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I 000 oOOO OOOO oOOo oOOooOOo oc^ T lhe QUEEN'S j 1 ROSES * * o By S. Levett VeMa o 8 o ? Copyright, 1901, by S. Lovett Yeats q ^oo?OocOOooOOooOOooOOooOC CHAPTER III. ?Im: WOItD OF a PBINOB, The apartments assigned to iuo in virtue <>r my office lay In tho wing of the Louvro looking towurd tho old chapels of St. Thomas, St. N'lcaise and the Quinzo VIngts. A balcony Jutted out from niy window, and Kitting there one could BCC below the strange muss of gray and brown buildings that Clung dlko wasps' nests to the walls of tho palace, to be matched only In squalor by tho high and tottering houses, crowding and Jostling each ?ither on the opposite sldu of the nar row street. Here projecting gallery ami overhanging flirret formed an ar cade, beneath which the grass thrust its slender sword blades between tho green and slippery stones of the pave ment, and It was cool and dark as a cellar, even on the hottest days In summer. .It was to this refuge I had escaped from the stitllog throng of the court. When l.orgnae had stepped forward to accept the einhassador's wager, 1 felt as If a lead was removed from my heart. He looked so calm and con Ihlent that I was sun; he had perform ed his task- that tin; prince had quit ted Tails and that t'hantotmay's Hchemc would miscarry. Vet, never theless, 1 longed to he alone, and, tak ing my opportunity, which came easily enough, 1 had slipped away to my bal cony, here to enjoy the cool evening Pre, 'o coming In puffs across the Seine hero to thl|lk and to argue myself out of my folly or madness, call It what you will. Totnpoii.sat on the balustrade and looked at me. The creature had an In telligence almost human, lte under stood voice and gesture perfectly, ami 1 had taught him to do things that were scarcely credible. There as he sat. gravely surveying me with unwinking black eyes, it seemed to me that he was reading my inmost thoughts and was showing a silent sympathy for IUO l>.\ sitting still as a stone. Indulging nei ther In gambol nor antic, nor even touching the little heap of nuts tl it lay on a platter hostile him. Sn (putlutly grave was the little beast that he distracted me in split: of my self, and. rising, 1 approached him, say ing, w ith a laugh: ?Well, mine oraclel Can you now show Die a way out of my troubles?" h'or answer he crept closer to nie, and we two looked down Into the yard beneath, where a little doorway Ml Into the line st. Thomas tie Louvre. The doorway and the yard were used :i- a passage t" and from the street by the lower servants of the palace, and It was ordinarily open until close upon 10 at night hi summer. An archer was on guard' there, and Ids tall figure caught my eye as ho paced backward and for ward at his pest. I Stood for a minute or so watching htm, when 1 heart! a step behind me am! my name called out. l turned and saw Lorgnac. "1 knocked twice," he said, "hut you did ma answer, so I came. In, as 1 guessed you would he cloud gathering here." ' There Is seine wine In the flask there," I nnswered, pointing to a little tablo where a llagon of D'Arbols stood, but ho shuck his bead and took a place beside mo, running Ids hand gently over Pompon's fur. "Well," 1 said, "has Chantonnay paid you?" "Not yet," he laughed, "but he will '.oulght." "So tho prince has gone?" "Yes. I found him in tho houso and told him how things were. All that was i.ded was a horse, and I gave him mine." "You will ho hard put to for your equipment n there is war, und I fauc4 the pence wits hroken today." 'Oh, M. de Chantonnay'a pistoles will provide that!" "Hein: Ihn you are quick la coming back alter seeing the prince off!" "1 did not see him off. Ho quiet, lit tle beast!" Ami he put Pompon on ouo side. "Not see lllni off?" "No. I was on duty and could not. Ife gnvo me his word that ho would start In an hour, and by this thero should he a couple of leagues between lilin and Tails." "If they pursue'1? "Who Is to pursue? And they will be tleet hoois that will overtake Car touche." "It U If he Is not gom-V" "I mpo.S8.lblc! lie knows tho risk." "Then." I said, "nothing remains, old frhnd, hut the wars for you and my pears lor me. I should like to see Itesinn once more." He made no answer, and we both leaned together over the balustrade und looked down Into tin yard. It was dusk now, and the archer appeared "Bcyonc, fool/' he $h'oulcd, hin hand on the hiit <if i?i? poniUrd. 111**- a gray shadow below us. Two women servants camo through, and our sclitlnel levied a klna from each ?r? ne let them nInter cast firm InTe the pahiee, leaving him gazing wlst> fully after them. "Nom d'un galllotdl" said Lorgnac, "but the duty there Is not so dull." ?HusllP f answered. "Hero comes nnol her." In effect ns I spoke another figure, Wrapped In n light Cloak, ran down the palace steps and tripped across the yard. W? COIlld not of course see prop erly, but there was a grace about hor movements that struck us both. "She la pretty, 1 wager," I said. "Lucky art hei l" exclaimed Lorgnac. And at the moment our sentinel od vaneed for bl? toll, but tho newcomer shrank back from hi:u and kept him off. "Ah, ma petite," Bald ttio archer, "I Jiavo not seon ypu. before! Where have y?u di.P?>d from? One klw. und I'erdccus do I'outhlou will die n.r you." Ho made a motion <>t' his arm to wart I her; but, recovering herself. she slipped nimbly islde, Bay Um. wlib u laugh: "Bnvnrd, I mn> ask you to die for nio Botne day without Iio|h? of reward." And In n motneiit Blio hud Hashed through the open gate und was gone. But I knew Nif voice was enough tor ine und. lookllll! Itt LorglMC. 