Despard, the Spy: Or, The Fall of Montreal — page 57: what you’re looking at

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THE OKDER.... 65 help it. She fled. Fhey found her mantle by the river-side, and a body was taken from the stream ‘some miles below, and. buried in the family tomb. . You would not have dared ‘to iook upon her face, as she was there. I saw it, and, oh,moa Dieu! it was horrible.” | “And you brought: her to this!.. The: good and innocent shall be avenged! But, no; your time is not yet. Write the order dismissing the guard.” “ Will you take it?” “ Yes; I will give them their congé.” “It is better so. I am satisfied that they will dono. good there,”’ He ‘sat down and. wrote ; “ On the receipt of this, Bergeant: Deschappelles will return with his command to the :barracks,, where they will be put upon duty. | It is not thought expedi- ent to retain them in their present position. “ Signed, Dugarprim, Major of Musketeers.” Despard took the paper and folded it up. While. doing so, he kept his eyes.on the face of Dujardin... He was evidently revolving some plot in his teeming brain... .. “I can not tell where I have seen you, Monsieur Deepart, he said. “It will come to me in time.” know.” “T shall be charmed.” : ‘I doubt it... Let me bid: you good-day. q Claude was in the way as he passed out. Ay cldse-obeerver; ) might have seen something pass from hand:to: band.| How-: ever that might be, Claude was very’ drunk: at the Fleur de: Lis that night, and: ‘boasted that he hada ‘way of getting plenty more gold pieces when these were gone.’ But no one could. find ‘out where his mine of, wealth was. he! rd, "after: ‘leaving the barracks, went: at once to me selmo’s,. Ashe eared the door he became ‘conseious of great confusion; in the house. - Throwing open the door, he broke in. The noise was from the upper part of the — Drawing’ his sword, he leaped.up the stairs, The sight which greeted bim: was one to rouse the nies in any an. Deschappelles:had:seized the old servant Annette and uttuched thumb-screws on each hand; to which one ‘of Cconmmiclooolks “TT will, tell: you myself ina few days, if you care to GO