The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 10 (1/2)
Simon laid his hand on his wife's head
”Do you knohy Siere wished to make reparation for the criere had a loyal and generous heart!”
”Because,” said Simon, in solemn tones, ”because the Vicomte de Talizac is my brother!”
”Your brother! But who, then, are you?”
”The son of the Marquis de Fongereues,” and in a feords Simon explained to his wife the situation already known to our readers
”I reproachconcealed my name from you I have not seen my father since I was a boy I am indebted to him for a few years of happiness, but he was under the influence of others akened in hiotten the Republican soldier, and has never cared to knohether I lived or died, since the day that he offered ainst France But to return to this man, you are sure he is the friend and accomplice of Talizac?”
”I am sure”
”I have never seen my brother, but I know hiht against us, and I have heard that he is nearly ruined Painful as such suspicions are, I am tempted to believe that the appearance of this Karlstein in this out of the way place, is due to the fact that this renegade brother ofthat at my father's death I can claim my inheritance I feel as if ere the cause of this attack on Leigoutte, which is really directed on the heir of the Fongereueses”
”Horrible!” murmured Francoise
”Yes, this officer asked ed to me Dear wife, it is now doubly our duty to take every measure for the protection of these people You must take the children away I o to the farue away, in the Outree”
”I will take you there Lasvene is a uilty of any i out of a , uttered a shrill cry, and ran to herto the hich he threw open, but could see nothing
Francoise soothed the little girl and questioned her
The child, still ith fear, pointed to the”A man! a bad man!”
The father lifted her in his ar There was no one there!”
”Yes, I saw hiun and went out Presently he returned, and with a look towards his wife that contradicted his words, he said, ”No, it is nothing”
At the same time he wrote a feords on a bit of paper, and laid it on the table near his wife This is what she read:
”The child is right; there are footprints on the wall--a spy undoubtedly” He said aloud: ”And noife, o to the otherand see if your brother is anywhere about And Francoise,” Simon continued rapidly, ”I do not think that our separation will last long, yet it is well to be prepared for everything All my secret and family papers are in this portfolio Take every care of it And now, kiss me--let no one see you weep!”
Michel and Jacques now entered