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she aastily looked up Aud died htr tears
'MalsmSiselis. -a,i he. would YOU give
your life fer bis Would ycl die could
Louis nelimsrre be restored @ his hIefty
aud his mother g
Henr'ette started back, deadly rsls loos
ing at the Emperor for n m msneut, aud ,url
ing away, she buried her face ~ her hands
After silence Of some minutes Henri
etts locked up; an siT of fixed determination
rested upon her face
q Il AN willing she said, ia low voice
Napoleon looked At her ia surprise a. II
b. had not apticipatsd 50 ready 40 answer 20
aproPOsai
4 uill see you rgliu.' said be; in the
smeantiDe, accept such apartments f,r your
accom- 0daIioH as | shall dtrect
y sOoa a. tbs d0sS Sas closed upNn Ibc
fair petitioner, Napoleon walked 1, the viii.
dow against which JosaPhius vas leaning
and said
I see hoW il is Louis Dsiamarrc is the
lover Of thi. young giri True 10 Womau. :
nature, she has briyed d'!hcuitIeI aud dan
ger 10 beg for hi, release
How strong must be the love sic bears
for hin aid the E-nprr.s
Al returned he 1 have mind 20 sub
Jeet this love Ia a severe test Much doubt
WhSthsr sue wall give her lIte Tor him
Nevertheless, | vii see.
Sure cried Josephine you are not ssri
ousi Louis certainly can be Pardoaed vita
out the death Of ueuTiette
Napoleon drew near the window, aud con
yeTsed ia low voice.
HeBristts stood alone in a magnificent
apartment Hours passed unpbssryel no
intensely was paper tightly grssPei IN her
small land. Ga II were traced the follow
ing word.
A dsssrter is condemned Ny the laws Of
the army 10 suiisr death II you Wish De
Iamirre restored 10 libsrty. tue means are
IN yoaf T9Ncr Ere day daWus he may be
on his say to see be m0'her whom be 80
much loves
An murmured Heprie,tS, do not love
hiU too =
Pressing her hands upoa k0T heart. a. IL
. stIil its tgmgituDu, beating. he paSei the
apartment The door opened, aui the
Chsrahcr Dc Merville catered lle paused
ere be artieulated,
Made iselie%
Il sm ready, replied iIeurietts, my deei
sion i, made
Dc Mervillo appeared to comprehend the
import Of her words II looked upon her
With reverence ~ WeItas admiration. as shc
stood with the high resolve Impressed upou
her bssutifal brow
FollO~ ne MaiemoiseIle.' said he
They tEsvcrsed long corridors, aud nu
,-I'tr1u- salts OF superb aParunrnts, aud de
ending staircase. q4icEiy Tssehci Outor
ours eommuhicaJiug With the guari Aoa.r.
,ksntsriag tbi. H-ur,-tte wa usaered by her
gGids iulo a small apartment, where she was
sooa LEFT % herself
Ga chair was buug a UNIFORM Of the reg
imsutts ptssa J. -4.- t'r-4 q tst'-
iay isrgr piHmet cap usurJttc c7mpre
hsuded all IA = moment Qaickly EabiIfrg
herself ~ tbe pHiform she stood before the
mIrrJr, a1d gathering NJ her 5eaatIial brown
trtsses in Knot, placed the c-p on her head
She almost uttered = CRY q Joy az the success
of her transformation Sha knew thar she
was 10 be lsi to the fatal gaaud al the MOT
Eings dawn The bullet which wUald have
struck Lons 20 the heart w. q be the mes
senrer of death % her own bat she shrank
net back Love triumPbed over the timid
W0msh's nature
'Loa,s. mother will bicss me 10 her heart
shs Ehi.rssei LOUIS himself will never
FORGET nc And rfiso hl he suIrl tbrl he
loved mo better than all slss hc-Jdt
Drawtuga lJck Of r4vru hair from her 10
son. -bo pressed % O. hrr IPs, sui then
brslibed prayer 90 heaven
Moraing laEusI The ssgal Of i11imea
aroused ileuuctts She started up gtasp
ing thc bant of hair awaiting the suumou,
fhe a cor opsueI AID iWo soldiers entered
repeating tbg name q Lou. psIamarre they
sn'lIealy led Der f5rtb % de TIE soldiers
whose bullets we're % pierce she heart 4
Louis, hud taken their siaad and oulv auat
I'd the uorI of con, naoi from the Emperor.
she uas Stationed ~ the winiow cguuaud
ing ri-u q che sh,le scene
- crisi J1.epLiao sL1 stood by him, bat
r1uc alsi ty tas Esud3s draPery FROM tbc
vies sf those hs.loS 20. sire / can eudlfe
n oa longer " .seuss TOO goueh lkr tread
fBl reality N,fk ESQ devoted girl No
.hrukfss back See, saa seems esluly
aasiiisg the fatal onsst
stop .Bii Ibe r arsrsf fr1u ths winiou
Louis ps'ausfrc is Iari1nei T.'aka
be -c4tsbes
A I,ai burst u spg'11s7 from t5s lips u
thf slE4iors fl.,8aci t8is sauouHc melt --
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