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Simon was silent. Girdel nudged him gently in the ribs with the iron bar, and turning to Irene, said: "Would you believe, mademoiselle, that this fellow was very talkative a few days ago when he tried to bribe Fanfaro's jailer. Growl away, it is true, anyway! You promised fabulous sums to the jailer if he would mix a small white powder in Fanfaro's food.

"Really? Perhaps later on, but now you must obey. Quick, tell us what brought you here." "I am hungry," growled Simon. "Really? Well, if you answer my questions probably you shall have food and drink. Why did you want to poison Fanfaro?" "I do not know," stammered the steward. "How bad your memory is. What interest did your master, the Marquis of Fougereuse, have in Fanfaro's death?"

At this moment a hand was laid on Fanfaro's shoulder, and a deep voice said: "In the name of the king, you are my prisoner!" As if struck by lightning, the young man gazed upon an old man who wore a dark uniform with a white and gold scarf. All the entrances to the ballroom were occupied by soldiers, and Fanfaro saw at once that he was lost.

Death had released her from her sufferings after she had been permitted to enjoy the last, and, to her, highest earthly joy. Here Fanfaro's story ended. Girdel knew something to add to it after Fanfaro had closed. He and Bobichel had succeeded in overtaking the funeral cortege which the marquis and Pierre Labarre conducted to the family vault.

Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs. No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city. The marquis and Simon ran breathlessly along. Their only thought was to get far from the neighborhood of the old man and his wolf-hound.

The following is Fanfaro's narrative: It was about the middle of December, 1813, that a solitary horseman was pursuing the road which leads through the Black Forest from Breisach to Freiburg. The rider was a man in the prime of life. He wore a long brown overcoat, reaching to his knees, and shoes fastened with steel buckles.

It was a wild caprice which had induced the young girl to attend Girdel's performance; Fanfaro's lecture had angered her at first, but later on, when she thought about it, she had to confess that he was right.

Fanfaro let the heavy cask glide gently to the floor and then stood pale as death near the athlete. The chain had broken, and had it not been for Fanfaro's timely assistance Girdel would have been crushed to pieces by the heavy barrel. The violent shock had thrown Girdel some distance away.

The marquis sank on his knees beside the dead man, and murmured a silent prayer; how different was the son who had fallen in a duel to the brother whom the father had sacrificed for him. "Marquis, shall I call the carriers?" asked Pierre, gently. The nobleman nodded, and soon Fanfaro's body was laid upon a bier, which was carried to the Fougereuse mansion by four men.

"What did she say?" asked Caillette, while the "Burned Woman" clung to her. "Oh, she asked for bread, and then inquired the way to the Vosges." "Yes, to the Vosges," said the maniac, hastily. "But, mother, what should we do in the Vosges?" asked Caillette, in surprise. "To Leigoutte Leigoutte," repeated the maniac, urgently. "Leigoutte that is Fanfaro's home!" exclaimed the young girl, hastily.

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