1 saw his eyes blazing uud cvm througli the dtlBk I could si-e Hie Ivory puller on his faee. "My Cod!" I exclaimed. "Are we mad?" Hut Loignac caught me by the nrm. ??Fool! I here Is lie lime t<> waste. By heaven, prince of the Mood though be be. It he has lied to lilt' lie dies!" Say ing this he fairly drugged me from the balcony i Btnld hen for'a moment to snatch up my nipler and Ming aside my vvtioilell sword, and then we two hurried down the Winding stair, past the servants' quarters and out Into tlio yard. Tho archer saluted us as wo came up. "Which way did-did mademoiselle go?" asked Lorguuc, ids voice strange and husky. "I know not, monsieur?sho vanished like U spirit." "Try your bouse," I suggested, pluck log blin by the sleeve. "Lose no time here." And as I uttered these words 1 saw I'ompoU beside me and drove bin) back with II curse. Hut for once the ape disobeyed, and there was no help for it; I had to let bltn follow as host 1 could. We dashed up the narrow Rue St. Thomas fortunately there wire uot many people about- and Just where the Btreet opened out Into the Hue S?. H> uore we caught a glimpse of the grace ful llgure hesitating at a crossing. She had lifted her dress slightly, and though to complete her disguise she was wearing the thit soled Spnnisb mules not all their bldoousness could conceal the perfect arch of her foot. For a moment she hesitated, res I have said, giving us time to gain well upon her. and then, drawing her hood closer together, she ran across the road nnd beaded toward the labyrinth of streets around the Halles. "Hut not your trust In princes," I Bald bitterly, but Lorgnac made no an swer, maintaining a grim silence. We kept on the pavement opposite to her, never losing sight of her for an Instant, although the streets were crowded hero, and tho uncertain light made our task far from easy, but we fcac" too much at stake to fall. ? When she reached the parvls of St. Eustuohe, sho crossed It slowly toward the portal of the still untlulshed church, though the llrst stono had been laid at the time when I was horn. As she ap proached the archway a man stepped forward from the shadow, and they met with outstretched bauds. So they mood tor u moment, talking earnestly together, and we halted, te>o, and watched them with beating hearts. "It Is he," I whispered, "lie bus broken his word." Hut still Lorgnac did not speak, though 1 could hear his labored breath. And as wo watched a man came o.vcr the ?agged square, walking Idly and Carelessly toward them, humming as he did so tho souk called the "Three Cavaliers." "D'Ariiinon!" exclaimed Lorgnac. "It Is all over now unless we can shut his mouth." On his words, howover, the two moved off arm In arm swiftly together nnd were lost In the unceasing crowd that was pouring from tho Halles. I was for rushing after them at once, but Lorgnac held me by tho arm. "Stay!" ho said. HYou must deal with P'Axomon, Stop hbn at all haz ards. I look after the others. Meet mo at my house." And with these words ho left nie abruptly, crossing tho pavement rapidly and mixing with tho crowd. I waited not a moment myself. I did not even answer Lorgnac, but pressed forward on the track of the spy and overtook I/Aininon In the Hue Montorguell. He was walking slow ly, looking carefully about him, as If he had missed his prey, and wan head ing toward the Tlquetonno ? the next turning to the right would bring htm to the Tiro Boudln, Hut, as I said, be hesitated and, standing on tiptoes, kept trying to look over the heads of tho crowd. I walked past him rapidly, brushing against him as I did so, and turned with an apology that broke into an ex clamation of surprised recognition. "Your pardon, monsieur! Hein! Cnn I bellovo my eyes? Is It you, IVAra mon ?" "Yes?yes," he stammered uneasily. "I havo business, M. Le HrusqueL An other day." And ho would havo has tened on, hut I stood In hts path, say ing Insolently: "At the Cnbarots? Well, so havo I. Come and drink and tell me how tho air of Hurls has become healthy for you once more." He grow red at my cvords; but, to do him Justice, he kept his temper, though ho said coldly enough: "Monsieur, I havu said I havo busi ness!" But I laughed and cut in upon his speech. "And so havo I. Everybody's busi ness Is n Jester's business. Come and drink!" He thought I was In my cups and still preserved his coolness. "Not now. Au revolr, au revolr!" And he pressed on. Hut 1 stuck like n Uy to him, buzzing In his ear. "Tell me," I said loudly?"you r">e?r to be on your feet again. Does tho Spanish enibassador pay well?" He stopped short, with a curso, nnd turned on me, shaking with anger. "Begone, fool!" ho shouted, his hand on the hilt of his poniard. Hut I allp ped back nimbly, my drawn rapier pointed at him, nnd In a moment a crowd had gathered around us. Ho was no coward and would certainly not havo shrunk from an affair, but now It was absolutely necessary for him to havo his hands froo. Ho glanced around him nnd then made a mistake. He attempted to dash across the road to the other side and escape mo. On the Instant I had raised tho cry "Stop thief I" and the crowd was on his heels. You all know tho good peoplo of Par Is and how hard It would go with a man behind whom the cry "Stop thief 1" was raised. It fared so with D'Arn mon. Tho spy had barely got across the Tlquetonno when ho was surround ed by a shrieking, howling mob, and a