D'Ri and I

, but in faultless attire. I put an armed guard by the prisoners at the door, under command of D'ri. Then I had them bare the feet of the four Britishers, knowing they could not run bootless in

ce in it, I can tell y

s prisoners. "Never thought nobody c'u'd luk s' joemightyful cur'us. Does mek

come when I went in for a hasty breakfast with the baroness, the count, the general, a

, my dear?" said the

have dropped my ring in the brook.

ing in the brook," said the bar

there," I said to the hostess, rising as

aid she. Then, turning to Louison, she added in

wonderful young creature. She led me, with daint

ke you from your meat? But I could not help it. I

han meat," I answered quic

"It is with me a pleasure to listen. You ar

d detect a note of trouble. The flame of passion, quenched for a little

I may wish you to do me a fa

and me," I said a

o desperate things-you may need all your valor. The co

please you,"

hat I want; I am a fool. Take this. Wear it when you ar

iny circlet of gold. Before I could answer she ha

, whispering, "I must

did not fin

enough. Before I could speak she had turned away and was running. I called to

he baroness, behind a lively team of four. Th

"you are always welcome in my house. I hope, ma foi!

sad, if it did not speak for the same feeling in her. The count was to remain at the Hermitage, having sent to the chateau for a squad of his armed retainers. They were to defend the house,

compared with that he had-splendid English thoroughbreds, the blood of which is now in every great family of American horses. And, my faith! he did love to put them over the road. He went tearing up hill and down at a swift gallop, and the roads were none too smooth in that early day. Before leaving home he had sent relays ahead to await his coming every fifteen miles of the journ

ened legs, "I like your company and I like

of sleep and rest, but he ha

ked him as we drew up o

id he, soberly, as he res

ned over the prisoners. We had never a

ur report. "You've got more fight in you than a wolverene. Down with your rum and o