6 DOOD NIGHT. I.ast night, my dear, whilst sleeping In your wee bit trundle bed, I bended o'er you weeping, And stroked your curly head. "Dood nlghC" you said, half hearted. In a choking, childish way. And to your bed you started At the closing of the day. "'Dood night." I gave no answer To my bonnie bairnle's plead: She understood she wasn't good. And knew why 1 didn't heed. And during all the evening long, While every heart was gay and light, Amidst the laughter and the song, I heard the cry: "Dood night! Dood night!" "Dood night" kept ringing in my ears, The words within my soul did burn. And smiling through a flow of tears, I thought her answer I'd return; And so towards her crib I crept, And kissed her sweetly on the brow; And while in peacefulness she slept, I said: "Good night, my darling, now." —George McKenzie, in Boston Budget. , a S UftTT ItATS. [Copyright. 1897. by Longmans, Green & Co.] SYNOPSIS. D'Aurlac. commanding outpost where feene is laid, tells the story. Do Gomeron Is In temporary command, appointed by Gen. de Rone to examine into a charge against d'Aurlac. Nicholas, a sergeant, brings In a man and woman, from king's camp at Be Fere, prisoners. D'Auriac, angered by Insulting manner of de Gomeron toward woman, strikes hlrti, duel follows end prisoners escape. Duel Is interruptrd by appearance of de Rone, and d'Aurlac Is told he will hang if found alive at close of morrow's battle. Riding over field nfxt day d'Aurlac finds Nicholas, victim of de Gomeron's malice, In Imminent danger of death, and r< leas*s him from awful pre dicament. After battle Jr which King Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces, d Aurlac, lying severely wounded, sees two forms moving through the darkness rob bing the bodies of the dead and wounded. They And golden col.iir on de Leyva's corpse, and Babette stabs Mauginot (her partner) to gain possession. Henry with retinue, among whom Is fair prisoner who had escaped from de Gomeron and d'Ayen, her suitor, rides over the held. Madame rescues d'Aurlac, and afterwards visits him dally in hospital. Here his friend is heiress of liidache. When well enough he is taken to her Normandy chateau, where he learns from Jlaitre I'alin, madame's chaplain, the king is about to force her to marry d'Ayen. He sets out with Jacques, his knave, for I'arls, to prevent this marriage. Delayed at Ezy, he Jie corms upon Nicholas, his old sergeant, who says de Gomeron is In neighborhood with associates from army and nobility, plotting treason against the king. They goto de Gomeron's retreat where they manage to overhear details of plot. Burn ing with revenge, Nicholas shoots at de Gomeron. Flying for their lives, the two men think themselves beyond pursuit, ■when suddenly they are face to face with Biron, one of the traitors, whom d'Auriac •cuts down, ar.d with de Gomeron, who makes short work of Nicholas; d'Auriac •escapes. Arriving in i'aris the chevalier lays what he knows of treasonable plot be fore Sully, master general of ordnance. Calling on de Belin, a friend, d'Auriac se cuies Horn him a servant, Kavaillac, wiio had pr« viousiy been in service of d'Ayen. D'Ay. n'smarriage to Aladame de laßidache is to occur Wiinla fornignt, de Beiin to •".t.'.d sponsor, i'alin and madame arrive in I'aris. D Auriac has suspicions aroused concerning Uavaillac; later witnesses meeting with de Gomeron, therefore dis misses him. The chevalier is introduced at court l>y Ue Belin, where lie charges Biron with being traitor to France and king. For his pains Henry gives him lil hours to cjuit France. King now commands marriage to be ci lebraied on the morrow, making it Imperative that flight occur that night, if n.adarrle be saved. D'Auriac therefore meets her secretly, when masked men swoop down 011 pair and carry them ol'f, bound and gagg. d. After hours' im prisonmi nt, during which he has inter view with de Gomeron and Babette, he manages to escape. At his lodgings he finds Jacques, i'alin, de Belin and his host I'aniin assembled in council. Next morn ing Par.tin ar.d d'Auriac, dlsgui?fd, goto Toison d'Or, a sort cf inn next building to which he and madame had been taken. D'Auriac hires a room, ar.d from a win dow n aches roof of next building where he finds a skylight half open, from which he could command a view of one* room of the Toison d'Or. CHAPTER XVIII.