mob, too, of the artisans and workers of tho Hallos. Ho drew his sword and swept it round him, but they only gave way to form In closer behind him. And now stones and other missiles be gnn to ny nud tho ratUes of tho watch to bo heard. I caught ono glimpse of D'Arnmon. Ho had backed up against tho wall near a street lamp. Ills cheek was cut and blooding, and his dress torn nnd soiled. Ho was trying to Shout explanations, but he might as well have shouted to awaken the dead. "Stop thief I Stop thief I" was shriek M and howled around him, and then somo one brought him down with a blow from a staff, and he fell beneath a struggling heap <>f tuen. 1 bad uo pity f<>r tho villain. lie was oll?' of the WOl'St <?f Ills class un<l <i. Kervod dentil at tho lamppost. Ou the | whole, he got oft easily enough, though he rvas marked for life, und It was ninny u long .lay ere the "captain's" Itinhs lost their BorenesB. Ho wns disposed of, nt any rate. So leaving bin) to the tender mercies of lho crowd and of the watch, who had hurried up. 1 went rapidly on toward the Rue Tire Boudln, where Lorgnae'M house stood. It was lint a short way from the Tlquetonno. and on reaching the entrance to the street I halted for a moment, as If to exam lue tho display In the window of a pastry co< k's shop, although my eyes were fixed anywhere but on Ids tartlets and cakes. The moon was out cow, full ami clear, and Ita light fell like a broad silver ribbon between the two rows of dark and si lent houses that raised their gray and mottled walls on cither side of the street. There were but few passers by. but It seemed to me that there was an unwonted crowd near the door of the bouse where Lorgnac lived, which I could make out vaguely, for It lay about a third of the way down the Street. I took a step Into the road and stop yed ; j& . to eel a better view, when I fell f^.clhltut plucking at my cloak t looked dowu. It was Pompon, whose very existence I had forgotten, and lie sat at my feet, gazing wistfully up at my face, with eyes that told nie he was wear lei I. "Come, Pompon," 1 said, and In n mo ment he was on my shoulder, where he sat light as a feather. 1 gave another look down the road and at the group neur Lorgunc's house, and I was cor- { tain I caught the gleam of a cuirass, j This augured 111, hilt It was no time to draw back, and, singing a cheery catch, I stepped forward ami, coining boldly up v? the door of the house, found my self Btopped by Crcquy of the archer guard. "I dahle!" 1 exclaimed. "I have come to see my gossip, Lorgnac. What does all this mean7" "I know no more than you, f.e Urns quet. If you want to see Lorgnac, you will And him on tho oppostto side of the rond with two of my men. Hut he Is us sulky as a bear." "What! Have you arrested hiinV" "Yes." "Then what are you doing here?" "Obeying orders, my lord of folly, and If you will take my advice you will go home, for" and bo dropped his voice?"the klug und tho cardinal will be here In a few minutes. We have caged some birds within." "Ah. well, that Is their affair. I'll I drop a consoling Jest In Lorgnue's ear and bo off. Au revolr." I "Au revolr." In a few stops I was across the road ? nnd beside Lorgnac. He was standing, ! looking the picture of dejection, be twoon two stalwart archers. I "Oh, ho. mon ami:" I exclaimed ns 1 I embraced him. "So you have engaged I pilots for the chtttelct." The archers laughed nt this reference to them, but Lorgnac seized his chance and whispered quickly In my ear: "The horse Is In tho stable behind Barou's shop. There Is a chance by the window." And he slipped n key Into my hand. "Never fear," I answered loudly. "You shall he free tonight. 1 shall seo my gossip Henri, and wo shall llnlsh that D'Arbols of mine before tomor row morning. Adieu, then, until we meet again!" And, waving my hand to Croquy, I turned back and walked off at a rapid pace, Pompon once more following at my heels. CHAPTER IV. HOW POMPON SAVED A QUEEN. There are times when thought and action havo to move together like lightning, when, If there Is but a flicker of halt or hesitation, the result Is disaster, and If ever such a moment had come to me It had arrived now. I tnank God that, notwithstanding the tumult In my heart, I kept my bend clear and my nerve steady In the crisis before me. It Is true I held u great card. No one suspected nie, ex cept, perhaps, I>'Amnion, and he was quieted. Not the most suspicious eye would turn on Le Brusquet, the king's Jester, ns being In any way Involved In a court Intrigue, and I was safe from hindrance on that score. Even Crequy, nnd he was no fool, had let me pass with a Jest. 1 could not help chuckling n little to myself at this, as, picking Pompon up, I crossed the road to the opposite side, where tho shadows lay dark on the pavement One look behind me?tho archers were still nt Lorgunc's door? nnd then I put myself to the run. A few steps brought mo to a narrow side street that W Mit off ut an angle from the road, heading back to the cross roads where Huron's shop Iny, close to Lorgnue's house. Immediately behind the shop was Cartouche's stable, and from the stable there was a chance, a bare chnnce, to free iny birds. I knew the way perfectly, for I had used It as n abort cut a hundred times on my vlalts to Lorgnac when he lay 111 In the spring of n tertian ague. It was necessary to be careful, however, how one stepped In this nameless alley, for the sllnie of nges covered the cobble stones beneath the feet, und there was no footpath. Indeed, so