The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-31

your desire 10 serve NE, you nOpeO
to serve yourself as well. Besides.
you told me, senior, that Mexico was
now your country But why do you
come thus TO me. captain? Has some
new thing befallen?'
Everything has befallen. Captain
Vigny knows all. and tomorrow be
goes before the emperor"
what can he do; what does he
know? Is not Pablo out of his reach.
and would Macmillan disregard the
word of his chief of Staff"
You do NOT know vigny. The EN-
peror makes no mistake when he
trusts him. for the man puts his serv-
ice above his very life"
From the lips of my enemy this
praise was sweet indeed.
The Iamplight glorified the smile
on La Anita's face. "a beautiful
thing" she murmured. ito say of any
mani Yet Captain yigny gave to me
this day the life Of my cousin"
81. caught her shoulder roughly
''Yol have seen Vigny-today?
She stared into his eyes until he
dropped his arm. "Ah-senorita, see
nothing ahead but failure and dis
grace. | am desperate. and you"
81 saw Captain Vigny today. senior,
and sent him away forever. He Of
fered my pride so grievous hurt
that forgiveness is impossible | shall
never see him again."
Lestrange came close to her and
lifted his arms. His voice trembled.
-You-you have done this thing TO
mel | have been untrue 70 my coun-
try, to my emperor, to myself; the
friends who used to love me now
despise me. Because of my love for
you / face a traitors DEATH" He
caught her In his arms and crushed
her frail body against his own. press
ing hot kisses upon her hair. her eyes.
her lips, while she fought desperately.
silently, hopelessly.
l clutched the purple hangings.
waiting, and thanking the good God
that / had followed. for the man was
mad.
Now his rasping voice came on
again: IF cannot have you. neither
shall MadreIla, nor-nor that emper-
or-Ioving double of hisI"
He put his fingers around her
throat; bis face in the lampIight was
the face of a fiend She uttered a
gurgling little cry-a piteous cry for
help.
Now the time for action had ar
rived. | pushed the draperies aside
and would have leaped into the room,
but, even as waited. poised. the
great door that led to the hall opened
and a captain in his majesty's serv-
ice stood in the doorway.
The newcomer bowed. and hello
TO the heavy hangings for support,
for the face and figure and suit were
those of Vigny. I might have been
looking into a mirror. or at the ghos'
of myself
Lestrange reIinquished his hole
and turned toward the door; and la
Anita, sobbing softly, put her hands
upon the table for support
Francois !" Lestrange's whispes
bore a tremuIous burden of fear.
Now. hack again in my hiding placS,
| could not restrain smile. for trs
clever rascal had taken leaf froEo
nv own boOk-and MadreIla had b.
come De Vignyl
Captain vigny," cried La Anita
and my ears, attuned TO the mart
moduIations of her voice. detected :,
note Of happiness.
MadrelIa moved TO the mantel, ovcs
which still hung the crossed smaF:-
swords, and jerked them from the
wall He cast one toward Lestrange
and swung the other in a whining
circle around his head. "Pick il up
His voice was harsh. grating, and
might just as well have been my own
as his. very neat game indeed.
thought, and I was vastly interested.
NO" said Lestrange; mo. mon
sieur."
shall stick you, then-poor. blat-
ting sheep that you are-shall ! kill
you as a dog should be killedF'
La Anita took hold of the pseudo
captains arm. mo Francois" she
said softly. "if you love me-noi"
he cast his voice in high falsettO
of mimicry: IF love you-bahl" he
thrust her from him with sweep of
| his left arm.
Hot wrath burned me, yet waited
Why, do not know. for ! was never
afraid of MadreIla- ! think that. be
cause was spying upon her. dared
not face the senorita's scorn- Besides
Captain Lestrange deserved the death
that awaited him, for be had beer
guilty of the blacklist treachery.
Now. while Madrella waited. Le-
strange lifted the sword and balanced
il in his hand he bowed to Anita.
-Senorita. crave your forgiveness
for having been so bold as to love
you. and so impious as to lay my
hands upon you"
81 am sorry" she murmured.
He turned to Madrella and poised
his body for the accustomed attitude
of guard Il have been a traitor
monsieur-as you well know-and my
life Is forfeit. shall spend IL as
earnestly as ! may"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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