—CONTINUED. I saw a room of moderate size, and well, but plainly furnished. In the center was an oblong table covered with a dark cloili and round übout it were set a number of chairs. The skylight alone admitted light, and from this to the floor of the room was a matter of 12 feet or so. The chamber was empty, and I had more than half a mind to risk the descent, when the door was .opened and liabette stepped in. I shrank back as low as possible, and observed tliat slit was making arrangements for some one, for she placed a couple of decan ters with glasses 011 the table, arranged the chairs, and then after taking a look round went out once more. I made up my mind to wait, and, settling myself under Ihe skylight; began to exercise my patience. After an hour cr so had passed, I heard the door opened again, and then the sound of voices. Present ly some one called out: "We had bet ter shut the skylight," and then an other voice, this time Lafin's, said: ".No, it is no use, ar.d we will want light to 6ee." Once more I raised myself and leaned ngainst the edge of the opening, eyes and ears intent. There were three men i:i the room—La fin, de Gomeron and another whom I* did not know, but whom I judged to be an Italian from iiis manner of pronouncing our lan guage. They were all three seated round the table, poring over a number of documents and conversing in low tones. After a time it appeared to me that Lafin was urging something on de Gomtron, and the free lance, who was short of temper, brought his clenched hand 011 the table in a manner to make the glasses ring whilst he said with rn oath: "I will not—l hav« risked too much. I have told you before that- I did not •come into t his for the £->od of my health. Aly prize is my own. It has nothing to do with youralTair, of which 1 am sick." The other man then cut in: "I do not see, M.de Lnfln, why we should drag this matter into our dis cussion. If M.de Goinerou wants a wife—well —many a fair dame has had a rougher wooing than the lady you speak of. I!ut I—l1 —I have cause for com plaint. I come here expecting to meet the marshal—and 1 meet you and mon sieur here. I mean no offense, but I must tell you piainiy, my master's in structions are that I should hear M.de Biron's and take his demand from his own lips." "And what about Epernon, Bouillon and Tremouille, count?" asked de Gom eron. The dark eyes of the stranger flashed on him for a moment. "My master, the duke of Savoy, knows their views." "Personally?" The Italian waved his hand with a laugh. "Gentlemen, I have given you my terms—it is for you to choose. As for my part I would that my master dropped this business and trusted the day to his sword." "That is not wont to be M.de Savoy's way," si#ered Lafin, and the Italian rose. "Very well, messieurs, I will then con sider the issue as closed." "It matters not a rush to me," ex claimed de Gomeron; but Latin, who was moodily plucking at his mustache, spoke again, and the tones of his voice were full of chagrin: "As you wish. I undertake that the marshal sees you." "Where and when? My time is pre cious." "Here at ten o'clock to-night." "Maledetto! This is not a place to come at that hour." "It is safe, and would be safer still if you stayed here till then. The spies of the master general—curse him—are everywhere, and M.de Gomeron will guarantee your protection here." "I am deeply grateful." The count bowed slightly, a faint tone of irony in his voice. "Then you agree?" " Yes." The voices dropped again after this, and they began to pore over the papers and a map that the free lance had spread before him, making an occasion al remark, which I did not follow. But I had heard enough to be convinced thattheplot of Anet was still in full life. It was all important for me now to com municate what I kntfw at once to the master general. With a little ordinurv care tiie conspirators could be trapped to a man, and if by one stroke I coi Id effect this, as well as free madame— anything was possible. Without fur ther hesitation 1 therefore crept slowly back and descended to my chamber ns softly as a cat. Leaving the ladder swinging where it was, for I could not undo the knot, I drew on my boots and SHE DREW BACK ALL