narrow was tho passage that by stretching one's arms out It was possible to touch tho houses on either band. I inado all tho hast. 1 could and at last reached Harou's si , . Huron him self was closing for the night ns I caino up, and I caught a glimpse of his lean figure, hesitating at tho door In tho hope perhaps that I might provo a cus tomer. I passed quickly on, taking no notlco of him. He peered nfter nur for a moment, and then his door shut with a laing, nnd the old man went In like a spider disappointed of his fly. Two steps more, and I was nt tho stable. If Lorgnue's ready wit had not thought of the key, all would have been lost; but, ns It was, the key was hi my hand, in another moment I bad open ed the door and Stepped In, shutting It carefully behind mo. A lantern, swing ing to a chain attached to a crossbeam, was burning brightly In the stable, ami in the stall before me was a magnifi cent gray horse with n lofly crest and bright, full eyes that looked dOWfl upon mo llko two stars. It was Cartouche, and he was already saddled, though the glrtha hung loosely around him. Ho know me, for wo wero old friends, nnd, tossing his head up and down, began to strike nt tho flooring with his foro foot and whinny. I patted his slock neck and looked around. Near mo was somo stable gear. To the right thero was a loft and nbovo that n small window, which was open, for tho night was warm. A ladder led to tho loft, and up this I Climbed, Pompon nt my heels, nnd, passing through tho window, found myself on tho roof of Harou's store. On either hand tho gables, with their Illy shaped flnlnls, hid mo from vlow, und I was. In short, on tho back bone of tho roof. A bout 20 feet from mo rose the bnck of Ix>rgnnc's house, I high and narrow. Prom a window In tho second story there was a tj^jtf light, and I caught a glimpse of a shadow on the wall. I crept up be- | Death tho Window anil looked. It was i Impossible to reach It, and I dare not I rnlsc my voice. Every moment was precious, and with a groan l glanced ' about for some means of ascent, and us > I did so Pompon began to clamber up the grooved brick waterway, which ter minated on a narrow ledge of orna mental stonework running round tho house. Above this ledge, however, a gargoyle In the shape of a grlllln's head | leered down at me. A sudden thought struck me, and I seized the ape ere he could go farther. Hack I ran. with tho quick, stealthy footsteps of a cat, and dropped down Jnto the stable once more. Hastily and with shaking hands. 1 examined the Stable gear, throwing one thing after another aside, and at last I found what I BOUght?a spare halter. oh, those seconds when 1 fumbled there In tho stable! They were as hours. I snatch ed Up the halter with an exclamation of Joy and In less time than I take to tell this was once more beneath the window. Here It was Pompon's turn, and I thanked my sturs again ami again for the months I had spent In teaching the ape to do almost anything I wished. I knotted one end of the hal ter Into a noose ami, giving It 0? Pom* pon, placed him w here ho had climbed to at first ami, with n little wave of my hand, said: "Up, Pomponl Up I" Without a moment's hesitation ho Climbed tO the ledge. I watched the small black figure looking down on me With little, twinkling eyes, the halter, held by the noose. In his hands. I made a motion of my hand toward the gargoyla, but the ape only Jlbbered, j and the cold sweat burst over me. lor 1 wos sure 1 heard in the distance the I sound of many horses trotting. Too late! After all this! It could not lad Again and aga-ln I tried to make the opo understand, but he either could not or would not. In despair I at last seized the end of the halter near me and looped It round my own neck. And i Imagine my utter disgust Pompon did the same and bobbed up and down on Ids hind legs! One might have laughed j If the Issue at stake was not so serious. I I took the loop oft' my neck. Pompon again followed my example, and then - It may have been God's mercy he sud denly understood and slipped it over the gargoyle. "Thank Hod!" And I had tightened j the noose In a moment, giving the ape I no time to change his mind ami remove It. In those days I was lithe IIlid agile us a cat, and hand over hand I swarm ed up the rope, at last gaining the nar row foothold of the ledge. Tho wln | dew was at least six feet from me, and I had to cross this space ere I came j to It. Holding on to the brickwork, 1 sllp ped the noose from the grlllln's bend 1 <md then slowly and carefully made my perilous way to the window, the rope clutched In one hand and getting as much support as 1 could from the cracks between the bricks, when- the cement had loosened and fallen away. When, afterward, 1 looked at what I had done, my blood ran cold at the very Idea of It. but now I wont without fear, without a single thought of anything but those whom I was striving to save. And, yes, those whose horses I had heard?I heard them again now clear and distinct. 