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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. pa he 259 CHAPTER CSLIL THE LOUSLY Ins. lus power in the cause of Ned Russell. Kato pursued her journey with brighter hopes had previously entertained; and what good offices of Count Christoval at Bar- the succour which she to end ive from the Marquis of Villebelle at Madrid, the heroia young woman was very far from de- epeiring of ultimate suceses in saving her lover's life. There was much im her character to admire, notwithstanding that, by the way in which ehe bad been brought up, she was not over nica nor par- ticular m certain respects. For inatance, smug- Save oven bee’ laugh no moral offence; and we ve seen provingly af the dashing exploits of her former friend and school-companion Ehsabeth Paton. But in thas virtue which con- stitutes the chief ornament of the sex, Kate Mare shall’s character was unimpeachable: never had | she strayed from the path of chastity—never had she given encoursgement to any libertine look that fixed upon her. to Ned Bussell, her behaviour in this respect wag : the manner already described, Kate pursued journey in the chaise, Hours passed—the even- came—and as the dusk closed in, she could not help observing that the road waa much nar- rower than the highway had hitherto appeared to be: indeed, it had rather the of a lane than of the main route. In a few minutes the chaise entered the precincts of a forest: the shade of the huge trees completely ahut out the twilight : i The position Utterly unac- the two wer her in not question to whether they were pursuing the right At the several places where the cattle were ince she parted from Don Christoval, the “ Madrid,” pronounced by her lips, as an indication of the direction in was to be borne: but she was now lagivings as to the good faith of the belonging to the last relay—all the ter- ever read of travellers being lonely placea on the Continent, her memory—and notwi i & BEESEB ER ET ES lieliteet Site : . & aA ae | she in trooped into ) her courageous disposition, she could not prevent She had no defensive weapon ; and she regretted that she had not provided herself therewith: for though she might be certam to succumb beneath the murderous attack of the muleteers, if such were intended, — it would nevertheless be some satisfaction to possess the means of selling her life as dearly as possible. While all these reflections were passing through | her mind, she suddenly perceived through the chaise-window a light glimmering at a little dis- tance on the right hand; and in a few minutes the lumbering equipage stopped in front of what appeared to be a small inn or public-house. Kate's spirits instantaneously rose again, ag the thought struck her that her fears were groundless after all, and that this must be the place where fresh cattle were to be obtained: for she had resolved to tarry not on the route, but to journey straight on with the least possible delay towards the Spanish capital. She did not therefore intend to alight,—but remained seated inside the vehicle, = hoping that it would soon be in motion again, | COLL (C DOO CS (GO)