AT ONCE. went to the turret to reconnoiier before venturing out into the street. Imagine my chagrin and disappointment to see that three men were at the gate of the Toison d'Or, evidently on the watch,and in one of them I made out Uavaillac. I might have passed the*bthers without discovery, but it would be impossible to escape the lynx eyes of this villain, who, though young in years, had all the craft of age, and who later on was to raise himself to an eminence so bad that I know not whom to place beside him, except, perhaps, those who were his aiders and abettors. I did not fear to run the gauntlet—that was an easy mat ter; but merely doing so would make by birds take to wing, and I found my self compelled once more to hold pa tience by the tail until the coast was clear. CHAPTER XIX. PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON. In a little 1 began to cool and sought my room, determined to occasionally take a turn to the turret and see if the guard was gone, but not to harass my self by watching them continually. In about au hour or so I wearied of sitting and looked out of my window again in the direction of mad ame's room, as I called it to myself. At the moment of my doing so the shut ter that was open toward my side sud denly closed. I could just make out a flash of white fingers 011 the dark wood work, and then the fa<ce I longed to see looked out from the half of the window still open, and drew back again almost on the instant. Feeling sure that she would look out once more, 1 leaned for ward. Madame did as I expected, and 1 could see the astonishment 011 h*r face, and hear her cry of joy. She tried to converse with ine by signals on her fingers and for the first time I had oc casion to bless what I had up to now considered a foolish accomplishment that I picked up as a boy when I was with Mgr. de Joyeuse. Enough that madame gave me to understand that she was well treated, and I let my dear kno.v tiat there were those at work who would soon free her, and perhaps there was a word or two besides on a subject which concerned us two alone. It was in the midst of this part of our converse that she drew back all at once with a warning finger on her 1 ips: an.i though I waited again for a full : hour, forgetting the watchers below in j the fresh fears that began to assail me. | I «l!d not see her again. At the I end of that tirae, however, u white ker CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1899. chief waved twice from the window and was then withdrawn. I turned back into my room, and now that I was certain she was there, my impatience at being penned up as I was became almost in supportable, and Heaven alone knows howl held myself in Irom making a dash for it, and risking all on the venture. To cut the matter short, it \vanted but a few minutes to sundown when,to my relief, I saw a cloaked figure 1 could not recognize step out of the Toi son d'Or, and after giving a few orders to the guards, pass briskly down the street. They in their turn went into the house, and at last the road wasclear. 1 hesitated no further, und Lurried down the stairs. Although 1 was not in a frame of mind to observe what was going on around mi", 1 soon became conscious that one of those sudden fogs which extend over the city at this period of the year had arisen, as it were, out of nothing, and in the course of a few min utes I was compelled to slacken pace and pick my way slowly, and with the greatest caution in regard to land marks, for I could not risk losing my way again. The fog was not a thick one, but it was sufficient, united with the coming evening, to almost blur out the streets and houses, and make the figures of passers-by loom out like large and indistinct shadows. Carefully as I had tried to impress the way on my memory, I hesitated more than once as to the route 1 should take, and it was with something like a sigh of re lief that I found Myself at last behind St. Martin's, whose spire towered above me, a tall, gray phantom. Here 1 halt ed for a moment to see if one of the few shadows that flickered now and then through the haze might give some signal by which 1 might recognize Pan tin. It was in vain, and determined to wait no longer 1 set off at a round pace, when I was suddenly arrested by