1 was not a moment too soon. I boldly stood on the ledge and looked In at the window. It was a large room, and she, my queen, was sitting at the table. Her hood had fall en back, showing the pah', clear cut outlines of her face, and her eyes were full of tears. C'ondC stood by her, speaking can estly, pleading as If for his life, and If ever there was love In a man's face It shone on his. Oh, It was a mad thing to do, but she was a child, not 18, and he but live and twen ty. So earnestly were they talking that they did not hear me, though 1 stood boldly at the window, and it was only when I had sprung lightly Into tho room that they became aware of my present e. Mary rose to her feet with a cry, and her hands went up to her face, but Condo sprang at me without a Word. I seized his wrists like a vis? and said In a voice cracked with emo tion: "You are betrayed I There Is only one chance -come w ith me!" The fool struggled still, and, prince of the blood though he wns, I cursed him to his face. ' " ill you lose nil? Hark!" And the hi;, v of a trumpet from tin? street came to us with discordant echoes. Ho understood now, but his presence of mind had left him. "My Cod!" he cried. "What can I do to save you?" And he turned to Mary. To give him his due, he thought but of her, and he rushed to her side, where she stood staring at us, with a white face and Inrgo, frightened eyes. The door of the room was open. As I ran to tt 1 heard a battering below. " 'TIS the king!" I cried. "Quick! To the window!" His senses were coining back to lilm, and he half dragged und half carried Mary to the window. I closed and locked tlm heavy oaken door and, turn Ing, saw Conde hand] n.'j the rope I had thrown on the door at my entrance. Hi hud grasped at the chance of escape Hut I would take no risk of failure. I was by his side In a moment ami snatched the halter from Ids hands. "Put out the light," I said, mid as In did so t ran a noose round the pillar of the balustrade across the window find dropped the rope OUtsldo. Then, tu. n Ing to Conde, I said, "Descend and hold the rope taut below." The words wi re scarce out of my mouth when we heard the dull report of an arquebus. "They have blown In tho lock! Quick!" But he needed no bidding. He wa i not good nt climbing, but somehow lie managed It, and I felt tho rope tighten. He was safe below. "Mademoiselle," I said, turning to Mary, f pretended not to know her, but she shrank back. "I cannot! I cannot! Let them couiel" And her words wore followed by a crash, a hoarse shout and the sound of many feet. Then I did what 1 have never done to woman before or after. The strength of ten possessed me. I took her In my arms like a child and, holdlug her round the waist with one hand, began the descent. She seemed i recover herself as I got out of the window and clung on to tho rope as well oh I, else I bad novcr suc ceeded. But we completed the descent as wo beard them hammering at the door, and n voice?tt was tho ilng's? called out: "An arquebus, an arquebus!" Along the waterway on tho roof of the store we ran like liares, Pompon leading, and we hod Just gained the stable and I had put out the light when wo heard the door of the room from which we had escaped being forced In. They would see the rope. 1 knew, and wo were still not safe. I whispered hastily to Conde: "Tako tho liorso and rldo for your lifo! (Jo by the Porto St. Honore." Ho was himseif ogoln, for tho Bour bons never had tho poltroon fever. Ho drew the girths, ,>ent down and k|Mod Mnry'B jjojad oaa uwypted w Clerking Looks more attractive than housework for a woman, but it is also even more exhausting. The work is often (tone under high pressure, and the brightness of the ey?8 and the (lushed cheeks of the attentive clerk Indicate nervous m-ss rather than health. If this is true under most favorable condi tions, what shall he said of those who suiter from woman ly diseases,and who endure headache, backache, and other pains day after day ? No sick woman Should neglect the means of cure for WOtnanly diseases offered in Doctor Picrce'S Favorite Prescription, it regulates the peri ods, dries enfeebl ing drains, heals inflammation and ulceration, and cures female weakness women strong and sick women well. ?a heart overflowing with gratitude, as welt us ? sense of duty, uik?* me to write t>> you ana tell you of my wonderful recovery," says Miss Cortur. c. llook,Oraugeburg,Orangeburg Co., South Carolina, "iiy the use of or. Pierces y?\oriic Prescription i am entirely n now being compared with the i>oor miserable suuerei who wrote you four mouths ago. I remark, to uiy parenta almost every nay that It seems almost ?n Impossibility for medfeiue todo a person *o much good. During the whole summer I coulu scarcely keep up to walk about the house, ami yesterday I walked four miles and felt better from the exercise. I now weigh -i.S ppumlS. Mine wus a complicated case or female uisc.ise In Its worst form." Doctor Plerce's Pleasant Pellets curs biliousness. It makes weak the stable. As 1 held the door upon for htm bo turned to me, saying: "Monsieur, 1 swear" But the hot anger blazed within mo at the man who could risk n woman's fair fame as he had done at the in who had broken his word to his frlei I. "Bide!" I said. "Waste UO time In vows. 'Tis only a prince who thinks he can break his word without dis honor." And following my words came yells and shouts from the window. They had found the rope. Cotldc made no answer, but bent his head and gave Cnrtouehe the spur, ami we heard him chiller down the street, and I caught Mary's ban.I, and we ran out together. 