'Azyr to be everywhere
at once, and then from low en-
gagement in eixte. Andre-Loirs
stretched forward with, swift and Wig
oroue ease TO lunge in fierce. He
drove his point to transfx his oppo-
nent whom series Of calculated dis
engages uncovered in that line. But
to his Amusement. and chagrin La
Tour d'Azyr parted the stroke; in
finitely more to his chagrin la Tour
parted 1t just too late. Had he COM
pletely parted It, all would yet have
been we'll But striking the blade in
the last fraction OF second. the
Marquis DETECTED the point from the
line of his body. yet not so complet-
ely but that a couple OF feet OF that
hard driven steel tore through the
muscles OF his sword-arm.
To the seconds none OF these de-
tails had been visible. All that they
had seen had been swift whirl OF
flashing blades. and then Andre
Louis stretched almost TO the ground |
in an upward lunge that had pierre
ed the Marquis right arm Just be-
low the shoulder.
The sword fell from the suddenly
relaxed grip OF La Tour d'Azyr's fin
gers. which had been rendered pow
erless. and he stood now disarmed,
his lip in his teeth. his face white,
his chest heaving. before his oppo-
nent. who had at once recovered.
with the blood-tinged tip OF his
sword resting on the ground, Andre
Louis surveyed him grizzly. as we
survey the prey that through our
own ciumsiness has escaped us at
the last moment.
In the Assembly and in the news
papers this might be hailed as an
other victory for the Paladin OF the
Third Estate; only himself could
Snow the extent and the bitterness
II the failure.
Andre-Louis at last reused him
ie,f. sighed. and turned away to re-
iume his garments and left the
ground at once
As with lie Chapelier, he was
slowly and in silent dejec-
ion toward the entrance OF the
Bots. where they had left their car
':age. they were passed by the I
,aleche conveying La Tour d'Azyr {
Ind his second.
And thus Il was that he was the
irst TO return, and seeing him thus a
returning apparently safe ane
sound, the two ladies. intent upo,.
the encounter, should I
have assumed that their worst fears !
we're realized
Nine. de PiouRasfel attempted TO ,
all out. but her voice refused its
flee. she attempted TO tfrow open !,
he door OF her own carripee: but !
er fingers fumbled clumsily and in
fectively with the handle.
She found her voice at last. and at
lie same moment signaled TO the le
liver OF the caleche 10 stop. ID
''Mademoiselie de Kercadiou is nj
It'll me. The poor child has faint
l." ca
Moved by deep solicitude for sa
Iademoiselle de Kercadiou. de Ia pa
Dur d'Azyr sprang up despite his III
ound.
And thus Il happened that wher in
few moments later that APPROACH hl
ig cabriolet overlook and passed the
allied vehicles. Andre-Louis beheld de
very touching scene. Standing up W
} obtain a better view. he saw Aline IA
! a half-swooning condition-she OF
as beginning TO revive by now 10
lated IN the doorway OF the car p
age. supported by Nine. de Plou- 81
lstel In an attitude Of deepes. W
,ncern. NJ. de La Tour d'Azyr. his W
ound Notwithstanding. was bending st
'er the girl. whilst behind him n
bod NJ. d'Ormesson and the ma NJ
mes footman. IL
MY God.p he cried aloud. What nj
isl sue nave SLlltItQs lntnf II
d killed him as ! intended" A
II only she had used candor with
n, she could so easily have won NJ
consent TO the thing she asked k
only she had told him what now II
saw. that she loved NJ. de La Tour
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CHAPTER X n,
&. de La Tour d'Azyr was seen
more in the Manese-or indeed 10
Paris at all. hi
The rumor ran that he had emil pl
Ted. But that was only half the hs
III. The whole OF It was that he
d Joined that group OF noble so
INelers who came and went be- aw
cen the Tuileries and the head Blu
arters OF the emigres at Coblenz oil
A. Tot Andre Louis. his goliath car
mouse saw him no more, as a his
sun OF his conviction that NJ. del