hear ing the rich tones of a voice singing: Frere Jacques, dormez-vous? Dormez-vous, dormez vous? Tlie clear notes rang out through the fog, bringing with them a hundred rec ollections of the time when I had last heant the eliorus. And the voice? That was not to be mistaken. It was de Belin. or else his ghost. Without a mo ment's hesitation I sang back the lines, advancing at the same time in the di rection in which I had heard the voice. I bad not gone 50 paces when I saw twe t;.f! shadows approaching me, and at the same time heard the verse again. "Lisois?" I called out. "It is he," I heard de Belin say. Then the shadows stopped for a mo ment, and another and slighter figure joined them. Finally one came for ward, and when within a yard or so of me spoke: "D'Auriac—is it you?" "Yes —I was hastening to you. Man, I have discovered all." "Morbleau!" exclaimed the <;ompte, "the chanson was a happy thought, else we had missed you in this fog." "Is I'antin here? We have not a moment to lose." "He is. It was he who guided us here. I have brought a friend with me. I)o not ask his nam#; but speak freely before him and tell us exactly what you have discovered." With these words he took me by the arm and led me up to the two. In the shorter, there was no difficulty in recognizing I'antin. What with the mist, the mask of his face and the roquelaure that enveloped him to the ears, I could make out noth ing of the stranger, who did not even answer my salutation except by a slight inclination of the head. I need net say that I wasted no time, but laid the mat ter before them and wound up with — "And now, gentlemen, we are three swords; let I'antin hasten and bring half a dozen of thecompte's people, and 1 guarantee that we not only free mad ame, but take the whole brood of vipers." "These cards won't win," said de Fielin; "we must have more witnessed than ourselves, who are known to be enemies of the marshal. The king plays at More's this evening. He is like to be there now, or else very soon, for he is bound on a frolic to-night. We will go straight there. Yilleroi and Sully are both to be in attendance, and also the marshal." "The marshal will not be there," I interrupted. "If so I wager the king asks for him, nnd I will take it on my head to explain. In half an hour we could be back with Sully and Yilleroi, and then the game is ours. l)o you not agree, monsieur ?" and he turned to the stranger. All the answer was another grave inclination of the head. "Come," went or. de Belin, slipping his arm into mine, "put yourself in my hands, d'Auriac, and I pledge you suc cess. My God!" he broke off suddenly —"to think we should win so com pletely." There was so much in what he said that I agreed without demur, and Belin hurried me onwards, the stranger and I'antin following a few steps behind. As we went on Belin whispered: "Ask no questions, d'Auriac—say nothing un til you see Sully, and ten minutes after I promise you 20 swords." "If I do not get them In an hour," I said grimly, "I will go back myself and see what my own sword can do." ' And I will go back with you, too— there, is not that enough ? Come, man," and tve hurried along through the'.saist as fast as we could walk, keeping on ihe left fide of the road. As we came up to St. Merri de Belin stopped and blew sharply on a whistle. There was an an swering call, and from under the flam boyant portico of the church the ligure of a man with a led horse slipped out into the fog, now yellow with the light of the street lamps. Without a word the stranger mounted, and the two passed us at a trot. "What the devil does that mean?" I exclaimed—-"your monseigneur has left us." "To return again," answered the eompte dryly, and then added: "It will be a pay party at More's to-night, and it is time we wr« there." [TO BE CONTINUED.] It ii l>iil I'roKruH. Miss Yera de Muir —Well, here we are n the conservatory, and 1 believe that •osebush has scratched my cheek. Will /ou please look and see? * * * O, low dare you! Mr. Fairleigh Trapt (deeply peni ent) —Forgive me, Miss Yera. I rouldn't help it. * * * Let me see, larlinfr. if there isn't a scratch on the ither cheek.