1 look her northward, through passige and alley, until 1 felt her falter, and then I stopped, for she was breathless ami almost fainting. Itut wo were sale. No one would lee Ognl'/.C a queen in the slight, gray clad figure that clung to a jester's arm as the two, followed by a small brown ape. picked their way along the nar row pavement of the Hue St. Hnuvcur. It was then that she spoke for the first time, and as she did so she with drew her hand from my arm. "Is is be sale, do you think, mon sieur V" "Monsclgneur Is by now free of the Torte st. Ilonore," 1 replied, still giv ing no Bi?? that I knew her. but the ice was broken now, ami she went on: "Oh, It was folly 1 It was madness I Why ever did 1 come'.'" "Wo will got back safely, thank God!" I said, but a great fear was In my heart lest the king should send to order the Louvre gates to be shut, and I hurried her on through the moonlit streets, We w ent dow n the Ituo Crolx des Petit Champs, passed behind the lunguslns of the Louvre and at last came to the gate below the riding school. Once past that WO were safe Indeed, for my little key would open the terrace wicket, lind then all would be well. "Take my arm," I said. "Look as much like n servant woman of the pal nee as your highness can." She' did SO without a word. As we came to the gate the sentry looked at us narrowly. I stopped and addressed him. "My friend," I said, "It Is not vet 10, la it?" "No, M. Lo Brusquot." But Ids eyes were on my companion, whose hood was drawn well over her face. "Good!" I answered. "I shall be In time for the king's supper. Come, mlgnonne." I felt her shrink at the word, but slit! played her part bravely and tripped by my side as wo passed the gale. We were not a moment too soon, for as WO turned the shrubberies n horseman dashed up, and I heard him call out to the sentry. It was Oroqtiy. "Has any one gone this way?" Wo Stopped In the shadow of tho trees and listened. Wo dart; not stir, for it would moan crossing u origin patch of moonlight, where, for certain, We WCUld bo seen. "Yes, monsieur ?Le Brusquot, his spe and n girl she looked pretty." "And you did not stop theinV" "Monsieur, the gntes are free until 10, and, besides, Lo Brusquot has an evil sword, and he called her inl gnonno. "IIa, ha, ha!" And Crequy's merry laugh rang out, while my companion stamped her foot. "Three very good reasons, but the first Is the best, llarkee! Close the gales at once. Let none pass In or out." "Yes, monsieur." And then Oroqtiy, turning his horse's head, rode off nt a canter. As ho did so i drew the Inference Vom his net, "The king Is not back yet, your high ness. Wo are safe." Then we crossed the garden In si lence until wo enmo to tho little wicket leading to the Indies' terrace. I Opened it with my key, and when wo had gono tin the steps and reached the platform or tno terrace she stopped, and w. faced ench other. I shall novel' forget that night when we two stood there alone, the quiet moon looking down on us, the sllvoi light, the shadowy frees and the scent of the roses that cune to us with tin breeze. I saw my queen's eye s shining upon pie, ami I knelt at her feet. "Your highness will forgive me?my freedom of speech and all I have dono. But there was no other way, and you are safe now." She threw her hood buck and looked down upon me with her glorious eyes, and then, stretching out her hand, rnls ed me to my feet. "M. do Bcsmo/' she snld, "God has let me know today what a true gentleman la. Keep these In memory of Mary of Scotland." With these words she detached the two red loses she wore at the neck of her dress mid placed them In my hands, and as I bowed low and In silence to receive them she turned and ran up the stairway nnd Into the palace, Slipping from my sight like a ghost. Late that night ns I sat In my cham ber, thinking ami staring at the roses 1 had placed In a vnse on the table before me, I heard a step outside my door nnd then a knock. I knew who It was. "Bntcrl" I cried, and Lorgunc camo lOj JHls faj}? was .beaming, his .eyes laughing. II? shook uio by the baud ami. Illnglug himself luto a chair, i>?>ni* ed himself out a cup of D'Arbols ami drained it tit a draft. "Set' hme:" he said as hi- placed a small bug on the table. "A thousand pistoles in gold! And I owe you 40 Uoldlnu her round the watet with <>n? tum. I liCWtll (he ucifccnt. crowns." Saying thN, he counted th*. | money out on the table and fell to laughing again. "Come," bo said, "tell me your sto ry." I told him all. omitting only the men tion of the roses, ami when I had done he wellt to the little ho\ where Polll pen lay w earied and asleep. He looked at the ape long ami earnestly and mut tered: "Von shall have a collar of gold, moll ami, for you have saved a queen." Then he enmc back, and we spoke for awhile gnyly of many things, for our hearts were full of one thing whleh we did not dare to speak of even to one another. At hist he rose to go. As he stood at the door wishing me good night he hes itated a little and then went on: "it Is good night and goodby, I.? Brtisquct. The king has forgiven me, and I leave tomorrow with dispatches for < Jollguy." ? Hein!" I said. "The treaty of Vau eelles Is waste paper. Good luck ami good fortune:" I waited until bis footsteps had died away. He was wearing his willow bravely ami like a gentleman. Then 1 went back to look at the queen's roses. Hut six days after Collgny had at tacked Dona I and stormed Lens and the king had declared war against Sualn. (TUB EMI) ) Ittvlilt Pollution. - Rhode Island, though the smallest Stale in the Union, has a river pollution problem all ils own. In a Slate covering so little ter ritory, it is Burpridng to lind a stream of sulllcieut magnitude to force itself to the front as a Stale issue, hut such is the. case with the Blackstoiic river. This stream has its rise in Kastern Massachusetts and traverses Ithodo Is land from the north, entering salt water near Providence ; hut though its course in the Slate is only 10 or :!