The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-14
MISS MILTON.
BY HENRY KINGSLEY.

self, You have tongue, nv French
inend, 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 hcarthstOnc, 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 CHASTITY hilarity about the
whole thing which disguised George and
made his two companions eagerly aC-
qu'esce in immediate departure.
Let US get on and get it over, he re
marked, anything is better than these
excited, booziBg wretches"
Then the Frcnchman who had watched
George came up and, taking him aside,
SAID, in perfectly good English: Sir,
am going TO ask for very great favor.
Will you allow me TO accompany YOU"
Really, sir" said George, " our expc-
diiion is none of the most pleasant or
safe"
Exactly; but you have two passes.
while | have actually no papers at ali +"
! cannot recommend your going for
ward. sir"
No | should not recommend il nv
self; i only ask it as favor. NV sister
rs at school in the town, while yours,
MIR. Dickson, is safe in London Come,
sir, go bail for me, and let me 90 on with
you II London was sacked would do
the same by you"
gu seem TO know me, sir said
George, very much surprised IF you
know much about me, you must be aware
that have trusted stranger once too
often in my life and that | am not pre-
pared to trust another"
Don't say that" said the Frenchman.
know that you are here only as news
paper correspondent. Because YOU
trusted Frenchman who was false to
you, | will not be SO. | 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 a spy
for anything know" said George.
Well, ] am" WIS the startling reply.
"but not here or in this matter Had
been acting as a spy | should have had
papers; as it is, have none | am only
Jesuit, and we are getting much the
worst of it. | will swear TO you that my
only object in going to the front is to see
after the safety of my sister Come,
your pass from Bernstortf is signed for
yourself and one friend Make me that
friend. am only Jesuit"
George Dickson was one of those
men who acted first and thought after
ward. He did SO on this occasion and
began an mountaineering which, by a
curious series of accidents, brought him
into more trouble than he calculated on
Come on" he said, Il will see YOU
through it" His two friends, Markham
of the Carbincers and Marfie of the Ben
gal Stall Corps, were out IN the road
calling for him. He ran into the street
and Joined them, followed hy tho young
FrenChman They stepped stoutly for.
ward, carrying their little bags in their
hands, but before they had got "a hun
dred yards they were overtakcn by Il
pale young man out Of breath. There
was no difficulty about allowing him to
accompany them; he was the CORE
apondent of the independence Bslge, with
papers enough to carry him to Persia.
but wanting company because he had
the most awful horror of what he was 20
ing to see.
the hot, brutal, Belgian public house 10
the Gle ar morning air Aloft in the mist
was Godfrey, of Bouillon's Castle; he
low them the Semois crawling over his
shingle beds. George always said that
it was the most delicious morning walk
he ever had in his life. The live men
passed on swiftly through the forest, the
two English soldiers leading the way.
with George and his new French friend
bringing up the rear.
You seem to know great deal about
me, = said George
Il do" was the answer "Mv cousin
Anne Hebert was at one time your friend
You were together at school at Dicppc.
You knew him when he got older, and
You trusted him. He deceived YOU for
tlme-and you had to pay some money
for him"
lone hundred and eighty pounds
said George Dickson, rucfulIy
Yes Thought it was two hundred
can get that all back for you He will
he able TO pay soon, and he will pay.
He is a very honest fellow. Z"
Is he Jesult?' asked George.
" \ Jesuit What are YOU thinking
Of No; he is, like myself, a Free
mason"
but you said you were Jesuit, " said
George.
q don't think said that said the
Frenchman.
You certainly did" said George
am 50 worried that do not know
what | do saw" said the young French
man. What on earth could have in
duced me to say that"
Il don't know" said George. "Do
YOU know that do not even know your
nameg"
Delaval. Your mother was Della
val, you know"
That is certainly true. Do you claim |
relationships"
Not for worlds | know nothing of
you save this You went security for
your fellow student, Aime IIebert. who
is my cousin In consequence of his
failing you have to come here AS cor
respondent to daily paper, immediately
upon having been called t. the bar
Heb,rt can pay nov, and for your kind,
ness to day will III Ike him. In our So
ciety we have power which you do not
dream Of"
The Jesuits are powerful" said
George.
Il have told you once before that was
not Jesuit" said Delaval.
And once that you were" said
george, Laughing. wen, we need not
talk any more. You are something, and
you do not choose to tell what | shall
find out some day or another"
Yes, suppose so. Meanwhile have
great friendship for you, and | should
like ii to be reciprocated. We might
both of US do one another some good"
George Dickson had good look at
his man, and, sharp young lawyer as he
was could not make him out at all He
was very handsome, shaved like
Frenchman. with TO hair or his face eN-
cept the mustacho; ard yet he did not
look an entire trenchman. He said that
he was a spy, Jesuit and Freemason
al IN the same breath What was hes
He appeared to George Dickson some
thing between A Greek and a Jew when
he examined him more nearly. For the |
readers satisfaction we may say that he |
vs. neither.
You are very agreeable ccmpan. /
ion, said George Dickson, but TO tell 4
you the truth / am in no humor TO talk |
business. What has happened is so /
CHASTITY and horrible that ! can think of 1
nothing except the awful misfortunes. p" |
Our people were not prepared for it." /
SAID Delavai. See, your friends are
calling US up" The two left off speak
ing and hurried after the officers and the
belgian war correspondent.
ihey had crossed the frontier for some