—Chicago Tribune. The Moth and the Flame, called her, once, the light of his exist ence, But a change in their affairs has come about; "nto his suit she entered no resistance And so the court could only "blow her out." -Chicago Daily Xews. CULU SYMPATHY. Friend —Hullo, old man! What's the matter? Gilded Youth—Just proposed to a girl—been refused. Think I shall blow my brains out. Friend —Congratulate you. old chap. Gilded Youth—What do you mean? Friend—Didn't know you had any.— Punch. Too Mil eh nt Home. There are no friends like the old friends; We know their ways, alack: They walk in, take our brand new books And never bring them back. —Chicago Record. One Surprise Too Many. Jack—lf I had known that you were going to drop in so unexpectedly, we skouhl have had a more elaborate din ner. * Fred (wrestling with a tough piece of steak) —Don't mention it, old man; but next time I'll be sure to let you know. — Tit-Bits. Hi* Idea of the Artistic. "I understand that your friend is fit ting up liis room in strictly artistic manner." "I guess it musit be so," replied the heavy young man. "Every time I sit on a piece of furniture it goes to pieces."—Washington Star. A I'leaaant Day. "When I get a good breakfast I feel well started for the day." "Yes?" "Then if I have a nice luncheon down town and a good dinner at night I go to bed cheerfully." Chicago Daily- News. May lie So. Tommy—Paw, what does the paper mean by calling Mr. Bugghausan eight by-ten politician? Mr. Figg—l presume it means he is not exactly square. lndianapolis Journal. Ilolh Slileft. We think him blind and stubborn, too. Who cannot see things as we do; While, maybe, the "pig-headed cuss" Thinks just the selfsame thing of us. —L.. A. W. Bulletin. JUDGED BY SAME STANDARD. ill® "Confidence is the only thing neces sary for the perfect enjoyment of love." "Same way with hash and sausage." —Chicago Inter Ocean. A 11 e flee t ion. When outraged Justice lifts her sword That wrongs may ail be righted, We find we're oft indicted by The letters we've indited. —Brooklyn Life. Hon- She SoIUC. Belle —How did Edith sirg hist night ? Edith —She was a howling success. — Musical America. All Fair in Luve. Miss Beauti—l wonder if Mr. Nice fello is going to the reception? Jlr. Sharpfello (a rival of Mr. Xice fello) —I'm—let me siee—it's a full dress affair, isn't it? "Of course." "Yes, of course. How stupid of me! If he goes he'll need his dress suit?" "Presumably." "Then, Miss Beauti, I feel sure you will meet him there. I saw him come out of a pawnbroker's this morning with a bundle under his arm." —X. Y Weekly. Wron«ly Adjct'tlved. "She is &o lively and volatile!" said one of her admirers'. "I positively mus't dissent," said one who no longer admired, having become passe, as it were. "Anything volatile quickly dries up."—lndianapolis Jour nal. Quickly True eil. Mr. Blinkers—Who is that at the door? Mrs. Blinkers—l don't know, ne is dressed very well, but he smells —oh, horridly' Mr. Blinkers—Probably been riding in a smoking car.—X. Y. Weekly. Xot XelKliborly. "I notice a coolness between you and Mrs. Xexdore. What is the trouble?" "She sent her little boy over yester day for a stepladder we borrowed of her two years ago. The artful woman let it stay here all that time so sin could send for it some day and make me feel cheap."—Chicago Tribune. Ednratiun&l Item. Near-Sighted Old Gentleman Can you tell me what inscription is on that board over there? Irish Rustic—Sure, O'im in the same boat, sorr! It was moighty little schoolin' Oi had when Oi was a bhoy mesilf, sorr!—Tit-Bits. II IN <;ue*n. "If I were a man," she fiercely cried, "Do you know what I would do?" "You'dstop sometimes," tin wretch replied, "And thus let me explain my side With at least a word or two." —Chicago Daily News. WE'VE ALL HIiEN THERE. \ iv 1 Are you going to stop that howlingl —N. Y. Evening Journal. A Prescription. For that pessimistic feeling. When its symptoms lirst arise. Take a week of careful diet And a little exercise. —Brooklyn Life. Overexertion. Kind Lady—How did you become sc lame? Tramp—Overexertion, mum. Lady—lndeed! In what way? Tramp—Moviu' on every time a per licetnau tole me. —X. Y. Weekly. Made Her SnfiplelouH. Alice —What makes you think Mr Perkins means business? Bertha —He just asked me why 1 didn't attend cooking school.—Cri terion. Placing' ">e Responsibility. "I don't see why you aren't a good little girl," said her mother. "Oh, now, don't blame me," she re plied. "I'm just as good as God made me." —Chicago I'ost. Tlit? Cauiic of It. "I noticed a decided coolness) be tween you and Blanche last night." "Yesi; she sat. on one side of her cousin from Host on and 1 on the other." —Chicago Daily Xews. One Too Many, "My wife owns two hats, and so we are always late to the theater." "Why is that?" "She can't decide which to wear."— Chicago Ilecord. Generally IN. The Pill Peddler- Ah! I'll soon pu« you on the road to recovery! The Patient —And I'll bet it'll T>e the "high" road, too! Puck. Worthy oft lt«» llcwnrd. She (scornfully)—l believe he onl.t married her for her money. He (decidedly)— Well, lie his certain ly earned it.—Town Topics. A GRAND LADYJF ILLINOIS; Mrs. Lucinda B. Chandler, of Chicago, Is the Honorable President of the I 111* nois Woman's Press Association; Hon or able President of the Society for tha Lusinda B. Chandler, of Chioag-e, 111. Promotion of Health; founder of tha Margareth Fuller Society for tlie studji of Economics and Governments, and also President of the Chicago Moral Ed ucational Society. Mrs. Chandler is an ardent friend of Pe-ru-na, and in writ ing' to Dr. Hartman on the subject she stated as follows: Chicago, Jan. 6, 1599. Dear Doctor —I suppose everyone that Is confined to their desk and not getting the required amount of exercise, will, sooner or later, suffer with catarrh ef the stomach and indigestion. 1 know by experience that Pe-ru-na is a most excellent remedy for these complaints. It has relieved me, and several of my friends have used it with the same satis factory results. Yours very respect* fully, Lucinda B. Chandler. Re Took It Gently. "If they'd all do business that 'way," eaid the man in charge of the long-distance telephone as a young man laid down tha fee and went out, "this wouldn't be a bad job to hang onto, but ho is an exception." "In what respect?" "Why, he called up Chicago, asked a girl to marry Mm, got tha marble heart and went out without a kick. Some fellows would have laid around here for an hou* after to shake themselves together, and then make a big row at having to pay rcgula* rates." —Philadelphia Press. The White Usa'i Harden Is paying rent for a poor farm. Now is the friritf* to secure a good farm on the line ol the Chicago, Milwaukee A> St. Paul Rail way in Marinette County, Wisconsin, where the crops are of the best, work plenty, iina markets, excellent climate, pure soft water, land sold cheap and on long time. Why rent a farm when you can buy one for less than you pay for rent? Address C. E. Rol lins, Land Agent, 101 La Salle St., Chica go, 111. An Exception. "Labor-saving machinery h'as been tha great boon of mankind," said the political orator. "Well, it never saved you anything." re marked an old constituent on the fringe ol tho crowd.—Philadelphia North American. Oh That Delicious Cislleel Costs but lc per lb. to grow. Salzer has the seed. German Coffee Berry, jpkg. 15c; Java Coffee pkg. 15c. Salzer's New American Chicory 15c. Cut this out and send 15c for any of above packages or send 30c and gei all 3 pkga. and great Catalogue free to JOHN; A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis.[lc.j| Comfort for the Recipient. I Emma —Papa, if green means forsaken,, does the giving of an emerald to a young lady mean that the giver has forsaken her? Iter Papa—No, dear. It means that ha has forsaken tha emerald. Jewelers Weekly. To Cure a. t'oirt In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.. AH ■druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c, She—"You know it is a woman's priv ilege to change her mind." He—"l know it is; but when a man changes hi* he has to pay damages."—Spare Momenta. Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up children's Coughs and' Colds. —Mrs. M. G. Blunt, Sprague, Wash., March 8, '94. A book is never quite satisfactory to • woman unless its conclusion leaves the heroine in the hero's arms. Atchisoa Globe. See there. A bad sprain cured; and St. Jacobs Oil cured it. AfcABASTINB ts tha erlclnal and only durable wall coating, entirely different from all kal eomlnes. Ready for use 1 n white or twelve beautiful tinta t>y adding cold water. 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