() miles, so populous is the district through which it llows in Massachu setts and also in Ithode Island, ami so important ate the manulacturing eslah. lishinenls crowded upon ils banks,that it may be considered one of the great manufacturing rivers of the country. With the growth of industries and pop ulation along ils course, the Blackslone has sultored the fate of many other streams in the Mast, ami has become greatly polluted by an excess of sewer age emptied into its waters. As a num ber of towns draw their water supply lor city and domestic use from this river, ils pollution has become a serious matter and numerous law suits have resulted from ils unwholesome condi tion. Recently the U. S. geological survey has made arrangements with Pyof. John 10. Hill, of Brown Univer sity, Providence, to make a careful study of the Blackslone river. He will be assisted by two id' his students, and full records of the geology, melcr Ology, rain fall and run-oft' of the en tire watershed will he made and care ful measurements of the amount of water Mowing through the river will he taken. Did Nor Sl'EAK With Knolw ICIXiK.?On a clear and beautiful Sunday morning in a parish not far from Milwaukee, a prictd was pleased to note the presence nl service of an unusually large number of the male members of his congregation, and, since he had been informed of con siderahh I rouble, in his llock, ho con sidered it an opportune time to give Ihoso present a friendly, yet pointed, sermon on forbearance. He changed the men, particularly the married men, to he ever kind, courteous and con siderate lo weinen, to overlook all op porlunltios for trouble, to be good to them and SolicillOUS of their welfare, and finished with a masterly perora lion relating to connubial decency on tho part of husbands. Shortly a Her he met an old and re spected member of the church and said: " Michael, 1 was glad lo see you at church Sunday. And how did you like the sermon ?" " Well, father,'' the old man an swered, ?the language was boautchilul, and the. delivery was foine; hut, he jabbers, father, if you was only married about three months you'd tell a dif ferent storyl"?Milwaukee Sentinel. Widow?It is too had that my hus band should have died now, when he knew that I had just bought a blue and a pink dress and four new fancy shirt-waists. But he always was so in considerate. No Hair? "My hair was falling out very fast and I was greatly alarmed. I then tried Ayer's Hair Vigor and my hair stopped falling at once."? Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria, O. The trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs arc beginning to show, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every time. $1.00 a belli?. All dr?||liU. If your ilin^ioul cannot (ninety you, Bond lift one dollar und wo will osprflM you a Untie. Ifn Hiiro aii<laive the name of your nrarpHl 6Xprt)M office, a (Mr i hn, J. C. A YKK CO., Lowoll, M?m. Tlio Kind You Have Always Bought* ami which lms been It* uso for over iJO years, has home tlio signature of ? ami has boon made uiulor his pcr ? soniil supervision since its in In i icy. \&t&f;//t /?ctr<C*U4>i Allow no on? to deceive you in (Iiis. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd" Just-as-good" tiro but Experiments that ti'illo with and endanger the health ol* Infants ami Children?Experience against Experiment* What 5s CASTOR!A Casloria Is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It. contains neither Opium, [Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys \Vonns und alloys Feverlshness. It eures Diurrhteu ami Wind < olie. li relievos Teeth big Troubles, eures Const ipatioti ami p'lHtulor.ey. It. assimilates the Food, regulates Hie Stomach ami Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea?Tlio Mother's Friend. GENUINE C ASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. von? CITY. The practical side of science is reflected in J&TENT ft) ^EGORD A montlily publication of inestimable value to the student of every day scientiiic problems, the mechanic, the industrial expert, the manufacturer, tbo inventor ? in fact, to every wide-awake person who hopes to bettor Iiis condition by using Iiis brains. Tlio inventor, especially, w ill find in The Patent Record a guido, philosopher ami friend. Nothing <?f importance escapes the vigilant eyes of its corps of expert editors. Kvcrything is pre sented in clean, concise fashion, so that the busiest may lake time to road and comprehend. Tim scientiiic ami industrial nrogress of the ago is accur ately mirrored in the columns of The Patent Record, and it is tlio only publication in tbo country that prints tlio ollicial news of the 1'. S. Patent Ollico and tbo latest developcments in the held of invention without fear or favor. suiikcription prick onis doli.au pkk vkak. THE PATENT RECORD. Baltimore, Md. Kven tlio clergyman, noble and in spiring as his vocation is, has now and then lus bad moments. " (), sir," Haid a poor woman to a Scotch minister, who was by no im ans a popular preacher, " well do 1 like the day w hen you give us the sermon." lt Indeed," said the minister, Mush ing with pleasure, " 1 wish there were more like you, my good woman-, it is seldom 1 hear such words from any one." "Maybe then hearings' stronger than mine, sir," said the woman, promptly, " hut when you preach I can always llnd a good seat." Mr. Kdwin M. May, of Mount Zion, 111., sends this story of the inscription in a Vermont cemetery. It scema that Jacob Green buried his estimable wife Hannah and on the gravestone was engraved: "The Lord giveih and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." II?' then con soled himself by Unding another wile, Marie, who ia course of time died ami was buried by (he side of number one. Her stone bore the significant words: lt I cried unto the Lord and he heard me ami delivered me from all my troubles." ?? Mamma, 1 don't think the people who make dolls arc very pious people," said a little girl to her nudln r one. day. *' Why not, my child?" Because you can never make them kneel. I have always to lav my doll down on her stomach to say her prayer.