The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 176: what you’re looking at

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(4379 hh | THE AMERICAN “MARQUIS. “Oh, such things have bse here.” ae ‘Two centuries ago, maybe, but not since that mask was made.” ’ Tete-de-Fer shrugged his shoulders obstinately. g a ‘‘’There was one in this very chateau not much over three years ago.” | . Honore laughed good naturedly. | | : i a x a uc wh 4 Grace listened breathlessly. | ‘Your lordship may laugh, but it is so. The mayor a has often told me of it, and he performed the ceremony.” ‘‘He was joking, my good fellow. Never believe such” stories.” a Again Tete-de-Fer shrugged his shoulders... F ) ‘* He was not joking. Why, I saw with my own eyes.” 2 | ** Nay, then,” laughed Honore. “*Tf you saw the mar=" riage vourself, [’ll say no more.’ | ‘‘T did not say that. But I did see the men who were | murdered after it.” a ‘“Why, Grace, this is a real romance. But you are pale, my darling, this talk of murders frightens you. We'll have™ no more of it. Save your story, my good fellow, for an- 7 other day when you can tell it to me.” . “Ob, no, Honore, no. Let me hear it with you. I—7> I—will be glad to hear it.” | | ‘<'Then, at leass, let us go sit in the arbor and listen to it. Come!” : ‘No, no, not there—not there, Honore.” Be lieh ( Tete-de-Fer laughed. | «« Perhaps her ladyship knows it was there the murdered -men were found?” qi Grace felt her strength giving way. q _ How knowingly the evil-looking man stared at her! ‘“Why should I know?” she asked, faintly. Tete-de-Fer shrugged his shoulders. 4 ‘< Do you mean, then,” demanded Honore, ‘‘ that such a marriage and such murders did really take place: ie ‘‘] saw the dead men, and the mayor told me of the4 wedding. It must have been a rare sight. The lady, he ~ said, was a beauty. Why, only the) other day, when he | had just seen her ladyship, he said, very respectful yaa please your lordship, he said the woman might have been her ~ ladyship’s sister, exreiite for her face, “which he didn’t ; see.” 24 GComicbooks.co m |