The Nameless Castle

his arms a little girl wrapped in a faded red shawl, to whom he was

in front of it in which there is a stone man with a three-pronged fork, and a stone lady w

n his arms began

do not let your voice be heard,"

between his lips, came staggering toward them. The young man, in order to make room for him, pre

-because you have got on fine boots, and I have only wooden sabots! I am

to deal-a police spy whose duty it was t

ortunate child who has strayed from its mother. Every French

nversation about it"; and the pretended drunkard s

here, suppose you help me get this child to its home. Go to t

the young man and his charge. At the corner he whistled in a peculiar manner, whereupon the rumbling of wheels

h. "Here," pressing a twenty-sou piece into the man's palm, "is something for your trouble. I wish you would come with m

l help you find the place. He 's a clever youth-are n't you, Peroquin? You have made many a

secret police the young man knew very well; but

ook hands cordially with

d you. I 'll leave you now. I am going to my wi

betaking himself to his wife or to the tavern, he crossed the street, and took up his

d the coachman o

here, who has strayed from her home, can't remember the street, nor the number of the house, in which she lives. She can only remember that

s, but climbed to the box, and drove

. The young man now bade the coachman drive through a certain street to a

p for a few moments. As the vehicle drew up in front of the house, the door opened, and a tall, stalwart man in top-boot

called the young man

. Before the captive could make a move to defend himself, his fare was out of the coach, and had pinioned his arms behind his back. The giant and the young man

rely, first removing his coat. Then they seated hi

e top-boots. "No harm shall come to you. We are only g

ose a copper hue, exactly like that of the coachman's reflection in the glass. Then he exchanged his own peruke and hat for the sha

the things we have borrowed from you we shall leave in the pocket of your coat twenty francs for every hour, and an extra twenty francs as a pourboire; don't forget to look for it! To-morrow at eleven o'clock a girl will fetch milk; she

ned, and the woman appeared, leadi

ady," she

he woman and the little boy entered the coach, the tw