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     The   stranger   shuffled   away�察  �and   Edgardo   returned   to   his   bride。   ;A 

trifling matter of business I had forgotten�察�my dear Selina�察�let us proceed。; 

And   the   young   man   pressed   the   timid   hand   of   his   blushing   bride   as   he 

handed her into the carriage。 The cavalcade rode out of the court´yard。 At 

the same moment�察�the deep bell on Guy's Keep tolled ominously。 



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                                     CHAPTER VII。 



       Scarcely   had   the   wedding´train   left   the   Grange�察  �than Alice   Sedilia�察�

youngest   daughter   of   Lady   Selina�察  �made   her   escape   from   the   western 

tower�察    �owing     to  a  lack   of  watchfulness       on   the   part  of   Clarissa。    The 

innocent child�察�freed from restraint�察�rambled through the lonely corridors�察�

and   finally�察  �opening   a   door�察  �found   herself   in   her   mother's   boudoir。   For 

some   time   she   amused   herself   by   examining   the   various   ornaments   and 

elegant trifles   with   which it   was   filled。 Then�察�in   pursuance of   a  childish 

freak�察   �she    dressed    herself    in  her   mother's     laces   and   ribbons。     In  this 

occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that 

opened   a   secret   panel   in   the   wall。 Alice   uttered   a   cry   of   delight   as   she 

noticed   what�察  �to   her   childish   fancy�察  �appeared   to   be   the   slow´match   of   a 

fire´   work。 Taking   a   lucifer   match   in   her   hand   she   approached   the   fuse。 

She hesitated a moment。 What would her mother and her nurse say�拭�

     Suddenly the ringing of the chimes of Sloperton parish church met her 

ear。   Alice    knew     that  the   sound     signified    that  the   marriage     party   had 

entered   the   church�察  �and   that   she   was   secure   from   interruption。   With   a 

childish smile upon her lips�察�Alice Sedilia touched off the slow´match。 



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                                 CHAPTER VIII。 



       At exactly two o'clock on the seventeenth�察�Rupert Sedilia�察�who had 

just   returned   from   India�察 �was   thoughtfully   descending      the  hill  toward 

Sloperton   manor。  ;If   I   can   prove   that   my  aunt   Lady  Selina   was   married 

before my father died�察�I can establish my claim to Sloperton Grange�察─�he 

uttered�察�half aloud。 He paused�察�for a sudden trembling of the earth beneath 

his   feet�察  �and   a   terrific   explosion�察  �as   of   a   park   of   artillery�察  �arrested   his 

progress。 At the same moment he beheld a dense cloud of smoke envelop 

the churchyard of Sloperton�察�and the western tower of the Grange seemed 

to be lifted bodily from its foundation。 The air seemed filled with falling 

fragments�察�and two dark objects struck the earth close at his feet。 Rupert 

picked them up。 One seemed to be a heavy volume bound in brass。 

     A cry burst from his lips。 

     ;The Parish Records。; He opened the volume hastily。 It contained the 

marriage of Lady Selina to ;Burke the Slogger。; 

     The second object proved to be a piece of parchment。 He tore it open 

with trembling fingers。 It was the missing will of Sir James Sedilia� �



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                                  CHAPTER IX。 



       When the bells again rang on the new parish church of Sloperton it 

was    for  the  marriage    of  Sir  Rupert   Sedilia   and   his  cousin�察  �the  only 

remaining members of the family。 

    Five    more    ghosts   were    added    to  the  supernatural    population    of 

Sloperton   Grange。   Perhaps   this   was   the   reason   why   Sir   Rupert   sold   the 

property shortly afterward�察�and that for many years a dark shadow seemed 

to hang over the ruins of Sloperton Grange。 



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THE NINETY´NINE 

      GUARDSMEN。 



      BY ALXDR DMS 



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                                    CHAPTER I。 



     SHOWING          THE     QUALITY        OF    THE     CUSTOMERS           OF    THE 

INNKEEPER OF PROVINS。 

       Twenty years after�察�the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at 

a cloud of dust on the highway。 

     This   cloud   of   dust   betokened   the   approach   of   a   traveller。   Travellers 

had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins。 

     The   heart   of   the   innkeeper   rejoiced。   Turning   to   Dame   Perigord�察  �his 

wife�察�he said�察�stroking his white apron�此�

     ;St。   Denis�    �make     haste   and   spread    the  cloth。   Add    a   bottle  of 

Charlevoix to the table。 This traveller�察�who rides so fast�察�by his pace must 

be a Monseigneur。; 

     Truly the traveller�察�clad in the uniform of a musketeer�察�as he drew up 

to   the  door    of  the  hostelry�察  �did  not   seem    to  have   spared   his   horse。 

Throwing his reins to the landlord�察�he leaped lightly to the ground。 He was 

a young man of four´and´twenty�察�and spoke with a slight Gascon accent。 

     ;I am hungry�察�Morbleu� �I wish to dine� ─�

     The   gigantic   innkeeper   bowed   and   led   the   way   to   a   neat   apartment�察�

where a table stood covered with tempting viands。 The musketeer at once 

set   to  work。   Fowls�察   �fish�察 �and   pates  disappeared     before    him。   Perigord 

sighed as he witnessed the devastations。 Only once the stranger paused。 

     ;Wine� ─  �Perigord   brought   wine。   The   stranger   drank   a   dozen   bottles。 

Finally he rose to depart。 Turning to the expectant landlord�察�he said�此�

     ;Charge it。; 

     ;To whom�察�your highness�拭─�said Perigord�察�anxiously。 

     ;To his Eminence� ─�

     ;Mazarin� ─�ejaculated the innkeeper。 

     ;The   same。   Bring   me   my   horse�察─  �and   the   musketeer�察  �remounting   his 

favorite animal�察�rode away。 

     The    innkeeper     slowly   turned    back   into  the   inn。  Scarcely    had   he 

reached the courtyard before the clatter of hoofs again called him to the 

doorway。 A young musketeer of a light and graceful figure rode up。 

     ;Parbleu�察  �my   dear   Perigord�察  �I   am   famishing。 What   have   you   got   for 



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dinner�拭─�

     ;Venison�察  �capons�察  �larks�察  �and   pigeons�察  �your   excellency�察─  �replied   the 

obsequious landlord�察�bowing to the ground。 

     ;Enough� ─     �The   young   musketeer     dismounted     and   entered   the  inn。 

Seating     himself   at  the  table   replenished    by  the   careful  Perigord�察   �he 

speedily swept it as clean as the first comer。 

     ;Some wine�察�my brave Perigord�察─�said the graceful young musketeer�察�

as soon as he could find utterance。 

     Perigord brought three dozen of Charlevoix。 The young man emptied 

them almost at a draught。 

     ;By´by�察�Perigord�察─�he said lightly�察�waving his hand�察�as�察�preceding the 

astonished landlord�察�he slowly withdrew。 

     ;But�察�your highness��the bill�察─�said the astounded Perigord。 

     ;Ah�察�the bill。 Charge it� ─�

     ;To whom�拭─�

     ;The Queen� ─�

     ;What�察�Madame�拭─�

     ;The same。 Adieu�察�my good Perigord。; And the graceful stranger rode 

away。    An    interval  of  quiet   succeeded�察   �in  which   the   innkeeper    gazed 

wofully at his wife。 Suddenly he was startled by a clatter of hoofs�察�and an 

aristocratic figure stood in the doorway。 

     ;Ah�察─�said the courtier good´naturedly。 ;What�察�do m

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