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76 fy A DAUGHTER OF EVE. srove. The recollection of the rendezvous which awaited him at the Porte Gaillon suddenly returned to his mind. His personal safety required that he should leavein all haste before the rumor of his duel had spread, But Mon- sieur d’Assonville had his word. Belle-Rose went straight to the Porte Gaillon. He ‘had scarcely been there five minutes, when he saw arrive a sinall young man enveloped ina Spanish cloak. A gray felt hat, ornamented with a heron feather,, shaded his. forehead: the lower part of his face was concealed by a fold of the cloak. On seeing Belle-Rose, the young page walked rapidly toward him, and said, in low tones: eos ‘The Castilian is waiting.” “Tam your man,’’ replied Belle-Rose. The page threaded a somber alley, walked for some min- utes, and then blew a small whistle attached to his neck by a silver chain. At this signal, a carriage arrived at the carrefour where the page had stopped; he jumped in and made a sign to Belle-Rose to mount after him. The por- tiére was closed upon them, and the carriage moved off. CHAPTER X. A DAUGHTER OF EVE. Scarcely had Belle-Rose seated himself in the carriage, when his guide lowered the silk curtains and threw him- selfina-corner. The carriage rolled on for an hour or two. It appeared to Belle-Rose that it was leaving Paris and plunging into the country, but it was impossible for him to recognize over what roads it was passing, or what direction it was following. His companion remained im- movable and silent in his corner. All at once the carriage stopped, a lackey opened the portiére, and the page, leap- ing to the ground, invited Belle-Rose to descend. They found themselves in a solitary place surrounded by great trees. The night was dark, but in the distance there was seen shining, between the foliage, a light as immovable as | a star. The page entered a path, and Belle-Rose followed ~ him. The light disappeared and reappeared turn by turn; the wind sighed and filled with melancholy noises the somber mass of forest. In proportion as the travelers ad- — vanced, the path contracted and was embarrassed by branches touching the soil. The ee of the light - es omicboo (S.CO