*." OABTORIA. Beat? the j4 Kind You Ha>6 Always Bought Oharloston and Western (Jarollna R, H Adimhta ano Ahiikvii.i.k Shout Link In ofYeet May 21?, 11101. Lv AugiiMtA.10 05 a :; 20 | Ar Orennwood.P. 15 j. " Anderson. . 7 -t'i | " Laurens . l 35 i ?' Uroenvllle. . a 25 J " Glonn Spring?. . I 1 > \ " Spar tan burg. 3 20 \ ' HiiIihIh. .r> :;s p " Hendersonville. n 11 { " Abhovillo. T 15 j Lv Aslievllle. 7 05 a " Hendersonville. . K 05 a " Flat hock. . H 15 a '? Raluda_ . 8 ;<;> a " Try on. . U 13 a " Spartanburg. . P.: in I " (denn Springs. .. !l 0C n " Greenville. 12 15 p " i.io.i-i'im. . 2 eo p " Anacrsen. 7 20 ? " (ir on wood. 2 |> Ar Augusta. . ;> 20 p Cv Augusta. * 2 30 i Ar Allotidale. .j 42 i " Fairfax . . I u2 i " YomanHflu. 6 t>.\ j " ltoaufnrt. ? 60 |i Port Royal.... . 7 00 p " Savannah. . .... " Charleston. . Lv Charleston. . Port Royal. f> 40 h Ihaufort.... . 6 50 a Yoinasseo. . 0 10 a Fairfax.... . 741 h Allcudalo. 7 52 n Ar Augusta. in 00 a Close connection at Oraenwood for all points on S. A. L. and C. & 0, Railuuy and at spartanburg with Southern Rail way. For any Information rnlatlv? to ticket* ratoA, SObeduleS, eta , address W. j. Craio. (Jen. Paa*. Agent. k. M. Nohth. Sol. Agt. Augo U,()a T.M Kmkhaon.TrauV * m t?t jJ^iitrfLilSCHOOl'' SHORTHAND (Actual BusinesTg *lAveo&fj$G? jf.Choap 3oard y^m^jhX^H^m^? p. j MONEY TO LOAN On farmirg lands. Kaey payments. No i um mi i '.??!, i um charged. Horrower pays an tual cost of perfecting loan. Interest 7 po> rent, up, according to semirity. .iNO. B. PALMER A80N, Columbia, B. O ILM IsMiTE? Double: Daily SERVICE ca riia i< cm itoiri k. Shortest lino l>ol vvccn ?II principal eitles North, Kast, South und Went. ('iic?|UmIIo?I Schedules lo l'an Amerionn K.x position hi RutTnlo . Sorna i ns In Ki'i-k? r M \\ 20, |JH)J. KOIITII HUHN I?. No. IKS Nm. :ti I.-/Savannah. Central i ...II l'pni 2 l"pm Kairtax.l 'Mau II -"?-??isi lUmniiirk. .' I :iin I IW in ( nhimhin Knslern r. i lunm ! I'ipni Canulcn. Tivni s unpin Chcrnw.7 12hm H rtpin A r 11 andol .? ?. '? main 10 i >pm Ijv Caihoun Kall?. t u?pm ? I am A iiin viiic. i ?"? ?pm ' ItMnni (irccnvvnud . . .' Olpm r main Clinton .2 ' ' 'l'iu '"am Carlisle. ?"? i 'pm >' '??on Chester ... l lOpui '. ' 'tarn ('ainwba Junction. i i>"i 7 :t.*iam Ar Hamlet.1 lupm 10 P'ani I.y Handel . h (itiani In ? ;>i"> Ar i alchdi.lO.'tJ.un I 2lnm Petersburg.- i ?ptn ?> ixain Richmond . !l 2.*pih U .".eon Wasliin .?Inn. . . 7 n.r)j>ni l*> h um Haltimore.n 2fti in II ?ftiim Philadelphia. - ??? nui I :tUpm New Y??rk.?; H>am I 2 ipm Portsmouth-Norfolk.. b.Vinm 7 oonm l.'M \|. \ i i.ant v in i mstox. N i > fi'J i.v Caihoun Kall?*. Ii I7am Abbeville.i - 'pin Urecnw i od. i - |npm Clinton. i ?"? ?pin r0?1 Ii um' n Ii l'ailv. I mlv Ni>. Ml. Nu 27 I.v ? herftw, Kantern T... ? isaiu Ii i-mn ('analen. !? '?am 12.'??um Columbia, t.'eutral T. ? 0 l< am i u am l'onmark ... Iloi'ani 2i:7ani l'uirfux .11 Main '?' n. a 1)1 Ar Savannah. l I7pni I 52am Jacksonville. H lojun 0 iftam 1 mpn.ni am > It'pni I.v i . law ha. Kastern T Ii l.'oun i t'?am ( 'hosier .l .".im i 12 im Carlisle_ .In 17am 2 0,r>Aiu ' Millen .i) ?. um 2 f> am (Irceuwood ,.l2 2ipin II ?lOani Abbeville .12 lS|im l Iftam ('allioun Kulis. i l?pm i ik in Ar Athen* .2 lOpni 28ani Atlanta . i ?Tipm Ii UOam |.0< VI. CLINTON TO All \ \ i \, No 63 I.v i'Union .... . iMpm (Srecnwoud. ;t I 6 p in A bbovlllo . . a S?piu Ualliouu Kall?.4 1 Ipm Ar Alheim.... .. .. 6 l.'lj in _Allantn . _s 11>| m No. (it) connects ni Wash inet on vvllh iho Pennsylvania Railway Hulfahi KxircMH arriving llulTalo 7 ? ? a m. Columbia Nowberry <v l.aurcns Rail way i ?iii No r?2, loa Vi nj.? Columbia, l'niun station, .it I i.J.; n ni oally, couimh is ui Clin nm wIth 8 A l< Ity Nu ?'?"t. alTornii r shorn est und ipiickosl route hv several hours to A tboiui, Chattai.ita< S'ashvillo,bti Louis, < hicaKoand all points West. cinF.e connection at I'oiorshurir. Rich mond, Washington, I'oromoiiih Norfolk, Columbia, savannah, Jacksonville and A I llill il \\ till (liV ri >:il,;' llllC'^ Magnitlceal vestibule trains carrying through Pullman Bleeping earn heivvcni all principal points. r'or reduced mtcF, Pullman rest rvatioi s, i lC. apply to Wmi lit'Ti.Kii, Jh., I). P. A.,Savannah, (<a. <i. Mi l'. Battk, T. I'. A., Columbia, ti ( . J. M. IIa it it, Ist. V. I', ani' (. M? It j. i, Mi \. I' A, I 'or t b in on i h, Va. THE YQUNGBLOQD LUMBEK COMPAMY AUGUSTA, OA. Orr K K an 11 \V<ji:i,s, Nm.i h Auoi'STA S. (', D?ors< SrhIi. itiindM and lliillder'.i Hardware. FLOORING, SIDING,CBJL1NG AND IN9IDK PIN'ISHING LUMUKIi IN GKOliGIA PINK All Correspondence Rlvon prompt at tention. POSITION?I POSITIONS 11 No OHJKOT Mori oul 18 Hum WO linn posHlhly Quar antopof positions, bnokod i>> imm?. Courso. unoxoolled. RntOr any t lino, ri.n,,. h( , Acl<lr?8?. COLUMBIA BUBfNBSS COLLKUM C'OMJKBM. 8, G