Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-15
MISS MILTON.
BY HENRY KINGSLEY.

attention. lie, however, said to him.
self, You have tongue, my French
friend, and can speak if you choose"
and then thought nothing more about the
matter, but gazed on the extraordinary
scene before him.
The end of the world seemed to have
come; people were eating on the floor,
on the hearthstOne, on the beds, on the
billiard-table. They were eating indis-
criminately everything they could get
hold of, and drinking everything which
was liquid. Some were still asleep where
they had fallen down the night before
others were scarcely yet awake; some,
drunk all night, were not yet sober, and
some who had slept themselves sober
seemed inclined to get drunk again
There was a CHASTITY hilarity about the
whole thing which disgusted George and
made his two companions eagerly ac-
quiesce in immediate departure.
Let us get on and get it over" he re-
marked; anything is better than these
excited, boozing wretches."
Then the Frenchman who had watched
George came up and, taking him aside,
said, in perfectly good English: Sir, l
am going to ask for very great favor.
Will you allow me to accompany you?"
Really, SIR" said George, !" our expe-
dition is none of the most pleasant or
SAFE"
Exactly; but you have two passes,
while have actually no papers at all"
cannot recommend your going for
ward, sir"
mo. | should not recommend it my.
self; / only ask it as favor NY sister
is at school in the town, while yours,
Mr.. Dickson, is safe in London. Come,
sir, go bail for me, and let me go on with
you. If London was sacked | would do
the same by you"
"You seem to know me, SIR" said
George, very much surprised. eff you
know much about me, you must be aware
that l have trusted stranger once too
often in my life and that l am not pre-
pared to trust another"
Don't say that" said the Frenchman
81 know that you are here only as news.
paper correspondent. Because you
trusted Frenchman who was false to
you, will not be so. 1 pray you most
earnestly to let me go to the front with
you and get news of my sister. Surely
you cannot refuse"
but, my dear sir, you might be spy
for anything know" said George.
Well, am" was the startling reply
"but not here or in this matter Had
DCCA dCIluS spy L SlOulu nave udC
papers; as it is, | have none. | am only
Jesuit, and we are getting much tht
worst of it. will swear to you that my
only object in going to the front is to SCI
after the safety of my sister. Come
your pass from Bernstorff is signed fol
yourself and one friend. Make me tha
friend. l am only Jesuit"
George Dickson was one of those
men who acted first and thought after
ward. He did so on this occasion anC
began an acquaintanceship which, by
curious series of accidents, brought hin
into more trouble than he calculated on
"Cone on" he said, 81 will see yor
through it," His two friends, Markham
of the Carbineers and Marie of the Ben
gal Staff Corps, were out IN the road
calling for him. He ran into the stree
and joined them, followed by the young
Frenchman. They stepped stoutly for
ward, carrying their little bags in thei
hands; but before they had got a hun
dred yards they were overtaken by
pale young man out Of breath. Their,
was no difficulty about allowing him t.
accompany them; he was the CORE
spondent of the Independence Belize, will
papers enough to carry him to Persia
but wanting company because he haC
the most awful horror of what he was 90
ing to see.
What delicious change it was from
the hot, brutal, Belgian public house t,
the Gle ar morning air! Aloft in the mis-
was Go dfrey, of Bouillon's Castle; be
low them the Semois crawling over hi
shingle-beds. George always said tina
it was the most delicious morning wall
he ever had in his life. The five mel
IN cmiftlt- Tho foro-+ ~.
two English soldiers leading the way
with George and his new French frient
bringing up the rear.
"You seem to know great deal abou
me-" said George.
II do" was the answer MY cousin
Aime Hebert, was at one time your friend
You were together at school at Dieppe
You knew him when he got older, AM
you trusted him. He deceived you--fo
time-and you had to pay some none.
for him"
Zone hundred and eighty pounds,
said George Dickson, ruefully.
"Yes. Thought it was two hundred
can get that all back for you. He will
be able TO pay soon, and he will pay
He is very honest fellow
"Is he Jesuit?" asked George.
"a Jesuit! What are you thinkin!
off Mo- he is, like myself, a Free
mason"
"But you said you were Jesuit" saic
George
"I don't think said that" said tn,
Frenchman.
"You certainly did," said George.
81 am so worried that | do not know
what do say" said the young French
man. "What on earth could have in
duced me to say thaty"
81 don't know" said George. I'D,
you know that do not even know you
namef"
"Delaval. Your mother was a Della
val, you know"
"That is certainly true. Do you CLAIM
relationship"
"Not for worlds. know nothing O
you save this: "You went security TO
your ellOw-student, Aime Hebert, VIII
is my cousin. In consequence of hi
falling you have to come here as a COZ
respondent to a daily paper, immediatel
upon having been called to the ban
Hebert can pay now, and for your kline
ness today will make him. In our SC
ciety we have power which you do no
dream Of"
"The Jesuits are powerful" SAT-
George.
81 have fold you once before that wa
not Jesuit" said Delaval
"And once that you were" sa
George, laughing. "Well, we need NO
talk any more. You are something, an
you do not choose to tell what shal
lind out some day or another"
AYES, suppose so. Meanwhile hav
a great friendship for you, and shoul
like il to be reciprocated. We Nigh
both of us do one another some good"
George Dickson had a good look a
his man, and, sharp young lawyer as h
was, could not make him out at all III
was very handsome, shaved like
Frenchman, with no hair on his face eS
cept the mustache; and yet he did NO
look an entire t'renchman. He said tina
he was a spy, Jesuit and q Freemaso