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oe a THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. 268 even amidst her own hortible hts, ; ducted her away—upon that bed was stretched tenseness of her fee them all into another L again for a few moments; and then 4 sudden eja- culation of horror rang the house. But g promptly at the very same moment, the rapid trampling of | taken. A couple of them hastened to attach the horses reached the cars of the appalled and dis- | mules to the vehicle; and into this Kate Marshall up to the of the tavern; and then the Span- ish girl, with an exclamation of joy, sprang to the window—threw it open—and looking forth, cried out something, which, by its rending tones of en- treaty, struck Kate as being a prayer fof succour. She also flew to the little latticed casement, which was in the front of the house; and flinging her giances forth, she felt that che was saved: for the rays of a light gleaming from one of the lower windows, were reflected by the sword-hilte of a body of mounted police. door of the hostelry was immediately burst tn by these officials; and Paquetta, flinging her- self with wild joy upon Kate’s bosom, fainted in her arms. —— occurred, carefully secured, the police taking the keys away with them,—thus leaving the corpse of the mut- Wered woman behind. As the chaise rofled on through the darkness | of the forest, Kate Marshall testified to the utmost Invrnrra were the confusion, the din, and the{ of hee power the immensity of that gratitude bustle which followed this forcible entry of the{ which she experienced towards her young com- CHAPTER CXLITII. EXPLANATIONS. she hastened to give the young womah some of it to Grink—and in a few minutes more she was! of an omen of good in respect to the enterprise completely recovered. Then Paquetta and thé | which she had in hand on behalf of her lover. ¥ their pri- ey obeyed his verge of landing below, they . Indeed, the | ‘was the horror not the looked to take ftany purposed. «two beet (GO) _* A ( 5 DOO CS (COL