train; then ran to Pearse impulsively, and said with simple earnestness that utterly deceived him:

“Now I believe in thee again, and for ever. ‘Twas but to try thee, John. We will leave nothing of worth when we go. But that makes it the more imperative that thy friends have no power to harm us afterward. Think not that Dolores will take a lower station. I shall be queen wherever I go, and my man shall be made a king by my power.

“I give thee until noon to think over thy answer. Go, and the gods protect thee and make thee faithful to me.”

Calling Milo back, she bade him conduct Pearse from the great chamber, and as they passed out, little Pascherette peered up at Pearse with an impudent smile, and with her head on one side like a bird she chattered: